1.   Pakistan moved into a strong position by lunch on Sunday, the third day of the one-off cricket test against New Zealand at Lancaster Park.

2.   Overnight rain prevented the start of play on the third day of the second cricket test between Sri Lanka and West Indies on Friday.

3.   Pakistan gained a stranglehold Tuesday on the second of two cricket tests against Zimbabwe.

4.   Pakistan is considering utilizing two spinners when it faces Australia in the third cricket test at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on Thursday.

5.   Paul Adams and Jacques Kallis seized a wicket each Monday as South Africa pushed for victory in the first cricket test against Sri Lanka.

6.   Persistent light rain delayed the start of play Sunday on the fourth day of the second cricket test between England and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve.

7.   PERTH, Australia -- Star Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne will bowl in the fifth Ashes cricket test against England despite being troubled by a niggling shoulder injury.

8.   Rain and gusty winds have delayed the start of the second cricket test between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve on Thursday.

9.   Rain delayed the start of play on the first day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Tuesday.

10.   Rain forced an early close to the second cricket test Wednesday, leaving the West Indies and Australia delicately balanced in the fourth day of play.