Australia howled in outrage on Saturday at England batsman Stuart Broad’s refusal to walk in the first Ashes Test.

West Indies great Michael Holding has called for Stuart Broad to be banned from the second Ashes Test at Lord’s after the England batsman refused to walk in the series opener Broad, had made 37, with England then 297/7 in their second innings on Friday’s third day at Trent Bridge, when he edged teenage debutant spinner Ashton Agar.

Kevin Pietersen hailed Ian Bell for wresting the initiative from Australia in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge and defended Stuart Broad from allegations of bad sportsmanship.

The Oscars will, for the first time, hold a concert in Los Angeles featuring the songs and scores nominated for Hollywood’s most prestigious prize, organisers said.

A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a bicycle has become the first winner of a decades-old $250,000 engineering prize, the US awarder said on Friday.

Omega-Pharma’s Matteo Trentin handed Italy its maiden win of the 100th Tour de France when he beat Michael Albasini and Andrew Talansky in a sprint finish at the end of an entertaining 14th stage on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho has warned that he is returning to Chelsea as a much better manager as he bids to win back the Premier League trophy and secure an elusive Champions League title with the London club.

Lewis Hamilton’s slim hopes of launching a world title challenge this year have been boosted this week by his Mercedes team’s defiant rejection of any crisis talk.

David Moyes’ reign at Manchester United began with an embarrassing upset on Saturday as his highly paid squad of players slumped to a 0-1 defeat against Thailand’s Singha All-Star XI in Bangkok.

Typhoon Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds on Saturday that left two people dead and at least 100 injured.