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Beleaguered hosts fight poor form, controversy

Dambulla, Aug. 18: The tri-series is on a cusp. Thursday’s clash between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is an opportunity for one unit to get ahead of the rest. As it stands, India and New Zealand have a b

Prior leads England recovery

London, Aug. 18: Matt Prior and Stuart Broad shared an unbroken stand of 81 as England recovered to 175/7 against Pakistan at tea on the first day of the third Test at The Oval here on Wednesday. Engl

Artificial turf for 1st class?C

Kolkata, Aug. 18: If all goes to plan, Kolkata could well be the first venue in India to stage first-class cricket matches on artificial turf.

The Cricket Association of Bengal is weighing the idea

Sri Lankans lauded for swift action

New Delhi, Aug. 18: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has welcomed Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to suspend Suraj Randiv for one match and impose a fine on Tillakaratne Dilshan for their role in

Lanka cricketers are punished

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has handed a one-match suspension to off-spinner Suraj Randiv for deliberately bowling a no-ball to Virender Sehwag that denied the opener a century in the triseries league game here on Monday. Randiv, who will not be able to play against New Zealand on Thursday, has also been fined his entire match fee. Tillakaratne Dilshan’s interference in this issue has resulted in his match fee also being docked.

England players fuming over ICC awards snub

England’s cricket players are angry after being snubbed for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award.

S. African coach caught unawares by Smith resignation

South African cricket coach Corrie van Zyl has been caught unawares by Graeme Smith's decision to resign as captain of the Twenty20 side.

Ijaz Butt responsible for demise of Pak cricket: Aamir Malik

Holding Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt responsible for the current pathetic situation of the sport in the country, former Test cricketer Aamir Malik has said the game is dying at the

Taylor wins toss, NZ to bat against SL

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their tri-nation ODI cricket series match here on Thursday.

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