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

After the criticism about the World Cup in the Caribbean stretching for too long, the International Cricket Council is looking to shorten the tournament to five weeks in its future editions. "Yes, we are looking at the duration of future World Cups," ICC Chief Executive Malcolm S

Cricket South Africa President Ray Mali was today appointed as the Acting President of the International Cricket Council following the death of Percy Sonn last month. Mali will assume the role of Acting President with immediate effect and in so doing he steps down as president of CSA, also w

International Cricket Council President Percy Sonn, who was critically ill for the past few days, died in Cape Town today. Sonn, 57, was admitted to the Durbanville clinic in Cape Town on Monday after developing complications from a colon surgery. A former president of the South African cr

Cricket South Africa (CSA) said it's ready to be the "neutral host" in case Australia and Zimbabwe agree to go ahead with their controversial one day series. The three-match ODI series runs the risk of being scrapped altogether after the Australian government banned its cricketer

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

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that players at the upcoming World Cup will be target tested for drugs. In addition to the already announced four random tests at each match, the International Cricket Council says that 17 of the scheduled 51 games in the Caribbean will b

The International Cricket Council's (ICCs) Anti Corruption Unit would be out "in force" to monitor the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, the ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said last evening. He said that the Council would not tolerate illegal activity during the matches in