Cricket-Warne come out of retirement for 'Big Bash'

Shane Warne is bringing his short departure to an end and recurring to cricket in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash opposition next month, the leg-spinning huge said on Tuesday. Less than six months after reserved from all cricket, the 42-year-old said he would play in the revamp league for the Melbourne Stars this season and has not ruled out ongoing beyond that. "I'm a young 42 at the moment, so I'll see how it goes this year," he told a news meeting...

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Pakistan clutch on for series victory

Pakistan claim a morale-boosting Test series win over Sri Lanka today after the third and final match between the sides in Sharjah finished in a draw. The Pakistani game has be rocked by the custodial sentences hand to former captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir in the UK last week for their role in a spot-fixing plan, but today's effect meant Pakistan's nine-wicket win in the opening Test in Dubai was sufficient for...

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Audience are waiting for: Sachin Tendulkar hundredth ton

So the long wait continues. A Sachin Tendulkar ton on this hard batting track would have made India's day in more ways than one, but maybe Delhi's audience knew something we didn't. One would have predictable the stands to be satisfied on a public holiday in expectation of watching Tendulkar bat. But only a handful of spectators cheer the man as he walked in. It all seems worlds away from the normal thunderous ovation Tendulkar are used to. Would...

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