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  • Pakistan may lose Champions Trophy
    • The International Cricket Council's (ICC) executive board will decide this week whether or not to shift September's Champions Trophy out of Pakistan because of security issues, the governing body said on Sunday. The decision was taken after concerns raised at an ICC security briefing in Dubai for representatives of the eight participating teams, the international players' association FICA and official broadcasters ESPN STAR Sport.

  • Gambhir shines in tame draw
    • Gautam Gambhir made up for his first innings flop show with a strokeful 60 as the three-day match between India and Sri Lanka Board XI petered to a mundane draw at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Sunday. India lost Virender Sehwag (14) and Rahul Dravid (26) before reaching 129 for two in 31 overs as the match ended in a stalemate.

  • Kapil slams Yuvraj's partying habits
    • Former India captain Kapil Dev on Sunday slammed Test discard Yuvraj Singh, saying the left-hander must stop attending late night parties and instead focus on cricket. The former all-rounder said India does not need to hire a foreign coaches since there are so many ex-players in the country, who could make a contribution.

  • Pakistan players undergo drugs tests
    • Stung by the doping controversies surrounding two of its key bowlers, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday conducted drugs tests of the players named in its preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy. Batsmen Younis Khan, Bazid Khan and all-rounder Yasir Arafat were not tested as they were out of the country, Saleem added.

  • Prince puts South Africa in control
    • Ashwell Prince's second century in consecutive Tests took South Africa past England's modest total as they closed day two of the second Test on 322 for four at Headingley on Saturday. The tourists, replying to England's 203 all out, led by 119 runs and were beginning to take control of the match when bad light halted play. Prince, on nine overnight, was 134 not out from 249 balls.

  • India struggle in warm-up match
    • The Indian team was reduced to 196 for eight on a rain-truncated second day of their three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka Board XI.

  • Kaneria asserts commitment to Pakistan
    • Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria denied having told anyone that he would consider playing for England if Pakistan continue to ignore him.

  • My bowling is a gift of God: Mendis
    • Young Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis said he was looking forward to bowl to the famous Indian batting 'quartet' in the Test series.

  • Morkel, Steyn put Proteas on top
    • Pace bowlers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn claimed four wickets apiece to help dismiss England for 203 on the first day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. Morkel took four for 52 and Steyn four for 76 before the home team hit back in the final session to reduce the Proteas to 101 for three at the close.

  • Indian bowlers exploit conditions on Day 1
    • The Indians dismissed Sri Lanka Board XI for a modest 224 on a rain-truncated first day of the three-day warm-up match in Colombo. In reply, the tourists were 4 for the loss of Gautam Gambhir's wicket.

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  • Match drawn despite Gambhir's 50
    • The three-day match between India and Sri Lanka Board XI petered to a mundane draw at the nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.

  • ICC chief to inspect third umpire referral system
    • ICC General Manager Dave Richardson will be in Colombo next week to inspect the infrastructure that has been put in place to operationalise the umpire referral system.

  • Pakistan cricketers line up for dope tests
    • Pakistan's star cricketers line up at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore to undergo dope tests two months before the Champions Trophy.

  • After the hype, time for a reality check
    • Even in this season of Test cricket, the T20 bug refuses to leave us. The BCCI, in an extraordinary diktat, has told its players that they cannot play for any English county which has an ICL player in it. Read more on this column by Pradeep Magazine.

  • Balance between sport & mirth key

    • India gave the game widespread publicity by unveiling the IPL. Now there is a planned EPL in England and Australia is considering an upgrade to their competition. Twenty20 cricket is suddenly the rage, writes Ian Chappell.



  • 'I am not running away from dope tests'
    • Pakistan's controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar says that he has no fears of undergoing a dope test ahead of Champions Trophy.

  • Prince reigns over Eng as SA take charge

    • Ashwell Prince's second hundred in as many matches against England helped give South Africa a significant first innings lead of 119 runs at stumps.



  • Indian batsmen struggle
    • Indian batsmen struggled against Board President's XI on a wet and soggy day at A Club ground in Colombo during their warm-up game.

  • Harish’s knock guides Collage  to title
    • Collage openers Amardeep Sonkar and Harish Kumar started off impressively. The right hand- left hand combination worked well as the duo put on 90 off 116 balls, reports Heena Zuni Pandit.

  • Colts get first fitness-only camp
    • As opposed to the ‘off-season’ camps , this is the first time a purely ‘conditioning camp’ has been organised to focus on the fitness of players and not their core skills, reports Heena Zuni Pandit.

