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On the eve of their inaugural tour of England, Bangladesh's morale has received a major boost with the news that their inspirational coach, Dav Whatmore, has agreed to extend his contract by a further two years

Whatmore agrees to two-year extension

Fidel Edwards, the West Indian fast bowler, is all set to return to international cricket after recovering from a back injury which had kept him out for eight months.

Edwards ready for international return

Sachin Tendulkar has agreed to play for an Asia XI against an International XI in a Tsunami Relief charity game at The Oval on June 20

Tendulkar commits to Oval charity match

Malcolm Speed, the chief executive of the ICC, has suggested that corruption in sports should be made a criminal offence by governments worldwide, with those guilty facing a jail sentence of as many as ten years

Speed calls for legislation against sports cheats

Already 1-0 up in the Test series, South Africa's confidence has been further boosted by Shaun Pollock's return to the squad

Pollock ready to play at Bridgetown

The West Indies Cricket Board has called on the services of an Australian rugby union fitness specialist, in a bid to improve the athletic prowess of the Caribbean's cricketers

West Indies appoint fitness specialist

Yorkshire agrees for existing arrangement to remain in place

Yorkshire's Headingley deal falls through

A round-up of all the action from the latest round of matches in Division One of the County Championship

Giles and Tremlett in the wickets

Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe captain, has hit back at Andy Flower's accusation, made in May's edition of The Wisden Cricketer, that he ended his year-long protest against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) too soon, and returned to

Streak hits back at Flower

Jagmohan Dalmiya, the former BCCI president, has not yet given up hope of having Sourav Ganguly's six-match ban overturned

Dalmiya says the battle isn't over yet

Cathryn Fitzpatrick awarded with ASC scholarship

Fitzpatrick awarded with coaching scholarship

Australia announce 25-man list for awarding central contracts

Lewis and Cullen awarded with central contracts

As revealed by Cricinfo last week, Steve Tikolo has been reinstated as Kenya's captain six months after resigning the post and will lead Kenya in their Intercontinental Cup tie against Uganda starting on Friday

Tikolo back as Kenya's captain

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Ganguly's appeal rejected

Sourav Ganguly's appeal against the six-match ban for slow over-rates has been rejected by Michael Beloff QC, the ICC appeals commissioner

A back injury has forced Pedro Collins out of the third Test against South Africa at Bridgetown starting on Thursday

Back injury rules Collins out of third Test

The two-day practice match between University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI and the South Africans ended in a tame draw, with UWI XI scoring 250 for 5 in their first innings

South Africans draw practice match

Jimmy Allan, one of the best allrounders Scotland have produced, has died at the age of 73

Jimmy Allan dies

What was an excellent season on the field for Tama Canning was spoilt after a late-night drinking session left him red-faced and out of pocket

Canning fined over nightclub incident

Andrew Symonds, the Australian allrounder, is worried his career might stall on two Tests after he missed a spot in the squad for the Ashes tour

End of the Test road for Symonds?