South Africa’s grip on the second Test against West Indies was weakened after Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash hit hundreds.
Chanderpaul was undefeated on the top score so far of 158, and Nash made 114, as West Indies reached 450 for four, before rain halted play on the fourth morning. Dwayne Bravo was giving Chanderpaul company on 38. South Africans’ had declared at 543 for six in the first innings.

India and Sri Lanka will get a trial run before their conclusive Asia Cup clash. Tuesday’s final league game is a chance for both sides to asses various factors. Dinesh Karthik is expected to open the innings in place of Virender Sehwag. Other than that, the rest of the team that defeated Pakistan should remain the same.

Pakistan reserved their best cricket for the most inconsequential tie of the Asia Cup. After scoring their highest score of 385/7, Shahid Afridi’s men kept Bangladesh down to 246 to win by 139 runs. Batting records tumbled thanks to a rampant Afridi (124, 60b, 17x4, 4x6) as Pakistan bettered their previous best of 371/6 scored against Sri Lanka at Nairobi in 1996.

Roger Federer averted one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history when the defending men’s champion recovered from two sets down to beat Colombia’s Alejandro Falla in the first round Monday.

When Dinesh Karthik joined the practice session on Monday, his team mates joked that he was already been in Sri Lanka waiting for a regular member to get injured. The script is becoming frequent and this time, he replaces Virender Sehwag, has had injuries following him like a faithful dog.

The last time Australia went home without the World Cup was way back in 1996 and it was the enigmatic Aravinda de Silva who spoilt the party for Mark Taylor and Co.

Saturday’s clash had all the ingredients for a thriller. India’s rivalry with Pakistan has been so intense that anything normal is perceived as boring.

West Indies were 126/2 at lunch on Day Three of the second Test against South Africa after losing captain Chris Gayle in a stop-start first session at Warner Park on Sunday.

After receiving replies to all three showcause notices, the BCCI is to convene a special general meeting on July 3 to decide suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s fate.

Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers got within touching distance of personal landmarks before lunch, as South Africa continued to plunder West Indies in the second Test on Saturday here.