Kiwis cruise home in Soweto
Nathan Astle helped himself to a century and Stephen Fleming at last got himself among the runs as New Zealand eased into their South African tour with a 79-run one-day victory over a Highveld Strikers…
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Charged-up Kolkata win tight battle
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Sourav Ganguly's efforts with the ball helped his side earn a much-needed win (file photo) © AFP Desperately seeking points after a string of losses the Kolkata…
West Indies call in seven back-up players
Ruel Brathwaite: 'Delighted to be selected' © MCC West Indies have brought in seven players from outside their one-day squad as cover for their warm-up limited-overs match against the England Lions at Worcester on Thursday.…
A bizarre slowdown
Why on earth did Marlon Samuels, a natural hitter of the ball, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul make 20 runs in that dreary spell of 14 overs? © Getty Images Amit Varma and Anand Vasu discuss the…
Joseph steers West Indies to victory
West Indies XI 131 for 8 (Joseph 53*, Arnolda 3-25) beat Kandy XI 129 for 8 (Best 3-14, Jeremy 2-24, Morton 2-37) by two wickets Tino Best celebrates © Digicel Sylvester Joseph, with an unbeaten…
Murali braces up to prove a point
Muttiah Muralitharan: after years of being the target of sustained carping, he's now out to clear his name© Getty ImagesMuttiah Muralitharan recently wore a specially designed elbow brace to demonstrate to a crowd at the…
Wellington side making its mark in South Africa
Wellington's women's youth side has met with mixed fortunes on their tour of South Africa.They play their last two games today and tomorrow.They won both their games against composite Under-15 and Under-19 teams at Port…
Maiden victory revives India's hopes
Just when the wheels appeared to be falling off India's tour of Sri Lanka, theyresponded in style, brushing aside a severe injury crisis and thecontroversial suspension of their captain, to register an emphaticseven-wicket victory against…
Arsenal legend urges Wenger to use England forward over Giroud
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has urged Gunners manager Arsene Wenger to use Theo Walcott over Olivier Giroud as his team’s lone striker, according to reports from the Daily Star. The club have been heavily linked…
The Top TEN ‘disappointments’ within the Premier League this season
In what has been an extremely unpredictable and inconsistent Premier League season, we’ve seen a number of bright talking points with which to promote the league. Arsenal’s 5-3 win over Chelsea earlier in the season…