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The Pakistan team management has denied the rape allegation levelled at a team member, but the board has launched an investigation into the matter

Pakistan management denies rape charge

The first charity match between New Zealand and the FICA World XI has raised more than NZ$500,000 towards relief work for the victims of the tsunami disaster

Match raises more than NZ$500,00

The first charity match between New Zealand and the FICA World XI has raised more than NZ$500,000 towards relief work for the victims of the tsunami disaster

Match raises more than NZ$500,00

The first charity match between New Zealand and the FICA World XI has raised more than NZ$500,000 towards relief work for the victims of the tsunami disaster

Match raises more than NZ$500,00

Stuart Clark took a five-wicket haul to help New South Wales to a 200-run Pura Cup victory against South Australia, who required 495 to win

Clark bowls NSW to victory

A Pakistan player has been accused of raping a woman in Melbourne during the team's current tour of Australia

Pakistan player accused of rape

The former West Indies Test allrounder Bernard Julien is battling throat cancer, according to a report in the Trinidad Express newspaper

Bernard Julien battles throat cancer

Duncan Brede, a cricketer who represents the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), has been banned for two months under Cricket Australia's Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for prohibited substances

Duncan Brede banned for two months

Queensland raced to the top of the table with a 168-run victory over Tasmania at Bellerive Oval

Queensland romp to the top

Jeff Wilson has been included in New Zealand's team for the first game of the three-match series against the FICA World XI to be played at the Jade Stadium in Christchurch tomorrow

Wilson included for first game

Shoaib Akhtar will take no further part in the VB Series because the Pakistan Board wants to ensure his fitness in time for next month's tour of India

Shoaib Akhtar to return to Pakistan

Adam Gilchrist is being rested for Australia's next two matches in the one-day VB Series

Gilchrist rested for next two games

A solid batting performance from the Indian Under-19 team, with three players making half-centuries, took them to 311 for 6 at the end of the first day of the opening Test against their English counterparts

India A make promising start to series

Avishka Gunawardene and Kaushal Lokuarachchi have finally been cleared of drunken misconduct during the ICC Champions Trophy in England last year after a disciplinary inquiry unearthed no evidence to substantiate newspaper allegations

Gunawardene and Lokuarachchi cleared of misconduct

Upul Chandana, the Sri Lankan legspinning allrounder, has signed as one of Gloucestershire's overseas players for the coming season

Chandana signs for Gloucestershire

Jimmy Maher, the captain, controlled Queensland's push for a big lead with a blazing 170 on day three against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval

Maher tames Tasmania with 170

Callum Ferguson finally gave South Australia something to smile about when he joined Nathan Adcock in an 84-run stand as they battled for a draw against New South Wales

Ferguson fights rampant Blues with half-century

The venues of the three Tests and five one-day internationals for Pakistan's tour of India, which starts next month, have been announced

Mohali, Ahmedabad and Bangalore to host Pakistan Tests

Ricky Ponting has expressed his appreciation of the International Cricket Council's efforts to root out illegal bowling actions from the game

Ponting warms to ICC crackdown