Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand down ECB checks on young players’ welfareA group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tour.George Madgwick, a Reform councillor called to the hotel to …

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England head coach Steve Borthwick's extra six months buys time but doesn't indicate reserves of confidence from his Rugby Football Union employers.

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Lionel Messi has reached an agreement in principle to become the owner of second-division Spanish side Eldense, Daily Mail Sport can confirm.

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England make stunning start to their third and final Test against Pakistan by taking seven wickets in the opening session on the first day at Edgbaston, leaving the tourists 100-7 at lunch.

Ladbrokes are running a special offer on Liverpool’s first Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

The BBC has secured the rights to the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was heavily linked with a summer move to Old Trafford.

Spanish second-division side Eldense say Argentina great Lionel Messi has reached a "preliminary agreement" to become the club's majority shareholder.

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A Surrey club match in 1776 near the Thames was the scene for the first time cricket employed its holy trinityCricket has had a long love affair with the number three. The ethereal batter walking down the steps after the dismissal of one of the Praetorian Guard – a Don Bradman, a Meg Lanning, a (reluctant) Joe Root.The hat-trick, a bowler’s most …

Ukraine's national motorsport authority calls on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to impose sanctions on its Russian counterpart for opening offices in occupied parts of Ukraine.

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LIV Golf's high-profile stars are waiting to collect more than £30million in unpaid money from the Saudi-backed rebel league after it filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday night.

Michael Carrick admits that having two days less than Manchester City to prepare for Sunday's Old Trafford derby isn't 'ideal' for Manchester United.