Sri Lanka barged into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 20-run victory over holders Australia.

The former Australian batsman turned coach rejected the suggestion his players lacked in effort.

Rising Australia fast bowling hope Pat Cummins is to make an unusual return to action from injury by playing for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy on Wednesday.

Their only major title in cricket's shorter formats is the 2010 World Twenty20 they won in the Caribbean.

Australia said on Tuesday that captain Michael Clarke will stay in London as he recovers from a back problem.

Australia's chairman of selectors has told England now is not the time to dismiss his side's chances of regaining the Ashes, despite the controversy currently engulfing the tourists.

Harbhajan Singh, who was amongst the many pilgrims and tourists stranded in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand due to the landslides and heavy rains, on Tuesday lauded the rescue operations.

Cardiff, June 17 -- Swing bowling is a complex science and not an absolute one. The basics are simple enough.Swing occurs due to the uneven distribution of pressure on the two sides of the ball as it passes through the air. It can be achieved by holding the ball with the seam canted in the direction where the bowler wants …

LONDON, June 17, 2013 (AFP) - John Inverarity, Australia's chairman of selectors, indicated Monday that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad.

The New Zealand coach rued the Black Caps' exit from the Champions Trophy.

Police sought fresh custody of Chandila saying he was required to corroborate evidence collected from other accused after invoking the stringent MCOCA law.

Senior Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday strongly objected to a prominent sports management company unilaterally altering the map of Jammu and Kashmir in an IPL-6 TV production manual.