Cricket News

The Australian government has decided to cut down gambling advertisements and the broadcasting of live odds during television coverage of all sports, including cricket, in response to the blurring line between commentators and bookmakers

Australia to limit betting ads in sports

27-May-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Narrow loss "heartbreaking" - Porterfield

Ireland captain William Porterfield said his side felt "disappointed" after their hopes for a maiden series win over a Test nation were quashed as Pakistan won 1-0.

Former international umpire John Holder has alleged that he was offered money to manipulate an ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Sharjah in 1993

Ex-umpire Holder alleges fixing offer in 1993

Shashank Manohar, the former BCCI president, has said the Indian board should seek a probe into all the IPL 2013 matches by an external investigation agency

Launch external investigation into all IPL 2013 games - Manohar

Along with Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and John Wright had formed a strong mentoring group for Mumbai Indians which Kumble thought "seemed complete"

Mentor Kumble relishes Mumbai win

Michael Clarke flew out of Sydney on Sunday night confident that a strong start to Australia's tour of England in the Champions Trophy could have a knock-on effect for the Ashes

Australia 'focused on Champions Trophy'

27-May-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Footitt's five too much for Scotland

Half-centuries from Chesney Hughes and Shivnarine Chanderpaul earned Derbyshire victory over Scotland after Mark Footitt had taken five wickets for the visitors in Edinburgh

A rapid half-century by Steven Crook gave Northamptonshire the platform to open their Yorkshire Bank 40 account for the season with a 42-run win

Drops prove costly for Worcestershire

Openers Josh Cobb and Greg Smith both hit centuries as Leicestershire beat Somerset by six wickets in a spectacular run-laden Yorkshire Bank 40 clash at Grace Road

Cobb and Smith secure epic chase

Nottinghamshire maintained their 100 per cent start to this season's Yorkshire Bank 40 competition when they pulled off a comprehensive 89-run win over Netherlands at Trent Bridge

Nottinghamshire make it five from five

Chris Jordan played a crucial role with both bat and ball as Sussex kept up the pressure at the top of Group A

All-round Jordan key in tight contest

Half-centuries from Benny Howell, Michael Klinger and Ian Cockbain guided Gloucestershire to a 29-run victory against Unicorns in a Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C game in Bristol.

Cockbain trumps Lancefield's best

Moments after Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title, Sachin Tendulkar announced he had played his last IPL

Tendulkar announces IPL retirement

All results were just about possible by the close last night but this game between two of the second division's promotion favourites turned into the dullest of stalemates

Croft, Cross only winners on dull day

26-May-2013•David Lloyd at the Ageas Bowl

Kamran, Wahab dash Irish hopes

In the feudal world of cricket, an Associate nation has never beaten a Full Member in an international series, but Ireland came desperately close to beating Pakistan before a breathtaking partnership took the game, and series, away

26-May-2013•The Report by Ger Siggins

Aggressive Mumbai end title drought

Kept alive by Kieron Pollard's fighting 60 off 32, the Mumbai Indians bowlers attacked their way to a first IPL title

26-May-2013•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Sreesanth and Chavan apply for bail

Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila have been remanded to two more days of police custody, while the third Ankeet Chavan has been moved to judicial custody

N Srinivasan has promised a fair investigation by a commission, which will include a member independent of the board, into the charges against Gurunath Meiyappan

Srinivasan promises fair investigation