England paceman Stuart Broad has revealed he was "so low" after being dropped for the first Test against the West Indies that he considered retiring.

While the Premier League title has already been won by Liverpool in record time, the battle to finish as the top-flight's leading scorer is set to go down to the wire.

Australian second row forward Rob Simmons, who won his 100th Wallabies cap at last year's World Cup, said Friday he was relishing a new challenge after signing for Premiership club London

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will leave Team Ineos at the end of the season, the cycling outfit announced on Thursday, with reports saying he is joining Israel Start-Up Nation.

The Football Association announced on Wednesday that the Community Shield, the traditional curtainraiser for the new English season, would take place at Wembley on August 29.

The English county cricket season will start on August 1, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday.