Our cricket correspondent addresses four issues that England must tackle if they are to maintain their status as the number-one ranked Test team... more
India is expected to grind to a halt as the cricket-mad nation turns its attention to their team's World Cup semi-final against Pakistan in Mohali... more
Jayawardene is considering legal action after it was implied on Sri Lankan television that he was guilty of match fixing in the defeat by Pakistan at the weekend... more
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted he is not entirely sure why selectors were not prepared to give Mike Hussey more time to prove his fitness ahead of the World Cup... more
The International Cricket Council have announced there is "no substance" to claims bookmakers came into contact with Pakistan players at their hotel during the recent tour of Sri Lanka... more
He transformed a small band of poorly armed rebels into one of the world’s most sophisticated and ruthless insurgencies and then made a string of miscalculations that led his Tamil Tigers to total defeat... more
Cricket: Mahaela Jayawardene, one of the survivors of the Lahore terror attack, has underlined the new reality for cricketers across the world by saying: "This could have happened anywhere."... more
Nine children were killed and many more injured when heavy artillery struck a paediatrics ward and women's wing in a Sri Lankan hospital, the Red Cross reported... more
Chris Gayle is considering stepping down as the West Indies captain after only 15 matches in charge because he is frustrated with selection policies... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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