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

Pakistan team manager Talat Ali has not reported any incident of racial abuse by coach Bob Woolmer against any member of the team, including temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar during the recent tour of South Africa. A PCB official confirmed to PTI that Talat, in his tour report file

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer threatened legal action against a leading Pakistani newspaper for accusing him of making racist remarks against paceman Shoaib Akhtar. The daily Dawn, quoting unnamed sources, reported Friday that Woolmer called Akhtar "blacky" during a hea

The public spat between Shoaib Akhtar and Bob Woolmer has taken a new twist with a newspaper claiming that the Pakistan coach had used abusive language with racial overtones against the fast bowler during a heated argument in South Africa. Woolmer, however, has strongly denied that he had

Ireland coach Adrian Birrell has brought his team to Nairobi less than 48 hours before their World Cricket League opener against Scotland. The 15-man Ireland squad touched down in the Kenyan capital on Sunday from Port Elizabeth, leaving them only one full day to acclimatise. Birrell said: