The Manchester squabble
All Today's Yesterdays - July 6 down the years1992An infamous spat in Manchester. It's a fair bet that Aqib Javed and umpire Roy Palmer don'texchange Christmas cards, and though their quarrel wasn't up there with…
West Indies put pressure on Netherlands
The West Indies provided the surprise result at the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy tournament yesterday by beating the Netherlands.One of the qualifiers at the last Women's World Cup in 2000, the Netherlands were expected…
SPCL3 Week18 – League whitewash for Alton
Alton are celebrating a 14-win whitewash of the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 championship.They completed a clean sweep with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Waterlooville, who are relegated alongside Flamingo.New Zealander Ben Jansen took…
Surrey held to draw as Sussex stay top
Frizzell County Championship Division One Leicestershire 166 and 636 for 4 drew with Surrey 501 and 117 for 2 at Grace RoadScorecardJohn Sadler scored his maiden first-class century as Leicestershire put a dent in Surrey's…
Sussex have half a hand on history
Frizzell County Championship Division OneTableMushtaq Ahmed takes his 100th wicket of the seasonLeicestershire 179 v Sussex 137 for 1 at HoveScorecardSussex needed only six points to secure the title for the first time in their…
Dalmiya confirms Indian tour of Pakistan
Jagmohan Dalmiya - 'India will tour Pakistan'© Getty ImagesJagmohan Dalmiya, the president of the BCCI, has confirmed that the Indian team will visit Pakistan in March next year following their return from the tour of…
Goodwin defeats his countrymen
Western Australia 286 for 9 (Goodwin 77, Ervine 5-56) beat Zimbabweans 216 by 70 runsScorecardScott Meuleman carves a boundary © Getty Images 2004Murray Goodwin top-scored with a brisk 77 to condemn his former countrymen to…
Waugh scraps on
Steve Waugh pulled out a few favourites - his flicks, cuts, and punches ©Getty ImagesAustralia found themselves in a prickly position when Damien Martyn was dismissed. But out came Steve Waugh, and with two fighting…
Iftikhar Anjum: In the vanguard of a new trend
In a sense, the concept of the true medium-pace bowler in Pakistani cricket, at least at international level, has ceased to exist in the last 20 years. This is the type of bowler so commonly…
Report on Murali's action to be completed by Tuesday
The verdict on Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra will be out soon© Getty ImagesBruce Elliott, the biomechanist at the University of Western Australia, has admitted that his research has so far not produced clear-cut conclusions regarding the…