Kolkata, May 15: After two consecutive losses, Kolkata Knight Riders have slid to the third spot and are in danger of missing the play-offs but skipper Gautam Gambhir is confident that his team will change things around in the remaining matches.

When it comes to judging corruption allegations in cricket, particularly in the sub-continent, 'no smoke without fire' has become the favoured testing method. There are two strong reasons for this: the match-fixing scandal that rocked the game in 2000 and the serious concerns raised by the Central Bureau of Investigation ripped apart pretensions that the game was insulated from shady elements.

London: Fitness concerns hover over the fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul ahead of Thursday's start of the first Test against England at Lord's.

Bangalore, May 15: Mumbai Indians' batsman Ambati Rayudu and Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler Harshal Patel have been fined for breaching the Code of Conduct after an ugly spat occurred between the two during their IPL 5 game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night.

London: West Indian cricket icon Brian Lara has called upon Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world's number one batsman, to move up the order for his team's three-Test series with England which begins on Thursday.