South Australia has roped in Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis for this season's Twenty20 Big Bash, the club said on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan may sign for Australian domestic side Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as a local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he was labelled a chucker 14 years ago.
Legendary all-rounder Richard Hadlee will be formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on the first day of third Test between India and New Zealand starting April 3 in Wellington.
A limping Mark Webber helped unveil the new Red Bull Formula One car on Monday that could allow the Australian to step up alongside new team mate Sebastian Vettel as a race winner this season.
Pacer Stuart Clarke was on Thursday ruled of Australia's Test tour to South Africa after he failed to recover from an elbow injury. Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) said it would like to give further time to Clark, who underwent surgery six weeks ago to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, to recover from his injury and therefore he will not be considered for selection for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.
Australia fast bowler Stuart Clark could be ruled out of the return tour of South Africa after failing to recover from his elbow injury, a newspaper report claimed on Wednesday.
The Tasmanian police on Wednesday recovered the body of Indian soldier Kailash Rana, who went missing last week while being part of a joint Indo-Australian rafting expedition. Rana, 26, was on a rafting expedition in Franklin river in Tasmania on Friday, when he was pulled into surging rapids and failed to surface, the Tasmanian police told PTI. He was one of the five Indian Army officers, taking part in the rafting expedition with Australian troops.
Struggling Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee is almost certain to miss out the third Test against South Africa starting on Saturday in Sydney due to a foot injury, team Physio Alex Kountouris said.
Struggling spinner Jason Krejza has been replaced by Nathan Hauritz in the 13-member Australian squad for the second Test against South Africa, starting December 26 in Melbourne. Australia's selection panel chairman Andrew Hilditch said Krejza's axing was prompted by his below-par display in the opening Test in Perth, which Australia lost by six wickets after the South Africans chased down a record 414 target.
Australian cricketers in state side New South Wales continue to be hot property in the Indian Premier League (IPL)and young opener David Warner has become the latest to take the IPL plunge, signing a two-year deal with the Delhi Daredevils. The 22-year-old hit a NSW one-day record score of 165 not out against Tasmania in a Ford Ranger Cup game last month.
All-rounder Shane Watson was on Monday recalled to Australia's squad for next week's first Test against South Africa, which also includes off-spinner Jason Krejza subject to his fitness. Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin came in for some special praise from the selectors after his century against New Zealand in Adelaide recently.
Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber has been seriously injured after being hit by a car while competing in a charity multi-sport event in Tasmania. Webber, who drives for the Red Bull team, was cycling near the historic convict town of Port Arthur when he collided with a four-wheel drive.
After former wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist created quite a stir with his revelations about the infamous Sydney Test in his book, it is the turn of skipper Ricky Ponting to give his take on the racism row that shook world cricket.
Australia ruthlessly exposed Bangladesh's batting when the world champions cruised to a 180-run win in the first ODI.
Australia's triangular one-day cricket series, which has been played since the 1979-80 season, has been scrapped in favour of two five-match series against the visiting New Zealand and South African sides. CA chief executive James Sutherland said he expects the two five-match series to generate immense public interest, even if the fourth and fifth matches are dead rubbers.
The team will play three ODIs as part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations. The Israel Cricket Association will field an 'Israel Invitation XI' consisting of prominent international players of Jewish extract from around the world.
Sri Lanka suffered an embarrassing seven wicket loss to Tasmania on Saturday in their last warm-up match before the triangular one-day series with Australia and India.
Twenty20 world champions India are keen to maintain their supremacy in the shortest format of the game.
One wonders why the BCCI agreed to a rushed schedule, in the first place, with only one practice match before Team India had to take on mighty Australia in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
The main "culprit" for CO2 emissions is coal-based energy which has 24 per cent share in India's emissions and 41 per cent worldwide. While coal accounts for 25 per cent of energy, the role of renewables is 13 per cent. Of these, wind, solar and bio masses contribute just 4.1 per cent.
India ranked second in number of international students enrolling themselves for courses in Australia.
Australia's pace bowler Shaun Tait lost the fitness battle for a place in the Twenty-20 World Cup squad.
The companies will build a wind farm in Gujarat with a capacity of 100.8 mw, CLP said in an e- mailed statement on Monday.
The men, who are Australian citizens, were arrested and released without charge in November 2005.
43 Australian education institutions will participate in a Student Recruitment Programme in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Patel was instrumental in securing the release of Australian hostage Douglas Wood after he was kidnapped in Iraq in 2005.
The fast-food giant is building drive-through restaurants in China and selling curry dishes in India to get a bigger share of the Asian market.
The 36-year-old said he hoped to remain in the sport, but is retiring as a player because of niggling injuries.
Australia opener Matthew Hayden will be fit for the Ashes series starting next month despite breaking a finger.
Glenn McGrath was named in Australia's provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy.
The former right arm medium pace bowler served a three-season apprenticeship on Cricket Australia's project panel before making the grade.
Twenty20 cricket will be formally included in the Australian interstate competition next season after it proved an instant hit with fans.
West Indies wicketkeeper Courtney Browne has admitted his side are rusty after three months off but should be ready to face Australia and Pakistan.
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