The woman at the centre of a sexual assault allegation against four members of the England team in New Zealand has today revealed some details of her claims, in an attempt to correct "misinformation" in the media.

Zimbabwe have pulled out of the World Twenty20 in England next summer. The country will remain a member of the ICC, however.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been advised to have surgery on his right ankle this weekend and is expected to miss the start of the new season, a development that threatens to complicate his potential transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid. The United medical staff have recommended the operation, but officials at Old Trafford have rejected the conspiracy theories that the move is designed to scupper the player’s hopes of a switch to Spain.

The match attracted three former LTA presidents, who probably wished they had someone such as Laura Robson as a treasure when they occupied the throne room of British tennis. Blessed heavens, here is a 14-year-old girl who looks as if, with the best of following winds and good fortune with health and fitness, can play this game at a rarefied level.

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