Sri Lanka news

SLC writes to Indian board about early release of IPL players

May 8, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has written to the BCCI, asking whether some Sri Lanka players could be released early from the ongoing IPL to prepare for next month's Champions trophy in England, according to SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga

Hope is a waking dream for Glamorgan

May 8, 2013: Despite a brief nightmare on one afternoon at Colwyn Bay, Glamorgan have gone from strength to strength and it has been a great start to the season

Australia news

Keith Bradshaw faces another cancer fight

May 8, 2013: Keith Bradshaw, the South Australian Cricket Association chief executive, has suffered a recurrence of the cancer he battled during his former role as CEO of the MCC in London

The England (and Wales) tour preview

May 8, 2013: This week Lane and Wells are joined by Andrew Alderson on the eve of his epic trip to the motherland to cover the New Zealand tour and the Champions Trophy, Tony Blain checks in with a novella-sized postcard, and Sir Richard Hadlee's Changing Pace

Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2013, Mumbai

'Please don't leave cricket, Sachin'

May 8, 2013: KKR didn't really show up, but Tendulkar did. What's to complain

Newsfile, May 8

How KKR can make the playoffs, how CSK could miss out

May 8, 2013: A round-up of IPL news from May 8, 2013

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo

Sibanda ton secures rare series win

May 8, 2013: Vusi Sibanda brought up his second ODI hundred by hitting the winning runs that secured Zimbabwe a rare series victory, against Bangladesh in Bulawayo

Mumbai v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Mumbai

'Aggressive' Tendulkar keeps on sharing and enjoying

May 8, 2013: He has looked to be aggressive whenever he has got in, Sachin Tendulkar has said

ICC news

FAQs: all you need to know about the ICC cricket committee

May 8, 2013: In view of the controversy surrounding Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC cricket committee, here's an overview of the committee and purposes it serves

Australia news

Channel Ten makes bold play for TV rights

May 8, 2013: Channel Nine may be closer to losing the television rights to international cricket in Australia than at any time in the past 33 years, after their rival Ten made a bold combined bid for both international and BBL matches

Daredevils: abandoned by mathematics

May 8, 2013: Just when you think it can't get more painful than a session with your dentist, the Daredevils arrive

Mumbai v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Mumbai

An impact player without the impact

May 8, 2013: Whichever way you spin it, Yusuf Pathan has failed to be the match-changer Kolkata Knight Riders hoped he could be

A classic turns fifty

May 8, 2013: A passionate expression of CLR James' love for an imperialist game, the book was rooted in a quest to rid the world of racism and class oppression

May 8, 2013

Miller clobbers unbeaten ton to help Punjab beat Bangalore

May 8, 2013: David Miller's unbeaten 101 from 38 balls helped Punjab pull of a miraculous six-wicket win over star-studded Bangalore on Monday.

The Tiger and the Fox

May 8, 2013: Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett were the greatest spin-bowling partnership of their age, and arguably the best in Test history

Lancashire v Essex, Old Trafford, 1st day

Responsible Napier rallies Essex

May 7, 2013: Graham Napier made an unbeaten century batting with the tail to lift Essex towards a respectable total against Lancashire

Yorkshire v Somerset, Headingley, 1st day

Rashid proves agreeable for Yorkshire

May 7, 2013: Adil Rashid made an unbeaten hundred and proclaimed he and Yorkshire were 'getting along nicely' after a difficult period

Mumbai v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Mumbai

The faulty tower, and the Tendulkar five

May 7, 2013: Plays of the day from the game between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai

South African cricket

Miller beginning to fulfill best-laid plans

May 7, 2013: The South African batsman was groomed for international sport from an early age and the returns on investment are beginning to come in

England Lions v New Zealanders, Tour match, Grace Road

Root begins captaincy examination

May 7, 2013: His young features bely a grown-up temperament and steely focus that prompted England to test Joe Root's leadership credentials