Simon Taufel named ICC umpire of the Year
Dubai: Australia's Simon Taufel was named as the International Cricket Council's Umpire of the Year for the fifth year in a row on Wednesday. The award confirmed Taufel's standing as the ...

 Taufel boost for Champions Trophy hosts Pak
Melbourne: Brushing aside the security fears in Pakistan, the three-time ICC 'Umpire of the Year' Simon Taufel has urged Australian cricketers to fearlessly tour the 'friendly' nation for next month's Champions ...

 Exhausted Aussie umpire Taufel mulls retirement
Sydney: Australian umpire Simon Taufel plans to quit due to the exhaustion owing to the constant travel which his job entails. Taufel, the ICC Umpire of the Year for the past ...

  Technology pile the pressure on umpires: Taufel
Sydney: Technology has made umpiring a thankless job, says world's number one umpire Simon Taufel, who feels on-field officials rarely get credit for getting things right but are chastised for every ...

 Duleep: Uthappa special helps South total 333/4
Kolkata:Riding on a fine century by Robin Uthappa (141), South Zone reached a commanding 333 for four against Sri Lanka 'A' on the third day of the Duleep Trophy tie here ...

 Duleep: Lanka 'A' sets up title clash with North
Kolkata:A tempered 111 from Warnapura saw Sri Lanka A defeat South Zone by three wickets and register a berth in the final of Duleep trophy after a sporty declartion from the ...

 Ref Broad to officiate Ind-SAfrica ODI series
Dubai:Chris Broad, known in this part of the world for reporting Harbhajan Singh for a suspect action, will officiate as the Match Referee in Team India's five-match ODI series against South ...

 Bowden appointed umpire for India-WI series
Dubai:New Zealand's Billy Bowden has been chosen to umpire in India's four ODIs against the West Indies starting on January 21 at Nagpur while Aussie Simon Taufel will officiate in the ...

 ICC committee to ponder over crammed calendar
Dubai:Volume of international cricket, ball tampering, and role of TV umpire will dominate discussions at a two-day meeting of newly constituted ICC Cricket Committee which begins here today.

 Jayawardene, Moody in ICC's cricket committee
Mumbai:Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and their former coach Tom Moody were named on the International Cricket Council's (ICC) newly constituted cricket committee on Tuesday.