Newbie Morgan eager to be put to the Test
Eoin Morgan has insisted he will have no problems adjusting to the tempo of Test cricket should he make his debut in the five-day format against Bangladesh at Lord’s on Thursday.
And he even joked Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 not out might be under threat, such was the Ireland-born left-hander’s new-found discipline.
Johnson wonder strike lifts England
A spectacular solo strike from Glen Johnson lit up an otherwise workmanlike performance from England as Fabio Capello’s side notched up a 3-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Mexico at Wembley on Monday.
Ursula Andress tops swimuit moment poll
The scene where Swiss actress Ursula Andress emerged from the ocean wearing the iconic white two-piece in 1962 James Bond flick Dr No is the sexiest swimsuit moment, according to Britons.
Slipknot bassist Gray found dead
Paul Gray, the bassist of the controversial heavy metal band Slipknot, was found dead in a hotel room in Iowa.
Carla Bruni embarrassed over X-rated interview
French First Lady Carla Bruni, who is said to have had a string of affairs, is facing embarrassment after an X-rated interview from her steamy past has resurfaced.
England team base surrounded by snakes
The England team will have to negotiate some deadly serpents at their World Cup base, Rustenburg, in South Africa. Killer pythons, spitting cobras, puff adders and black mambas are in abundance around the Bafokeng Sports Campus in Rustenburg. The Royal Bafokeng Sports Hotel and Complex will be England’s World Cup
BA cabin crew begin 5-day strike
British Airways cabin crew on Monday launched the first five-day strike as some flights were disrupted and cancelled.
Mammoths warmed earth 13,000 yrs ago
Woolly mammoths helped to keep the earth warm by filling the atmosphere with methane 13,000 years ago, say scientists.
Osborne reveals details of £6.2bn savings in ’10
Britain on Monday unveiled details of £6.243 billion savings in government spending this year to tackle the £156 billion deficit.
Fergie apologises after seeking bribe for access
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has apologised for her “serious lack of judgement” after a tabloid on Sunday accused her of allegedly offering to sell access to her former husband Prince Andrew f