Bangladesh suffered a crucial blow when their star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was ruled out of the entire one-day series against the West Indies because of injury, an official said Saturday.

The 25-

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi lent his support Friday to millions of people suffering from consecutive years of flooding, promising to continue to raise funds and awareness for their plight.

The

Pakistan will introduce drug testing in its domestic Twenty20 tournament that begins Saturday in accordance with rules from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), its cricket board has announced.

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Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, believes Chelsea could still have a say in the Premier League title race despite the club's problems and change of management.

Rafael Benitez has taken c

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former IMF chief, has discussed a settlement with a Manhattan maid accusing him of sexual assault, but has not reached a deal, his lawyers said on Friday.

"The p

A cargo plane crashed at Brazzaville airport as it was trying to land in a storm today, killing around 20 residents and the crew, emergency services and witnesses said.

The Ilyushin plane, registered

Monaco boss Claudio Ranieri would be "happy" if David Beckham moved to the French second division side, describing the 37-year-old former England captain as a "fantastic" player.

"He is an intelligen

Spartak Moscow, who travel to Glasgow next week to take on Celtic in the Champions League, had two players sent off in their 4-2 defeat to reigning Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg on Friday.

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South Africa struck back with a vengeance on the second day of the third and final Test against Australia at the WACA Ground on Saturday.

Defending just 225 after winning the toss and electing to bat

Australia were dismissed for 163 in their first innings to trail South Africa by 62 runs on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at the WACA Ground on Saturday.

Resuming at