England all-rounder Chris Woakes has supported Joe Root to continue as the team's Test skipper despite their humiliating Ashes capitulation.

Ralf Rangnick has rejected recent criticism levelled at centre-back duo Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane, maintaining that the focus should be on Manchester United improving "as a team" rather than on individuals.

Coronavirus tests could be temporarily unavailable to order due to "exceptionally high demand", the UK Health Security Agency has warned .

Emma Watson says she felt "quite overwhelmed" before reuniting with members of the original cast of the Harry Potter movies for a one-off TV special.

Dave Chisnall has become the third player to withdraw from the 2022 PDC World Championship due to a positive Covid-19 test.

A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong has been shut down after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff.

Lateral flow and PCR tests are both currently unavailable for home delivery in England and Northern Ireland via the government website.

Nick Compton believes Gary Kirsten would be the right person to replace Chris Silverwood following England's humiliating Ashes defeat in Australia.

An unusually warm spell in what is usually the coldest state in the United States has seen temperature records broken.

Mikel Arteta will miss Arsenal's match against Manchester City on New Year's Day after testing positive for Covid-19.