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Smith to lead Australia A in Africa

Steve-SmithMelbourne, June 19 : Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) Wednesday named a 15-man squad for Australia A's tour to Africa in July and August.  Read more »

McGrath to work with Australian cricketers in India

Glenn-McGrathMelbourne, June 14 : Australian bowling legend Glenn McGrath will spend the next two weeks in India working with a group of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholars from Cricket Australia’s (CA) Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.  Read more »

Taylor to join Cricket Australia board

Mark-TaylorMelbourne, June 14 : Former Australia captain Mark Taylor was Friday elected the Cricket New South Wales (NSW) Independent representative on the Cricket Australia (CA) board.  Read more »

Australia announce U-19 squad for India, NZ tri-series

Cricket-AustraliaMelbourne, June 3 : Cricket Australia (CA) Monday announced its 14-player Under-19 squad to compete in the International Series in Darwin beginning June 30.  Read more »

Cricket Australia investigating Warner's twitter rant

David-WarnerMelbourne, May 18 : Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a Twitter rant by cricketer David Warner, who launched a scathing attack on reputed Australian cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn.  Read more »

Steve Smith to return from IPL

steve-smithMelbourne, May 9 : Cricket Australia (CA) has asked Pune Warriors all-rounder Steve Smith to return to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a lower-back pain complaint.  Read more »

Australian selectors give Mitchell Marsh another chance

Australian selectors give Mitchell Marsh another chanceMelbourne, May 1 - The Australian cricket selectors have given maverick Mitchell Marsh a big chance to put his career back on track by ignoring his current form in the Indian Premier League  Read more »

Shane Watson steps down as Australian vice-captain

Shane-WatsonMelbourne, April 20 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson decided to step down as the vice-captain from all formats after his poor form in the recent Test series against India.  Read more »

Australia's Perry undergoes ankle surgery

Ellyse-PerryMelbourne, April 3 : Australian women's cricket bowler Ellyse Perry underwent an ankle surgery after she developed a minor infection following a recent surgery on the same ankle, announced Cricket Australia (CA) Wednesday.  Read more »

Clarke recovers from gastroenteritis

Clarke recovers from gastroenteritisMelbourne, April 1 - Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke was hospitalised overnight with gastroenteritis and then discharged Monday after showing signs of recovery.  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »