RICHARD GIBSON IN JOHANNESBURG: The successful 223-run pursuit at Centurion which settled the Twenty20 series versus South Africa was the second biggest in their history.

RICHARD GIBSON IN JOHANNESBURG: England entered the Twenty20 series in South Africa intent on taking the first step on the road to more global silverware.

The 29-year-old endured a difficult winter in red-ball cricket, with a top score of 43 in five matches across series in New Zealand and South Africa.

England begin their attempt to become double women's world champions on Saturday with new coach Lisa Keightley declaring they are 'planning for the final' and 'excited' about tournament.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY KISHAN VAGHELA: Pat Brown maybe hasn't been in professional cricket long enough to look retrospectively at what he has already achieved with ball in hand.

England's trio of young spinners led them to the Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday with six wickets between them in an emphatic 46-run victory over West Indies.

NASSER HUSSAIN - VERDICT: The first thing England's women should do ahead of Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India is do whatever the opposite is of a rain dance.

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Andrea Agnelli has lucked out by birth into control of Juventus. And from this position of enormous good fortune, he wants to destroy the greatest club competition in the world.

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: England have banned autographs and selfies on their Sri Lankan tour and have asked supportersto keep their distance due to coronavirus.

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.

The 24-year-old, who helped England win the 2019 World Cup, screenshot racist messages from an individual and posted them on his Instagram story on Monday evening.

England's top cricketers joined the rush of sports stars doing their bit to fight the coronavirus crisis when they pledged £500,000 to the ECB and 'good causes'. 

England's World Cup winning cricketers have come together to raise awareness about the importance of staying at home, protecting the NHS and saving lives.

With the Indian government extending the national lockdown until May 3, tournament organisers have informed the eight franchises that there is now no date in place for the 13th edition.

The ace bowler, who helped England lift the World Cup at Lords last summer, was identified by tax officials as a 'deliberate defaulter' who failed to pay more than £100,000 in taxes.

The NHS Charities Together Cup has been organised to raise money to fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus, with the eight teams named after figures in Greek mythology.

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.

ANDREW PIERCE: Sir John Major is not often considered the most influential prime minister of the 20th century. But we shouldn't forget one achievement: the creation of the National Lottery.

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'.

Neil Casson, 52, of Galgate, Lancashire, cheated lovers, financiers and businesses out of more than £300,000 claiming he had won £1.25million on the National Lottery.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 29, and the singer, 38, attended the National Lottery Awards 2019 at London's BBC Television Centre on Tuesday evening.

Ron and Joan Brumhill from Waterlooville in Hampshire scooped the life-changing prize after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on December 21 last year.

Sofina Sarwar, 34, of Leicester, denies knowing anything about the money Haroon Cassim, 36, took from Camelot and Yopa Property while he worked for both firms between 2010 and 2018.

The National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers on Tuesday were 05, 07, 08, 16 and 20 - while the Lucky Stars were 02 and 12. One player matched all five numbers and the two Lucky Stars.

The current funding cycle ends in March 2021, so no longer covers the Olympics as intended, and the budget is yet to be set for the four-year period to Paris 2024, which many fear is going to be slashed.

Ryan Hoyle, a 38-year-old joiner from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has been revealed as the EuroMillions winner of £58million, seeing him rank ninth on the National Lottery millionaires' list.

The National Lottery website and app are back up and running ahead of tonight's £5million draw after being down for nine hours today due to a power failure.

Ancient DNA suggests the Philistines descended from migrants who crossed the Mediterranean and reached the shores of modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan more than 3,000 years ago.

He is busy promoting his new television series This Time Next Year, taking part in dozens of radio, TV and newspaper interviews. 

Trump tweeted Friday about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'Like it or not, Tlaib and Omar are fast becoming the face of the Democrat Party. Cortez (AOC) is fuming, not happy about this!'

Jnaid Salama, 30, also John D. Calvin, was arrested after his check for $10,995 surgery to change the shape and size of his nose was rejected. He gave it to a clinic in Seattle, Washington.

KIIS FM staffers have revealed what it's like working for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson during an eye-opening segment on The Kyle & Jackie O Show. 

The frail former First Lady, 90, was being escorted to her seat in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, by Senator Marco Rubio when she lost her balance.

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

Florida Senator Marco Rubio had to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a sensor went off on his private jet that indicated electrical problems.

IRS demanded lists of all donors, in Q&As that would have been made 'open to public inspection'; Florida senator wants heads to roll; Obama calls it 'outrageous'

Paul has placed himself at odds with several possible Republican presidential challengers, including Rubio, whose parents immigrated from Cuba, by aligning himself with the president on this issue.

The jab came after Florida lawmaker Rubio called Paul the 'chief cheerleader of Obama's foreign policy.'

'We need to send very clear leadership from the White House on down through the federal law enforcement,' Christie said. 'And the states should not be permitted to sell it and profit from it.'

The pair have been political allies for more than a decade but those close to Bush have started quietly spreading negative information about Rubio's record.

At Miami's Freedom Tower, known as the 'Ellis Island of the South,' the 43-year-old Floridian proclaimed that he's all-in for 2016, joining fellow Republicans Ted Cruz and Rand Paul in the contest.

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.

Jeanette Rubio is responsible for 13 of the citations, and four belong to the Republican presidential candidate. The Florida couple has agreed to attend remedial driving school four different times.

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