The CNN-IBN experts discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the nine teams playing in the fifth edition of IPL. ...
09:24 PM, May 08, 2008
Colombo: England captain Andrew Strauss insisted on Monday that he would fight on as captain and battle through his batting slump as the team look for a series-levelling win in the final Test against Sri Lanka. Strauss's world number one side face a must-win situation at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Tuesday after losing the opening game of the two-match series in Galle by 75 runs. It was...
02:59 PM, May 08, 2008
East London: Sri Lanka will be looking to put their nightmarish experience at Paarl well behind them when they take on South Africa in the second of five one-dayers at East London on Saturday. Earlier on Wednesday, the Lankans crashed to 43 all out to equal the fourth lowest total ever in a one-day international (ODI), losing by a huge 258-run margin to South Africa. Sri Lanka slumped to their...
07:30 PM, Apr 10, 2008
Vinod Kambli claimed India's loss in the 1996 World Cup semi-final was suspicious, further engulfing cricket in the cloud of match-fixing. ...
02:53 PM, Mar 21, 2008
Harare: Pakistan will be looking to clinch the one day international series against Zimbabwe when the two sides clash in the second ODI at Harare on Thursday. The visitors won a nail biting affair on Thursday by five runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three match series. Younis Khan scored a solid 78 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq contributed with 54 to guide Pakistan to a healthy total of 247/7...
12:12 AM, Feb 28, 2008
London: England pacer Stuart Broad says Indian batsmen should be prepared for more short-pitched stuff in the ongoing ODI series as bouncers will continue to be a legitimate tactic for the host bowlers despite causing injuries in the visiting camp. It was Broad's bouncer which broke Rohit Sharma's index finger in the rained out ODI opener on Saturday ruling out the Indian batsman from the rest of the series. Earlier,...
09:42 PM, Feb 26, 2008
Harare: Brian Vitori took five wickets and Vusi Sibanda fell four runs short of a century as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first one-day international at Harare Sports Club. Bangladesh were all out for 184 runs as Vitori, who finished with figures of 5-30, became the first Zimbabwe player to claim a five-wicket haul in his first ODI. Sibanda led Zimbabwe's chase, rescuing his team from a...
12:34 PM, Feb 20, 2008
Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri have been accused of bias towards the BCCI as commentators since they are paid by the Indian board. ...
01:35 PM, Feb 19, 2008
Mumbai: Mumbai Cricket Association would continue to be headed by a politician as Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh defeated former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar by a margin of 45 votes in a straight contest to become the new president of the cricket body. Deshmukh, a vice-president like Vengsarkar in the outgoing committee headed by another political bigwig Sharad Pawar, garnered 181 votes as against Vengsarkar's 136 to emerge triumphant in the...
04:31 PM, Feb 12, 2008
Melbourne: Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne feels Ricky Ponting was lucky to survive the axe despite average batting as the selectors chose to drop an 'easy' prey in Simon Katich. The Australian selectors invited criticism from former players and fans after dropping a very consistent Katich from the players' contracted list. Simon Katich is an easy guy to drop, if that makes sense, I don't think anyone is easy but Simon...
02:54 AM, Feb 05, 2008
Pallekele: Zimbabwe coach Alan Butcher said on Sunday his batsmen were struggling in the World Cup because they had not competed at Test level for a long time. Zimbabwe last played a Test match in September 2005 before their cricket board voluntarily suspended Test status due to political instability in the country. "You get used to bating for longer periods of times in Test cricket and that does relate to...
12:41 PM, Jan 01, 2008
Chittagong: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Friday said the thrilling win over England has taught them the lesson that they need to inculcate the virtue of not throwing away the good starts. Bangladesh were placed comfortable at 155 for three while chasing 226 but both Imrul Kayes (60) and Shakib (32) let England comeback in the match by getting out due to poor shot selection and bad running between...
11:51 PM, Dec 30, 2007
New Delhi: Praising Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan for playing the role of senior players to perfection in the match against Sri Lanka, fast bowling great Wasim Akram said the Pakistan team need to rally around the experienced duo if they are to do well further in the World Cup. Younis and Misbah struck half-centuries to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their second group match on Saturday....
03:51 PM, Dec 23, 2007
Colombo: Buoyed by an 11-run victory over co-host Sri Lanka, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reckons his side are now firmly among the title contenders at the World Cup. Asked whether his team deserved to be considered among the favorites after Saturday's victory in Colombo, Afridi said: "Definitely, inshallah (God willing)." Afridi's change in tone about his side's World Cup prospects is a noticeable one. Prior to the opening match in...
07:08 PM, Dec 22, 2007
Nagpur: Defending champions Australia dished out a clinical display to outplay Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand and notch up a comprehensive seven-wicket victory with 16 overs to spare in a group A game of the World Cup here on Friday. Ricky Ponting's boys raised their game and proved to be a far superior side in each and every department. This was Ponting's 24th consecutive victory as Australian captain in World Cups....
04:59 PM, Dec 21, 2007
Ahmedabad: Ricky Ponting will create the Australian record of making most appearances in World Cup matches when he will take field against Zimbabwe on Mondady and will overtake former teammate Glenn McGrath in the process. Ponting, who is also eying rare feat of winning three World Cup trophies as skipper, is tied with McGrath on 39 appearances till date. West Indies' legend Clive Lloyd led his country to two World ...
01:12 PM, Dec 19, 2007
Centurion: Yusuf Pathan hit a blistering 68-ball century but could not stop South Africa from winning the series-deciding fifth and final one-day international against India at SuperSport Park on Sunday. South Africa won by 33 runs according to the Duckworth/Lewis method, clinching a come-from-behind 3-2 series win thanks mainly to a century by Hashim Amla and four wickets by fast bowler Morne Morkel. Opening batsman Amla made 116 not out...
06:47 PM, Dec 03, 2007
An art lover was fined for kissing a painting and leaving red lipstick smears on the canvas. ...
01:08 PM, Nov 17, 2007
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11:13 PM, Nov 05, 2007
French girl sued for $2 million in damages for a passionate kiss. ...
12:11 AM, Oct 10, 2007
