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Sahara Computers, a South African IT firm, have pledged KSh2.24m ($35,000 USD) for the sponsorship and funding of Kenya's regional cricket league which gets underway in January

George Binoy has the play of the day from Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium

Shoaib Akhtar has been taken to hospital for an MRI scan

Matthew Hoggard, the England fast bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo which gets underway tomorrow

John Dyson, the new West Indies coach, has said he needs to sit down with the players and discuss what is going wrong with the side

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has no problem with Australia resting their captain Ricky Ponting and their opener Matthew Hayden for the Twenty20 match between the two sides on Tuesday

Michael Clarke will not necessarily succeed Ricky Ponting as Australia's captain despite his promotion to the top job for next week's Twenty20 game against New Zealand, according to Adam Gilchrist

Brad Hogg is confident that a nail-trimming accident that left him with an infected finger on his spinning hand will not stop him playing in the Chappell-Hadlee Series

Nicky Boje has said he's prepared to help the Delhi police in the investigation into the match-fixing scandal of 2000

As Zimbabwe Cricket continue to hog the limelight on and off the field, Dean du Plessis, a top cricket analyst and commentator in Zimbabwe, says the board must return to the old system of player development, and selection on merit

New Zealanders narrowly lost by seven runs in their Chappell-Hadlee warm-up

Kirsten confirmed that he will be spending around 3-4 weeks with the team in Australia

Table-toppers Victoria host second-placed New South Wales at the MCG while South Australia head to Queensland

Steve Harmison is in line for his first Test appearance since the West Indies series in June

Upul Tharanga will replace the retired Sanath Jayasuriya in Sri Lanka's side for the second Test against England, at the SSC in Colombo, which starts on Sunday

Younis Khan, Pakistan's stand-in captain, has denied that he was reluctant to lead the side for the third Test against India in Bangalore

India suffered twin jolts ahead of the third Test with Sachin Tendulkar and Mahender Singh Dhoni being doubtful starters due to injuries

Peter Siddle is set to return from shoulder injury for Victoria in their Pura Cup game against Tasmania

The World Cup could have a major, and much-needed, overhaul following the success of the Twenty20 format

Shaun Tait will use the three one-dayers against New Zealand in his bid to get back into the Test frame