World Cup warm-up fixtures altered
Pakistan and Ireland will not play each other in the warm-up stages of the World Cup in the West Indies next year.The organisers reasoned that the change in the itinerary was done to rectify a…
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Lighting-up time at the Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl: installing permanent floodlights?© Getty ImagesHampshire may have attracted a raft of criticism for their handling of the spectators during the Champions Trophy matches at the Rose Bowl, but that has not deterred…
Essex declare their intent
ScorecardTwelve days ago, Durham hit 453 to beat Somerset on this ground. The reverberations are still being felt at Taunton, though in the Essex dressing-room. Rather than declare, Paul Grayson batted on ... and on…
No plans to review Bangladesh's Test status
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has come to the defence of Bangladesh and insisted that there are no plans for their Test status to be withdrawn or even reviewed.There have been increasing calls for a…
More big names sign up for Gough's benefit
New Zealand captain, Stephen Fleming, and West Indian Test players Phil Simmons and Junior Murray have added their names to the list of starts taking part in Darren Gough's benefit match.Australian players Darren Lehmann and…
Namibia batting lets Boland move to top of Standard Bank Cup
Namibia batting once again failed miserably as the Boland bowlers demolished the top order, bowling the visitors out for 79 in 31.5 overs, winning by 111 runs and securing a bonus point to go to…
A transfer punt worth taking by Tottenham?
If I told a Spurs fan this time last year, that we’d sign a striker on loan who’d score 17 league goals in a season, I imagine they’d be pretty chuffed with that. If I…
Van der Vaart: Spurs stars must stay
Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart is desperate for the club to retain the services of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale.The Spurs duo have been highly sought after by English Premier League clubs, with Croatia…
Newcastle concerned over Andy Carroll injury
Newcastle United are reported to have asked the Football Association to withdraw striker Andy Carroll from the England team to face France due to concerns over a groin injury. The 21-year-old trained well with the…
Caption Competition: Someone for Harry to offload his troubles to?
Things are not at all rosy at White Hart Lane right now as Tottenham Hotspur’s recent poor run of form in the Premier League has seen them drop into a fierce battle for Champions League…