  • PCB to probe reasons behind Asia Cup defeat
    • PCB will meet with captain Shoaib Malik, coach Geoff Lawson and team manager Talat Ali to know why Pakistan flopped miserably in the Asia Cup.

  • Arthur's 'Mother Cricket' turns on England skipper Vaughan
    • South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said England captain Michael Vaughan had got what he deserved from "Mother Cricket" after the first day of the second Test.

  • Indian bowlers make merry
    • India started their tour of Sri Lanka on an impressive note with their bowlers putting up a tidy display to bundle out Sri Lanka Board XI for a modest 224.

  • Vaughan 'catch' controversy flares up
    • Andrew Flintoff marked his return to Test cricket by helping get rid of two key South African batsmen on a dramatic and controversial day when 17 wickets fell.

  • Fate of ICL players rests on BCCI: Razzaq

    • Banned Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq feels that until the BCCI relaxes its policy on the ICL, no other cricket board would change its stance on the rebel players.



  • We don't know if it's nandrolone or not: PCB
    • The Pakistan Cricket Board says it has not received any information from IPL or any other body about the substance for which Mohammad Asif was tested positive during the inaugural Indian Premier League.

  • BCCI bars players from English counties
    • The Indian cricket board bars Venkatsai Laxman and Piyush Chawla from signing up with English counties as those sides included players aligned with the ICL.

  • Flintoff back for England
    • Andrew Flintoff will play his first cricket Test in 18 months after captain Michael Vaughan confirmed the all-rounder would play South Africa in the second Test.

  • I am just beginning, says Mendis
    • Ajantha Mendis stepped into the limelight at the Asia Cup final and it seems he just can’t step out of it, reports G Krishnan.

  • India look to get into Test groove
    • India will look to quickly get into the groove for the longer version of cricket as they take on the Sri Lankan Board XI in a three-day warm-up match.

  • Asif has tested positive for nandrolone
    • Pakistan's beleaguered paceman Mohammed Asif has tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone, his lawyer disclosed on Thursday.

  • Murli gets Lanka's top sports honour
    • Muralitharan gets the confidence booster ahead of Test series as he recieves Lanka's 'Most Outstanding Sportsman of the Year award'.

  • 'Tests are the real challenge'
    • The phenomenal success of Twenty20 notwithstanding, Tests would remain the ultimate challenge for a cricketer, says skipper Anil Kumble.

  • No action against three players: BCCI
    • BCCI vice president says the press report featuring three Indian players enjoying a midnight beach party before Asia Cup final was totally wrong.

  • Bhajji eager to keep behind slap-gate nightmare
    • After three months in the wilderness following the slap-gate episode, controversial Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is back to what he does best and eager to prove that he remains a match-winner.

  • 'Tests are ultimate challenge'
    • Indian skipper Anil Kumble feels that the phenomenal success of Twenty20 notwithstanding, Tests will remain the ultimate challenge for a cricketer.

  • Venugopal in BCCI’s list of chuckers
    • As a result, the Andhra player, whose off-spinners are especially useful in the ODIs, has been asked to attend the 3-week rectification camp, reports Amol Karhadkar.

  • Kumble, Mahela ready for Test series
    • Indian skipper Anil Kumble said that his team has "the right combination" with experienced bowling and batting line-ups for the three-Test series begining from July 23.

  • PCB suspends Asif after dope test
    • A day after Asif was tested positive, the PCB said it will offer all help to IPL Drugs Tribunal on the issue and will also take stern action against him.

  • Indian Team arrives in Colombo
    • Indian cricket team, led by Anil Kumble, arrived in Colombo to play a three match-Test series against Sri Lanka starting July 23.

  • Team India leaves for Lanka tour
    • The Anil Kumble-led Indian cricket team leaves for its three-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting July 23.

  • Pakistan greats criticise Asif, PCB for doping scandal
    • Former Pakistan greats lambaste Mohammad Asif for failing another dope test, saying the paceman and cricket authorities must share the blame for another "tragedy".

  • India refuse to change England tour route
    • India will not alter the schedule of England's cricket tour later this year despite protests from the visitors about being made to play in smaller venues.

  • Asif to go for B sample test: lawyer
    • The Pakistani paceman will seek a "B sample" test after being tested positive for a banned substance during the IPL series, says his lawyer.

  • Dhoni gets all female police guard
    • Now it will become a permanent fixture for Dhoni's life after police in his hometown of Ranchi assigned an all-female group of body guards to keep unwanted admirers away. Read on...

  • ‘We have batsmen to counter Mendis’
    • India captain Anil Kumble says he is confident his experienced batsmen will see off the threat posed by spinner Ajantha Mendis in the Test series in Sri Lanka.

