London: Mike Denness, the only Scotsman to captain England, has died of cancer at the age of 72, the BBC reported on Friday. Denness, a stylish right-hander who led England in 19 of his 28 Tests, dropped himself for the fourth Test at Sydney on the 1974-75 tour of Australia after he was unable to cope with the pace and fury of quick bowlers Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson.
He scored 188 in the final match at Melbourne but Thomson was absent through injury and Lillee bowled only six overs before breaking down.
Both bowlers were back in action in the first Test of the 1975 series, which Australia won by an innings on a rain-affected pitch, and Denness did not represent England again.
After retiring, Denness became a match referee but his decision to sanction six Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar, during a Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth in 2001-02 sparked a row that led to both teams barring him from officiating in the next match....
more
10:46 PM, Apr 19, 2013
A Brazilian footballer has been sacked by his club and faces assault charges after attacking a referee with a "karate kick" to the chest during a weekend match. ...
01:28 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Valdes abused the referee after receiving a straight red card in his team's 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid at the weekend. ...
06:34 PM, Mar 06, 2013
London: Chelsea accused referee Mark Clattenburg of using "inappropriate language" at two players during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United, and lodged an official complaint with the Football Association. Clattenburg sent off two Chelsea players in the 3-2 loss to United at Stamford Bridge and allowed a contentious late winning goal to striker Javier Hernandez, who appeared to be offside when he scored. "We have lodged a complaint to...
08:59 AM, Oct 29, 2012
The ICC Wednesday announced the list of umpires and match referees for the Super Eight stage of the World T20. ...
06:38 PM, Sep 26, 2012
The appointments for now have only been made for the group stage of the tournament in Sri Lanka. ...
10:46 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Warsaw: Greece's qualification for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals is a triumph because the team has constantly been victimized by referees, captain Giorgos Karagounis said. The Greeks felt they were denied a clear penalty in the 1-0 win over Russia that secured a place in the knockout stages, as Karagounis was tripped by Russia defender Sergei Ignashevich but given a yellow card for diving. All referee calls were against our team,"...
10:27 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano was sent off in the tunnel following a heated confrontation with the referee after his side's 3-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday. The former Liverpool man was yellow-carded on 88 minutes by Jose Romero for protesting a decision, but shortly after the game, he was shown a second yellow for a subsequent act of dissent towards the match official. Romero also added in his post-match...
04:40 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Materazzi is fuming as he claims Felipe Melo insulted the referee. ...
02:04 PM, Sep 26, 2009
Controversy was the last thing taekwondo needed in Beijing following angry scenes in Athens four years ago. ...
12:38 PM, Aug 24, 2008
The 31-year-old chased Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat as soon as he was sent off for taking too much injury time. ...
06:24 PM, Aug 23, 2008
