Jos Buttler believes his inexperienced England side had a “good eye-opener” after the West Indies got on the board in their T20 series by chasing down 219 in St Lucia.

Evin Lewis and Shai Hope helped the West Indies record their highest successful T20 chase in the Caribbean as England’s hopes of a series clean sweep were dashed in a heavy-scoring affair.

England head coach Steve Borthwick is confident he has the backing of the Rugby Football Union despite presiding over a fifth successive defeat after South Africa triumphed 29-20 at Allianz Stadium.

Jannik Sinner swatted aside Casper Ruud to set up a title decider with Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals. The world number one has been in a ruthless mood in front of his home fans in Turin and ...

Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap at Westminster station. The Labour peer, who is blind, called on Transport for London to do ...

Lee Carsley hopes to have helped Thomas Tuchel by being different with his selection and approach during his interim England reign – something that has led to praise and some service station sermons.

Harry Kane admits he was shocked at being dropped for England’s game against Greece but is not worried about his long-term future. The country’s record goalscorer was left out of Thursday’s 3-0 ...

A woman found dead in the boot of a car in east London has been named by Northamptonshire Police. Detectives believe that Harshita Brella, 24, of Corby, was attacked by someone she knew. A murder ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.

Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern city of Yixing on Saturday night, local police said. The attack occurred at the Wuxi ...

Luke Littler stormed into the Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals in style with a thumping 16-2 victory over Jermaine Wattimena in Wolverhampton.

A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a boat which rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million. It was the highest amount ever paid for ...