  • ‘Drugs help to hide, not heal’
    • Interestingly though, medical experts do not believe that using banned substances can particularly help a cricketer boost his performance majorly in any way. Amol Karhadkar reports.

  • Break ke baad...
    • By giving Sri Lanka a miss, and becoming the first player to deliberately opt out from a tour, has Dhoni hit a bold shot or dismissed himself hit wicket? Amrit Mathur finds out more.

  • Asif first to be caught twice for drug offence
    • Mohammed Asif becomes the first cricketer to have tested positive twice in dope tests where a number of players have been found guilty of the offence.

  • 'Yousuf unavailable for Champions Trophy too'
    • According to sources, Mohammad Yousuf had two months back informed the PCB and the selection committee that he would not be available for selection during Ramzan.

  • India A squeak past South Africa in T20
    • The South Africans began well with their opening pair putting on 36 runs before leg-spinner Amit Mishra turned the match on its head.

  • Asif shocked over IPL dope test failure
    • Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif expressed shock and proclaimed his innocence after the IPL announced that he had tested positive.

  • Another milestone waiting for Tendulkar
    • Tendulkar needs another 172 runs to overhaul the retired Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs in Tests.

  • Kumble eyeing series win in Lanka
    • Test skipper Anil Kumble believes India's Test squad is consistent and is eyeing a series win against Sri Lanka.

  • No mercy, if IPL dope offender is Pakistani: PCB
    • The PCB made it clear that it would show no mercy to any Pakistani player if found guilty of failing a dope test during the inaugural IPL.

  • Asif faces life ban for IPL dope offence
    • The Pak pacer can create history of an unwanted kind by becoming the first player in cricket history, to be banned for life for doping, reports Anand Vasu.
    Drugs in cricket history | Asif's journey

  • Toronto T20 organisers eye India
    • Cricket organisers in Pakistan are planning to invite India for an international Twenty20 contest involving a couple of other Test playing nations in Canada next year.

  • South Africa on brink of great escape
    • Defiant hundreds from Graeme Smith and opener Neil McKenzie give SA hope of forcing what would be a remarkable draw against England in the first Test at Lord's.

  • No name yet in IPL doping scandal
    • The player who tested positive for a banned substance during random testing at the Indian Premier League will not be named until investigations are completed, an official said on Monday.

  • BCCI faces a ticklish situation, say experts
    • If leading sports medicine experts are to be believed, Mohammad Asif might get away with just an IPL ban. The peculiar situation of Asif playing for an India-based team. Anand Vasu reports.

  • Smith keeps SA hopes alive
    • SA captain Graeme Smith ground out a 23rd Test half-century to keep alive his teams hopes of saving the first Test against England at Lord's.

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  • Prince reigns over England
    • ASHWELL Prince's second hundred in as many matches against England helped give South Africa a significant first-innings lead in the second Test at Headingley.

  • Harmison bitter over Pattinson
    • STEVE Harmison said England's decision to select Victoria's Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa betrayed a lack of confidence in the country's young quicks.

  • Akhtar happy to be tested
    • PAKISTAN speedster Shoaib Akhtar has moved to dispel any suggestion he was running away from dope tests ahead of the Champions Trophy, saying he will be the first to give a sample.

  • Cox named SA cricket's new supremo
    • FORMER Tasmania captain and national selector Jamie Cox has been confirmed as the South Australian Cricket Association's high performance manager.

  • 'Mother Cricket' turns on Vaughan
    • SOUTH Africa coach Mickey Arthur said England captain Michael Vaughan had got what he deserved from "Mother Cricket" after day one of the second Test at Headingley was overshadowed by two disputed catches.

  • Flintoff strikes amid controversy
    • ANDREW Flintoff marked his return to Test cricket by helping get rid of two key South African batsmen on a controversial day when 13 wickets fell at Headingley.

  • Champions Trophy to be confirmed
    • PAKISTAN face an agonising wait until Sunday to know if they will host the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy in September amid security concerns in the country.

  • India bars stars from English counties
    • INDIA'S cricket chiefs barred two national stars from signing up with English counties because those sides included players aligned with a rebel Twenty20 league.

  • England set to cap Aussie bowler
    • FORMER roof tiler Darren Pattinson received a surprise call up into the England squad for Saturday's (EST) second Test against South Africa as James Anderson became the latest member of the hosts' attack to suffer a back problem.

  • Flintoff back for England
    • ANDREW Flintoff will play his first Test for 18 months after England captain Michael Vaughan confirmed the all-rounder has been named in the team to play South Africa in the second Test, starting at Headingley on Friday.