Champions League
Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or, ends England's 25-year wait
Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or after scoring 73 goals for club and country in the 2025-26 season. He became the first English winner since Michael Owen in 2001.
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England
GalleryFeature
In pictures: James Anderson's England career, 2007 to 2019
Nine photos of James Anderson bowling for England between 2007 and 2019. Anderson, 44, will not be offered a new Lancashire contract; he took 704 Test wickets, the most by a fast bowler.
Preview
India open Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship against England and Malaysia
India's men face England and its women take on Malaysia in opening matches at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad, running from October 23 to 31.
International
Harry Brook breaks Shubman Gill's world record with 114-ball double ton
Harry Brook scored 202 off 116 balls against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, reaching his double century in 114 balls to break Shubman Gill's record. England posted 429 for four, the highest ODI total on Pakistani soil.
Test Cricket
James Anderson, 44, set to retire after Lancashire contract snub
James Anderson, 44, has not been offered a new Lancashire contract and is expected to retire. He took 50 County Championship wickets in 2026 and remains England's record Test wicket-taker with 704 dismissals.
ODI Cricket
England return to Pakistan for first ODI there since 2005 in tri-series
England meet hosts Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Tuesday in the second match of a tri-nation ODI series that also includes Sri Lanka, their first ODI in Pakistan since 2005.