2011 icc world cup final

Jones added: “I never thought coming here four years ago I would be doing a second four years but the circumstances are right. We set out four years ago to be the best team in the world and unfortunately we missed that by 80 minutes. Now we want to be the team that is remembered as being the greatest team the game has ever seen. It’s a big ambition but I believe we are capable of doing it.” … [Read more...] about Eddie Jones agrees new England contract until 2023 World Cup

Of course the club game is important, and France has a rich history, but international rugby has to come first. If a union falls, so does the game within its borders and that is why a global season – in which tournaments would be played in blocks and would, by removing overlaps, tempt clubs to take the strain off their wage bill by agreeing to central contracts – should be seriously considered. … [Read more...] about World Rugby must be able to govern to shape a game that delivers for all

The world No 5, who trailed Norway’s Kurt Maflin 5-3 overnight, made a strong start to Thursday’s morning session of his best-of-25 frame, second-round match and reduced the deficit to one. Maflin, the world No 43, responded with the next frame before he moved three ahead after a break of 97. … [Read more...] about John Higgins makes his first Crucible 147 at World Snooker Championship

The very idea of using bombs from the air to destroy cities is distinctively British. When the nation stood alone in western Europe against the Nazi war machine in the early 1940s, the only way to strike Germany was from the air. This led to bombing raids that became ever more ambitious until by 1943 the RAF discovered how to use a combination of incendiaries and explosives to consume a city in an firestorm. The fire bombing of Hamburg killed over 40,000 people. That defies imagination nearly as much as the casualty figures for the two atom bombs. … [Read more...] about I Saw the World End review – how a bomb changed life on earth in a flash

“Credit has to go to the team,” offered Gareth Berg, modestly, after his five for 26 saw off Lancashire’s tail earlier in the day. Man-of-the-match Berg, who also finished unbeaten on 18 as Hampshire wrapped up victory in the Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final with six balls to spare, said of his team-mates: “They played phenomenally well throughout the day and today was just my day with the ball.” … [Read more...] about Gareth Berg burst propels Hampshire to second successive Lord’s final