Cricket

Rauf Mauf has been dropped by the ICC because he is being investigated over spot fixing. Dave Warner? "Bit rich CHAMP!!" ICC cuts Pakistani umpire from tournament Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy tournament in England amid media reports he is under Indian police investigation for spot-fixing, the ICC said on Thursday. The ICC said the decision was made after media reports on Wednesday ''that the Mumbai police are conducting an investigation'' into Rauf's activities. ''... we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the Champions Trophy.''

New Zealand have resisted the temptation to throw Daniel Vettori straight back into the side for their second Test with England at Headingley. The 34-year-old was recalled to the squad after Bruce Martin was ruled out with a calf injury. However, Vettori has not played for almost a year since an operation on a Achilles […]

Michael Lumb's aggressive 57 maintained Nottinghamshire's winning start to their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign with a seven-wicket win

The MCC committee has turned down a revised £75m offer for a downgraded development at the Nursery End at Lord's.

In their latest IPL 2013 chat John Pennington and Chetaen Narula look back at the first two play-offs in the Indian Premier League 2013, discussing wins for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, look ahead to the Mumbai Indians-Rajasthan Royals match and discuss the spot-fixing allegations that have shook the league in the past week.

The sponsors of IPL are increasingly getting restive as they find that the rub-off from the betting-fixing tainted league is proving to be negative for their brands.

Ireland once again underlined their ability to compete with the heavyweights of world cricket, coming close to recording another famous victory over Pakistan but in the end had to settle for a tie in the first One-Day International in Dublin. Paul Stirling's second successive century against Pakistan got Phil Simmons' side off to the perfect start in their pursuit of 276 before Kevin O'Brien's explosive innings of 84 meant the game went into the final over.

The crime branch is reported to have received a one-page fax from Meiyappan seeking time till Monday, with the assurance that he would appear in person.

Graham Onions collected the 18th five-wicket haul of his first-class career to provide Durham a useful lead against Middlesex

In this shrill and malevolent world of T20 league — where no one is above board — a new Dravid has emerged, a little late, but welcome all the same.