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Does Wayne Rooney really fall into that category?
The term 'world-class' is one that's often far too freely bandied about in football but very few players truly live up to the tag. Whether it be an agenda, pre-conceived notions or just flat-out bias,…
Flintoff consults specialist over ankle
Andrew Flintoff: a fresh doubt for England © Getty Images Andrew Flintoff is set to pay a visit to the surgeon who performed the latest operation on his troublesome left ankle, amid fears that he…
Asif and Shoaib likely to attend preliminary hearing
The tribunal is expected to release its findings on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in two weeks © AFP Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are likely to attend the preliminary hearing of the…
Weerakoon stars in Sri Lanka A win
ScorecardAvishka Gunawardene blasted 83 (one six and 11 fours) off 96 balls to steer Sri Lanka A to a comfortable six-wicket win against South Africa A at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Sri…
England set to tour Zimbabwe
England's controversial Test tour of Zimbabwe has been officially deferred, although the ECB has agreed to undertake an extended one-day tour of the country there later this year. The announcement came today at the conclusion…
Working out the fractions
The spectators who ran the gauntlet of the demonstrators at Lord'sreceived about two-thirds of the overs expected today, and aboutone-third of the excitement. It was cloudy most of the time, and the ballmoved about obligingly…
ACC names Sri Lankan umpire for Multan
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Friday appointed Sri Lanka Ashoka deSilva as umpire for the Asian Test Championship opener betweenPakistan and Bangladesh starting at Multan from next week.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has already postedcontroversial…
New Zealand progress to ICC KnockOut semi-finals at the expense of Zimbabwe
New Zealand stayed calm and composed throughout to win themselves asemi-final meeting with Pakistan as Zimbabwe bowed out of the ICC KnockOuttournament, beaten by 64 runs at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Monday.Set 266 for…
Burger pays tribute to room-mate van Schoor
Former Namibia captain Sarel Burger has said that "the world is less one great guy" following the death of his close friend Raymond van Schoor on Friday aged 25. The two players had been room-mates…