Top-quality fast bowling always helps when you're trying to win a series in Australia, and the history of the Ashes bears that out | ESPN.com ...

Dickie Bird, who has died aged 92, did not play cricket for England, yet his status as a legend of the game is in no doubt, writes BBC chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.

But the cliché may not actually be true. The best of them, like Frank Chester, the one-armed umpire (he lost his right arm in WWI), who began the custom of bending low over the stumps as the bowler ...

The late Queen was a huge fan, Prime Ministers invited him to lunch, women hung their bras on his statue, and Sir Ian Botham thought he was "barking mad". International umpire Dickie Bird, who has ...

Follow our live cricket update for in-depth match coverage and exciting highlights from India vs West Indies 1st Test at Ahmedabad on ESPNcricinfo.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football running back Lee Beebe Jr. suffered an apparent non-contact lower body injury in the third quarter of a 73-0 win over Indiana State on Friday night. Beebe Jr. fell to ...

The debut of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers was every bit as exciting as anyone could have anticipated. Rodgers took on his old team, the New York Jets and used four passing ...