Bates had been raving about the young player to captain Rob Andrew for years. Such was the excitement surrounding Wilkinson ...

Judge Mawrey said evidence of "massive, systematic and organised fraud" in the campaign had made a mockery of the election and ruled that not less than 1,500 votes had been cast fraudulently in the ...

Legendary racehorse Desert Orchid has died at the age of 27. The gallant grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his iron will and extreme ...

Two teams, both with 11 players, take it in turns to bat and bowl. When one team is batting, they try and score as many runs ...

Investigations are continuing into what caused a massive fire that destroyed a leading computer science research unit at the University of Southampton. Gas canisters exploded inside the Mountbatten ...

A stumbling visitor to a top museum has destroyed a set of priceless vases which stood on a shelf for 40 years. The 300-year-old Qing vases were among the best known artefacts at the Fitzwilliam ...

Robin Cook has become the first minister to resign over Iraq Robin Cook has resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet as the build-up to war with Iraq gathers pace. The decision by the House of Commons ...

Zinedine Zidane has been banned for three games and fined £3,260 for head-butting Italy's Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final. Following an investigation by world governing body Fifa, Materazzi ...

1704 In Glasgow, protest organisers claim that around 350 people were involved in the demonstration in George Square.

The cousin of one of the men convicted of killing City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce has been jailed for murder. Lloywen Carty was found guilty on Tuesday of being part of a gang who shot Lee Subaran, 27, ...

Left-wing rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were behind Friday's car bombing of a Bogota nightclub, says ...

British No 1 Anthony Sinclair is the new British deaf tennis champion. Sinclair, the eighth seed, beat China's Yang Zengbao 7 ...