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India's opening one-day international against tourists England is to become the first ever cricket match to be beamed live on the internet.

India's hopes of hosting the ICC Knockout one-day tournament in September are fading with the government unlikely to provide financial relief for the event, a cricket board official has said.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have attempted to persuade their West Indies counterparts to reverse a decision to pull out of next month's scheduled tour, PCB sources said yesterday.

The West Indies have pulled out of next month's scheduled tour of Pakistan but are prepared to play the series at a neutral venue, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said.

Online sports content provider Sportinglife.com has signed a sponsorship deal with sports trading exchange Intrade.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it agreed not to pick Virender Sehwag in Monday's Test match against England, ending long drawn-out disagreement with cricket's ruling body that threatened to split the sport.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has predicted that it could lose up to £18m ($25m/B

The Sri Lankan cricket authorities could be approached to play an extra Test match against England next summer, saving the latter a potential loss of up to £5m ($7.09m/B

South Africa has taken over the hosting of the first women's Champions Challenge international hockey tournament from India because of security concerns, the sport's governing body (FIH) has confirmed.

Those English cricketers who are taking part in the controversial tour to India in nine days' time have learned that their lives will only be insured for £200,000 ($291,000/B

The International Cricket Council has approved the use of spy cameras in dressing rooms as part of measures to crack down on match-fixing.

Hockey’s inaugural Men’s Champions Challenge has been relocated to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8-16.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is sending two of its members to India on Wednesday to review the security arrangements for the upcoming Test match tour between the two nations.

Around 1.3 billion people will watch the 2003 cricket World Cup, the tournament organisers claimed as the fixtures were unveiled this weekend.

The England cricket tour to India will go ahead, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said – but who will make up the final squad still remains unclear.

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) has denied reports it will not tour India again unless security arrangements in that country are overhauled.