Manchester: Andrew Flintofff wants to win more silverware with Lancashire after agreeing a new three-year contract with his native county.

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad showered praises on batting great Sachin Tendulkar and said the young cricketers in the sub-continent should follow his example if they are serious about carving out a career in cricket.

If there was a hint of discontent about Jonathan Trott appearing in an England shirt on South African soil it was not heard from the smattering of fans who sat on the grassy banks at the Bloemfontein Oval.

Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday produced one of the best innings in the history of one-day cricket as India came within three runs of victory over Australia in the fifth one-dayer.

Kolkata: Replacing New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today returned as the Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper for the next edition of Indian Premier League.

Abu Dhabi: Brendon McCullum hit a return-to-form hundred and Scott Styris took three wickets in two overs as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second day-night international here on Friday.

England open their tour of South Africa today with a record against their hosts that has both sides scratching their heads.

Hyderabad: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no qualms to admit that the reason for their defeat in the nerve-wrecking fifth ODI was lack of mental toughness in the lower-order batsmen.

Hyderabad: It was a night that broke hearts. The evergreen script of Sachin Tendulkar single-handedly fighting cricketing battles for India was enacted again.

NSW openers Phil Jaques and Phil Hughes failed to capitalise on their first chance to earn a recall to Australia's Test team during the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the SCG yesterday.