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Emotional Root Century Dominates Second Day

It was another entertaining day of Test cricket as the second Test at Headingley got underway following the first day washout.

New Zealand seized the initiative initially with three wickets in the first session before Joe Root mesmerised the home crowd with his maiden Test century.

IPL 2013 Spot-Fixing: Super Kings Official Arrested

Chennai Super Kings official Gurunuth Meiyappan has become the latest person connected with the Indian Premier League to be arrested and investigated for suspected links to illegal betting.

Current Rajasthan Royals players Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan as well as former player Amit Singh were arrested last week along with a number of bookmakers as allegations of spot-fixing surfaced.

IPL 2013: Mumbai Indians End Rajasthan's Run

Mumbai Indians will play Chennai Super Kings in Sunday's Indian Premier League 2013 final after they scored a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals with one ball to spare in the final qualifier in Kolkata.

In a match that ebbed and flowed throughout, Rajasthan Royals posted 165 for six and needing eight to win from the final over, Harbhajan Singh hit the penultimate ball for six to secure Mumbai's first final appearance since 2010.

Thrilling Tie Between Ireland And Pakistan

Ireland once again underlined their ability to compete with the heavyweights of world cricket, coming close to recording another famous victory over Pakistan but in the end had to settle for a tie in the first One-Day International in Dublin.

Paul Stirling's second successive century against Pakistan got Phil Simmons' side off to the perfect start in their pursuit of 276 before Kevin O'Brien's explosive innings of 84 meant the game went into the final over.
 

Hot Topic

Sir Ian Botham, former England captain and the hero of England's 1981 Ashes victory over Australia, says England were 'magnificent' during their 170-run victory over New Zealand at Lord's in the first cricket Test of the summer. James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and Stuart Broad took seven wickets as New Zealand were bowled out for 68 and Botham was speaking at an event launching Unibet's summer of sport at the home of cricket.

Player Of The Week

There can be only two possible contenders for this week's Cricket World Player of the Week award and it is virtually impossible to separate them. Stuart Broad took the man of the match award at Lord's for leading the second innings demolition of New Zealand, but without James Anderson's first innings five-fer there might not have been much of a run chase for the Black Caps on day four.
In our latest Indian Premier League 2013 cricket TV video we look back at the final qualifier match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata. Mumbai Indians progressed to the final, where they will meet Chennai Super Kings but despite Dwayne Smith hitting another half-century, they only made it thanks to Harbhajan Singh hitting the penultimate delivery for six.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Paul Collingwood, Muttiah Muralitharan and Andrew Strauss.
In their latest series of Indian Premier League 2013 podcasts, John Pennington and Chetan Narula look back on the third week of competition, which at the time of their recording, ended with Royal Challengers Bangalore on top of the table and Delhi Daredevils still searching for their first win.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Jonathan Trott, Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi.
The 2012 World Twenty20 promised to be a tournament to remember. This time, Sri Lanka were aiming to win on home soil but they faced challenges from around the globe in one of the most open tournaments to date. We believe this is the first book published on the ICC World Twenty20 2012 and is currently available as both an e-book and paperback.
The interviews in this book are our favourites from a number we conducted in 2010 and 2011. These were busy times for the game and inside you will read about some scarily accurate Ashes predictions, some intriguing insights into life as a county cricketer and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy reading our back catalogue as much as we have enjoyed compiling it.

County Cricket Headlines

There were draws at Chester-le-Street, New Road and Chelmsford today as the seventh round of the LV= County Championship drew to a close. In Southampton, the final day is set up nicely thanks to another five-wicket haul from Lancashire captain Glen Chapple.
The same band of blustery showers that wiped out the opening day of the second Test at Headingley played havoc with the day's county cricket. All matches suffered to some degree, but that didn't prevent an Alan Richardson inspired Worcestershire from closing in on victory over Gloucestershire.
The demise of Somerset in very much the talking point on the county circuit at the moment, with the county giving further ammunition to their critics by collapsing for 108 to lose inside two days to Sussex. Elsewhere, Worcestershire built on Alan Richardson's eight-wicket haul yesterday thanks to a Moeen Ali century, while Durham took the upper hand over Middlesex.
There were two eight-wicket hauls in the LV= County Championship as the seventh round got into full swing today. Alan Richardson has now taken 20 wickets in his last three bowls after starring against Kent and now Gloucestershire, while Steve Magoffin added to Somerset's Championship woes by leading their humbling for 76.

Competitions

Legendary journalist, sports writer and commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins is to be honoured at this year's British Sports Book Awards where he will pick up the Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award and to mark the event, we have copies of all six shortlisted books to give away.
As the sun comes out and the cricket season gets underway, we have teamed up with Foster Grant to offer eight pairs of brand new Foster Grant Ironman® sunglasses in our latest cricket competition. Foster Grant Ironman® and Active sport collections of performance sunglasses are designed for the enthusiast and accomplished athlete alike.

Mr Predictor

A cricket betting video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket betting odds as John Pennington and Alastair Symondson look ahead to the Twenty20 International series between England and India as well as South Africa and New Zealand. Fresh from winning the Test series 2-1, a confident England team will take on India who will be glad to get on to the pitch and away from being criticised from all quarters for their performance in the Tests. Neither side is at full strength however, with England missing their captain Stuart Broad as well as James Anderson and Steven Finn, meaning Eoin Morgan will captain and Joe Root, Stuart Meaker and James Harris will be looking to impress.

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