Cricket-Sacked Afridi quits international arena Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who was recently sacked as one-day captain, announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport

UPUL THARANGA FAILS DOPING TEST | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga failed a random doping test during the recent Cricket World Cup. The left-handed player has been informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that he tested positive for a banned steroid. Read [...]

Cricket ‘dream school’ for a day A cricket “dream school”, where luminaries of the sport take cricket-related lessons in a range of subjects, is being set up in London for a day. Read more on BBC News

Cricket: Strauss criticises ICC’s corruption fight England captain Andrew Strauss has queried the “resolve” of cricket chiefs to tackle corruption, saying the sport’s own body dedicated to catching cheats was “woefully under-resourced”.Strauss was leading England in a test at… Read more on The New Zealand Herald

CRICKET IS MY EVERYTHING – PIETERSEN | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County … Kevin Pietersen has confronted his critics ahead of Thursday’s first Test against Sri Lanka, insisting he is as dedicated as ever to the England cause. Read more on Sporting Life

BUTT: PAKISTAN SAFE TO TOUR | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt believes the country is once again a “safe place” for international teams to tour. Sri Lanka have turned down a PCB invitation to tour Pakistan in October, citing security reasons. Read [...]

Shropshire cricket merger plan to be discussed tonight One of Shropshire cricket’s ‘hot potato’ issues will be on the agenda at a specially-called meeting tonight. Read more on Shropshire Star

Uganda: Bibodi Excites Wanderers Cricket Club WANDERERS Cricket Club’s bid to end nine years of waiting for another league title has been boosted by the recruitment of experienced player Nehal Bibodi. Read more on AllAfrica.com

Cricket-Former NZ captain Crowe aims for return at 49 Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who retired 13 years ago, is to play club cricket later this year with the ultimate aim of playing first class cricket at the age of 49. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport

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