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Ireland coach Phil Simmons and his players rejoiced at Tuesday's decision to reverse controversial plans to bar so-called 'minnow' countries from the next World Cup in 2015Ireland performed on a par with many of the full member, or Test-playing, nations at this ...

Sri Lanka's Thilina Kandamby said the side were about to suffer a double blow with the news that interim coach Stuart Law, as well as veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, were about to leave the team.Law was appointed the new coach of Bangladesh ...

England and Australia will play 10 back-to-back Ashes Tests as part of the new future tours program agreed by cricket's world governing body on Monday.Andrew Strauss's side face Australia at home in the English summer of 2013 and then will do it ...

India agreed on Monday to a modified version of the controversial Umpire Decision Review System, bringing to an end a damaging row which threatened to tear apart international cricket.The International Cricket Council said its chief executives' committee (CEC) had unanimously agreed at ...

Former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori, the world's top-ranked limited overs bowler, announced Saturday he is taking an indefinite break from the short game to prolong his Test career.The 32-year-old, who is also ranked ninth among the world's leading ODI all-rounders, ...

A Pakistani court on Friday adjourned an appeal by retired international paceman Shoaib Akhtar against a record seven million rupee ($82,400) disciplinary fine imposed three years ago.The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket after Pakistan's World Cup semi-final defeat in March, had ...

Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga was banned from all cricket for three months after failing a drugs test at the World Cup in March, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday.Tharanga, 26, not selected for the ongoing tour of England because of ...

Paul Collingwood was dropped from both the England Twenty20 and one-day squads announced Tuesday for the upcoming fixtures against Sri Lanka.The veteran all-rounder retired from Test duty after England's victorious Ashes campaign in Australia but was included in the World Cup squad.However, ...

Batsman Ross Taylor has been appointed New Zealand cricket captain, replacing spin bowler Daniel Vettori, who stepped down in March after the World Cup.Taylor served as vice-captain under Vettori and his appointment was widely expected, with wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum seen as his ...

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Topic: FIFA World Cup

Simmons celebrates ICC World Cup U-turn

Kandamy sorry to see Law and Jayasuriya go

England, Australia to play back-to-back Ashes

India agrees modified umpire decision review system

Vettori drops short game to focus on Tests

Pakistan court adjourns Shoaib appeal

Sri Lanka's Tharanga gets drugs ban

Collingwood axed from England squads

Collingwood axed from England cricket squads

Ross Taylor appointed N.Zealand cricket captain

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