Cricket News

A characteristic half-century from Jacques Kallis ensured that South Africa overcame some spin-related jitters, scrapping to an 4-wicket win in the opening game of the Future Cup on a breezy day at Belfast

Sri Lanka Cricket said that there was no truth in the reports that the board had approached South African Jonty Rhodes and Australian Greg Blewett for the job

Dav Whatmore has been tipped by Inzamam ul-Haq to be Pakistan's new coach

Talat Ali has played down rumours of disgruntlement within the side over the appointment of Salman Butt as vice-captain

Sri Lanka ground down the visitors in humid conditions, with 125 runs coming in the first session, 107 in the second and 118 in the third as the lead swelled to 488

Cricketers from seven ICC Associate countries are participating in the MRF-Asian Cricket Council High Performance programme at the MRF Pace Foundation from June 25 to July 4

London-based physiotherapist Nitin Patel is named as replacement for the injured John Gloster

At least eight of the playing squad were feeling under the weather with Sreesanth, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ramesh Powar, RP Singh and Ajit Agarkar the worst hit

Mathew Sinclair says it is likely he will accept New Zealand's offer of a national contract amid reports he was not the selectors' first choice to replace Hamish Marshall in the squad

The future of the West Indies A-team tour of Zimbabwe was thrown into more doubt with a statement from Keith Mitchell, the Grenada prime minister, that in his view it is not safe for the side to travel

A watery round-up from the two Monday night Twenty20 matches which escaped the rain

Michael Vandort played his last Test over a year ago and it could have stayed that way had Upul Tharanga not broken a bone in his foot in the build-up to the first Test

India were plunged into trouble as a virus ran through their camp leaving them desperately short of fit players ahead of the opening match

The Galle Stadium will host the third Test between Sri Lanka and England in December 2006

Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, wants to play Test matches for some more time before retiring "in an honourable manner."

New Zealand women believe it's time to halt their losing slide against the world champions Australia

Jeremy Bray, Ireland's opening batsman, has branded the Irish Cricket Union's efforts at turning the game professional 'a joke'

Neil Drysdale on a solution to the funding problems stalling development among the Associates

Kenyon Ziehl, Zimbabwe Cricket's convenor of selectors, said the upcoming Zimbabwe A tour to South Africa next month is an ideal opportunity for fringe players to be exposed to the longer version of the game

Zimbabwe's national side looks set for a major overhaul after the beleaguered board held a week-long bowling course last week to aid in a fresh selection process