ICC turn down Pakistan squad request
Shoaib Akhtar is just one of Pakistan's injury problems © AFP Pakistan have had a request to allow them extra time to name their World Cup squad turned down by the ICC, but due to…
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'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag
'I'm feeling a little pressure': Virender Sehwag had a poor run with the bat this time © Getty Images .On leading the sideIt was a great honour. It was also tough because I was sick…
Brickbats not bouquets for Trinidad tour?
One would think that the US Cricket Academy's recent Trinidad venture, the first international cricket tour organized for US cricketers since Team USA's disastrous foray into England for the Champions Trophy, would be given some…
Glamorgan squad for the floodlit match at Chelmsford
Adrian Dale and David Hemp, who have both been on the sidelines recently as a result of injury, have had fitness tests and are included in a 12 man party to play the Essex Eagles…
The man in the eye of the storm
Michael Henry Denness was appointed ICC match referee in 1995-96 and, since then, has officiated in 11 Tests and 32 one-day internationals. Earlier this year, Denness made news by reprimanding Herschelle Gibbs and warning him…
Celtic fend off Arsenal interest in Kelly
Celtic have successfully rebuffed Arsenal's 'serious interest' in their teenage midfielder Daniel Kelly, Football Scotland's Mark Hendry writes. The lowdown Kelly is a 16-year-old Scottish central midfielder whom Hendry describes as a 'playmaker'. He's the…
Knights win; Lions stalled despite Petersen double
ScorecardFile photo: Alviro Petersen scored 203, nearly 70% of Lions' total score of 298 in the first innings•AFPKnights have secured their third victory of the season - par with the Sunfoil leaders Titans - with…
West Indies close out easy six-wicket win
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Runako Morton clips the ball past Tatenda Taibu © AFP After Zimbabwe's surprise win in the first ODI, the series took a predictable turn as West Indies, led…
Sehwag out, Ganguly picked for ODIs
Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan have been sent home to 'sort out' their game © Getty Images Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan, both battling poor form in international cricket, have been dropped from the Indian…
New-style fixture list unveiled
The revamped domestic fixture list for 2006 has been unveiled with Nottinghamshire beginning the defence of their County Championship title against Yorkshire on April 19. The match at Trent Bridge starts five days after Nottinghamshire…