
Shi'ite slum targeted; fears of country returning to ethnic violence returns. ...

05:20 PM, Apr 30, 2009

New Delhi: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday came down heavily on the Indian cricket team after the conclusion of its disastrous tour Down Under, saying it was hard to understand the psyche of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men. When they get through an achievement like a fifty, hundred or a wicket they snarl, snap and swear but when they drop a catch, they smile... it should be the other way...

09:00 AM, Apr 30, 2008

Islamabad: Pakistan chief selector Mohsin Khan is unhappy with some of the players selected for the Test series against West Indies and says he will "resign if they are not replaced by Wednesday afternoon." Khan told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his selections were ignored in the 15-member squad for the two-test series. He says he will give a news conference on Wednesday evening. The Pakistan Cricket Board has ...

12:23 AM, Jan 22, 2008

Harare: Elton Chigumbura has resigned as Zimbabwe cricket captain to focus on improving his own form. The 25-year-old all-rounder was appointed captain in May last year as replacement for spinner Prosper Utseya, but his own performances have suffered under the pressure of the captaincy. He was sharply criticized after the teams disappointing results at the recent World Cup. Chigumbura told local newspaper Newsday on Friday that I have thought long...

04:44 PM, Jan 20, 2008

There has been anger in Iraq over the alleged beheading of Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti during his hanging on Tuesday. ...

04:26 PM, Jan 16, 2007