Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.

Supermarket giant Asda is to offer 15,000 youngsters the chance of a week's worth of "real" work experience rather than simply making tea or running errands, it was announced.

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed.

Uncertainty still surrounds Michael Clarke's possible return to the Australian cricket team's tour of New Zealand despite the vice-captain being named in the test squad today.Clarke, who is back in Sydney on compassionate leave...

An Australian journalist stared at the New Zealand cricketer at the press conference and nudged his mate. "Who's he?"The shaven-headed chap peering over the top table beside his skipper was Gareth Hopkins, hardly a household name...

A desperate New Zealand will push their key men higher up the batting order as they look to keep the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy cricket series alive against Australia in Auckland tomorrow.In what could be bad news for opener Peter...

Reports from Australia are suggesting Australian cricketer Michael Clarke is about to dump fiancée Lara Bingle over the nude photo scandal that forced him to quit the tour of New Zealand.Australian website news.com.au said Clarke...

Hampshire confirm the signing of Abdul Razzaq to play for them alongside his fellow Pakistan international Shahid Afridi in the Friends Provident T20 this summer.

Surrey have signed Pakistani seamer Rao Iftikhar Anjum as early-season cover for Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

A divisional Test match system is not to be feared, writes Peter May.

Very much a batsmen-dominated tournament, the IPL has - on the odd occasion - afforded bowlers their share of the spotlight and this week sees Jonhenry Wilson recall five such anomalies.

The chairman of Kent cricket club tells fans not to panic despite it announcing record financial losses for 2009.

Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq signs for Hampshire for this season's Twenty20 competition.

Andy Flower watched many enhance their Test hopes against Bangladesh A but is still anticipating a major contribution from Kevin Pietersen.

Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes believes Richard Jones can lead the county's attack this summer.

Ravi Bopara hopes to secure a place in England's World Twenty20 squad with his performances for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.

England draw their pre-Test warm-up against Bangladesh A with another failure for Kevin Pietersen meaning they left with the same major problem they arrived with three days ago.

Tasmania captain George Bailey is called up to the Australia one-day squad currently touring New Zealand following Michael Clarke's sudden return home.

Bangladesh omit veteran batsman and former captain Mohammad Ashraful from the 14-man squad named for the two-Test series against England starting in Chittagong on Friday.

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