LONDON - Shivnarine Chanderpaul defied England with a typically tenacious unbeaten 87 to lead West Indies to 243 for nine on the first day of the opening test at Lord's on Thursday.

The obdurate left-hander, reprieved on 15 after reviewing an lbw decision, frustrated the hosts with...

MUMBAI - Five uncapped Indian cricketers have been provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.

The Indian cricket board has also ordered a probe into the accusations, made by...

MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will probe allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League following allegations made by a local television channel.

Footage from India TV appeared to show an IPL player negotiating a fee for bowling a no-ball, while another...

LONDON - England have named uncapped wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow in the 13-man squad to face West Indies in the first match of the three-test series starting at Lord's on Thursday.

Bairstow, 22, has played six one-day internationals and an identical number of Twenty20...

LONDON - Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga has signed for Middlesex for their Friends Life t20 campaign.
Malinga will miss the first three games against Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire as he is involved in Sri Lanka's one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan.
But he is available...

LONDON - Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright has undergone blood tests amid fears he has contracted Dengue Fever during his spell in the Indian Premier League.
The 27-year-old signed with Pune Warriors for the Twenty20 competition, but returned home late last month for his uncle's funeral.
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LONDON - West Indies may be hoping to drop in under the radar this summer as they embark on a mission improbable against Test world-beaters England - but the tourists do have one especially handy weapon on their side.
Coach Ottis Gibson's inside knowledge of the men who have taken England to...

WELLINGTON - South African-born pace bowler Neil Wagner was fast-tracked into New Zealand's test squad on Thursday for their tour of West Indies, just two weeks after receiving approval from the International Cricket Council to be selected despite not meeting residency requirements.

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KARACHI - Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will protest his innocence when he appears before an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) disciplinary hearing investigating corruption charges this month, his brother Vicky said on Tuesday.

"Our lawyers have sent the preliminary...

ROSEAU - Australia's 2-0 series win over West Indies, capped by a 75 run victory in the third test on Friday, was not an emphatic statement that all is well with the former world champions but it still showed Michael Clarke's team are making progress.

The 4-0 series triumph over...