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Tendulkar wants top spot for India to mark 20 years SACHIN Tendulkar is hoping he can mark his 20 years in international cricket by leading India to become the world's top ranked One-day team. The premier batsman made his India...

Younus Khan reveals motivation for succeeding in cricketing showpieceWHEN Pakistan kick off their Champions Trophy campaign against the West Indies in Johannesburg later this week, there is an added incentive to make sure they do well. It wasn’t too...

Pakistan all-rounder sets the record straightRUBBISHING reports of a planned retirement if he fails to do well in the upcoming Champions Trophy, Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi today said he would never put his career at stake for just...

Tonio Liuzzi gears up for Force India runTONIO Liuzzi has been Force India’s test and reserve driver since the start of 2008 season. For the rest of this season the Italian will take the F1 wheel for his Force...

ECB agree venues for tourPAKISTAN cricket fans across the Midlands have been boosted by the news that two Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and Australia will be held at Edgbaston Cricket Ground next year.  England will act as a neutral host...

Indian spinner desperate for successINDIAN spinner Harbhajan Singh believes the time has come for India to win its next ICC tournament especially after his side’s disappointing exit at the T20 World Cup in England in June. The spin magician...

Brit-Asian cricketer could be England’s next starADIL Rashid bowls leg-spin for a county with an ingrained suspicion of the unorthodox in a country where conditions seldom encourage wrist-spinners. A generation ago these factors alone would have ensured the 21-year-old Yorkshireman...

Indian coach positive ahead of Compaq Cup seriesINDIA coach Gary Kirsten admits his team will miss opening batsman Virender Sehwag in the triangular one-day series in Sri Lanka, but believes his absence will not stop his team becoming the...

‘We have the team to win’, says confident skipperPAKISTAN cricket captain Younus Khan has said he believes his team are capable of winning the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. The current T20 World Champions will play Sri Lanka...

Showdown was “not an option” at the time, reveals Khan’s fatherAMIR Khan’s advisers turned down a request to fight Manny Pacquiao, according to reports. The 22-year-old’s father, Shah Khan told The Bolton News the potentially explosive match up was...