Miscellaneous

Zimbabwe's giddy ride continues at the top of the Super Six table today, with Australia as their opponents and Lord's, at near capacity, the venue

Clitheroe skipper Phil Bishop believes his team have the potential to be in the Jennings Ribblesdale League shake-up come the end of the season

Biman made a remarkable turn-around after two consecutive defeats when the national airline outfit, thriving on twin tons, floored holders Abahani Krira Chakra by six wickets in an eventful Janakantha Premier League match, which concluded at the

SYDNEY, Jan 18 (AFP) - It is the rallying leap of sports fans worldwide but Australian police want it banned at cricket matches -- the Mexican Wave may be fun, they said Monday, but it is a threat to spectators and players

Far too often, the NatWest Trophy final, traditionally played on the first Saturday in September, has offered much and delivered little

Sri Lanka will be looking to their injured skipper Sanath Jayasuriya to lead the way with the bat when they meet India in a vital Aiwa Cup tri-nation one-day match at the R

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HAVING lasted only four balls yesterday, Mark Taylor is clinging onto the Australian captaincy by his very fingertips

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 24 (AFP) - Legspinner Stuart MacGill, who almost bowled Australia to victory in the rain-hit drawn first Ashes Test against England here Tuesday, has been dropped for the next Test in Perth

PERTH, Australia, Nov 27 (AFP) - Veteran fast bowler Angus Fraser has been dropped from the England side for in the second Ashes Test against Australia starting at the WACA ground here Saturday

PERTH, Australia, Dec 18 (AFP) - Legendary fast bowler Dennis Lillee Friday published a detailed account of a controversial betting incident during a Test match in England saying he never lost any sleep over it

LONDON, Dec 21 (AFP) - South African allrounder Jacques Kallis has agreed a two-year contract with Glamorgan and will join the English County Championship side from next season, Glamorgan announced on Monday

HOBART, Australia, Dec 22 (AFP) - In-form batsman Greg Blewett will lead an Australian A side in three one-day cricket matches against Sri Lanka early next month

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Sri Lanka recover to 254/5 after early problems, with Tillekeratne and Kaluwitharana sharing a good partnership in the 1st Test against Pakistan

THE Trinidad and Tobago cricket team arrived in Jamaica very confident of being the first winners of the Red Stripe Bowl, and completing a hattrick in regional One-day cricket

LANCASHIRE are set to field one of their youngest ever batting line-ups as they aim to bounce back from their championship disaster and stay top of the Axa Life Sunday League at Taunton tomorrow

August 31st England take the one day international series against Pakistan, by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead after comfortably winning the second game by 107 runs

The last time New Zealand beat England in this country was at Trent Bridge in 1986, when their team were sufficiently strong to win not only that series but also two against Australia, home and away, the previous winter

The Australian Under-19 side, who start the NatWest one-day series against their English counterparts at Canterbury this morning, will bring some quality and mystique to a late summer