Shah wants 'a fair crack at Tests'
'I do believe my time will come, it's an up-and-down sort of journey but I'll get there' © Getty Images Owais Shah believes he has "not had a fair crack at Tests" and admits that…
No discussions on mini-IPL yet – Shukla
The IPL governing council did not formally discuss the alternative to Champions League Twenty20. The tournament is likely to be scrapped next month and the BCCI is mulling an eight-team mini-IPL to fill the gap."There…
BPL controversy over Bopara, Cobb NOCs
The BPL descended into farce on the second day, when the Sylhet-Chittagong match was delayed by more than an hour because the Sylhet franchise did not have No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for Ravi Bopara and Josh…
Bangladesh deserves more limelight after successful 2015 – Mashrafe
Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh team-mates deserve more limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket. To add to that, they have started 2016 with two successive wins over Zimbabwe in the T20Is despite a…
Plunkett replaces Finn for ODI, T20 leg
Liam Plunkett has been called into England's limited-overs squad in South Africa after the ECB confirmed that the side strain picked up by Steven Finn during the Johannesburg Test has ended his tour.The news is…
Parnell out of South Africa A warm-up match
South Africa's selectors will name additional bowlers for the ODI squad to take on England on Sunday, with Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander unavailable, but Wayne Parnell will not be in contention after an injury…
Where does Boateng fit in the Mancini masterplan?
It has been reported this week that Manchester City have agreed an £11 million deal to sign centre-back Jerome Boateng from Hamburg this summer. The 21-year-old has attracted interest from a number of clubs after…
Ferguson happy with squad
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted there will be few changes in the summer as they look to win back the Premier League title next term. The Red Devils' three-year stranglehold was ended…
So what does Hodgson bring to the Liverpool table?
As Roy Hodgson prepares to sign a three-year contract at Anfield, is the former Fulham boss the right man to steer the sinking ship in the right direction? Firstly, it’s important to analyse the 62-year-old’s…
History shows the Tottenham move was always doomed
When Robbie Keane returned to Tottenham from his six-month stint on Merseyside the usual optimism of a new signing was overshadowed by a sense of reluctance. Reluctance that his boyhood dream hadn't worked out the…