The English FA on Tuesday named West Bromwich Albion's Roy Hodgson as coach of the national football team, overlooking the favourite candidate, Tottenham's Harry Redknapp. The four-year deal covers the Euro 2012 and 2016 campaigns.
England squeezed past France 24-22 in the Six Nations Cup Sunday afternoon, keeping alive its chances of holding onto the title if it manages to defeat Ireland next weekend.
Scotland’s campaign for independence from England began almost as soon as the unification happened, back in 1707. The campaign for Scottish independence has picked up speed with Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, announcing plans to hold an independence referendum in 2014. The two countries separating is once again becoming quite a plausible scenario. But for some there's a lot at stake. Our correspondents Alix Bayle and Yong Chim report.
Wales scored a late breakaway try through substitute Scott Williams to earn a dramatic 19-12 victory against England at Twickenham on Saturday. England had led for most of the second half before Williams struck five minutes from the end of the match.
Italian Fabio Capello resigned as manager of England's national football team on Wednesday following the FA decision to sack English captain John Terry for alleged racism.
England captain John Terry (pictured) will face trial on July 9 for alleged racial abuse of another footballer during a match last October, a British court has said. The trial date may allow Terry to take part in the Euro 2012 cup.
Every country in the European Union except for Britain and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Monday designed to reassure investors by requiring member states to balance their national budgets or face automatic sanctions.
Since British Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed a new European treaty, the British government is having to face an increasingly pressing issue: should Britain stay in the European Union at all? In the midst of the eurozone debt crisis, the British are becoming increasingly eurosceptic, with a growing number demanding a referendum on the issue. Our correspondents Alix Bayle and Yong Chim report from the heart of England.
English rugby star Johnny Wilkinson announced his retirement from international rugby on Monday. The 32-year-old will continue to play club-level rugby for French club Toulon.
Old rivals Germany and Netherlands were drawn together on Friday for next year’s Euro 2012 football finals to take place in Poland and Ukraine, while France, England and Sweden will face off in another group.
