RICHARD GIBSON IN KARACHI: For England, his presence in the Ashes next winter is viewed as an essential component of plans to wrest back the urn after eight years in Australian hands.

When Harry Redknapp said that sharing a room with Peter Knowles on England youth team duty was 'like being shacked up with Keith Moon', he painted a vivid picture of the former Wolves winger.

JOE BERNSTEIN: Curiously, no team bar Manchester City has won more trophies in the last nine years than Manchester United.

Wayne Rooney has been out of work since leaving Plymouth Argyle in December.

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have been warned they will never reach the same level as Michael van Gerwen.

Martin Schindler was lucky to avoid injury during his match against Jonny Clayton.

Gervonta Davis held onto his WBA lightweight title when he and Lamont Roach fought to a majority draw on Saturday night, with a potential missed knockdown keeping Davis from what would have been the first loss of his career.

Spain's Marc Marquez completes a double with victory in the opening race of the MotoGP season in Thailand.

New Zealand's Glenn Phillips takes an "absolute screamer" of a catch at backward point to dismiss Virat Kohli for 11 and leave India 30-3 in their ICC Men's Champions Trophy match in Dubai.

Davis retains WBA lightweight title with majority draw after taking a knee

The batter fell cheaply as New Zealand reduced India to 30-3 during the group stage clash in Dubai

The terrestrial TV giant looked to convince the governing body to give them the rights free of charge if it agreed to screen games on their main channels, according to reports.

The player was substituted at half-time in the fifth-round tie at the Etihad, with the scores locked level at 1-1.