Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. The tourists, who were bowled out for 90 in their first innings, hit back to dismiss Sri Lanka for 240 and then cruised to 178-1 in their second knock by stumps on the second day. .. more »

Hosts South Africa named a provisional squad of 20 players for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament to be held from September 22 to October 5. Cricket South Africa selection committee convenor Mike Proctor said the squad would be trimmed to the final 15 prior to the start of the tournament. The squad comprises 15 players who participated in the .. more »

Apart from Bob Woolmer’s unfortunate death, India’s shocking exit and Pakistan’s loss to Ireland, the 2007 ICC World Cup is also remembered for its excruciatingly lengthy format. Of course, the Australians won the title again, in fact thrice in succession. But that bit came after 49 days of cricket that seemed like never ending. Compare that .. more »

Australia’s batting might in the drawn Ashes opener was mirrored in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen with opener Simon Katich, middle-order batsmen Marcus North and stumper Brad Haddin achieving career-best slots. Katich, who scored 122, has gone up by four places and now sits in 14th position alongside India great Sachin .. more »

Recuperating from a muscle tear, which ruled him out of the first two Ashes Tests, Australian speedster Brett Lee is pinning hope on third Test in Edgbaston to return to the side. Lee had began fantastically for the Ashes by taking six wickets in the warm-up but the injury played spoilsport... more »

The majority of people reading this preview would not have been born when England last beat Australia in a test match at Lords. The majority of people who saw the England tail enders Monty Panesar and Jimmy Anderson take England to a draw in the first test will still be pinching themselves. That’s what they did though and its all square with 4 .. more »

London, July 13 (ANI): Six English Premier League players are allegedly awaiting results of HIV tests after it was reported that a girl whom they had bedded was infected with the virus. According to reports, the players were shocked to know about the virus and were suggested to take HIV tests in order to confirm whether they have contracted it. .. more »

New York, July 13 (ANI): Want to vent out your anger on Bernard Madoff personally? Well, you can at least write a mail to the fraudster via MadoffMail.com. The site is offering people a chance to send emails that will be eventually delivered to the scammer in prison. “Whether you were one of (Madoff’s) victims or not, now’s your chance to .. more »

Beirut (Lebanon), July 13 (ANI): The political and social rifts that have opened in Iran because of the disputed presidential general elections and its bloody aftermath could lead to the nation’s “disintegration”, a presidential candidate has warned. In a statement published on his website, Mohsen Rezai called for reconciliation and spoke .. more »

Lahore, July 13 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt will not attend the World Cup 2011 logo unveiling ceremony to be held in Mumbai on July 14, and has instead appointed Director (cricket operations), Zakir Khan to represent the board at the function. However, the PCB has still not decided whether to participate in the two-day .. more »

London, Jul 13 (ANI): The judges on Brit television music talent show ‘The X Factor’ reportedly use code names whenever they check in to hotels, so that no one will know who they are. According to reports, the four panellists use the fake titles when they travel across the UK for auditions. Music mogul Simon Cowell, 49, calls himself General .. more »

Australia held the advantage in the first Ashes Test against England at the close of day three on Friday despite Michael Clarke missing the opportunity to become the third centurion of the innings. The tourists reached 479-5 when bad light stopped play to lead England by 44 runs. Vice-captain Clarke was dismissed for 83 in a six-over period .. more »

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought clarification over an invitation to attend a World Cup 2011 organising committee meeting as it continues a legal challenge to being stripped of matches. The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup 2011 meets in Mumbai on Tuesday to decide the fate of Pakistan’s share of 14 matches which were .. more »

South African umpire Rudi Koertzen became the first to stand in 200 One-Day Internationals in the second ODI between Ireland and Kenya at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground on Saturday. Koertzen, 60, made his international debut in the match between South Africa and India in Port Elizabeth December 1992 and since then has gone on to become one of the .. more »

In a cricket coup of sorts, prolific Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has been roped in by Northern Districts (ND) for New Zealand’s domestic T20 championship. Dilshan, the man of the tournament at the Twenty20 World Cup in England, will spend a season with the club. The Sri Lankan was the highest run-scorer at the Twenty20 World Cup, .. more »