Giles' optimism fading fast
Despite his optimism of a full recovery in time for England's tour, Ashley Giles' chances appear to be receding © AFP Ashley Giles' chances of being fit for England's tour of India appear to be…
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Sumathipala meets LTTE officials
Board officials met with Tamil Tigers to discuss Cricket-Aid plans© Sri Lanka CricketThilanga Sumathipala, chairman of Cricket-Aid, led a Sri Lanka Cricket delegation to meet with LTTE sports officials over the weekend and agreed to…
Lancashire close gap at the top
Frizzell County Championship Division OneDivision One Table Lancashire 503-6 dec. and 24 for 0 beat Leicestershire 314 and 212 by 10 wickets ScorecardLancashire moved to within six points of Surrey at the top of Division…
Langeveldt replaces Donald on Zimbabwe tour
Boland's right-arm medium fast bowler Charl Langeveldt (26) has beenselected to replace Allan Donald on South Africa's tour to Zimbabwe.Donald has a bad dose of flu and will not be travelling to Zimbabwe with thesquad…
Klinger ton sees Gloucestershire home
ScorecardMichael Klinger continued his prolific limited-overs form (file photo)•Getty ImagesA Michael Klinger century guided Gloucestershire to a three-wicket win over Somerset at Bristol and maintained their strong position in the Royal London Cup Group A.The…
Kaneria hits out at 'lifeless pitches' in India
Danish Kaneria finished as Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the Tests against India but wasn't thrilled with the pitches© AFP Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, criticised the lifeless pitches prepared by India in the recent Test…
Ireland helped by local contacts
Niall O'Brien: 'Hopefully we'll be peaking in Nairobi and stay that way for the World Cup in the West Indies' © Getty Images Sometimes it helps to have friends in high places and Ireland's preparations…
Lee the best, says Ponting
Brett Lee dismisses Graeme Smith for 9 en route to a career-best bowling display © Getty Images Following a career-best bowling analysis in Australia's crushing 59-run win over South Africa at Melbourne yesterday, Brett Lee…
Premier League reaches the semi-final phase
Man in form: Mahela Jayawardene© Getty ImagesColts, Sinhalese Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club and Colombo Cricket Club will compete in the semi-finals of the Premier League, Sri Lanka's first-class three-day club competition, which start on…
England check on Flintoff and Hoggard ahead of 1st npower Test
Yorkshire and England pace bowler Matthew Hoggard underwent an ultra-sound scan on an abdominal injury today ahead of the 1st npower Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's starting on Thursday.The scan revealed strained abdominal muscles in…