All news by author: Matthew Cooper

Kane Williamson was back to his best with an outstanding 132 as New Zealand set England 258 to win both the second Test in Wellington and the series

Mitchell Johnson has criticised Australia after they "folded" against India in the first two Tests of their tour, claiming it has "has descended into a bit of a debacle"

Novak Djokovic has insisted he is "the best" and believes his "self-belief and confidence level" in his own abilities has contributed to his stunning success

Lewis Hamilton has become the latest Formula 1 driver to voice his concerns over proposals to ban the use of tyre blankets, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz sharing similar thoughts

England have enjoyed great success playing 'Bazball' under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, but India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has issued a warning

Ben Stokes has been dealing with a left knee problem since taking over as England captain and was seen limping after bowling just two overs against New Zealand in the second Test

England captain Ben Stokes asked New Zealand to follow on in the second Test in Wellington, but former skipper Sir Alastair Cook has questioned the decision

Spinners Jack Leach and Joe Root picked up all three of England's wickets after New Zealand were made to follow on, with Tom Latham and Devon Conway leading the resistance from the hosts

Former Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson now runs a pub called The Fox in St Brides Major with his wife Katie, having called time on his career back in 2019 after struggling with injury problems

England have been warned not to ask Jonny Bairstow to open during the Ashes when he returns from injury, amid suggestions he could replace Zak Crawley at the top of the order

Joe Root was back to his best with an excellent 153 not out in the second Test between England and New Zealand in Wellington, sharing a brilliant partnership with Harry Brook

Joe Root and Harry Brook shared a mammoth 302-run partnership in the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington, England's third-highest fourth wicket stand ever

Sir Alastair Cook had some lavish praise for Joe Root after the England star struck 153 against New Zealand, claiming "there is not a better player in the world"

After Joe Root passed 150 for the 14th time in his Test career, James Anderson and Jack Leach starred with the ball as England moved into a dominant position against New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington

England are hoping to regain the Ashes from Australia for the first time since 2015 this summer and former skipper Nasser Hussain has given his thoughts on the upcoming series

South Africa legend AB de Villiers has given his thoughts on cricket's jam packed schedule after England captain Ben Stokes decided to retire from ODI cricket due to the "unsustainable" schedule

Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott believes Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood could have success if they target Harry Brook with the short ball in the Ashes

England star Harry Brook has struck a remarkable 807 runs at an average of 100.87 in his first nine Test innings, including four hundreds and three half-centuries

Joe Root was back to his best with a brilliant hundred against New Zealand in Wellington, having admitted before this Test that he was still "trying to find out what my role is" under England's new regime

Harry Brook smashed an unbeaten 184 in the second Test between England and New Zealand in Wellington and former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook has made a bold prediction about his future

Harry Brook and Joe Root both scored brilliant centuries for England as they reached the close of play on day one of the second Test in Wellington on 315-3 after New Zealand had reduced them to 21-3

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has assessed Lewis Hamilton's chances of competing for the 2023 F1 title as he bids for a record-breaking eighth world crown

Golf agent Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler has warned LIV Golf may "disappear in two or three years time" if they fail to "make this team thing more interesting" in the upcoming season

LIV Golf's second series is set to kick off this Friday with an event in Mexico at Mayakoba and will run all the way until November, concluding in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will compete for more race wins this year, but admits they "just don't know when" that will be