England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bat as the second Investec Test against New Zealand belatedly got under way at Headingley.
Calum Clark is a doubt for England’s tour of Uruguay and Argentina after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday’s Aviva Premiership final.
Wrestler Mick McManus died this week – but what about the others from the days of ITV’s World of Sport?
HUDDERSFIELD flier finished 1.2secs ahead of the Honda of Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Rea in the rain-hit session
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp believes his side will be lucky if they manage to get to Wembley in time for kick off in Saturday’s Champions League final.
Bayern Munich head coach Jupp Heynckes dismissed suggestions he is feeling nervous ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Alan Richardson moved his match figures to 11-71 as Worcestershire closed in on victory in their LV= County Championship Division Two with Gloucestershire at New Road.
Carl Froch will go toe-to-toe with conqueror Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night determined to overturn his 2010 defeat by the Dane and secure his legacy as one of Britain’s all-time greats.
Jamie Wilkins of Procycling magazine offers his thoughts on Saturday’s stage, the twentieth of the Giro d’Italia.
It all comes down to one last game for both Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints in the battle to be crowned Aviva Premiership champions when the two collide at Twickenham stadium on Saturday.
Tony Bellew is looking forward to his return match with Isaac Chilemba after Malawian claimed he was unwell for their first fight nine weeks ago.
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Mikkel Kessler dismissed Carl Froch’s weigh-in tirade and is determined to silence his rival with a victory on Saturday night.
The entire outfield of Borussia Dortmund’s expected starting line-up for Saturday’s Champions League final with Bayern Munich have been linked with moves away …
Toby Flood says Leicester are desperate to erase the memory of back-to-back Aviva Premiership finals when they face Northampton on Saturday.
Jenson Button is hoping McLaren can unlock qualifying pace ahead of Saturday’s one-lap showdown around Monaco if his new-found happiness is not to be shattered.
Nathan Cleverly cannot pick a winner from Saturday’s super-middleweight showdown between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler.
Western Force have named an unchanged squad for a third successive week ahead of Saturday’s Super Rugby encounter with the Highlanders in Perth.
Solicitor optimistic the sport’s best-known jockey will be granted English licence in time for Epsom after six-month drug ban
Carl Froch has apologised for threatening to “kill” Mikkel Kessler in their IBF super-middleweight fight in London on Saturday night – but will still face an investigation by the British Boxing Board of Control.