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As many as four run-outs, including that of top-scorer Chamari Atapattu denied Sri Lanka Women a chance to claim the series as they lost by nine runs to India Women in the second T20 in Vizianagaram

Run-outs deny SL Women series win

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on January 26, 2014

All-round Wells stars in Otago win

A round-up of the Super Six games of the World Cup Qualifiers on January 26, 2014

Khurram century powers UAE to victory

A round-up of the play-off matches in the ICC World Cup 2015 Qualifier played on January 26 2014

Netherlands stroll to seven-wicket win

New Zealand have named an unchanged squad for the two Tests against India from the one that beat West Indies 2-0 in December. The selectors, also announced that Jesse Ryder will travel with the squad as back-up for Ross Taylor, whose second child is due

NZ name unchanged squad for Tests

Yuvraj Singh and Anjum Chopra have been awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for their services to cricket

Yuvraj and Anjum Chopra get Padma Shri

Round-up of the President's Trophy matches that ended on January 25, 2013

Abid, Maqbool put United Bank in final

Nathan Lyon and Nic Maddinson helped Sydney Sixers to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sydney Thunder that gave the Sixers a good chance of hosting a BBL semi-final

Lyon helps Sixers move into second place

In the Age, Greg Baum describes a bleak future for international cricket and traces it back to the imposition of the draft proposal put forth by the BCCI, ECB and CA

A haunting future for cricket

Sri Lanka Women turned their form around after being whitewashed in the ODI series, with a three-wicket win against India Women in the first of the three T20s in Vizianagaram

Siriwardene fifty gives SL first win of the tour

Ben Stokes believes he revels in a confrontational atmosphere after being at the centre of a heated exchange with James Faulkner at the WACA

'I'm up for the fight' - Stokes

Central Districts had crashed to 27 for 7 in a chase of 70 against Northern Districts before Kieran Noema-Barnett and Kruger van Wyk scored secured a three-wicket win

Central Districts survive scare in small chase

A round-up of Ram Slam T20 Challenge matches that took place on January 24

Dolphins cut Cobras' lead

Vijay Zol, the Maharashtra batsman and India Under-19 captain, will be available for his side's Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka, which begins in Hyderabad on January 29

Vijay Zol available for Ranji Trophy final

This year's IPL auction takes on increased significance for county cricket and Northamptonshire are the latest club to confirm they will have a vested interest on February 12

Northants confirm three for IPL auction

Pakistan Women capitalised on a poor batting display by South Africa Women to win the final of the PCB Qatar Women's 20-Over Tri-series by seven wickets in Doha on Friday

All-round Pakistan Women claim T20 title

Alastair Cook was able to offer a more clear-headed appraisal of his views on the captaincy, after indicating last week that he could give up the one-day job

Cook wants to lead England at World Cup

It was a long time coming but England finally beat Australia and it was the all-round performance of Ben Stokes that went a long way to ending the barren run

Stokes gives Cook cause to smile

24-Jan-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah at the WACA

Fareed seven-for destroys Pakistan U-19s

Fareed Ahmed ran through Pakistan Under-19s batting to finish with figures of 7 for 21 as Afghanistan Under-19s won the third and final one-dayer at the Gadaffi Stadium by 214 runs