Baseball at Lord's
American servicemen watching baseball at Lord's in 1917 © MCC On the first occasion, in 1874, 22 players from Boston and Philadelphia came to England on a mission to spread the knowledge of their own…
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'We can come back': Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly feels the heat© Getty ImagesSourav Ganguly sat forlornly in a chair in the corner as Adam Gilchrist talked the media through Australia's emphatic 217-run victory, and afterwards offered some insight of his own…
Indian women wrap up series
ScorecardThe Indian women defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to register their third consecutive victory in as many matches at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. With this victory, India clinched the series 3-0 and also,…
Bangladeshis break their warm-up duck
The Bangladeshis have finally got off the mark in their World Cup campaign. Having lost the first of their warm-up matches, their batsmen came good in a day/night match under the Durban floodlights as they…
Somerset ask planners to identify site for new ground
The question of Somerset County Cricket Club moving to a new out-of-town site has again come to the fore during a meeting between Peter Anderson and a Taunton Deane planning officer.During the meeting the Chief…
West Ham open talks to sign “clinical” £26m striker who’s now a leading target
West Ham United have now opened talks over a deal for a "clinical" striker, following a new update on Niclas Fullkrug's future at the London Stadium. West Ham step up move for new striker Fullkrug's…
Nottinghamshire sign Voges as cover for Hussey
Adam Voges will turn out for Nottinghamshire at the beginning of the 2008 county season © Getty Images Nottinghamshire have signed Adam Voges, the Western Australia batsman, as short-term cover for David Hussey during the…
Clay Smith confirms his retirement
Clay Smith turns away after being dismissed by Chaminda Vaas in his last innings for Bermuda © Getty Images Clay Smith has ended weeks of speculation by announcing his retirement.Smith, rated by many as the…
Australia gather themselves for one last hurrah
Shahadat Hossain has Ricky Ponting nailed at Fatullah ... Australia will go all-out to ensure there is no possible upset at Chittagong © Getty Images With all the enthusiasm of a teacher on the last…
Shoaib to work with World Food Programme
Shoaib Akhtar bats for cancer patients in Mumbai © Getty Images Shoaib Akhtar, still in Pakistan after being overlooked for the tour of the West Indies, has pledged his commitment to the United Nations World…