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Fears burnt-out historic south London pub could collapse this winter

The former Burn Bullock in Mitcham was badly damaged in a fire last April

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025

Sports quiz of the week: Premier League goals, Ashes centuries and the F1 finale

Have you been following the big stories in football, cricket, motor sport, rugby union and snooker?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025

Should lynx and wolves be reintroduced to Britain and Ireland? Young people have mixed feelings

There are many things people have love-hate relationships with in Britain and Ireland, from Brussels sprouts to cricket or sea swimming. Another item can now be added to this list: the reintroduction of lynx and wolves to the countryside.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2025

‘We have to live with air pollution’: Delhi’s athletes, parents and coaches feel they have no choice

Sitting in his chair at a cricket ground in West Delhi’s Shakurpur, 73-year-old Shrawan Kumar watches around 50 school-going boys and girls rotate through their drills. The stern but good-humoured coach seems unbothered by the haze settling over the ground. 

Newslaundry · Dec 3, 2025

In the pink? Cricket bosses and players still not seeing benefit of day-night Tests

The Ashes pink-ball Test at the Gabba may once again leave many in the sport wondering if the format has a future

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Pink-ball wizard: batters on facing ‘devastating weapon’ Mitchell Starc

Dawid Malan ‘smiles at the memory’ of taking on Australia’s relentless fast bowler under the lights

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Like night and day: why Test cricket changes so much under lights

Cricket’s first Test match was played between Australia and England in 1877.

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2025

Robin Smith obituary

England and Hampshire cricketer nicknamed the Judge admired for his fearless and powerful batting

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

Robin Smith: Tributes paid to 'one of England’s most charismatic and popular players' after death at 62

Former team-mates including Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain recount fond memories of ‘The Judge’

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025

Robin Smith: 'Judge' whose fearless batting delivered its own lasting verdict

One of England’s most popular and charismatic players, and a Hampshire icon, has died at the age of 62

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025