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Adam Voges's century gave Western Australia a sizeable lead against New South Wales after which Jason Behrendorff's incisive spell left the hosts with a shot at victory

Voges, Behrendorff leave WA well placed

A round-up of the quarter-finals for the ninth place playoff at the Under-19 World Cup

Bangladesh crush Canada by nine wickets

Glenn Maxwell scored a second consecutive Shield century to stall South Australia's push for victory on the third day at Adelaide Oval

Victoria follow on despite Maxwell ton

Ben Hilfenhaus' hat-trick was the headlining performance on a 17-wicket day in Hobart, and when the dust settled after the frenetic action, Queensland were left with a daunting target to chase

Hilfenhaus takes hat-trick on 17-wicket day

Suzie Bates took charge of a modest chase with a controlled 91-ball 95 to usher New Zealand Women to a resounding victory in the first of three ODIs against West Indies Women in Lincoln

Bates 95* trounces West Indies

West Indies scrapped hard for their dignity and a narrow 11-run win to deny Ireland their first bilateral series victory against a Full Member

Sammy helps West Indies save face

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for three matches by the BCB for "making an inappropriate gesture on live television" during the second ODI against Sri Lanka

Shakib suspended for three ODIs

Opener Latika Kumari and left-arm spinner Sravanthi Naidu have been recalled to the India Women's squad for three Twenty20s against Bangladesh and the Women's World Twenty20

India recall Latika Kumari, Sravanthi Naidu for Women's WT20

Praveen Kumar, the India fast bowler, expressed his disappointment at not being bought during the IPL auction, stating the tournament would have helped his chances of a comeback

'Keen to be part of 2015 World Cup squad' - Praveen

Stuart Broad has said he did not have a major involvement in the decision to sack Kevin Pietersen despite his role as Twenty20 captain but believes that changes had to be made after a "disaster" of a tour in Australia

Broad 'not deeply involved' in KP axe

Fifties from opener Marcus North and Adam Voges helped Western Australia reach a strong position against New South Wales on the second day of their Sheffield Shield game

North, Voges fifties boost Western Australia

Tasmania's lower-order batsmen made useful contributions to put up a competitive total, one that appeared stronger after the bowlers dismissed three Queensland batsmen cheaply

Burns resists Tasmania with fifty

Munaf Patel, the India fast bowler, has expressed his surprise at not being picked by an franchise in the IPL auctions

Munaf mystified by IPL exclusion

Michael Klinger converted his overnight hundred into a double-century, and Tim Ludeman scored a ton too, as South Australia shut out Victoria's chances of victory at the Adelaide Oval

Klinger double flattens Victoria

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said India need spinners Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha in the team, and attributed the losses in New Zealand to the spin department, not the pacers

'Harbhajan, Ojha must in Tests' - Ganguly

An investigating officer in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, who had deposed before the Mudgal Committee, has called for the entire case to be handled by one nodal force, like the National Investigation Agency, instead of several independent units

Tamil Nadu police officer seeks umbrella IPL probe

Muttiah Muralitharan and Virender Sehwag are among the players named in the MCC squad for next month's Champion County match in Abu Dhabi

Muralitharan, Sehwag to captain MCC

MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh because of a side strain. Virat Kohli will lead India in Dhoni's absence and Dinesh Karthik slots in as the replacement wicketkeeper

Dhoni out of Asia Cup with side strain

In Tehelka, V Krishnaswamy profiles N Srinivasan and N Ramachandran, who control hold the most coveted positions in Indian sport as heads of the BCCI and Indian Olympic Association respectively

Keeping control of Indian sport within the family