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Northamptonshire seal Sehwag for Twenty20

Northamptonshire have secured Virender Sehwag to head their Twenty20 challenge this summer

Deccan, Kolkata miss overseas stars in opener

It's the first of 60 matches: The defending champions taking on wooden-spoon winners, after a flashy opening ceremony, amid high security at a stadium neither calls home

Cook leads with hundred and Pietersen finds form

Alastair Cook marked his first Test as captain with a composed and stylish unbeaten 113 as England reached tea on a dominant 243 for 2 at Chittagong to leave Shakib Al Hasan regretting his decision to bowl

Murray wants input over captaincy

Andy Murray wants the players to be involved in deciding who leads Britain's Davis Cup side should current captain John Lloyd be asked to leave.

Centurion O’Driscoll hails Jones

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll tells the BBC's Sport Wales show that Stephen Jones is the best Welsh player he has ever faced.

Steven Smith stars with the ball as NSW win

Steven Smith backed up his fine batting with a maiden five-wicket haul as New South Wales handed South Australia the wooden spoon

Woods comeback speculation mounts

Speculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month.

Care confident of England ability

Scrum-half Danny Care believes England can produce "something really special" in Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland.

Greatbatch demands batting improvement

The coach Mark Greatbatch has called on New Zealand's batsmen to be more consistent and ruthless so they can challenge Australia

Victoria seal home final with innings win

Victoria will head into the Sheffield Shield final as the favourite after finishing the regular rounds with a nine-point advantage

Ronchi steps in to save Warriors

Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile stopped a final-day disaster as Western Australia beat Queensland to avoid the wooden spoon

New Zealand aim to finish lost series on a high

Cricinfo's preview of the fifth ODI between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington

McKenzie keeping Reds ‘on their toes’

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie says the changes he has made to his squad to face the Western Force are largely designed to maintain competition for places in the Reds' line-up.

NBL delays expansion decision

The National Basketball League (NBL) has postponed an announcement on the make-up of teams in next year's competition.

Case against Cats star ‘weak and tenuous’

A court has been told drug charges against Geelong footballer Mathew Stokes are weak and tenuous and should be dropped.

Lancashire granted planning approval

Lancashire have had their planning application approved to redevelop Old Trafford in conjunction with a Tesco development near the ground

Injured Onions to miss Bangladesh Tests

Graham Onions has been withdrawn from England's two-Test series in Bangladesh, and will fly home on Friday after failing to recover from a back injury

Casey makes solid start in Miami

England's Paul Casey stands two shots behind leader Charl Schwartzel after the first round of the CA Championship in Miami.

Paralympic boss happy with snowfall

Australia's Chef De Mission for the Winter Paralympic Games says there has been excellent snowfall ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony in Vancouver.

Dragons to up ante against Eels

Back rower Dean Young claims St George Illawarra cannot afford to simply replicate the game-plan which won it last year's minor premiership, if it hopes to match it with the likes of runner-up Parramatta tonight.

Vettori criticises batting display

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised his batsmen for squandering a bright start to be bowled out for a below-par score and concede the Chappell-Hadlee trophy to Australia.

Ponting savours series turnaround

Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has said his team's victory in the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, was a fitting response to the 3-0 defeat inflicted by New Zealand two years ago

Alonso plays down title hopes

Formula One title favourite Fernando Alonso did his best overnight to play down his prospects of landing his third world championship.

Liverpool tripped up by Hazard

Eden Hazard crowned an enterprising display with a late goal to give Lille a 1-0 victory over beleaguered English giant Liverpool in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie this morning (AEDT).

Ponting praises ‘mature’ White

Ricky Ponting praised the leadership qualities of Cameron White after the pair scored half-centuries to guide Australia to a series-clinching win in the fourth one-day international against New Zealand in Auckland.

Contador takes control of Paris-Nice

Spain's Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy this morning (AEDT) by winning the race's fourth stage in Mende, becoming the overall leader in the process.

Kookaburras reach World Cup final

Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 overnight to qualify for a third successive final against defending champion Germany in the men's field hockey World Cup.

ICC mulls umpire reviews for World Cup

The ICC is considering implementing the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) for the World Cup in the subcontinent next year

Griffiths banned for four weeks

Ospreys prop Cai Griffiths receives a four-week suspension from a WRU disciplinary panel following a citing from the Edinburgh game.

Lara calls for better infrastructure in West Indies

Brian Lara has welcomed the increasing international exposure that young cricketers in the West Indies are gaining by participating in the IPL, county cricket and in Australia

Catalans-Cas game beats weather

Castleford's trip to Catalans Dragons on Saturday is definitely on despite snowy weather in Perpignan.

Inquiry report confidential, says PCB

The PCB remains tight-lipped about the nature of charges laid against senior players and the procedure followed in punishing them

Championship round-up

Batley could have three dual-registered players making their Championship debut against Halifax on Thursday night.

Scotland v England

Preview of Saturday's Six Nations match between Scotland and England

Ganguly wants less talk and more action

On the eve of the opening clash against Deccan Chargers, Sourav Ganguly made his point straightaway that the best way to progress is by "executing" and not wasting time "planning

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