Bashir ‘not perfect’ and ‘learning on the job’
England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir says he is "not perfect" and "learning on the job" after his four wickets on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.
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‘Now or never for Lampard – the stakes are high at Coventry’
Frank Lampard seeks a rebuilding of his reputation after being appointed Coventry City boss, writes BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty.
Swiatek accepts one-month doping suspension
World number two Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.
Former BBC athletics commentator Dickenson dies aged 74
Former BBC athletics commentator Paul Dickenson dies at the age of 74.
‘England arrive at judgement day for Bazball’
The tour of New Zealand begins a defining year for England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, writes chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
England punish sloppy South Africa to seal T20 series
England equal their third-highest score in women's T20 internationals to cruise to victory against South Africa and seal the three-match series with a game to spare.
England’s fix-ups – what’s on Borthwick’s to-do list this winter?
After an autumn in which progress seemed to stall, which areas do England need to focus most attention on before the Six Nations?
‘We know what we’re doing’ – Stokes on Bethell
England captain Ben Stokes says he understands if the decision to bat Jacob Bethell at number three "does raise a few eyebrows", but insists "we're not picking people just to wind people up".
Zhang makes maximum 147 break at UK Championship
China's Zhang Anda makes the first maximum 147 break of this year's UK Championship, in his first-round match against compatriot Lei Peifan.
