Dhoni slapped with two-ODI ban

MS Dhoni, the Indian skipper, has been banned for two ODIs for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur on Friday.

The decision was taken by match referee Jeff Crowe.

The ban is a big blow to India as Dhoni will not be available for the rest of ODIs to be played in Cuttack and Kolkata. However, he will play for the final ODI in Delhi.

Due to slow over rate, the second ODI ended about 45 minutes after the scheduled finish time. The frequent discussions between the Indian players seem to be responsible for the delay.

The Lankan team won the game by three wickets and leveled the five-match series 1-1.

Climate agreement sparks anger

Five countries have reached a non-binding agreement at the Copenhagen climate change summit, but leaders from developing countries have reacted angrily to the deal.

Five countries, including the US and China, forged the agreement on Friday following a day of frenzied talks at the 193-nation global warming summit in Denmark.

Barack Obama, the US president, hailed the agreement as meaningful and said it would provide the framework for future talks. But he also acknowledged that it did not go far enough.

"Today we have made a meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough here in Copenhagen," he said.

"For the first time in history, all major economies have come together to accept their responsibility to take action to confront the threat of climate change.

"This progress did not come easily and we know this progress alone is not enough ... We've come a long way but we have much further to go."