Ben Mayes struck the highest score by an England player in the Under-19s World Cup in their group-stage match against Scotland in Harare. Hampshire's Mayes, 18, hammered 191 - falling one short of the overall record tournament score of 192, set by Sri Lanka's Viran Chamuditha against Japan four days ago.

Norman Gifford, the former England, Worcestershire and Warwickshire left-arm spinner, has died aged 85, after a prolonged battle with illness.

Four highly-placed sources have confirmed to FOX4 that three global soccer powerhouses, Argentina, England, and the Netherlands, will call the Kansas City metro home during the 2026 World Cup.

England will host Iceland in a Women's World Cup qualifier on 7 March at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. The match is the team's first home qualifier for the 2027 tournament, which is being held in Brazil. The Lionesses' first qualifier will be away against Ukraine on 3 March at a venue yet to be decided.

THE ultimate England rich list of highest earners ahead of the World Cup has been revealed. And there is a shock outcast at the very top of the pile – while Marc Guehi has soared up the

English cricket’s managing director Rob Key is set to keep his job after the review into the Ashes debacle but head coach Brendon McCullum’s future is in serious jeopardy.