All news by author: Mike Walters

Stuart Broad was lauded by his England captain after walking away from the Ashes arena with a wicket from his last ever ball on an incredible day at The Oval

"When Broad got on a roll, he was like a runaway train. Galloping in, knees and elbows pumping like pistons, hitting the crease at full throttle and releasing every ball like a spear, his greatest gift was to pin batsmen in the crease by harnessing the two most priceless virtues of bowling - fast and straight."

Stuart Broad's cheeky ploy at the Oval produced a dramatic reversal in fortunes for England in the fifth Ashes Test against Australia and has explained exactly why he did it

Northern Premier League side Ashton United attempted to bring in Erling Haaland on loan at the end of last year as professional football took a winter break during the World Cup

Having secured the Ashes thanks to the Manchester rain, Australia have taken charge of the Fifth Test at the Oval, and after finally winning the toss, captain Pat Cummins made the most of it - and England's urgency

New Arsenal signing Declan Rice insists he is not bothered by his £105m price tag and believes his game can reach another level under Gunners boss Mikel Arteta

Arsenal fell agonisingly short last season after leading the table for most of the campaign before a late collapse saw them surrender their position to Manchester City, prior to Declan Rice's arrival

Paris Saint-Germain have all but given up hope of keeping Kylian Mbappe and getting him to extend his contract, and now want the France captain OUT of the Parc des Princes... enter a world record offer from Saudi Arabia

"Sorry to be the grumpy neighbour who asks to turn the music down a notch when your house party's in full swing, but when England play Australia, winning the Ashes is what matters most. In fact, it's the only thing that matters."

Trevor Francis lit up English football as a teenager and went on to become the first £1million footballer with European Cup-winning Nottingham Forest. The ex-England international has now died at the age of 69.

England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has found his place under pressure amid a number of shaky displays, but has shown his quality in the fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford

England are in a dominant position in the fourth Ashes Test, with Australia four wickets down in their second innings and still trailing by 162 runs, but poor weather could rob cricket fans of a mouthwatering series decider at the Oval next week

Australia have opted to go into a Test match without a frontline spinner for the first time in 10 years as Pat Cummins gambles on the double all-rounder threat of Mitch Marsh and Cam Green

England must beat bitter rivals Australia in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford - which starts on Wednesday - to keep their hopes of regaining the Ashes urn alive

England must beat bitter rivals Australia in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford - which starts on Wednesday - to keep their hopes of retaining the Ashes alive

After 134 years of history was allowed to vanish off the radar, a pre-season meeting with fellow phoenix club Macclesfield will light the path towards Bury climbing back up the leagues

England bowler Jimmy Anderson is returning to Old Trafford for the fourth Ashes test, and team-mate Chris Woakes believes we would be foolish to write off the veteran

Dele Alli's interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap puts his decline all into context and tears at the soul - and it is a sobering reminder that we should not judge a book by its cover

Pranged on the helmet by a bouncer, Malcolm responded with one of cricket's most famous one-liners - and backed it up by taking 9-57 to skittle South Africa 29 years ago... now he says the Aussies are in the firing line

Major League Cricket - the sport's latest attempt to crack America - tees off on Friday morning, with World Cup winners Jason Roy and Liam Plunkett the first batch of England stars involved

Mark Cavendish had his sights set on the record amount of stage wins in the Tour de France but that ambition has ended in heartbreaking fashion after a cruel injury

Star of Channel 4 comedy series Taskmaster, Alex Horne, has put the show's full weight behind non-league side Chesham United and hopes to inspire the Buckinghamshire side to big things

"Just when those blasted Aussies appeared to be disappearing over the horizon with the sacred urn, the all-rounder who answered his captain's Ashes SOS dragged them back into the contest."

Mark Cavendish hit the front 100 yards from the line in Bordeaux and looked set to claim an outright record 35th career stage win - only to be overhauled by Jasper Philipsen on the line

Five-star Wood sent the speed gun into meltdown with a 96.5mph rocket as he fired England back into the Ashes hunt with his best Test figures at home - and he says he can get even better