England spinner Monty Panesar heads up Northamptonshire's list of absentees for the trip to face Worcestershire at New Road in Division Two of the LV County Championship.

The Twenty20 Cup quarter-final between Warwickshire and Kent at Edgbaston has been washed out without a ball being bowled.

The Nationwide U15 National Club Championships is heading towards the regional finals stage of the 2008 competition from a new record entry of 1750 teams.

The South of England were celebrating at Headingley last weekend after they won two matches against the North. The matches were played in the Zodiac and Zenith classes.

Michael Vaughan is backing England's multi-dimensional attack to be more effective than South Africa's pace battery during the npower Test series, which gets under way at Lord's tomorrow.

South Africa may be forced into a last-minute rethink on selection as the London monsoon season threatens to derail their meticulous plans for the first npower Test at Lord's.

The opening Ashes Test between England deaf and Australia looks destined to finish in a draw after rain cut short the second day's play.

Middlesex's Twenty20 Cup hero Dawid Malan has been tipped to have a bright future in the game by Lancashire skipper Stuart Law - as long as he does not get carried away with his own success.

Cardiff Blues targets Piri Weepu, 24, and Ma’a Nonu, 26, are in talks with massive spending French club, Toulon, making it unlikely either of the pair will arrive at the Arms Park come December. The Hurricanes duo are high on

The Force India Formula One Team's pre-German Grand Prix test got underway today at the Hockenheimring, Germany. Adrian Sutil, on driving duties in preparation for his home race in just over a week's time, had a productive day, completing 97

It's been nearly a week since I last wrote an article and not a lot has really happened in that time. There have been no new signings, a few mutterings of a new striker and pretty much nothing else. This

Groundsmen at Kolkata's famous Eden Gardens have threatened to commit suicide if the cricket authorities do not meet their financial demands, including five months' back pay, Indian media reported on Wednesday.

South Africa will be unleashing Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel on England's batsmen and coach Mickey Arthur can hardly wait to see his two young 'strikers' in action.

Andrew Strauss hopes England can use the pace and hostility of South Africa's attack to their advantage as they attempt to end their poor recent record against the Proteas at Lord's.

Selectors James Whittaker, John Abrahams and Andy Pick have announced a 13-man squad for England Under-19's two Tests against New Zealand at Taunton and Worcester.

Seamers Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof have been included in Sri Lanka's 30-man Champions Trophy squad.

Wiltshire and Shropshire shared the points after their Minor Counties Championship encounter at Bridgnorth was decimated by rain.

Andrew Flintoff returned to the England fold today as they prepared for the opening npower Test against South Africa as a net bowler.

Neil McKenzie's eccentricities at the crease might be a distant memory but his desire to succeed at the highest level still remains. The opening batsman has enjoyed a return to the South Africa side and says his superstitions are long

England have made Test history by becoming the first side ever to name an identical line-up for the sixth successive match.