Paul Collingwood in action for England against South Africa: Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
BSkyB and Channel Five have retained the British TV rights to England’s home Test matches, Twenty20 and one-day internationals until 2013 in a £300m deal.
Today’s deal means cricket fans who do not subscribe to Sky Sports will be unable to watch live England [...]

Another season in the Championship beckons for Phillips. Photograph: Guardian
Birmingham City have completed the signing of striker Kevin Phillips on a free transfer from West Bromwich Albion. The 34-year-old had been holding out for a two-year contract at the Hawthorns but Albion were only prepared to offer one year.
Phillips, who scored 46 goals in 81 [...]