In the summer of 1950 West Indies cricket firmly established itself. Actually it was the twenty-second year since they were given Test status in 1928, but whereas some cricket bodies take a long time ...

Toss: West Indies. Test debut: England - W.G.A.Parkhouse. West Indies fully merited their first Test victory in England, which, to their undisguised delight, was gained at the headquarters of cricket.

On one side of the pitch was a team made up some of the biggest names in world soccer. On the other was a grave digger, a dishwasher and a postman. The result seemed a formality. However, in front of ...

When the United States and England meet on Black Friday in Qatar, far more is at stake than merely three points in the quest to emerge from Group B. LIVE: Follow updates from USA vs England World Cup ...

Legend has it that when word came through about England's 1-0 loss against the United States at the 1950 World Cup, many people assumed it was an error and ...

This week ESPN FC is counting down, in chronological order, 10 of the greatest World Cup matches -- starting with one of the tournament's biggest ever shocks. England had neglected to take part in the ...

It is the dream of Joe Gaetjens' surviving family that U.S. striker Jozy Altidore score against England with a diving header. Poetry of this measure would live forever. A Haitian soccer player and ...