CRICKET

Nothing but victory will be on the minds of Sri Lanka and New Zealand as they prepare to face each other in the first Super Eight match of the 2012 World Twenty20.

Tournament favourites Pakistan will look to top Group D and qualify for the Super Eights when they face neighbours Bangladesh.

Eye-witness says police did nothing to stop vendors touting anti-semitic merchandise outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

Pakistan have beaten New Zealand by just 13 runs in a Group encounter at the T20 World Cup.

The hosts of the T20 World Cup 2012 face a confident and charged-up South Africa in the first of the tournament's high-profile clashes

Stuart Broad captains England as they attempt to retain the trophy they won two years ago out in the West Indies.

New Zealand have announced themselves at the T20 World Cup 2012 with an emphatic demolition of tournament dark horses Bangladesh

The T20 World Cup 2012 continues with the defending champions, England, opening their campaign, against Asian minnows Afghanistan. The second match of the day will see Bangladesh face New Zealand

South Africa open their T20 World Cup campaign with an African derby against Zimbabwe

Vuvraj Singh produced a brilliant all-round performance to inspire India to an opening T20 World Cup win over Afghanistan by 23 runs in Colombo.

Australia beat Ireland by seven wickets in the two nations' opening game at the T20 Cricket World Cup 2012

The 2012 T20 Cricket World Cup is finally underway and Australia, Ireland, India and Afghanistan will be in action today

Kevin Pietersen's international exile will continue after his omission from the England test squad for the winter tour to India.

Somerset duo Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler were the stars of the show as England breezed past South Africa with a 28-run victory to draw the Twentry20 series 1-1.

IBTimes UK reviews four months which delivered highs - and the odd low - in an unforgettable Summer of British sport.

England host South Africa in the second T20I of the three match series. The hosts were beaten in the first game and cannot afford to lose this series as they did the three match Test series earlier in the summer

Warwickshire claimed their first County Championship title since 2004 with a game to spare after relegating Worcestershire following an emphatic victory by an innings and 202 runs at New Road.

Former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has made the surprise decision to try his hand at a new sport by becoming a professional heavyweight boxer.

Jonathan Trott has been ruled out of England's final one-day international against South Africa at Trent Bridge after suffering an injury to his hand in the match at Lord's.

England will face South Africa in the final match of the five-game One Day International (ODI) series confident in the knowledge they are firmly re-entrenched as the No 1 ODI team in the world

England and South Africa go head to head in the fourth NatWest one day international at Lord's on 2 September 2012.

England have to come out of the shock of Andrew Strauss' retirement quickly and will have to be at their very best to register a win in the third ODI at The Oval so that they can stop South Africa from taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.

The ICC have named the Test Team of the Year, with Alastair Cook, Matt Prior and Stuart Broad all getting mentions along with cricketers from five other countries.

Alastair Cook has become the new England test captain after Andrew Strauss confirmed his retirement from cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed.

England and South Africa square off for a five match ODI series that could see the Proteas finish their tour of England as the No 1 team in all formats - Test, T20 and ODI - of the game

IB Times looks back at England's three tests against South Africa, and asks what Andrew Strauss's team can learn from their convincing defeat.

England head coach Andy Flower has called for Kevin Pietersen to stop hiding behind his advisors and discuss his issues face-to-face in order to save his international career.

Kevin Pietersen's international exile will continue after he was left out of England's 15-man World Twenty20 squad.

Andrew Strauss has admitted he is bitterly disappointed after England lost their number one standing in test cricket to South Africa this afternoon, as the side fell to a 2-0 loss in the series.