Gujarat Lions v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Rajkot

Pant, bowlers help Daredevils crush Lions

May 3, 2016: In another clinical display, Delhi Daredevils' bowlers restricted table-toppers Gujarat Lions to 149, setting up a convincing eight-wicket win in Rajkot's last game of the season

Sri Lanka news

Selectors will 'have to start from the bottom' - Jayasuriya

May 3, 2016: Sri Lanka's new selectors will have to "start from the bottom", chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said, after selection strategy between his two stints had set the team back

DPL 2016

Naeem Islam jnr sets up big win for Mohammedan Sporting

May 3, 2016: Mohammedan Sporting Club thumped Legends of Rupganj by seven wickets in their Dhaka Premier League match in Fatullah

ICC news

South Africa slip to sixth in Test rankings, Pakistan rise to third

May 3, 2016: South Africa have dropped to No. 6 on the ICC Test rankings, while Pakistan have climbed up to third place, in the annual update released by the ICC

India in Zimbabwe 2016

Zimbabwe to host India for three ODIs and three T20s

May 3, 2016: Zimbabwe are set to host India for three ODIs and three T20s in June at the Harare Sports Club

Sri Lanka in England 2016

Mathews hints at giving Dickwella chance at No. 3

May 3, 2016: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has hinted that they might give wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella a chance at No. 3 in the upcoming Tests against England

Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Kolkata

KKR seek to climb high as IPL returns to Eden

May 3, 2016: Kolkata Knight Riders have a settled, balanced team, well suited to home conditions, and will start as favourites against Kings XI Punjab

30th match, Bangalore

Yusuf Pathan propels Kolkata home with fiery 60

May 3, 2016: Yusuf Pathan's unbeaten 29-ball 60 helped Kolkata beat Bangalore by five wickets in the Indian Twenty20 competition on Monday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Bangalore

'Did not think the target would be too difficult' - Yusuf

May 3, 2016: Yusuf Pathan entered at 66 for 3 with 120 runs required from the final 11 overs and stayed till the end to take Knight Riders home with five wickets and five balls to spare

The slowest IPL century, and all-new XIs

May 3, 2016: Also: the oldest maiden Test centurions, most Test matches missed, and keeper-captains' double-hundreds

Why aren't Pakistan's captaincy candidates getting the grooming they need?

May 3, 2016: Yet again, like with so much else, the PCB has missed a trick

County cricket 2016

Leicester City's triumph offers vital lessons in meritocracy

May 2, 2016: At a time when the stock of their neighbours at Grace Road has rarely been lower, Leicester City's glory is a reminder of why elitism in sport should be challenged

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Rahul's batting sizzles, keeping fizzles

May 2, 2016: A costly missed stumping off a rampaging Andre Russell turned KL Rahul's third consecutive half-century into a distant memory and hastened another defeat for Royal Challengers

Gujarat Lions v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Rajkot

Off field bonding puts Billings at ease on the field with Daredevils

May 2, 2016: Sam Billings had to wait until April 30 to make his IPL debut, but his 54 off 34 balls showed he'd been soaking up every opportunity with team-mates and management staff before then to enhance his game

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Bangalore

The legspinner's seam-up, quicker delivery

May 2, 2016: Plays of the day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

'The outpouring of emotion was like I'd died'

May 2, 2016: James Taylor, who was forced to retire at 26 due to a serious heart condition, talks about how his life has been turned upside down, and how he'll battle the illness just as he battled for his England career

India news

State associations will have to fall in line with Lodha reforms - Supreme Court

May 2, 2016: The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that all state cricket associations will have to "fall in line" with recommendations of Justice RM Lodha led-panel on structural reforms in the BCCI

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Bangalore

RCB hapless against Yusuf, Russell charge

May 2, 2016:

Northants v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Northampton, 2nd day

Northants openers steady before rain

May 2, 2016: Shiv Thakor and Andy Carter shared a whirlwind stand of 48 for the 10th wicket to give Derbyshire three batting points and a handy total of 324 on the second day at Northampton

Sussex v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Hove, 2nd day

Horton hundred tightens Leicestershire's grip

May 2, 2016: Paul Horton's first Championship hundred for Leicestershire tightened their grip midway through their second division match against Sussex at Hove