Cricket News

Instead of marching in their cap and gown, seven high school seniors have been prohibited from participating in their final graduation after a prank was not viewed so hilariously by their school.

Pakistanis cast ballots in Karachi on Sunday, a day after the slaying of a well-known political leader who had accused rivals of vote rigging.

Jason Van Loggrenberg is targeting 500 runs and 30 wickets for Ludlow Cricket Club in Shropshire County League Premier Division The 19-year-old from Pretoria in South Africa believes Ludlow are capable of finishing in the top five of the Shropshire County League Premier Division.

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Steve Finn claimed four for 63 as England took command of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's after an excellent morning on the third day's play.

Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice , was shot in the head during "an attempted robbery incident." "According to police," Dawn reports, "robbers tried to steal Hussain's hand bag and opened gun fire upon resistance by the PTI leader outside her residence ... (more)

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

Australian batsman David Warner is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country's leading cricket writers, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.

SOMERSET, who were staring at the possibility of an innings defeat against Middlesex at Taunton today, have at least forced the visitors to bat for a second time.

WEDMORE'S match was cancelled at the weekend after heavy rain ruined any hopes of a win during their clash with North Perrott 2nds.

Ross Taylor mightn't adjust the field and deliver the team talks any more in the New Zealand team, but he led by example with the bat against England.

This column is very doubtful about the increasing cult of personality that is beginning to intrude into all walks of life.

A COMPANY boss has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a construction worker was crushed by a wall at the home of Hampshire cricket .

SOME excellent bowling ensured Oxfordshire got their Group 4 campaign off to a flier with a 93-run victory over Shropshire at Banbury Twenty's former ground.

There might have been a seven-week hiatus in the 'five-test series' between New Zealand and England but once again neither XI could completely dominate on the opening day stalemate.

DAVID take on Goliath in the WEPL Wiltshire Division this weekend, as Nationwide House travel to Swindon for a local derby with plenty at stake.

ONLY two of the nine scheduled Amazing Smile North Lindsey League games were played to a conclusion on Sunday due to the rain which swept across the county.

Punjab is still in contention for the playoffs. The margin of victory could have been bigger had Punjab held on to their catches.

People sit outside a campaign office of a candidate in Pakistan's nationwide elections in Islamabad's slums on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Pakistan.

A SUPERB all-round performance by Richard Trotman led Thornbury to their first win of the season at home to Warminster in Premier Two.