Perhaps this explains why they found it so difficult to play against him. This made sense in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Botham was a sporting genius: a fast bowler who swung it away late ...

England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by his former rival after a fall into a crocodile-infested river in Australia. The 68-year-old was on a four-day fishing trip with his former ...

Sir Ian Bothan is a former England cricketer and sports commentator ... were on a fishing trip in Australia’s Northern Territory when Botham, 68, got his flip-flops caught in a rope and tumbled ...

Ian Botham has been elected as honorary president ... attracted controversy last year for his scathing response to the report into cricket's racism crisis by the Independent Commission for Equity ...

The turbulent marriage of cricket legend Ian Botham is facing its greatest test after surviving 23 years of scandal and controversy. Long-suffering Kathy Botham has put up with her husband's drug ...

Sir Ian Bothan is a former England cricketer and sports commentator. Seen as one of the greatest all-rounders of all-time, Beefy scored over 5,000 Test runs for England, picking up 383 wickets as ...

Former England cricketer Sir Ian Botham addresses a press conference in Colombo, on March 27. Botham, who on Sunday visited Sri Lanka's former war zone to oversee plans to build a sports complex ...

Ian Terence Botham, aged 21, took five Australian wickets on his first day of Test Match cricket. By an apposite twist of chance, that day brought Brian Close's announcement of his retirement 28 ...

Former England player Sir Ian Botham said Duncan Fearnley would be "sadly missed" Worcestershire cricket legend Duncan Fearnley has been remembered by family, friends and fans at a memorial service.