Howard’s ICC nomination in trouble

Former Prime Minister John Howard's nomination as world cricket's new supremo may yet be blocked as rumblings of opposition increase in volume. read more

Cricketer in fixing scandal

A county cricketer in England claims he was approached by an Indian businessman seeking to fix the result of televised domestic one-day matches, according to media reports. read more

South Africa hold nerve

South Africa withstand a spirited fight-back from West Indies tailender Darren Sammy to win the one-day international by 17 runs and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. read more

Clarke retains T20 captaincy

Michael Clarke's retention as Australia Twenty20 captain is not only for his leadership but as a kind of emergency parachute for the rest of the batting order, according to chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch. read more

Sri Lanka down Kiwis in US

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the second of two Twenty20 matches played as part of cricket's historic attempt to break into the US market. read more

Amla, De Villiers punish Windies

Hashim Amla and A.B. de Villiers scored workmanlike hundreds to lay the foundation for South Africa's victory over West Indies in the first one-day international. read more

Malik ban appeal adjourned

A retired judge has adjourned appeals lodged by former cricket captain Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan against a one-year ban and hefty fines. read more

Umpire review system to stay

Cricket's controversial umpire decision review system will be used at the 2011 World Cup despite the technology causing splits amongst players. read more

South Africa sweep West Indies

Ryan McLaren kept his nerve in a tense final over to help South Africa formalise a one-run victory over West Indies, and sweep their two-match Twenty20 International series. read more

ICC investigates Pakistan

The International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit has been investigating Pakistan's performance in their Sydney Test defeat against Australia in January. read more

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Gotye favourite to win 2012 Triple J’s Hottest 100

Gotye’s smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know is a dominant $1.11 favourite to take the number one spot in Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown on Australia Day.

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Lleyton Hewitt to struggle against Viktor Troicki

Lleyton Hewitt is given little hope of victory in his first round Sydney International clash with Viktor Troicki on Tuesday, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au installing the Australian as the $2.82 outsider and his Serbian opponent the $1.40 favourite.

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Serena Williams loses Australian Open 2012 favourtism

Speculation surrounding Serena Williams’ ankle injury has cost her favouritism at next week’s Australian Open, with punters getting on board Petra Kvitova to win the Grand Slam with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

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Away teams favoured in NBL

Three of the four away teams will start favourites in their respective Round 14 NBL matches this weekend with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au tipping Townsville, Gold Coast and the New Zealand Breakers to each earn valuable road wins.

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