Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes his team have been ''handicapped'' by their fixture programme in the Barclays Premier League this season... more »

Tom Moody believes the absence of Andrew Symonds is hurting Australia as they struggle to make an impression in India. .. more »

England captain says Test cricket should retain its primacy amid 20over mercenaries.4 Vote(s).. more »

Andrew Hughes looks at how the likes of Steve Tikolo, Tatenda Taibu and Mohammed Ashraful have excelled for the so-called minnows and how the pressure of the team being so reliant on them has inevitably taken its toll. For all the ICC's efforts, there remains a gulf between the top eight Test playing nations and the rest. Zimbabwean cricket is a .. more »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - West Indies opening batsman Xavier Marshall has tested positive for a banned substance, a senior cricket board official told website www.cricinfo.com. .. more »

Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan has dismissed speculation linking Michael Vaughan with a move away from Headingley, insisting he will remain with the county next season. .. more »

Hampshire 1162 v SurreyThe Shoaib who chugged into action at the Oval was more Faisalabad Funicular than Rawalpindi Express.3 Vote(s).. more »

Sourav Ganguly became the first casualty of the India-Sri Lanka series and has been left out of the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy match, starting on September 24, in Vadodara. Mohammad Kaif, picked from the India A side after his 94 against Australia A, has been preferred to Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath. Ashok Dinda, the .. more »

Mark Ramprakash made Kents bowlers and his own Surrey team-mates look hapless with another special innings against Kent at Canterbury. .. more »

Geoffrey Riddle looks at the Guinness Premiership relegation market on Betfair and tells us why departed players and England players make Newcastle worthy favourites to finish rock bottom Newcastle [3.25] It is easy to see why Newcastle are favourites to finish rock bottom. They lack any sort of firepower. The Falcons scored only one try-scoring .. more »

All rounder Andrew Symonds has been sent home from the Australian one-day team to meet Bangladesh in Darwin... more »

Persistant rain at The Oval means only 17.5 overs are possible on the third day of the fourth Test between England and South Africa.2 Vote(s).. more »

Watch video highlights of 3rd Test Match (Day 1) between India & Sri Lanka at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. Video Highlights Day 1 - 3rd Test Match - India vs Sri Lanka 1. Day 1 - First Session Highlights - India Batting 2. Fall of Indian Wickets - 1st Innings - Day One - Third Test Match 3. Highlights of Sri Lanka Batting Day 1 - 1st .. more »

Southwest Regional Final Live Online and Free Video StreamingWatch 2008 Little League World Series Live Online and Free Video StreamingThursday 8 .. more »

South Africa have named a 15-man squad for the limited overs section of their tour of England starting at the end of next week.2 Vote(s).. more »

Australian batsman Michael Hussey has climbed to second in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings.Hussey moved up a rung from third when previous leader Kumar Sangakkara lost points after a failure in Sri Lanka's most recent Test against India.That allowed West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul to move to the No.1 position, though a strong .. more »

Sri Lankan opener Malinda Warnapura defied India's attack with an unbeaten half-century on the opening day of the rain-hit first Test on Wednesday... more »

Zaheer Khan wants his colleagues to be more aggressive against Sri Lanka on Thursday."We gave away one or two boundaries today. We have t .. more »

Senior Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden said Monday he wants to play in September's Champions Trophy, but not if his safety is compromised in host nation Pakistan.The year's biggest one-day tournament, featuring the top eight Test nations, is due to be held from September 11 to 28, but Australia, England and New Zealand have raised fears .. more »

Ashwell Prince's second hundred in as many matches against England helped guide South Africa into a first innings lead in the second Test at Headingley Saturday... more »