RICHARD GIBSON IN JOHANNESBURG: England chased down a target of 257 to defeat South Africa by two wickets and square the one-day international series at 1-1.

RICHARD GIBSON IN EAST LONDON: England's quest to become the first country to be crowned double world champions was launched with a whimper on the Eastern Cape on Wednesday night.

South Africa and England contest the series-deciding third Twenty20 International at Supersport Park in Centurion on Sunday. Follow all the latest with our interactive scoreboard.

RICHARD GIBSON IN CENTURION: England showcased the brutal hitting they believe can unify international cricket's two world belts later this year.

England's hopes of becoming double women's world champions suffered a serious blow yesterday when they lost a Twenty20 World Cup match to South Africa for the first time.

England are considering calling off their tour of Sri Lanka before an anticipated 3,000 supporters leave home to head to Galle for the first Test.

The spread of coronavirus has brought the world of sport to its knees after multiple multi-million pound tournaments were postponed or cancelled as the death toll continues to rise.

England are hopeful of returning to international action on July 8 for a three-Test series against West Indies behind closed doors following the coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier League had already warned their 20 clubs last month that they were budgeting for a £1.1bn loss because of refunds to broadcasters, ticket-holders and commercial partners.

Earlier this year, the Government signalled that it would hike the age at which Britons can buy a £2 ticket from the twice-weekly draw to 18. But now it will only be raised for instant win games.

Culture minister Mims Davies said she was launching a consultation on whether the existing age limit of 16 for all UK National Lottery games should be raised for some or all games and products.

Wealthy businessman James Froomberg, 63, who lives in a five-bedroom detached house in Edgware, North London, admitted three charges of making the indecent images.

A British holiday resort is due to reopen as it completes the 10-month £2.7million restoration. Great Yarmouth's Waterways was a big hit in the 1950s and people say it is 'magnificent'.

Kashaf Ali Khan later admitted money laundering by using criminal money to buy the house in his father's name in Solihull. He's now sold the property to pay off the confiscation order.

The move follows a study showing chain stores are closing outlets at a record rate of 16 a day, ripping the heart out of communities and creating ghost towns.

Edward Putman, (pictured filming members of the press outside court today) 54, of Hertfordshire, claimed the jackpot on 28 August 2009 - just 10 days before his ticket from 11 March was due to expire.

Giles Knibbs (pictured) who worked at Camelot in Watford, told his ex-partner John Coleyshaw that Edward Putman had not paid him his agreed share of the fraudulent winnings.

The former model, 47, urned heads ahead of her dance stint as she attended the National Lottery Awards 2019 at London 's BBC Television Centre on Tuesday evening.

Jane Park, 23, from Edinburgh, took to Instagram on Thursday morning to reveal the sad news and said that her 'pregnancy just wasn't meant to be'.

Both ticket sales and returns to good causes have risen, according to half-yearly results for the National Lottery. Prizes to players increased by 13.4 per cent - a total of £2.2 billion.

John and Allison McDonald, of Stockton on Tees, County Durham, matched all six numbers on a Lucky Dip ticket then found out three days later that their son Ewan, 15, was cancer free.

Father-of-two Mark Goodram, 36, from Bolton, claims to have bought the winning scratchcard from a Waitrose supermarket in Clapham, south London, in April last year.

Yahya Al-Saud (pictured), who is notorious for praising terrorism in Palestine, was greeted at Portcullis House by Labour frontbencher Fabian Hamilton.

The controversial writer and broadcaster announced her decision to leave Australia for the UK during September 2017 after receiving an onslaught of criticism for a controversial post.

Barbara Greaves, from Ohio, reported her female Beagle, Trouble, missing from her East Palestine yard on January 3. Two days later, the dog's detached head was found on the owner's property.

Michael Brennan, a regional director for Florida Senator Marco Rubio, resigned following the battery arrest after allegedly beating his wife on Friday night.

Stewart interviewed Rubio and said that, while he may have been passed over for the much-speculated vice presidential nomination, the comedian still has high hopes for the Republican Senator.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) spoke on Saturday at Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's (left) birthday party in Altoona, Iowa, an annual Republican fundraiser in the early nominating state.

Rubio suggested on Wednesday that he was still mulling over his 2016 options. But an adviser says, 'he has told us to proceed as if he is running for president.'

The Florida senator used a word-association game to turn his fire on the Democrat, who is expected to run for the White House, as he spoke at the CPAC convention in Maryland.

Rubio was spotted at a Washington, D.C. Chipotle, located just steps from the Capitol, this week, furthering the trend that started Monday with Hillary Clinton - who did not tip.

The Florida Senator tossed around a pig skin with his sons Dominic and Anthony and other children in a Des Moines suburb this evening. Tomorrow he's taking his family to the fair.

In a speech on foreign policy in South Carolina on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio questioned the totalitarian regimes around the world.

Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio is facing demands to call off a fundraiser at the Highland Park, TX, home of developer Harlan Crow because of its collection of Nazi memorabilia.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on Friday embraced the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act and called for expanding it through tax credits to businesses that offer paid leave.

New York businessman Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson has solidified his hold on second place.

CNBC's hosts progressively lost control of Wednesday night's event as the GOP field hammered them for asking inaccurate questions and tryign to turn Republican against Republican.

Marco Rubio effectively swatted down questions about his personal finances during last week's presidential debate. His bookkeeping is now the subject of a new review, though.

As Marco Rubio's stock rises among Republican primary voters, the Florida senator is trying to show that his finances are clean as a whistle. Yesterday Rubio released two years of American Express bills.

'These aren’t disgruntled or dis-empowered people,' he says of the murderers who killed nearly 130 in Paris and allegedly brought down a Russian plane in October. 'These are radical terrorists who want to kill us.'

Orlando Cicilia was arrested for his part in the illicit operation in 1987 during Miami's narcotics heyday when Republican presidential hopeful Rubio was just 16.

Marco Rubio's campaign says the candidate's latest ad has struck a chord with American voters and that's why 'elitist members of the media' like MSNBC's Joe Scarborough aren't liking it.

Surging Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie attacked top-tier rival Marco Rubio on Wednesday over his fitness to challenge likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio donned a pair of fashion-forward black boots in New Hampshire Sunday and they made the Florida senator look well-heeled in more ways than one.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has hit out at President Barack Obama for not taking a more hard-line stance in his statement on former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's death.

Rubio said Obama's statement was 'pathetic' and called Trudeau's tribute 'shameful and embarrassing'. Cruz claimed Obama and Trudeau were 'slobbering adulation on tyrants'.

Marco Rubio, who ran for the White House himself, has claimed he does not understand why voters are shocked over the drama in Trump's administration over the Comey memo and alleged Russia links.

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, said he was uncomfortable with how the FBI's former deputy director, Andrew McCabe, was fired on Friday.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio resisted claims of FBI 'spying' on Donald Trump's campaign – and defended investigations of people who are 'suspicious' like those with Russia ties.

Cameron Kasky, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior, became one of the most prominent faces in gun control advocacy after surviving the February mass shooting.