Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter was today appointed match referee for the four-match Test series between India and Australia starting December 26 in Melbourne. Mark Benson of England and New Zealand's Billy Bowden will be in charge of the first Test in Melbourne, while

South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who wrongly gave Kumar Sangakkara out when he was on the verge of completing a double century against Australia, has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series against England. Koertzen, a veteran of 86 Test matches and 18

Officials who stood in the World Cup final which concluded in controversial manner are likely to be overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup. On-field umpires Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor, television umpire Rudi Koertzen, reserve umpire Billy Bowden and match referee Jeff Crowe may h

Players were not the only ones tired and bored of the long-drawn Cricket World Cup, umpires were left equally exhausted by the tournament's length, said Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar. Dar, who stood in the finals of the mega-event which ended last week, felt the World Cup was pretty well-orga

Australian captain Ricky Ponting today admitted that the farcical finish to the cricket World Cup took a bit of the gloss off his side's third consecutive triumph. Australia's win in the final against Sri Lanka was marred by some poor officiating. With the Sri Lankan batsmen accepting an

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has apologised for the farcical end to Saturday's World Cup final but ruled out blacklisting the erring officials. "It was an unnecessary error, a fundamental error. It was made under difficult circumstances at the end of the

Australia recorded a hat-trick of World Cup titles by subduing a fighting Sri Lanka to a 53-run win in a rain-marred cricket final here on Saturday. Adam Gilchrist set the tone for an imposing Australian total as he hammered a 104-ball 149, the highest score in a summit clash as well as

The first ODI in a five-match series between Pakistan and the West Indies was washed out without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. Heavy rains continued to bucket down in Rawalpindi forcing umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar to call the match off. Pakistani captain Inzamam Ul Haq is e