England pace bowler Mark Wood will be sidelined for four months after having surgery to repair knee ligament damage, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, potentially ruling him out of the home series against India this year.

Fast bowler Mark Wood is set to miss England’s marquee test series against India this summer after undergoing knee surgery

Mark Wood will miss four months of cricket following an operation on his left knee, effectively ruling the fast bowler out of England's Test series against India this summer, while keeping him in the hunt for the Ashes this winter.

A zoo in England said the first brown bear to undergo brain surgery has awakened from hibernation and appears to be back to his old self.

A brown bear which underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery in October has emerged from semi-hibernation "looking brilliant, happy and healthy". Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood Trust,