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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ Glamorgan are aiming to stage a Twenty20 between England and Pakistan next year after putting Cardiff forward as a hosting venue http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/415851.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/415851.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:01:52 GMT Steve Harmison has caused England's selectors the most timely of headaches ahead of Sunday's first Test squad announcement http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/412617.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/412617.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:19:52 GMT Cardiff's pitch has come under scrutiny with just over seven weeks to go until the first Test of the 2009 Ashes, after Glamorgan were docked two points for next season's Friends Provident Trophy for preparing a substandard surface in their recent contest http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/404895.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/404895.html Tue, 19 May 2009 16:12:14 GMT Andy Atkinson, the temporary Glamorgan groundsman, is confident that Sophia Gardens will be ready to host the first Ashes Test on July 8 http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/386349.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/386349.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:33:23 GMT Glamorgan have named Keith Exton as their new head groundsman from February 1 http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/382490.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/382490.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:25:41 GMT Paul Russell, Glamorgan's chairman, has hinted that Cardiff could be given the right to host Tests until 2016 http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/381338.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/381338.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:52:24 GMT Six thousand Ashes tickets will be on sale this Monday, November 3, for the first Test between England and Australia starting on July 8 in Cardiff http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/375734.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/375734.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:44:00 GMT A seat for next summer's Ashes are, as expected, proving to be the must-have ticket of 2009 http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/369880.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/369880.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:02:22 GMT Glamorgan and Worcestershire finally bowed to the inevitable and agreed to abandon their Championship match at Sophia Gardens http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369692.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369692.html Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:38:02 GMT Former England captain Mike Atherton has called into doubt the ECB's decision to award an Ashes Test next year to the redeveloped Sophia Gardens in Cardiff http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/350693.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/350693.html Sun, 11 May 2008 09:17:31 GMT Glamorgan have announced that they will be renaming Sophia Gardens the Swalec Stadium after agreeing a £1.5 million ten-year sponsorship deal http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/341462.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/341462.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:57:38 GMT Warwickshire's honorary treasurer has warned that there is every possibility that a county will go to the wall http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/341209.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/341209.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:02:22 GMT Just over a month ago, Mike Powell faced life-threatening complications following surgery. Happily, he's now recovering - and can see the lighter side of life, after having his rib buried at Sophia Gardens http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/302557.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/302557.html Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:55:35 GMT Glamorgan have been given the final go ahead for their redevelopment of Sophia Gardens ahead of hosting an Ashes Test in 2009 http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290970.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290970.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:04:34 GMT An environmentalist opposed to the redevelopment of Sophia Gardens, in preparation for the 2009 Ashes, has said the ground is located in the worst possible place for such a large stadium http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/245174.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/245174.html Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:17:53 GMT Cardiff will play host to an Ashes Test when Australia next visit England in 2009, after being elevated to Category A status by an ECB review committee http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/244931.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/244931.html Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:21:56 GMT Cardiff's city councillors are backing ambitious £7 million plans to bring Test cricket to Glamorgan's home ground in Sophia Gardens, after a series of "very positive" discussions with club officials http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/240115.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/glamorgan/content/story/240115.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:05:51 GMT Glamorgan are unlikely to get funding to improve Sophia Gardens http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/237740.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/237740.html Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:55:07 GMT Glamorgan chairman Paul Russell has warned that the county may quit Cardiff after the local council objected to a new arena at Sophia Gardens http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/222050.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/222050.html Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:58:07 GMT Glamorgan aim for Test cricket in Cardiff by the end of the decade http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136505.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136505.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:21:28 GMT