Duo boost England hopes
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Luke Donald and Paul Casey took a giant stride towards what would be only the second-ever victory for England in golf&#39;s World Cup.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: Jonny Wilkinson and Olly Barkley have reported fit for duty to give England a boost ahead of their crunch clash with Samoa.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson tonight gave Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson hope of a future England call-up despite having just missed out on the squad for next weekâs friendly in Spain.
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Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard each scored late Thursday to lead England into the second round of the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in Group B.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s striking options for England have been improved after Michael Owen successfully took part in a main training session this morning.
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Paul Collingwood nears a century and Kevin Pietersen adds a bright fifty as England post 266-3 on day one of the second Ashes Test.
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Durban, South Africa - England received a boost on the eve of the second Test against South Africa when paceman Simon Jones was pronounced fit to play here on Saturday.
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Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss shared an opening partnership of 273 on Tuesday as England fought back in the second test against South Africa in Durban.
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Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff shared a century partnership and took England into a strong position on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.
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England captain David Beckham and Michael Owen, playing at a home from home in Wednesday&#39;s friendly against Spain, have points to prove at the Bernabeu.
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Ian Bell said he was delighted both he and Alastair Cook had been able to live up to Kevin Pietersen's rallying cry to England's junior players after the two young guns both made hundreds in the second Test against Pakistan here at Old Trafford.
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Wayne Rooney's England team-mates back him to be the catalyst for victory against Azerbaijan.
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Two of Australia&#39;s top cricketers praised England&#39;s eight consecutive Test victories, but said Wednesday it&#39;s too early to tell if their archrival can beat Australia in next year&#39;s Ashes series.
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Croatia draw with Russia in Zagreb to boost England's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008.
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England are sitting pretty and well on the way to World Cup qualification after beating Wales - and with the added bonus of new options opening up for Sven-Goran Eriksson all the time.
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England hope both Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara will be able to take part in the final two one-day matches against India this week.
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Support within English football for controversial plans to take Premier League matches around the world appeared to be growing on Friday as influential figures including Arsene Wenger and Roy Keane voiced their backing.