Mumbai man arrested
Shobhan Mehta, who was arrested earlier this week, has been remanded in police custody until May 21 for allegedly running a match-fixing racket using an illegal telephone exchange. Mumbai police have claimed that their initial…
Supreme court halts appointment of interim administrator
The Supreme Court has stayed the appointment of Justice S Mohan as the interim administrator of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and also the appointment of Jagmohan Dalmiya as patron-in-chief.N Santosh Hegde…
Guyana beat Barbados in rain-affected final
ScorecardGuyana played aggressive, resilient cricket to beat Barbados by 27 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis system in a rain-affected Red Stripe Bowl final at the Kaiser Sports Club at Discovery Beach in Jamaica.Guyana made 212 in…
Women's national league gains first sponsor
Australia's women's national cricket league starts on Saturday and a sponsor will back the five-team tournament for the first time.The domestic competition has been renamed the Commonwealth Bank Women's National Cricket League (CBWNCL) for the…
Warne to the fore as Ashes come ablaze
Shane Warne will shoulder the burden of Australia's Ashes hopes © Getty Images Suddenly, there is a buzz around the nation and expectancy is in the air. Only time will tell whether the never-to-be forgotten…
New Zealand spinners enjoy productive work-out
New Zealand's build up for the test series starting on Friday continues togo well with the bowlers, especially the spinners, producing a workmanlikeperformance on Monday against a Sri Lanka A side full of players anxious…
'Two-day games are useless' – Hohns
Players lacking form, such as Jason Gillespie, haven't had sufficient time to find their best, says Trevor Hohns © Getty Images Trevor Hohns, the chairman of selectors, has called for the 2009 Ashes tour to…
'Drinking culture' upset Waugh's captaincy debut
Cheers: Steve Waugh and Ian Healy toast their win in the fourth Test against West Indies in 1999, but Waugh says alcohol was a problem on the tour © Justin Langer Steve Waugh felt betrayed…
Sarfraz – 'I think Pakistan will struggle'
Sarfraz thinks Danish Kaneria needs better support than Mushtaq Ahmed and Arshad Khan © Getty Images Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistan's former Test opening bowler, has tipped England for victory in the forthcoming three-Test series, which gets…
Vaughan returns for England's latest challenge
Can Michael Vaughan's return inspire England to level the series © Getty Images It's still hard to believe that England are the team playing catch-up in this series. After doing everything right for the first…