Pakistani Nasim-ul-Ghani is the first night-watchman to hit a ton, scoring 101 against England at Lord's in 1962. Australia's ...

Formula One bosses have banned on safety grounds the two vertical white fins or "Twin Towers" used by BMW Sauber at the French Grand Prix. The FIA wrote to all 11 teams after the race expressing ...

Called a coloboma, the defect can appear as a keyhole shape A girl resembling Madeleine McCann has been spotted in France by a woman who says she had the same eye blemish as the missing girl's. Police ...

BBC News Online explains how Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network grew up and the connections with other militants.

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a series of remarkable photographs showing aspects of North Korea's hidden world ...

21 Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad (d/n) Australia won by 91 runs Match report Scorecard Photos Watch highlights 23 Pakistan ...

The full text of Nelson Mandela's speech for the campaign to end poverty in the developing world ...

A word of warning, the hook is the riskiest - and potentially the most dangerous - shot to play in cricket. It's played to a short pitched delivery around your chest and head and so is the most ...

In his latest gaffe, President George W Bush has appeared to suggest that his administration is forever thinking up ways of harming the US and its people. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - ...

Los encantadores de serpientes en India acaban de usar sus flautas no para hacer bailar a los animales, sino para protestar contra el gobierno.

The length of a pitch must be between 100 yards (90m) and 130 yards (120m) and the width not less than 50 yards (45m) and not more than 100 yards (90m). And what about where most of the action happens ...

The CPS says there was not enough evidence to act sooner against jailed Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.