The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (BCCSL) has turned down a request from the team management to send a precautionary fast bowling replacement for the injured Pulasthi Gunaratne.Ajit Jayasekera, the Sri Lanka manager, had earlier requested…
Shane Warne has admitted the banned diuretic which earned him a 12-monthban was not the first time he had taken a fluid tablet.Warne said he had taken another fluid tablet given to him by his…
Five of England's contracted players, Mark Butcher, Andy Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard and Marcus Trescothick, will be available to their counties for the opening round of Frizzell County Championship matches starting on April 18.The…
The Somerset Second Eleven game that was due to be played today at the Hampshire Rosebowl was called off early this morning because of the weather.The two sides will try again tomorrow and will play…
Vikram Verma, the Indian sports minister, has clarified that a decision is yet to be taken on the immediate resumption of cricket with Pakistan. He told an Indian news agency: "Things will not happen overnight.…
Sachin Tendulkar has returned to India after successfully undergoing an operation on the ring finger of his left hand. Dror Paley, the orthopedic surgeon at the Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, stated that Tendulkar had suffered a…
Gloucestershire 135 for 2 (Harvey 100*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 7 by 8 wickets at EdgbastonIan Harvey thrashed the first century in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Gloucestershire maintained their 100% record at Edgbaston. Harvey faced…
Outfield problems at the Rawalpindi Stadium have resulted in the first Test of South Africa's forthcoming tour of Pakistan being transferred to Lahore. It will now be played at the Gaddafi Stadium from October 9-13.The…
It was a bridge too far, as Hampshire chased an unlikely 413 to win in the fourth innings of their Frizzell County Championship match against league leaders Worcestershire at the Rose Bowl, despite a brave…
Graeme Smith has appealed for the South African rugby team to heal their rifts after being torn apart by a racism scandal. In a column in today's newspaper, Smith said his team were shocked to…