Cricket
Thailand proud of its female cricketers
Thailand’s women have come a long way in a short period of time, the result of planning, dedication and skill. Six years ago, not a single Thai female – and by that one means a native Thai – knew anything about cricket. A lady from Chiang Mai - Je...
England get taste of own medicine in Champions Trophy
New Wanderers Stadium (New Zealand won toss): New Zealand (2pts) beat England by four wickets
England avoid embarrassing whitewash at the Riverside
Riverside (England won toss): England beat Australia by four wickets
Mark Ramprakash says selectors have been ‘unfair’
Mark Ramprakash broke his silence yesterday and rounded on the England selectors for refusing to pick him.
Victorious England regain Ashes
England regained the Ashes with a momentous 197-run win in the deciding Test to seal a 2-1 series triumph.
Australia cruise to easy victory over England at Headingley
Headingley Carnegie (third day of five): Australia beat England by an innings and 80 runs
Forget Kevin Pietersen, Ashes headaches are all Australia's
As Andrew Flintoff knows all too well, careers are made during Ashes series. They can be destroyed, too. Mitchell Johnson and Phillip Hughes came with reputations that were inversely proportionate to the length and breadth of their achievements an...
Windies stars end player boycott
The West Indies cricketers striking over a pay dispute have made themselves available for the one-day series against Bangladesh beginning on Sunday.
Graeme Swann remains in confident mood
Graeme Swann believes that Australia still have “a mountain to climb” to score the 209 remaining runs they need to complete a world-record chase and win the second npower Ashes Test.
Sri Lanka win as Pakistan crumble
Sri Lanka needed only three days to beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second Test and win the series.
Defiant England cling on for draw
Paul Collingwood hit a valiant 74 and England's last-wicket pair defied Australia for 40 minutes to clinch a draw in the first Ashes Test.
Thailand beat Nepal in ACC Women T20
Nepal’s unbeaten run in the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Cricket Championship ended with a 23-run loss against Thailand at the Kinrara Oval, Malaysia on Wednesday.
Kevin Pietersen joins in fighting talk before Ashes
Kevin Pietersen sounded as though he was about to enter a boxing ring rather than a cricket field yesterday, lacing his pre-Ashes talk with references to strength, aggression and punches before capping it all with the vow of a true heavyweight.
John Buchanan denies split Ashes loyalties
Former Australia coach may find work in the English set-up but he will be backing Ponting to make amends for 2005
Monty Panesar goes back to basics for England's Ashes trial
Monty Panesar has abandoned plans to broaden his repertoire for the Ashes series and is reverting to the bowling methods that brought him success early in his Test career.
Michael Vaughan's high-profile career has low-key end
Michael Vaughan was denied a farewell appearance in front of his home crowd at Headingley when Yorkshire left him out of their team to play Derbyshire yesterday.
Australia hit back against Sussex
Australian tail-enders Brett Lee and Nathan Hauritz fought back against Sussex on day one of the first match of their Ashes tour at Hove.
ICC World Twenty20 2009
Pakistan won the ICC World Twenty20 in an exciting finish at a noisy Lord's when Sri Lanka's total of 138-6 was overhauled with eight balls remaining.
ICC World Twenty20
Tillakaratne Dilshan's 96 not out and three wickets for Angelo Mathews in West Indies' first over fired Sri Lanka into the World Twenty20 final.
Andrew Flintoff is back in a good rhythm
It may be the early stages in Andrew Flintoff's comeback from knee surgery, but he is already impressing well-qualified judges with the pace of his recovery as he builds towards the Ashes series.