The boxer walked the ramp for designer Charu Prasher. ...
03:00 AM, Oct 18, 2008
New Delhi: Former India coach Greg Chappell has always acknowledged that Sourav Ganguly's support was one of the reasons he got the coaching job in 2005 but Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday sought to put the record straight by saying that it is a misconception. Revealing details of the tumultuous relationship he shared with former captain Ganguly in his autobiography 'Fierce Focus', Chappell revealed that there was no bigger panicker than ...
05:08 PM, Mar 17, 2008
Sharjah: Former Pakistan coach Waqar Younis led calls on Monday urging the cricketing world to rally around the anti-corruption unit in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal which has rocked the sport. Former Test captain Salman Butt, pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, and their agent Mazhar Majeed received prison sentences ranging from 32 months to six months for their roles in fixing part of the Lord's Test against England ...
01:15 PM, Mar 17, 2008
Mohali: Uttar Pradesh captain Suresh Raina lamented there wasn't much in the Mohali wicket which prevented them from recording an outright win against Punjab. "We tried, but there wasn't much in the wicket. The bowlers did not get much help," Raina told reporters here after the match ended in a draw. The formidable UP team got three points by virtue of their first innings lead Praising his team, he said,...
03:30 AM, Mar 17, 2008
New Delhi: Shivnarine Chanderpaul yet again rescued the struggling West Indies with his gritty century but the left-hander dismissed suggestions that he has been carrying the burden of propping up his team's batting department for long. Chanderpaul on Sunday scored an unbeaten 111 against India in the opening Test as West Indies reached 256 for five at the end of day one. That is not a fair statement. We have...
02:18 AM, Mar 17, 2008
Sharjah: Scotland Yard had stopped Pakistan cricket authorities from taking any action against players involved in the spot-fixing scandal, fearing it may have prejudiced any criminal enquiry, a report seen by AFP revealed on Sunday. Former Test captain Salman Butt received 30 months, Mohammad Asif 12 months, Mohammad Aamer six months and their agent Mazhar Majeed 32 months in prison for their roles in fixing part of the Lord's Test ...
01:56 AM, Mar 17, 2008
New Delhi: With the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch not offering much help to the bowlers, Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha said he stuck to the basics to scalp the three West Indies wickets on the opening day of the first cricket Test here. Ojha was the pick of Indian bowlers as he removed the top three West Indies batsmen restricting the visitors to 256 for five at stumps on the ...
01:52 AM, Mar 17, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan cricket is undergoing a severe soul searching for ways to restore its international pride after three of its top players were jailed for taking bribes in England. Former Test captain Salman Butt was on Thursday handed a 30-month prison term while Mohammad Asif got a year and Mohammad Aamer six months for their roles in fixing events during the Lord's Test against England last year. The scandal rocked...
01:35 AM, Mar 17, 2008
New Delhi: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (111 not out) hit an authoritative century to help West Indies reach 256-5 on Sunday on the opening day of the first Test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. At stumps on the first day, Carlton Baugh was giving Chanderpaul company on 19 off 45 deliveries. The duo have so far added 56 runs for the sixth wicket in 13.4 overs. Chanderpaul ...
01:30 AM, Mar 17, 2008
New Delhi: West Indies coach Ottis Gibson believes the hype around Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century could make it tough for the batting maestro. The 42-year-old Gibson was unaware that Tendulkar is on the verge of scoring his 100th international century. I was not aware of the milestone and haven't thought much about it. But I feel if there is too much hype, it would be tough for Tendulkar, said...
02:33 AM, Mar 16, 2008
Jail sentences to the Pakistan cricketers have left the cricket world stunned. ...
01:16 AM, Mar 16, 2008
The classy batsman is also happy to see young exciting talents in the Indian side. ...
01:14 AM, Mar 16, 2008
New Delhi: Taming India's free-scoring batsmen on their own patch is considered a visiting slow bowler's ultimate test and West Indies coach Ottis Gibson believes leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo is up to the challenge. Indian batsmen have traditionally harvested runs against spin bowling of any description, something that comes as naturally to them as their vulnerability against short-pitched seam bowling. England's Graeme Swann, currently the world's top-ranked spinner, will vouch how ...
11:37 PM, Mar 15, 2008
Bulawayo: Zimbabwe trailed New Zealand by 305 runs with eight wickets in hand at stumps on the fourth day Friday of their one-off cricket Test at Queens Sports Club. After New Zealand declared at 252-8 in its second innings, seamer Doug Bracewell took two wickets to reduce Zimbabwe to 61-2 at the close of play. Bracewell first trapped opener Vusi Sibanda for 13 and Hamilton Masakadza was well caught at ...
11:34 PM, Mar 15, 2008
New Delhi: Former South African Cricket chief, Ali Bacher joined in the support of the imprisonment of Pakistan cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, for their involvement in the spot fixing scandal, and termed the judgement as a “watershed for corruption in cricket”. “I believe this is a watershed for corruption in cricket,” Bacher told the Cape Times yesterday. “There have been allegations and innuendos as far back ...
11:29 PM, Mar 15, 2008
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