Shane Warne bows out of professional cricket on Friday after a frustrating final Indian Premier League (IPL) season replete with rows, fines and other off-field distractions. The Australian legend announced earlier this month that he would retire as a player after the tournament, making Friday’s clash between his Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians the [...]

India and Pakistan have agreed to resume direct sporting ties, reports said today, and an Indian cricket tour of its neighbour could be on the cards. The decision comes two weeks after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani watched together as their teams played in the semi-final of the [...]

Sania Zaidi sits in the R Premadasa Stadium press box as the World Cup drama unfolds beneath her. Nothing unusual about that except the 28-year-old Pakistani journalist has been blind since childhood and is on a mission to promote better relations between Pakistan and India. “I want cricket to promote peace, courtesy and courage which [...]

The future of embattled coach Tim Nielsen will be among a range of issues discussed by Australian cricket chiefs as they demand answers for their disastrous Ashes campaign, reports said on Sunday.