Cricket

Former South African international fast bowler Monde Zondeki has been forced to retire from all cricket due to persistent back injuries. Zondeki played six Tests, 11 One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 International for South Africa between 2002 and 2008 as well as two ODIs for the African XI in 2005.

Batsman Ian Bell has been passed fit and England have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand. Bell struggled throughout the opening Test in Lord's - won so impressively by England - with a bout of tonsillitis but has been cleared to play at Headingley from Friday (24th May).

Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, face another five days in police custody

The England cricket teams have been given the target of securing four major prizes in a three-year period from 2015

MS Dhoni decided to bat first in the first qualifier, and reported that Albie Morkel was fit and back

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier of the sixth edition of the IPL at Ferozeshah Kotla.

New Delhi: The scandal-hit Indian Premier League today suffered another blow with the Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors Indians withdrawing from the event due to the BCCI's lackadaisical

Sahara India - owner of the Pune Warriors franchise - have pulled out of the IPL

New Delhi: The troubles regarding Indian Premier League doesn't seem to end as Sahara Pune Warriors pulled out its team from the IPL after BCCI encashed Pune Warriors' bank guarantee as the team

New Delhi: Tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth went on a shopping spree with the money he earned from spot-fixing, buying apparel worth Rs.1.95 lakh for himself and a mobile phone costing over Rs.40,000