Australia batsman David Warner fined for Twitter outburst

Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Link to video: Michael Clarke defends David Warner's Twiiter rant, tips him as captain The Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined $5,570 (3,700) for his ...

David Warner fined for breaching Cricket Australias code of behaviour

ABC Australia - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Australia Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) code of behaviour.Warner was handed the maximum fine of $5,570 at a teleconference hearing in Melbourne Wednesday evening, having been found guilty of breaching CA's rules regarding unbecoming behaviour following comments he made on Twitter at the ...

Letter from India In Cricket Scandal Revelations on India

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

DATELINE -- The Indian Premier League is a joyous, garish domestic cricket tournament invented by businessmen to make money. Intellectuals despise it, which probably reassures the businessmen that they have done something ...

Father of Afghan cricket captain abducted

The Courier Mail - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

UNKNOWN gunmen have dragged the father of Afghanistan's cricket captain from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and taken him hostage, officials say. Mohammad Nabi, who took over the captaincy of the team in March, confirmed that his father, Khobai Isakhel, had been kidnapped in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday. "I have no idea who the kidnappers might be, they have ...

County cricket – live

Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Richard Gibson reports from Durham No silverware is won in May as the old cliche goes. However, this is one of those matches that could influence the finishing positions of both these sides. Third-place Durham have been inserted by County Championship leaders Middlesex at a slatey Chester-le-Street in a fixture they won last season despite being dismissed for just 102. That defeat for Middlesex ...

Michael Clarke defends David Warners Twiiter rant tips him as captain – video

Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Twitter rant against two Australian journalists landed him in hot water during the Indian Premier League season . Warner faces a disciplinary hearing after taking umbrage at an article by Robert Craddock and then engaging in an online spat with Malcolm Conn. Speaking as his team leaves for the Ashes, Clarke even says Warner has a future as Australia ...

IPL Spot-fixing charges false says India fast bowler Sreesanth

The National - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Indian Premier League (IPL). In his first public appearance since being arrested last week by Delhi police, Sreesanth on Wednesday said he was innocent and that his name would be cleared of any wrongdoing. The Kerala-based cricketer, along with Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, ...

Hussey helps Chennai to IPL final

sportal.com.au - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Chennai Super Kings secured their place in the Indian Premier League final with a convincing 48-run win over Mumbai Indians on Monday.Outstanding batting performances from Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina ensured the Super Kings, who claimed their berth in the play-offs by finishing first in the standings, will feature in Sunday's decider.An impressive knock from Dwayne Smith meant Mumbai ...

Clarke ready for Ashes battle

Sky Sports - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Australia captain Michael Clarke has promised to do everything he can to win the Ashes series in England this summer.Clarke admitted his side were the underdogs at a ceremony ahead of the squad's departure from Sydney airport, but is ready to battle hard to bring the coveted urn back home. "England have a lot of experience. A lot of the guys have been involved in Ashes series before ...

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...

Baburao Yadav fifth cricketer arrested in alleged fixing case

Cricinfo - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Baburao Yadav has become the fifth cricketer to be arrested, by the Delhi Police, in connection with the alleged spot-fixing in the IPL. Yadav was produced in court in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon along with Rajasthan Royals' Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, ...

Hazel McCallion takes a swing in support of GTA-wide cricket tournament

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion poses for photos with a cricket bat as Mississauga councillor Ron Starr (left) watches. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...

Five agencies win Cricket World Cup work

B&T - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

can reveal. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup whittled down the 30-plus expressions of interest (EOI) they received for the three different disciplines to five successful firms. OMD is one of those five having been awarded the media buying duties. CHE Proximity, which was widely rumoured to be on the shortlist along with Ogilvy and GPY&R Melbourne, has ...

High targets set by the ECB

The Independent - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The targets were set out in the England and Wales Cricket Board's latest strategy document, Champion Counties. It also intends to try to increase county attendances by 200,000, increasing county fee payments to 2m a year, and provide 8.1m for ground improvements. The ECB has set aside 10m for interest-free loans for clubs and 2m to combat the impact of climate ...

Edgy England need Alastair Cook in form

The Independent - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The stunning conclusion to the first Test against New Zealand could not conceal a malaise which has lasted on and off for 18 months. Bowled out for 232 in their first innings at Lord's, England's approach took caution and diffidence to a new level. The sight was never one for sore eyes.The batsmen did not look at ease with themselves. It must be deeply perplexing for the batting coach, ...

Chennai back in final again

Sky Sports - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

But their 112-run stand was ended in the fourth over of the final session when umpire Russell Tiffin dispatched Kallis for 85, caught behind attempting to pull a short delivery from Edwards.It was an unfortunate decision as the ball touched Kallis' shoulder rather than the edge of the bat on the way through to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.After Mark Boucher (13) and Paul Harris (0) had ...

Glamorgan make most of Leicestershires poor fielding and bowling

Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Glamorgan has already enjoyed considerable sporting success this year, and if the prospects of the cricket club adding to the laurels now adorning Swansea City and Cardiff City by winning promotion from Division Two are limited - they last won a trophy in 2004 - they are at least batting themselves in a position of some strength in this match.That they were able to do so was in no small part ...

Player payments in focus after withdrawal

Cricinfo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

out of the IPL has thrown into question its pending payments to the franchise's players. The players' contract stipulate that 35% of their salaries will be paid after the tournament ...

ECB lays out its ambitious plan to thrill thousands and secure success

Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The England and Wales Cricket Board has unveiled a raft of ambitious targets, promising to increase county cricket attendances by 200,000 and produce an England team that can win the Ashes, the World Cup in 2015 and the inaugural World Test Championship two years later.Despite a difficult summer in ...

Donald and Uthappa taken by surprise

Cricinfo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

"This is a massive surprise to me," Donald told ESPNcricinfo. "I'm shocked because we had spoken, not in great detail but loosely, about prospects for next year. The owners were really upbeat for next season and the next three years because next year we'd have new contracts, new players. We spoke about the possibility of building a culture within the ...

Evenly matched teams in a battle of wits

Cricinfo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Big picture The first eliminator of IPL 2013 features two unlikely, yet similar competitors, in Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The thread of similarity extends beyond the 'underdog' status. They've had similar journeys to the playoffs. Both sides have been strong at home, with Royals finishing unbeaten and Sunrisers losing just one game, to Chennai Super Kings. ...

Cricket Vettoris return a gamble

New Zealand Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Sport's history is littered with dramatic comebacks from hiatuses. Daniel Vettori might only be graduating into that camp - he retired and resurrected himself to play one-day international cricket in the Champions Trophy, not tests - but any return to Headingley on Friday will still be welcome. The 34-year-old wasn't part of the original tour squad but that was more on the basis of injury ...