India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day

India aim for one final push

Feb 17, 2010: The wicket of Jacques Kallis in what turned out to be the penultimate over of the day's play has given India an outstanding chance of closing out the match

South African news

Dolphins terminate contracts of five seniors

Feb 17, 2010: Andrew Hall, Johann Louw, Alfonso Thomas, Pierre de Bruyn and Hylton Ackerman have been informed that they are no longer required by the Durban-based team

Pakistan news

Pakistan team contracts on hold due to inquiry

Feb 17, 2010: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not award annual central contracts to its players until the inquiry report into the team's dismal performance on their tour of Australia is released

Pakistan v Pakistan A T20, Abu Dhabi

Pakistan embarrassed by Pakistan A

Feb 17, 2010: After a disastrous Australian tour, Pakistan's confidence will not have been helped as they were overcome by an inexperienced Pakistan A in their warm-up game ahead of the twenty20 series against England.

Indian Premier League news

New IPL franchises to be revealed on March 7

Feb 17, 2010: The winners of the bid for the two new IPL franchises will be announced on March 8, according to Lali Modi, the tournament's commissioner

Australian domestic news

Busy Hopes locks in Queensland game

Feb 17, 2010: James Hopes will be rushed back to Brisbane for Saturday's vital FR Cup clash against Victoria for his second match in two days

New Zealand v Bangladesh, only Test, Hamilton, 3rd day

Mahmudullah cherishes maiden ton

Feb 17, 2010: Mahmudullah's ecstatic on-field celebrations were followed by a chirpy press conference after stumps

2011 World Cup news

ICC unhappy with facilities in Bangalore

Feb 17, 2010: The ICC has written to the Indian board expressing concerns over the facilities at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium, one of the eight venues for the 2011 World Cup

Australia v West Indies, 2009-10

Christian walks into Twenty20 squad

Feb 17, 2010: Daniel Christian is in line to become the second player of Aboriginal heritage to play an international for Australia

England in Bangladesh 2009-10

Mortaza heads to Australia for rehab

Feb 17, 2010: Mashrafe Mortaza is to fly to Australia to aid his recovery from surgery on his knees and make a return to the Bangladesh squad

The third annual ESPNcricinfo Awards

Tendulkar, Watson, Dilshan in contention

Feb 17, 2010: These are the five innings that have made the ESPNcricinfo awards shortlist for ODI innings of 2009

Afghanistan v Canada, Sharjah, 1st ODI

Last-ball heroics take Afghanistan home

Feb 16, 2010: Afghanistan needed a dramatic last-ball run out to edge a thriller against Canada after Ashish Bagai almost carried the underdogs to victory

Stanbic Bank Twenty20 Series

Tuskers edge Rhinos in a thriller

Feb 16, 2010: A round-up of the fifth round of games from the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe

RBS one-day competition, 4th day

Undefeated teams maintain supremacy

Feb 16, 2010: A round-up of matches from the fourth day of the RBS one-day competition

England in UAE 2009-10

Players need IPL to develop - Swann

Feb 16, 2010: Graeme Swann has followed Paul Collingwood's lead by expressing disappointment that England players don't get more exposure to Twenty20 through the IPL

Ireland news

Simmons relishing West Indies challenge

Feb 16, 2010: Phil Simmons is relishing a return to the Caribbean, where he will attempt to guide Ireland to the latter stages of the World Twenty20 tournament after their success at the Qualifiers.

Indian Premer League 2010

IPL security concerns intensify

Feb 16, 2010: The 313 Brigade, Al-Qaeda's operational arm in Pakistan, issued a warning to "the international community" to not send its representatives to major sports events being staged in India, including the IPL

England news

Twenty20 tournaments will benefit English cricket - Vaughan

Feb 16, 2010: He believes the ECB in particular is still wearing their blinkers and that is important that England, at the grassroots level, embraces the opportunity to participate in international Twenty20 leagues with an eye on the next generation of players

Indian Premier League 2010

Cuttack gets two Deccan Chargers games

Feb 16, 2010: The IPL has made another change to its schedule for the third edition, with Cuttack named as one of the new home venues for the Deccan Chargers

Indian Premier League 2010

Indian news channels not to cover IPL 2010

Feb 16, 2010: The IPL has been hit with another potential controversy with Indian news broadcasters deciding not to cover the third season in protest against what it called "arbitrary" guidelines and contentious clauses regarding tournament footage