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Virat Kohli, the Delhi middle-order batsman, has been named captain of the India Under-19 squad for the World Cup in Malaysia next month

India name Kohli as U-19 captain

Sony Entertainment Television has secured a 10-year rights deal for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the officially-sanctioned Twenty20 league, for more than US$1 billion

Sony and World Sports Group bag IPL television rights

Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble, it is learnt, have decided to scrap the catching agreement that was agreed upon before the series

Captains scrap catching agreement

Trinidad's Brian Lara Stadium should be completed before year end, according to Gary Hunt, Trinidad & Tobago's sports minister

Brian Lara Stadium continues to attract flak

Sri Lanka have banked on pace for the CB Series in Australia after naming six fast bowlers

Sri Lanka opt for pace in one-day squad

14-Jan-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

India withdraw charge against Hogg

India have dropped their charge of racial abuse against Brad Hogg in an effort to put aside the controversies of the Sydney Test

Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, has denied that he is on the verge of retiring after rumours began circulating during the second Test against Bangladesh in Wellington

Fleming denies quit talk

Adam Gilchrist said that Australia have moved on from the controversies of the Sydney Test and are eager to break the Test record for most successive wins

'We are desperate to get the 17th win' - Gilchrist

14-Jan-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

New Road flooded again

New Road, Worcestershire's home ground, has been hit by another flood just as it was on the path to recovery after twice being underwater last season.

So quick are the prospects in Perth that Australia are likely to go in without a specialist spinner for the first time in 16 years

Pacy Perth has tongues wagging

Gary Kirsten, soon to take over as India's Test coach, says he personally feels Rahul Dravid is better suited to the No.3 position

Kirsten: Dravid best suited for No. 3

A round-up of the fifth round of matches in the State Shield

Auckland top, first win for Canterbury

The Queensland batsman Greg Moller has finally overcome a hamstring injury

Queensland welcome back hamstrung Moller

New Zealand have announced their 15-player squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia next month

New Zealand name 15 for Malaysia

South Australia reached the final against New South Wales thanks to an emphatic 140-run win over Victoria under the lights in Adelaide on Friday

Scorching Scorpions reach one-day final

14-Jan-2008•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

Criticism drives Ponting to improve

Ricky Ponting has used the strong public reaction to his side over the past week to pin-point areas Australia need to improve

The Australian team held a round-table discussion on the spirit of cricket on Sunday night

Australians hold Perth meeting on spirit of cricket

Gatorade Pacers' Bangalore edition was successfully held at the National Cricket Academy ground

Gatorade Pacers hits Bangalore

Ashley Giles, Warwickshire's director of cricket, has expressed interest in signing Shaun Pollock, the South Africa allrounder who retired from international cricket on Friday

Warwickshire keen to sign Pollock