Ian Bell made 88 as England beat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth one-day international to go 2-1 up with one match to play in the series.
England Test captain Andrew Strauss says his "race is run" as he announces his retirement from all professional cricket with immediate effect.
SA is on top of the world after the 2-0 series win in England, but skipper Graeme Smith is wary of complacency ahead of their November Australia tour.
South Africa replaced England as the world’s number one Test side after a 51-run win in the third Test at Lord’s gave them the three-match series 2-0.
Vernon Philander rocked England with a double strike late on the fourth day as South Africa cemented their grip on the third Test at Lord’s on Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen’s cricket career looks to be in tatters after he was sacked from the English team following derogatory texts about his team.
The Proteas have had to tread carefully around the South African-born batsman’s feud with his captain.
Proteas coach Gary Kirsten is a graduate of the Eric Simons coaching philosophy and has implemented many of his ideals, writes Neil Manthorp.
England include the seam-bowling all-rounder for the first Test against South Africa at The Oval.
England’s inbound tour to South Africa drew to a uninspiring close as the teams drew their third and final test 14-14 in Port Elizabeth.
England will step up their penalty-taking practice as they enter the Euro 2012 knockout rounds desperate to atone for repeated failures in shoot-outs.
JP Pietersen was named man-of-the-match as South Africa sealed the series against England with a closely fought 36-27 victory in Johannesburg.
South Africa have kept faith with their winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series starting next month in England.
France came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with England as a cagey Euro 2012 opener between the Group D rivals ended in a stalemate.
Newly appointed captain Jean de Villiers led from the front to help the Springboks to a 22-17 victory over England in Durban.
Simon Barrow explores the way in which a thick curtain has been drawn between the patronage, power and unaccountable wealth embodied in monarchy.
England captain Andrew Strauss hopes his long-awaited 20th Test century will provide the spark for a successful season with the bat.
England’s soccer team has been placed in the hands of an Englishman, with Roy Hodgson hired as the coach to end the team’s 46-year title drought.
England’s Football Association has been in talks with West Brom’s Roy Hodgson to become England’s head coach barely a month before Euro 2012 starts.
Resolute batting by Sri Lanka and at least three missed chances in the field thwarted England on the fourth day of the second Test in Colombo.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has scored his second consecutive ton against England in the final Test in Colombo, saving his team’s blushes.
England will remain the world’s top-ranked Test team after South Africa could only manage a draw in the opening Test of their New Zealand tour.
An injury-depleted England team are due to face Holland since manager Fabio Capello’s resignation.
Enduring a five-year police investigation for tax fraud has prepared Harry Redknapp for the "aggravation" he would face if hired as England coach.
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England captain Andrew Strauss has stressed that a 3-0 hammering inflicted by Pakistan is not all doom and gloom for his team.
Pakistan’s bowlers have sealed a 71-run win in the final Test against England to embrace a 3-0 Test series whitewash against their opponents.
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/ 6 February 2012
England’s manager has landed himself in trouble after publicly criticising the Football Association’s decision to strip John Terry of his captaincy.
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/ 1 February 2012
England are desperate to avoid the humiliation of a series whitewash against an strong Pakistan team in the third and final Test.
England’s pace-cum-spin attack has delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 256-7 on the opening day of the second Test.
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/ 18 January 2012
Although Mohammad Hafeez failed to score a century, Pakistan have managed to maintain a lead against England on the second day of their first Test.
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/ 17 January 2012
Saeed Ajmal has left England’s batsmen struggling, knocking three wickets of the five taken out by lunch, with just 52 runs on the scoreboard.
Andrew Flintoff has spoken of the emotional anguish he experienced while leading England during their Ashes thrashing in Australia five years ago.