Pakistan appointed Younis Khan as captain in place of Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday. PCB chairman Ejaz Butt told reporters Malik had agreed to step down and would be replaced by senior batsman Younis, 31, who

Under heavy criticism for losing the one-day series against South Africa, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said that his side was hit hard by a string of injuries which kept most of his key players out of action.

OWAIS Shah is hoping for a speedy recovery to his eye injury as he chases a recall to the England Test line-up.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Wednesday. India are missing regular opener Virender Sehwag, who was ruled out

India might have beaten Sri Lanka 3-2 last August with a young bunch of cricketers but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said seniors Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag would be the key to the visitors' fortunes in the one-day series

ENGLAND received positive news on the fitness of key all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after an MRI scan revealed no major damage in his left side.

Elton Chigumbura hit 79 and claimed two wickets to lead Zimbabwe to a 109-run win over Kenya in the first of a five-match limited-overs series in Mombasa on Tuesday.

Top England stars, including Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, will be available for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) both this year and the next season after the Indian Cricket Board and their English counterparts reached an agreement on Tuesday.

CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss returned to form when scoring England's third century of the match against St Kitts & Nevis yesterday.

Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer was adjudged Cricketer of the Year, while the late Ashok Mankad was posthumously conferred the Lifetime Achievement award at the 'CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Domestic awards 2009' in Delhi on Tuesday. Jaffer received a cash prize

UNDEFEATED Capital super-middleweight Kenny Anderson has received confirmation that his next ring appearance will be on February 27 at Paisley's Lagoon Centre against a

Unhappy about Shoaib Malik's sacking as captain, Javed Miandad resigned as Director-General of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday. Sources in the PCB confirmed that Miandad resigned but it was not clear if his resignation was accepted by the Board,

RICKY Hatton has finally secured his second shot at becoming the world's best pound- for-pound fighter after his Las Vegas showdown with Manny Pacquiao was confirmed.

India beat Sir Lanka by six wickets in the first ODI of the five-match series which saw Sanath Jayasuriya score 107, his 28th ODI century.

THOSE anticipating a fresh outbreak of hostilities between Michael Gomez and Alex Arthur yesterday were disappointed when the latter failed to attend a media conference in Gl

India's skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his batsmen's showing in the six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first ODI, but said there is room for improvement for his bowlers.

Marketers that advertise during the Super Bowl, the championship game of American football, are always seeking more bang for their buck.This year, with each 30-second commercial during the game estimated to cost a record $3 million -- yes, $100,000 a

About three minutes into his speech on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama spoke a word never before uttered in a Presidential inauguration speech: "data." The word may sound nerdy, and Obama used it in reference to indicators of economic and

In a move to counter Cisco's planned entrance into the data center, Hewlett-Packard is forming alliances, launching new products and authoring new initiatives. It's a three-pronged strategy that HP hopes will help the company and its partners gain more market

While land acquisition is posing to be the biggest hurdle in all upcoming development projects in the country, work on the Rs 20 billion Rail Coach Factory in Rae Bareli kicked off on a festive note as thousands of villagers