Abu Dhabi: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik Saturday said his team will try its level best to complete a 3-0 one-day series win over the West Indies and jump to fourth position in world rankings... more »

Struggling Everton have now won three in a row, Arsenal have gone from bad to sublime again and Tony Adams is all of a sudden looking the part. The only consistant thing in the Premiership at the moment are Anelka's goals, says Ralph Ellis. A few days ago, at least according to the phone-ins, Arsene Wenger was a busted flush who didn't know what .. more »

An angry Mohammad Yousuf on Friday blamed the attitude of Pakistan cricket authorities and captain Shoaib Malik for his move to the unofficial Indian league, denying he was motivated by money.The 34-year-old was banned from all cricket in Pakistan after he joined the lucrative Indian Cricket League (ICL) on Wednesday.Yousuf said the attitude of .. more »

Half centuries from Dhaka Batsman Aftab Ahmed and Alok Kapali helped Bangladesh based team to get a very good fighting score of 172, but it was not enough score as Deep DasGupta with his partner Royal Gavaskar leaded their team to win. Royal Bengal Tigers 175 for 2 (Dasgupta 80, Gavaskar 51) beat Dhaka Warriors 172 .. more »

Correct score backed at [100.0] as Reds come from behind against Wigan. Joe Dyer reports on the betting highlights of a dramatic day in the Premier League... What Liverpool fans wouldn't give for a straightforward 1-0 win. Thirteen days after their dramatic 3-2 win at Eastlands, Rafa Bentiez.. more »

Jacob Oram climbed the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders after a brilliant outing in Bangladesh. The big 30-year-old from Palmerston North scored 135 runs in the three matches at an average of 67.50 and took four wickets at an equally impressive average of 12.50 and the niggardly economy-rate of just 2.38. In the .. more »

Anil KumbleOver the past few days, given all the media attention I have received before and during the match, with various uncharitable comments on my fitness and retirement and performance as a player and captain, it does seem like I'm back in Australia again. That time, 10 months ago, saw me unfortunately having to split my time between playing .. more »

The Pakistan Cricket Board have indicated they would be willing to play a two-Test series against West Indies at a neutral venue.6 Vote(s).. more »

As you know we will stream the match between Poland and Slovenia. Therefor we offer a match preview from Goal.com.16:30 Slovakia - Northern Ireland 16:00 Poland - Slovenia SLOVAKIA NORTHERN IRELAND New Slovak coach Vladimir Weiss will want to finally to lead his side out from under the shadow of neighbours, the Czech Republic, who have been the .. more »

A fit-again Sachin Tendulkar is all set to get back into his groove after a poor run with the bat in the three-Test series against Sri Lanka by taking part in the Irani Cup tie for Rest of India against Delhiat Vadodara later this month. “I will be participating in the Irani Trophy. Just now I’m fine,” declared the master batsman .. more »

Cardiff: England captain Pietersen warned his team that he won't allow them sliding into a comfort zone after wrapping up the ODI series against South Africa. 0.. more »

any chance of the eng sa 3rd odi ? .. more »

Kevin Pietersen is pinching himself again at the personnel riches he has inherited and which have steamrollered South Africa in the NatWest Series... more »

Australias Brad Haddin admits he is relishing the prospect of keeping wicket in front of his home fans ahead of the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh. .. more »

I talked about how Indians in South Africa can be seen to be racist. But here is something curious and not much has been discussed about this aspect. I quote some worrying findings. (More factoids from here and here) Some 29 per cent of people surveyed think public sector workers discriminate against them in favour of other ethnic groups. And .. more »

England have released Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara to play for their counties in Sunday's Pro40 fixtures.2 Vote(s).. more »

Cricket Australia remains non-committal about the defending champions attending next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The ICC was due to discuss the tournament, scheduled for September 12-28, at a meeting in Dubai on Wednesday, with a move to Sri Lanka being considered as one possible outcome..2 Vote(s).. more »

Zaheer Khan vindicated skipper Dhoni's decision to bowl first, scalping three in his opening spell. He claimed Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Kapugedara to break the Sri Lankans' backbone, and ended with figures of 4-21. Praveen Kumar also chipped in, claiming three wickets. Sri Lanka didn't offer much, only Kulasekera and Thusara offersd some .. more »

Yuvarj Singh delivered on his promise of a good showing in the upcoming five match ODI series as he took the Sri Lanka XI attack to the sword as he notched up a brilliant century and scored 172 runs propelling the Indian score to 342 in 50 overs. Suresh Raina scored 45 and Gautam Gambhir 31, while Virat Kohli opening in place of Sehwag got 23. But .. more »

With the three-Test series between and Sri Lanka and India a thing of the past, we rate and slate the hosts.3 Vote(s).. more »