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Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Steve Finn claimed four for 63 as England took command of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's after an excellent morning on the third day's play.

Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice , was shot in the head during "an attempted robbery incident." "According to police," Dawn reports, "robbers tried to steal Hussain's hand bag and opened gun fire upon resistance by the PTI leader outside her residence ... (more)

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

Australian batsman David Warner is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country's leading cricket writers, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.

SOMERSET, who were staring at the possibility of an innings defeat against Middlesex at Taunton today, have at least forced the visitors to bat for a second time.

WEDMORE'S match was cancelled at the weekend after heavy rain ruined any hopes of a win during their clash with North Perrott 2nds.

Ross Taylor mightn't adjust the field and deliver the team talks any more in the New Zealand team, but he led by example with the bat against England.

This column is very doubtful about the increasing cult of personality that is beginning to intrude into all walks of life.

A COMPANY boss has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a construction worker was crushed by a wall at the home of Hampshire cricket .

SOME excellent bowling ensured Oxfordshire got their Group 4 campaign off to a flier with a 93-run victory over Shropshire at Banbury Twenty's former ground.

There might have been a seven-week hiatus in the 'five-test series' between New Zealand and England but once again neither XI could completely dominate on the opening day stalemate.

DAVID take on Goliath in the WEPL Wiltshire Division this weekend, as Nationwide House travel to Swindon for a local derby with plenty at stake.

ONLY two of the nine scheduled Amazing Smile North Lindsey League games were played to a conclusion on Sunday due to the rain which swept across the county.

Punjab is still in contention for the playoffs. The margin of victory could have been bigger had Punjab held on to their catches.

People sit outside a campaign office of a candidate in Pakistan's nationwide elections in Islamabad's slums on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Pakistan.

A SUPERB all-round performance by Richard Trotman led Thornbury to their first win of the season at home to Warminster in Premier Two.

The team said it had "a zero-tolerance approach to anything that is against the spirit of the game", and India's cricket board suspended the players.

Alastair Cook said England will have to be at their very best to beat New Zealand in the two-Test series © Getty Images London: May 16, 2013 England captain Alastair Cook insists there is no chance his team will underestimate New Zealand in the Test series which starts at Lord's on Thursday.

Uganada is looking to put up a good performance in the World T20 qualifiers to be held in Dubai later this year © Getty Images Kampala: May 15, 2013 Uganda's national cricket team has been invited for a tour to Sri Lanka after the east African nation put up an impressive show at the just concluded World Cricket League Division III in Bermuda.