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Football grounds all across England fell silent on Saturday to mark the looming 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy, which took place on April 15, 1989, saw 96 Liverpool fans die as a result of a crush at the Leppings Lane end…

Police were searching Saturday for thieves who broke into a house in northern England and stole five chihuahuas, including the “best puppy in breed” champion at this year’s Crufts competition. Valenchino Chihuahua Xena was snatched along with four other…

England pace bowler James Anderson admits he and his team-mates must take more responsibility as they look to bounce back from a woeful Ashes defeat against Australia. Anderson and company will be led by a new coach this season, with the new man set…

Austin Healey has called on England to end the Test exile of Danny Cipriani after the fly-half was named the Premiership’s player of the month for March. Cipriani’s form has helped guide unheralded Sale to the brink of the play-off and led to calls…

England and the Republic of Ireland will play a friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on June 7 next year, the Football Association and Football Association of Ireland announced on Tuesday. “It will be a significant moment for England to play in Dublin…

Justin Welby, the leader of the world’s Anglicans, warned Friday that if the Church of England accepted gay marriage, it could prove “catastrophic” for Christians in Africa. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion…

England manager Roy Hodgson has promised his team will go on the offensive at the World Cup after being criticised for a cautious approach at Euro 2012. Hodgson’s side kick off their World Cup campaign against Italy in Manaus on June 14 in a rematch…

England prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins that will keep him at Twickenham Stoop until 2016, the Premiership club announced Wednesday. A product of the Quins academy, Marler is set to make his 100th appearance for the London…

England exile Kevin Pietersen’s career as a freelance cricket for hire is set to take him to the West Indies after the star batsman announced Friday he’d entered the draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League. Despite being England’s leading run…

England’s Amir Khan has no qualms about moving up in weight to take on US southpaw Luis Collazo on May 3, saying Wednesday his switch to welterweight was overdue. “It was never easy for me to make 140,” Khan, a former light welterweight world champion…

Kevin Pietersen’s controversial England exit could yet prove a boon for Surrey, according to the county’s new coach, who has known the star batsman since he was a schoolboy in South Africa. The 33-year-old may be England’s leading all-time run-scorer…

World number two Laura Massaro was crowned the new world women’s squash champion Sunday after edging Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini in a suspenseful final. England’s Massaro downed Sherbini 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 in front of a full house in the Malaysian…

England full-back Mike Brown was on Friday named player of the 2014 Six Nations, beating off competition from Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll. Brown, a key member of the English team that finished second behind Ireland, secured more than 34 percent…