A pulsating 87 from Michael Vaughan was offset by 4 wickets in the final session, but the day was marred by two controversial decisions

Dwayne Bravo, the stand-in West Indies captain, led his team to a 5-wicket win over Zimbabwe and an unassailable 3-1 series lead.

An boxing Aussie promoter says Andrew Symonds and Shantha Sreesanth should take their war or words into the boxing ring.

Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya have recently ended their Test careers. In their prime they were a tough partnership to remove.

After a final day that tilted one way then the other, Sri Lanka finally claimed victory in the First Test at Kandy to go 1-0 up.

Australian spin bowler Stuart MacGill will undergo surgery on his right hand, according to Cricket Australia’s medical officer.

Sri Lankan stalwart Sanath Jayasuriya has announced the current Test match against England will be his last.

Sri Lanka reached 442-8 before declaring and had already removed Alistair Cook as England finished on 9-1 chasing 350 runs to win.

Sri Lanka are in a healthy position after day three of the First Test, on which Murali returned to the top of the Test wickets pile.

South Africa comfortably beat New Zealand by five wickets at Cape Town yesterday, winning the ODI series in the process.