Various stores and outdoor attractions in England are set to open on Monday for the first time in nearly three months, as the government continues to ease its coronavirus lockdown. Leisure sites such as drive-in cinemas, safari parks and the outdoor parts of zoos will now be able to reopen, […]
Manchester City’s Sterling backs anti-racism protests
Manchester City’s England soccer international Raheem Sterling has backed anti-racism protests in Britain after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. “The only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting,” he told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast on […]
Chelsea’s Hudson-Odoi arrested
Chelsea and England forward Callum Hudson-Odoi was arrested on Sunday following an argument with a woman, The Sun newspaper reported. The Metropolitan Police told The Sun that officers and London Ambulance Service were called in the early hours of Sunday morning “to a report of an unwell woman”. The report […]
Tennis courts, golf courses to reopen in England
The British government says tennis courts and golf courses in England can reopen from Wednesday, although people can only play with members of their own household. The sports venues were ordered to be closed in March when Britain imposed a national lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gyms and swimming […]
England cricket coach to leave New Zealand after bereavement
England coach Chris Silverwood will leave his team’s tour of New Zealand early because of a family bereavement, officials said Wednesday. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Silverwood would depart on Saturday after day two of the second Test in Hamilton. “Assistant coaches Graham Thorpe and Paul Collingwood […]
England’s Jofra Archer says he has moved on from racial abuse
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has said the racial abuse directed at him by a fan at the end of the first test in New Zealand was a “real shame” but that he has moved on from the incident. The 24-year-old, who was born in Barbados and represented West Indies […]
Raheem Sterling dropped by England after training ground ‘disturbance’
England winger Raheem Sterling has been dropped from the squad to face Montenegro in their Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley after a “disturbance” at the national team’s training camp on Monday, the Football Association said. “The FA can confirm Raheem Sterling will not be considered for Thursday’s EURO 2020 qualifier […]
Kane Williamson ruled out of England T20Is, Tim Southee to lead New Zealand
Regular New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against England following a hip injury. Right-arm pacer Tim Southee will lead the side in Williamson’s absence. The decision to rest Williamson was taken after he represented Northern Districts against Canterbury at the Hagley […]