Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 10th round, 1st day

Arshad and Ijaz put Faisalabad on top

Feb 19, 2009: A round of the first day's play from the tenth round of Quaid-e-Azam trophy matches

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2008-09

'Isolation' camp a success, Alam says

Feb 19, 2009: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said the decision to hold the team's preparation camp ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka in isolation was justified

UAE ban tennis player

ICC take note of Dubai's Israel stance

Feb 19, 2009: Dubai's refusal to allow Israeli player Shahar Peer a visa to play in the Dubai WTA event should serve as a warning to the ICC, which moved its headquarters to the UAE in 2005

England in the West Indies 2008-09

Amjad Khan and Bopara to provide cover for Flintoff

Feb 19, 2009: England have called up Kent fast bowler Amjad Khan and Essex allrounder Ravi Bopara as cover for the injured Andrew Flintoff

County news

Stewart takes on Surrey coaching role

Feb 19, 2009: Alec Stewart, the former England captain, will return to Surrey after agreeing to join the club's cricket management team

Stanford financial fallout

Million-dollar cricketers may not have been paid

Feb 19, 2009: The fallout from the Stanford scandal continues to be felt with reports that some of the West Indian players who scooped the US$1 million-a-head jackpot in last November's Stanford 20/20 for 20 have not been paid

South African Board President's XI v Australians, Potchefstroom

Australia aim to acclimatise

Feb 19, 2009: As preparation for a crucial Test series goes it's not ideal, so Australia's only warm-up game ahead of the first Test in Johannesburg will be a vital step as they aim to cling on to the No. 1 ranking that they now hold by their fingernails

Allen Stanford fallout

Stanford 'dirty money' concerns counties

Feb 19, 2009: Rod Bransgrove has suggested that the first-class counties hand back the £18,000 they each received as a result of England's participation in the Stanford 20/20 for 20

India news

Azhar joins Congress party

Feb 19, 2009: Mohammad Azharuddin, the former India captain who ended his international career embroiled in the match-fixing crisis, has joined the Congress party

Indian Cricket League

Butt asks Yousuf to settle issues with board

Feb 19, 2009: Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has appealed to Mohammad Yousuf to stop going public over his future as a Pakistan player and instead sort out the issue privately with the board

Indian Premier League 2009

IPL loses out on $31 million deal

Feb 19, 2009: With just over a month to go for its second season, the IPL has lost out on a US$31.16 million deal because of a dispute between Sony, its broadcasters and prime sponsor, and Big TV, a direct-to-home (DTH) provider

Beyond The Test World

Hong Kong face tough decisions on loan

Feb 19, 2009: Plans by the Hong Kong board to borrow more than US$125,000 to help build a more professional organisation by hiring a full-time chief executive may proceed despite the international economic crisis

India in New Zealand 2008-09

A more even playing field now - Vettori

Feb 19, 2009: Daniel Vettori has said India will adjust to New Zealand conditions much faster compared to their previous tour in 2002-03

Pro20 semi-final round-up

Cobras and Eagles head to final after nail-biters

Feb 19, 2009: A round-up of the third leg of Pro20 semi-final matches

Sheffield Shield 2008-09

MCG unlikely to host Shield final

Feb 19, 2009: A concert to raise money for the Victorian bushfire victims is expected to force the Sheffield Shield final away from the MCG

Unfinished business

Feb 19, 2009: Following the farce at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium, we look at other matches that have ended prematurely

Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008-09

Mathews 270 powers Basnahira North to innings win

Feb 18, 2009: A round-up of the opening matches of the 2008-09 Inter-Provincial tournament

Tasmania v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 3rd day

Calm Marsh guides Tasmania to second spot

Feb 18, 2009: The captain Dan Marsh showed a cool head as Tasmania completed a fine comeback against Western Australia

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua, 4th day

Chanderpaul and Sarwan dig in for Windies

Feb 18, 2009: On an arduous day of Test cricket at the Antigua Recreation Ground, West Indies' hopes of retaining their 1-0 lead over England rested with their veteran pairing of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan

Australia in South Africa 2008-09

No more turbulence for McGain

Feb 18, 2009: The Australian team has moved on from Bryce McGain's missed flight to South Africa