Kevin Pietersen’s inventive 110 not out, which included two unorthodox left-handed sixes, helped steer England to a 114-run win over New Zealand.
United States President George Bush urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Rafael Nadal insists there is no chance that his French Open thrashing of Roger Federer will quench his thirst for success at Wimbledon.
Spanish star Fernando Torres on Monday warned Liverpool’s owners they must bring in big-money signings if the Anfield club are to break Chelsea and Manchester United’s dominance next season.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said his side had been dominated by England after slumping to an innings defeat with almost two days to spare in the third Test.
A washing machine using as little as a cup of water for each washing cycle could go on sale to environmentally conscious Britons next year.
Roger Federer is counting on the green, green grass of Wimbledon to help him bury the memory of the worst defeat of his career and a miserable first half of the year.
England captain Michael Vaughan admitted there was room for improvement from his side ahead of the ”ultimate test” against South Africa despite a decisive win over New Zealand on Sunday.
James Anderson finished with seven for 43 as England enforced the follow-on after bowling New Zealand out for 123 on day three of the third and final Test.
A commission charged by world football ruling body Fifa to resolve a conflict between Chelsea and Adrian Mutu has ruled that the Romanian international must pay his former club €12-million.
Young Communist League (YCL) national secretary Buti Manamela was detained for five hours at London’s Heathrow airport as part of ”routine immigration checks”, the British High Commission said on Friday.
Tony Blair has ruled out talks with Hamas until it recognises Israel and stops firing rockets.
Almost 70 years after Britons were urged to Dig For Victory to produce hearty home-grown food to help the war effort, domestic horticulture is coming back.
Kevin Pietersen’s 12th Test century helped England recover from a slump to reach 273-7 on the first day of the third and final Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
Mark Hughes was confirmed as Manchester City manager on Wednesday after being given a glowing tribute by the club’s Thai owner, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Two South Africans based in the United Kingdom were arrested on suspicion of money laundering, London Metropolitan police said on Wednesday.
Britons are too busy to eat oranges in their lunch breaks nowadays and are opting instead for ”easy to peel” fruit like satsumas, according to a survey. For the third year in a row, orange consumption has fallen. It was down 2% at about 600-million compared with the previous year, market researchers TNS said.
Britain is ”reviewing” Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s honorary knighthood, a government spokesperson said on Monday, amid reports that the first steps had been taken to revoke the title. On Monday, Channel 4 News television reported, without citing its sources, that the first steps had been taken to strip Mugabe of the knighthood.
Troubled former England player Paul Gascoigne has been sectioned under the mental health laws in Britain, police said on Monday. In the latest incident to highlight 41-year-old Gascoigne’s increasingly bizarre behaviour, he was detained in Hemel Hempstead near London after ”appearing unwell and in an agitated state”, police said.
Warren Gatland has opted for experienced flyhalf Stephen Jones over James Hook to spearhead Wales’ assault on world champions South Africa in their opening Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Jones made his Test debut in Wales’ record 96-13 defeat to the Springboks in 1998 and is embarking on his third tour of South Africa.
In the week before a major tournament like Euro 2008 the streets of England’s towns and cities take on an unusually unified look. The red and white flag of St George appears everywhere. It can be seen draped in shop displays, fluttering from houses and stuck to the sides of every other car.
Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the Premier League club. A statement on City’s website said the 60-year-old Swede had parted company with the club by mutual consent. His last competitive game in charge was an 8-1 humiliation at Middlesbrough on the last day of the season.
A British holidaymaker was awarded compensation by a court because there were too many German tourists at the hotel he booked into in Greece, newspapers reported on Saturday. David Barnish (47) took his family to a resort in Kos, but the family were unable to take part in entertainment activities because they were only organised in German.
Oil dropped below on Friday after a regulatory probe into possible price manipulation added to trader caution and a stronger United States dollar offset the impact of a big drop in US crude stocks. US crude dipped 77 cents to ,85 a barrel by 10.30am GMT. London Brent dropped 49 cents to ,40.
World number two Phil Mickelson, third-ranked Ernie Els and fourth-ranked Adam Scott will lead a strong field in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond in July. Mickelson and Els, a double winner of the British Open warm-up event, return after finishing second and third respectively last year behind Frenchman Gregory Havret.
An agreement banning cluster bombs has cheered human rights campaigners, but powerful military states are refusing to join it and experts say the treaty is riddled with holes and could prove unworkable. The agreement commits 111 countries to banning the use of cluster munitions.
Africa is in need of a ”green revolution” to combat a growing food crisis on the continent, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan said in a speech in London on Wednesday. The Ghanaian diplomat also said that more needed to be done to deal with the impact climate change would have on food supplies in Africa.
Manchester United have threatened to report Real Madrid to Fifa as the row over the Spanish club’s bid to sign Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo turns ugly. United have been increasingly frustrated by Real’s attempts to lure Ronaldo to the Bernabeu in the last year.
An ancient gold cup mysteriously acquired by a British scrap metal dealer is to be sold at auction with an estimate of nearly -million, after languishing for years in a shoebox under its current owner’s bed. John Webber’s grandfather gave him the 14cm high mug in 1945 and long assumed that it was made from brass.
Former United States president Jimmy Carter has said Israel holds at least 150 nuclear weapons, the first time a US president has publicly acknowledged the state’s atomic arsenal. Asked how a future US president should deal with the Iranian nuclear threat, Carter put the risk in context by listing atomic weapons held globally.
Andrew Strauss struck his 12th Test century on Monday to help England complete a remarkable six-wicket victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the second Test at Old Trafford. England, who trailed New Zealand by 179 runs on the first innings, reached their victory target of 294 in the final over before tea with four wickets to spare.
Monty Panesar took a Test best 6-37 to lead an astonishing England fightback on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Old Trafford on Sunday. After dismissing the Kiwis for just 114 in their second innings, England were 76-1 in their second innings, needing a further 218 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.