Threat to series over Windies contract row
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AUSTRALIA faces a farcical triangular one-day tournament this summer with the possible absence of Brian Lara and many of his high-profile West Indian teammates.
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ST JOHN&#39;S, Antigua, CMC - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), while naming the squad for the VB Tri-Nation Series in Australia, acknowledged late Friday that there are a number of unresolved issues in their contract dispute with the players.
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England&#39;s year of domination is in severe danger of coming to an inglorious conclusion following a batting masterclass from Jacques Kallis on the second day of the second Test here in Durban yesterday.
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Cricket&#39;s TV rights dispute has reared its ugly head again, renewing fears that Australia&#39;s tour of India will have to be cancelled.
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Australian cricket chiefs fear a battle over television rights could cause next month&#39;s Test series in India to be cancelled, and last night were seeking clarification from Indian board president
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Brian Lara and other top West Indies players have been ruled ineligible for a January tournament against Australia and Pakistan after refusing to sign a contract due to a dispute over sponsorship deals, sources involved in the dispute said yesterday.
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Sport: Andrew Flintoff will sit out the second Test - and he could miss the whole series against West Indies.
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West Indies captain Brian Lara and other players could miss the one-day series in Australia in a contracts row. The West Indies Cricket Board said its selectors were meeting again to pick another squad for the January series.
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The Montreal Expos appear to be heading to a new home in Washington, but the most pressing concern is the negotiation to compensate Orioles' owner Peter Angelos.
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The players&#39; association filed a grievance yesterday seeking to overturn the Anaheim Angels&#39; suspension of left fielder Jose Guillen.
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Sport: Skipper Michael Vaughan is in belligerent mood in advance of the second test, his first in 18 months.
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Australian umpire Darrell Hair has insisted he was &quot;invited&quot; by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make his controversial 500,000 resignation offer.
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David Beckham is still in danger of facing disciplinary action for admitting he got booked on purpose - despite Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s attempts to draw a line under the controversy.
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Sport: Third Test: Erratic West Indies battle back in the final session of the day. Over-by-over report from Tom Lutz.
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Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has intervened in a bid to end a contract dispute between senior West Indies players and their national cricket board.
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West Indies have been forced to make a second change to their Champions Trophy squad because of injury. Dwayne Smith is suffering from a shoulder problem and has been replaced by Ryan Hinds.
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Virgin Media threatens to take legal action against BSkyB if a  row between the two sides is not resolved.