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Prolific Nannes adds to Surrey power

02.06.11
Australian will seek to use his outstanding Twenty20 pedigree to inspire county when they begin campaign in game's shortest form tonight... more

Law could lose pace pair for 'toughest deal on the planet'

25.05.11
Sri Lanka may be without two of their fast bowlers as they prepare for what coach Stuart Law believes is the toughest challenge in world cricket.... more

Clash of the titans provides a compelling subplot to World Cup final

01.04.11
Sri Lanka spin king Murali looking to bow out on a high while India's batting maestro Tendulkar is on verge of 100th century... more

Potent Gul sets his target for fiery semi-final

29.03.11
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

England must ensure they're not dazzled by Murali magic

25.03.11
Spinner passed fit and will play in cricket World Cup quarter-final ... more

Murali turns against Aussies

03.03.11
Muttiah Muralitharan has dealt a blow to Australia by pulling out of a move to coach the country's next generation of spin bowlers... more

Sri Lanka fired up for Murali

25.02.11
Sri Lanka believe that only winning the World Cup would give retiring spinner Muttiah Muralitharan the send-off he deserves.... more

Muttiah Muralitharan signs for Gloucestershire

09.02.11
Legendary Sri Lanka spinner will join up with the county for the next two domestic Twenty20 campaigns... more

Shane Warne: Murali's record will never be beaten

23.07.10
Sri Lanka spinner set the mark with his final ball in Test cricket yesterday, taking the scalp of Pragyan Ojha... more

Agony for spin king before Ojha succumbs

22.07.10
Muttiah Muralitharan came desperately close to bringing the curtain down on controversial career stranded on 799 Test wickets... more

Muttiah Muralitharan reaches 800 wicket milestone on final day of Test career

22.07.10
Sri Lanka off-spinner became the first bowler to take 800 test wickets on the fifth day of the first Test against India... more

Murali has 800 wickets but Warne is No1

22.07.10
Although Sri Lankan ends Test career with milestone, the title of greatest bowler should go to Australian, who possessed the fear factor against world’s top batsmen... more

No wonder the Open is on the Old Course

14.07.10
Age is no barrier to glory when it comes to golf, as has been proved by veterans Tom Watson, Greg Norman . . . and the Phantom of the Open... more

Australians have shown England they are still short of being one-day world beaters

07.07.10
Beating Australia 3-2 in the NatWest Series was the ideal result for England. However, it seems they have taken their eye off the ball with one or two things... more

Zaheer Khan to miss Test series

07.07.10
India paceman will miss the upcoming three-match Test series in Sri Lanka because of injury... more

Spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan calls time on Test career

06.07.10
Leading wicket-taker in both Test and one-day cricket will play his final Test against India in Galle starting on 18 July... more

Graeme Smith senses that the force is now with South Africa

06.05.10
South Africa skipper feeling bullish as he side cruise into Super Eights with a 59-run win over Afghanistan... more

Great escapes

08.01.10
After England's dramatic draw in Cape Town, we look at other occasions when teams have managed to hang on in there... more

Muttiah Muralitharan praises rival Shane Warne

10.12.09
Muttiah Muralitharan has hailed Shane Warne's superior "cricket brain"... more

Tillakaratne Dilshan leads Sri Lanka fightback

17.11.09
Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad... more

Muralitharan to retire from Test cricket next year

30.07.09
Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has announced he plans to retire from Test cricket after the November 2010 series against West Indies... more

England's great escapes

13.07.09
Last-wicket pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar defied Australia's bowlers for 69 balls to secure an unlikely draw in the first npower Ashes Test... more

Spin kings are turning wisdom on its head

11.06.09
Crioket: Most traditionalists deride Twenty20 cricket as a glorified slog fest, yet it is the subtlety of spin bowling which appears destined to decide the outcome of this World Cup... more

Pakistan chief hits out at Broad over his 'lies'

05.03.09
Football: Chris Broad has accused by the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board of lying about security in Lahore during Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack... more

Sri Lanka grab win after shocking start

16.01.09
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh today despite seeing their first five wickets fall for just six runs... more

Testing times ahead in India as fans vote with their feet

11.12.08
DURING the morning session in Chennai, one Indian fan nailed his colours to the mast by unfurling a banner which read "Test Cricket = Proper Cricket". The empty spaces around him suggested that this traditionalist was in the minority.... more

Sri Lankan plan fuels Test fears

13.10.08
Cricket: England's threatened Test series against Sri Lanka will be high on the agenda in Dubai following an outspoken attack from ICC president David Morgan... more

Sri Lanka turn up the pressure

30.07.08
India have been warned to expect a "spinner's pitch" for the Second Test starting in Galle... more

KP switch shot facing MCC ban

16.06.08
Lord's to rule on star's new controversial batting style ... more

Pietersen 'switch' could be banned by MCC

16.06.08
Batsman's controversial 'switch' shot will be investigated by the game's lawmakers at Lord's... more


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