Indian paceman S Sreesanth has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching an ICC Code of Conduct by deliberately barging past England captain Michael Vaughan on the fourth day of their second cricket Test at Trent Bridge. Sreesanth, charged after shouldering Vaughan during the fir

The start of the second cricket Test match between India and England has been delayed due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain here. The two umpires, Simon Taufel and Ian Howell, will inspect the ground at 1130 hrs local time (1600 hrs IST) before taking a decision on start of play.

The International Cricket Council today announced the names of nine umpires and three match referees, excluding those who officiated in the World Cup final, for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa. A total of 27 matches will be played in the September 11-24 tour

The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle for considering umpires' nationality over their "excellence" in big games like World Cup final. The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochi

Cricket umpire Simon Taufel has been named `Official of the Year` at the Australian Sports Awards presentation here. Taufel won the award from other stand out officials Mark Shield (soccer) and Scot Butler (basketball) at a ceremony last night. The 36-year-old said the recognition of umpi

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens here today. Dravid's decision to field first backfired as Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya started on an aggressive note. But Tharanga did not last l