Terry Venables, Katie Taylor and Mohamed Salah

Terry Venables, who has died aged 80, is best known for his time as England manager. What other country did he rule? Kuwait Australia Qatar republic of Ireland Venables played for a number of England teams including the schoolboy team, several youth teams, the senior team and… England amateur team England over-50s England 10 pin … Read more

How Owen Farrell, rugby’s man of steel, was pushed to the breaking point

Farrell has stepped away from international rugby to protect himself and his family – Getty Images/Adam Pretty Two days before England’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in Dublin in August, the first warning sign sounded about Owen Farrell’s true state of mind. Until that point, Farrell had always exuded the air of the … Read more

Former England manager Terry Venables dies at the age of 80

Terry Venables was a hugely popular manager for both club and country – Getty Images/Phil Cole Terry Venables was hailed as “the most technically gifted British coach” in history as the biggest names in English football paid tribute following his death at the age of 80. The former England manager, who masterminded the 4-1 demolition … Read more

The charismatic manager who almost brought football home

Terry Venables will forever be remembered as the manager who oversaw the summer that brought football home. The charismatic boss, who has died aged 80, enjoyed a colorful and controversial career, the undoubted highlight of which was bringing England within a penalty shoot-out of reaching the European Championship final on home soil in 1996 . … Read more

City, cricket, crowds, clubs and Colts

There were 92,453 people at the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia on Sunday. It was a huge crowd, but 560 short of the highest attendance in cricket history. Where was that match played? In the same stadium a week earlier Melbourne Pasadena Wembley Manchester City will play Liverpool in the Premier League … Read more

How difficult is it to travel internationally from Australia without flying?

When Sacha Shaw decided to move from Melbourne to Canada, he was determined to travel without flying. But the environmental researcher and freelance journalist hadn’t even left Australian shores when he realized it was going to be harder than he initially thought. Shaw traveled by bus and train to Mount Isa in January before hitchhiking … Read more

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best player, match and moment – ​​our judgments

Top player Mark Ramprakash Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) was excellent in the opening match of the tournament and his level hardly dropped. He is a wonderfully talented left-hander, aesthetically very good to look at, who hits the ball with elegant power and has a good head on his shoulders. Add some penetrating left-arm spin and … Read more