The Pakistan Cricket Board has suggested the ICC executive board evolve a consensus among cricket boards on the recommendations of the Woolf report on cricket's global governance before deciding whether to implement it or not.

Craig MacMillan, the former New Zealand batsman, has blamed New Zealand's defeat in the third and final Twenty20 at Eden Park on Jesse Ryder for slowing down the scoring so he could get his half-century. New Zealand were coasting towards their target of 166, needing 17 off the last four overs, but lost by three runs and conceded the series 2-1 to South Africa.

Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has cast doubt on a new football tournament in India, dealing a further blow to the postponed event.

The series between Pakistan and England have been topsy-turvy and extremely unpredictable. With eyes firmly set on the World Twenty20 in September, the two teams will look to exert supremacy over one another in the 3-T20 matches beginning Thursday.

Zenit Saint Petersburg have entered loan negotiations with Arsenal for the London club's troubled midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to the Russian champion's general director.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardena has told his batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to avoid stepping out too much while backing up for runs in Friday's match against Australia after escaping a controversial run out chance due to India's generosity.

After being on the denial mode, the BCCI has now asked Secretary Sanjay Jagdale to do a clean-up act. It is understood that the board secretary has spoken to MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag over the rift and they have been asked to patch up.

Field hockey's world body FIH is planning a new world league that will replace the present qualifying tournaments for the Olympics and the World Cup.

Top seed Roberta Vinci was ousted from the $220,000 WTA Monterrey Open on Wednesday, with Russian Nina Bratchikova upsetting the Italian 7-5, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.

Virtually assured of a place in the final, favourites India will leave nothing to chance and would aim to carry on their unbeaten run against lower-ranked Poland in their last round-robin match of the men's hockey Olympic qualifiers in New Delhi on Friday.