News Index

Rest of Sri Lanka v Sri Lanka A, SLC Triangular Series, Pallekele

Priyanjan, Perera tons lead Sri Lanka A to victory

May 18, 2013: Centuries from Ashan Priyanjan and Angelo Perera ensured Sri Lanka A beat Rest of Sri Lanka by 189 runs in Pallekele

Australia news

Warner could be in trouble over tweets

May 18, 2013: David Warner could face disciplinary action from Cricket Australia after apparently launching a Twitter attack on two of Australia's most senior cricket journalists

Northants v Leicestershire, Northampton, 3rd day

Copeland continues to make waves

May 17, 2013: Trent Copeland has never attracted the interest of Australia's selectors but he continued his excellent form with the ball by taking seven wickets to continue Northants' promotion push

Kent v Worcestershire, Canterbury, 1st day

Richardson gives Worcs edge at Kent

May 17, 2013: The bottom two sides in the County Championship crossed swords at cloudy Canterbury where 14 wickets fell during a poor opening day's cricket between Kent and Worcestershire

Glamorgan v Essex, Cardiff, 3rd day

Walters' near miss gives Glamorgan hope

May 17, 2013: Stewart Walters fell two runs short of securing Glamorgan's first century of the season but they built a useful second-innings lead on the third day of their Division Two clash with Essex at Cardiff

Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, 3rd day

Murtagh and Middlesex prove title credentials

May 17, 2013: The last time Somerset lost a Championship match at Taunton, the ground rang to raucous Lancastrian celebrations. This time it was deserted as Middlesex unexpectedly escaped the showers to pull off a three-day victory

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Fletcher burst rocks Surrey

May 17, 2013: Luke Fletcher helped reduce Surrey to 29 for 3 in pursuit of 259 after the Nottinghamshire batsmen had failed to build a bigger advantage

Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, 3rd day

Familiar tale for struggling Derbys

May 17, 2013: Derbyshire are facing a fourth consecutive defeat after they closed the third day against Sussex only 11 runs ahead with three second-innings wickets standing.

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Yorkshire breach fortress Edgbaston

May 17, 2013: It has taken only five matches into the Division One season for Yorkshire to confound expectations and turn into serious title challengers

Punjab v Mumbai, IPL 2013, Dharamsala

Mumbai Indians look to preserve dominance

May 17, 2013: A preview of the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians in Dharamsala

IPL news

'Player education outside franchises' ambit' - Mathur

May 17, 2013: Amrit Mathur, Delhi Daredevils' consultant and former India team manager, said that it was impractical for franchises to form a formal body to educate and monitor players in the IPL

Scotland v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Edinburgh

Misbah, bowlers set up 96-run win

May 17, 2013: Pakistan began their tour of England on a good note, registering a 96-run win over Scotland in the first ODI between the two sides

Bangalore v Chennai, IPL 2013, Bangalore

Royal Challengers in must-win situation

May 17, 2013: Preview for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in Bangalore

Hyderabad v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

Sunrisers take lead in playoff race, Royals miss out on top two

May 17, 2013: Sunrisers Hyderabad gave themselves a lead over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the race for the final spot in the IPL playoffs with a comprehensive win over the troubled Rajasthan Royals

Zimbabwe news

Mangongo admits to pushing player

May 17, 2013: Stephen Mangongo, Zimbabwe's interim coach during their series against Bangladesh, has admitted to pushing one of his young players in a moment of rage

IPL news

Royals' sponsor withdraws ads featuring Sreesanth

May 17, 2013: The effects of the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals players on allegations of spot-fixing have had their first off-field fallout, with one team sponsor reported to have withdrawn advertisements featuring Sreesanth

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor wrests initiative despite Anderson's 300th

May 17, 2013: Sustained pressure with the ball and a brave counter-attacking innings from Ross Taylor meant that New Zealand continued to hold a slight advantage

IPL fixing allegations

BCCI to discuss spot-fixing issue on Sunday

May 17, 2013: The BCCI has convened an emergency meeting of its working committee to discuss the fall-out of the IPL spot-fixing controversy, while Rajasthan Royals have begun their own investigations into the matter

South Africa news

Tsotsobe switches to Lions

May 17, 2013: Lonwabo Tsotsobe will represent his third first-class club when he joins the Lions for the 2013-14 season

IPL fixing allegations

Sreesanth is 'totally innocent' - lawyer

May 17, 2013: The lawyer of arrested cricketer Sreesanth has insisted his client is 'totally innocent' and that he will seek bail during the next hearing