No room for error
Ricky Ponting wants his world champion team to show more respect for the basics of one-day cricket when Australia take on Bangladesh in the first match of the one-day cricket series here on Saturday.
First one-dayer in Cairns today
Australia's one-day captain Ricky Ponting has warned his players to show more discipline in the limited-overs series against Bangladesh which begins today.
Captain Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten completed individual milestones to consolidate South Africa's position shortly after tea against England in the Lord's
Lee's bowling tips
Australia's Brett Lee has passed on some fast bowling tips to his Bangladesh rivals in a bid to help the Asian nation's pacemen reach their full potential.
Gilchrist likes Tests only
Australian wicketkeeper and dynamic one-day batsman Adam Gilchrist has said that he subscribes to what he believes will be an increasing trend among international players to retire from one-day gamesto
Second to The Don
Test cricket's second leading run-scorer Steve Waugh is the best player Australia has produced apart from Don Bradman, Zimbabwe coach Geoff Marsh said on Friday.
The Lord's prayer
South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini grew up playing cricket for the Mdingi Cricket Club in the foothills of the Amatola mountains, fifty miles from East London.
Lillee sledges Gavaskar!
Dennis Lillee has mocked his former Indian rival Sunil Gavaskar for accusing Australia of tainting the image of cricket with sledging tactics.
Not quite the script
Michael Vaughan admitted his first day as England Test captain had not gone to plan at Lord's here Thursday.
Agassi, Roddick in qtrs
World number one Andre Agassi and second-seeded Andy Roddick cruised into the ATP Washington Classic quarterfinals here Thursday as "friend versus friend" became a theme at the 600,000-dollar event.
Focus firmly on Beckham
Real take on Chinese XI today
David Beckham will take the field Saturday for his Real Madrid debut in front of 45,000 fans, a million miles from the glitz and glamour and state-of-the-art stadiums he's used to.
A lesson in United
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Manchester United put on an entertaining show at both ends of the field on Thursday, recording a 4-1 victory over Juventus in an international friendly.
Zia slips to third place
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman slipped to third after his second successive draw with GM Jonathan Rowson of Scotland in the tenth round of the Smith and Williamson British Chess Championship in Edinburgh on
