The decision has angered Lancashire members and was criticised for being “pretty disrespectful” by Anderson’s former England bowling partner Stuart Broad, who said it showed a lack of leadership given the veteran was not given a farewell. Anderson first played List A cricket in 2000 as a 17-year-old for the Lancashire Cricket Board against Suffolk.
James Anderson has expressed sadness at being released by Lancashire, but stopped short of confirming the end of his legendary playing career. Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, was informed by Lancashire last Monday that he will not be offered a new contract by the county he first represented in 2001. In his first public comments
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped its ninth edition Friday after nine days of screenings, industry activity and a closing night that spread its top prizes across the Middle East and beyond. Mohammed Hammad’s “Safe Exit,” a psychological drama about a young Coptic security guard in Cairo confronting trauma rooted in religious violence, won the
James Anderson will have options to extend his legendary playing career after being told he will not be given a new contract by Lancashire. A number of counties are keen to speak to the 44-year-old if he decides to continue playing next summer. Anderson will leave Old Trafford following Lancashire’s decision to release him from
Mohammed Hammad’s “Safe Exit” received an Atlas Prize for Post-production at the 2025 Atlas Workshops of the Marrakech Film Festival before making its debut in the Panorama section of the 2026 Berlinale. The film is now poised for its national debut at the El Gouna Film Festival, where it’s competing in the Feature Narrative section.
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party was projected to only just scrape into parliament, while the AfD was on track to win the most votes.
