Arise Sir Jimmy? Sir Andrew Strauss backs Anderson for knighthood July 9, 2024 Lord’s is a stadium synonymous with memories and emotions; it is the Home of Cricket and a place of pilgrimage for fans, players and bystanders alike, including Sir Andrew Strauss. But this week in north London there’s a double dosage of feeling ahead of England’s Test match against the West Indies. For we will see [...]
Emotional Anderson at “peace” with England retiring him from Test cricket July 8, 2024 Record wicket-taking pacer James Anderson has said he is at “peace” with England retiring him from Test cricket ahead of his last match this week at Lord’s, but insists this week will be spent trying to stop himself crying. The England international will play at the Home of Cricket for a national team he has [...]
Anderson takes 7-35 as final England Test at Lord’s looms July 2, 2024 The retiring England pacer James Anderson took astonishing first inning figures of seven wickets for 35 runs ahead of his final international match next week. The England stalwart will play his last game for the national team next week at Lord’s against the West Indies, but proved he still has a spring in his step [...]
Anderson to stay with England after Test retirement July 1, 2024 James Anderson will stay with England as a fast bowling mentor after his final international Test this month. The record-breaking pacer will conclude his international career against the West Indies this month at Lord’s before staying on to help the next generation of seamers. “He’s got so much to offer English cricket. We don’t want [...]
Change of guard for England as Test squad gets fresh look June 30, 2024 It will be Jimmy Anderson’s last ever Test matches for England.
T20 World Cup: Who won the last one, and the one before that? June 29, 2024 The T20 Cricket World Cup final takes place today and there could be a new name in South Africa on the trophy. But with England the 2022 champions and Australia the winners before that, who has won each edition of the tournament? Here at City PM we have crunched the data and put the winners [...]
T20 Cricket World Cup: How much prize money do you get? June 28, 2024 The perk of winning the T20 Cricket World Cup is being able to call yourselves world champions, as England did in 2022 when they beat Pakistan. But for the governing bodies and chiefs will be keen on the cash teams can earn from winning matches in the Caribbean and United States. Tournament winners get $2.45m [...]
South Africa await England or India in T20 World Cup final June 27, 2024 South Africa reached their first ever T20 Cricket world Cup final this morning by thrashing Afghanistan in the Caribbean. They will take on either England or India, who play this afternoon, in Saturday’s final in Barbados. South Africa’s nine-wicket win over Jonathan Trott’s Afghanistan brings to an end an incredible run at this World Cup, [...]
Ed Warner: Why athletics still hits different at the Olympics June 27, 2024 Our columnist tackles this week's big takling points in sports business.
Sadiq Khan ‘can’t say’ if racism would have put him off politics June 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan has said he "can't unequivocally say" whether knowing about the extent of racism he would face in politics would have put him off.
