LONDON: Three concurring pathology reports, done with the help of modern forensic science expertise, have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died from natural causes and the Jamaican police would announce it formally next week, a newspaper claimed here.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sachin Tendulkar has made way for Sourav Ganguly while Zaheer Khan was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member one-day Asia cricket team for the Afro-Asian Cup beginning in Bangalore on June 6.

KARACHI: A three-member inquiry committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board has held former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq responsible for the team's World Cup debacle, which included a shock defeat to Ireland and an unceremonious first round exit.

MUMBAI: Allowing tax exemption to cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar was a mistake and the income tax department will take corrective measures soon, N B Singh, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Mumbai) said here.

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry's decision to drop hockey from the priority list might have caught everyone by surprise, but the government's grant to the federation has been steadily cut over last three years.

DHAKA: Hours after landing in Bangladesh for their first cricket assignment since the World Cup fiasco, Indian captain Rahul Dravid sent out a strong message to the rivals, saying his young team was "well-prepared" and would settle for nothing but a series win.

DHAKA: After raising the bar with their stupendous show at the just-concluded cricket World Cup, Bangladesh all-rounder Saqibul Hasan has admitted that expectations would be sky high in the ODI series against India.

IPOH: India survived the Chinese penalty corner blitz for a 5-4 win against the Asian Games silver medalists for their first win in group A league of the 16th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here.

MUMBAI: Promising wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Kaarthick tied the nuptial knot with Nikita Vanjara in low-key affair here last week.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Australia completed an unprecedented hat-trick of World Cup titles with a 53-run win over a brave Sri Lanka in a rain-marred summit clash that ended in a tragi-comedy here on Saturday April 28.