South Africa Under-19s coach Lawrence Mahatlane has played down fears of a malaise in the country's cricket system after his team, the defending champions, were booted out of the Under-19 World Cup in the first…
Vedam Hariharan, the former fast bowler who played for Kerala and Karnataka, has been appointed coach of the Kerala squad for the 2007-08 domestic season. His term is from October 16 to December 12 [Ranji…
Andrew Symonds cracks a slog-sweep during his powerful 78 © Getty Images Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson hit entertaining half-centuries and the bowlers got some useful practice as the Australians defeated the Maharashtra Cricket Assocation…
Namibia overcame a determined Uganda by three wickets to win the final of the ICC Africa/EAP U-19 World Cup qualifiers played at on the main ground at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. Both teams had already…
Close England 391 for 2 (Key 167*, Vaughan 36*) v West IndiesScorecardRobert Key - took full advantage of his call-up with an unbeaten 167© Getty ImagesDeck the halls with puns and clichés. On the day…
Australian one-day cricket captain Ricky Ponting says most of his team-mates fear having their careers cut short because of gruelling schedules.Ponting, who returned to Sydney on Friday with the team after the West Indies tour,…
From very early in his career, Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has appeared to be fast-tracking toward success. Records have tumbled; he has been a member of some of the greatest teams in cricketing history; and…
Mitchell Marsh's muscular medium fast bowling will lengthen Mitchell Johnson's reign of terror by shortening the length of his bowling spells. That is according to Australia's assistant coach Craig McDermott, who said Marsh's addition to…
There are a number of football cliches emanating from footballer’s mouths which grind the teeth of supporters, with players nowadays meticulously groomed in the art of saying an awful lot yet nothing at all. Repetitive,…
Rangers have bounced back from their opening day draw with a 2-0 win over St Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.The champions struck once in each half to take all three points from…