The Latest Breaking News from World Cup

Why this year’s Winter Olympics could be the best of all time – and how Team GB can break new ground

IN DEPTH: Former Olympians Amy Williams, Ed Drake and Lamin Deen tell Flo Clifford why audiences should be getting excited for February’s winter showpiece, what it’s like swapping skis and a sled for a microphone, and why Milan-Cortina could bring Team GB’s best medal haul yet

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Injury-prone paceman to miss early T20 World Cup games

T20 skipper Mitch Marsh is adamant Australia can still thrive at a spin-friendly World Cup, but an injury-prone paceman will miss the early stages of the event.

AAP · Feb 2

Coach wowed by Tah's statement in Super homecoming

Hooker Folau Fainga'a is back in Australia and fitter than ever, according to the NSW Waratahs coach that first recruited him to the Brumbies a decade ago.

AAP · Feb 2

Tom Banton hoping for World Cup spot after match-winning half-century

Banton blasted 54 from 33 balls to lead his side to a challenging target after rain interrupted their second T20 international against Sri Lanka.

The Independent UK · Feb 1

‘I was next on the plane for England’s 2002 World Cup squad, but I’ve got no complaints about only winning one England cap’ David Dunn reflects on his Three Lions career

The former Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City playmaker won a single cap for his country

FourFourTwo · Feb 1

Tom Banton stakes World Cup claim as England seal series win in Sri Lanka

Banton smashed 54 from 33 balls in a rain-adjusted chase of 168

The Independent UK · Feb 1

Jude Bellingham injury: England face anxious wait after Real Madrid star exits LaLiga win in tears

Three Lions star could be a doubt for final World Cup warm-up games against Uruguay and Japan next month

Evening Standard · Feb 1

Pakistan says cricket team will boycott T20 World Cup match against India

Pakistan’s cricket team will be allowed to take part in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup but must boycott its group game against India, the Pakistan government says

The Independent UK · Feb 1

'Lagging behind': Matildas star delivers wake-up call

Matildas midfielder Clare Wheeler says Australia is at risk of becoming a second-rate player in the rapidly-expanding world of women's football.

AAP · Feb 1

Jude Bellingham brought to tears by injury as England dealt huge blow

England have two World Cup warm-up friendlies at Wembley in March, for which Bellingham’s involvement is now in doubt

The Independent UK · Feb 1