| STARS TO WATCH OUT FOR | | Even in a team sport, some men are more equal than others, more capable of turning it on, on a more consistent basis, than the rest of their mates. These are proven match-winners, those that could easily be the difference between victory and defeat. | | Dhoni under scrutiny for link to sports firm | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s financial association with a sports management firm has come under media scrutiny despite denials that the India captain had any direct stake in the company. | | Great expectations | | The 2013 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy has come at the worst possible time. | | Tim May quits as players’ chief, slams ICC | | Tim May on Wednesday quit as head of cricket’s international players’ union after eight years, lashing out at the sport’s powerbrokers and their alleged “threats, intimidation and backroom deals”. | | Bangladesh suspends Ashraful over fixing claims | | The Bangladesh Cricket Board says former national team captain Mohammad Ashraful has been suspended from all forms of the game during an investigation into alleged match-fixing in this year’s domestic Premier League tournament. | | England sweat on bowlers’ fitness | | England may have to re-think their Champions Trophy plans if they find themselves without injured pace bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn. | | Australian board signs A$590 million broadcast deal | | Cricket Australia (CA) announced a A$590 million ($572.92 million) broadcast agreement with Channels Nine and Ten on Tuesday, confident the new deal will help them attract the best young athletes in the country to the sport. | | Dhoni receives ICC Shield for being No 1 in ODIs | | India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday received the prestigious ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of $175,000 for leading his side to the top of the ICC ODI Championship table on the annual April 1 cut-off date. | |
