Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame two tricky situations, the first with the bat and then with the ball, to open their IPL 5 campaign with a 20-run win over Delhi Daredevils. ...
09:56 PM, May 09, 2008
To commemorate Sachin Tendulkar's landmark achievement in Mirpur, we present an interactive graphical summary of his century of centuries. Mouse over the graphics for details ...
10:33 PM, May 03, 2008
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in Boston for a rare germ cell cancer, is in the last leg of his treatment and is eagerly waiting for it to end in the next four days. The flamboyant left-hander has said that only four days are left for his chemotherapy. My last stretch 4 mor dys to go Can't wait fr it to end Set me free dear lord,...
10:53 PM, May 02, 2008
New Delhi: Veteran batsman Anjum Chopra will lead the Indian women's cricket team in the limited overs series against Australia, starting March 12 in Ahmedabad. Mithali Raj has been named as Anjum's deputy for the series. According to a BCCI statement, the All-India Women's Selection Committee picked up the 15-member squad after a meeting at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai on February 29. During the home series, India will play...
04:04 PM, Apr 30, 2008
Abu Dhabi: England bowlers kept their nerves in the final overs to pull off a sensational five-run win over Pakistan in the third and final Twenty20 on Monday to take the series 2-1. Set 130 to win Pakistan were going along nicely at 107/4 with 23 needed off the last three overs and 17 off the remaining two but Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbach did not lose courage and pulled...
06:48 PM, Apr 28, 2008
Sydney: Having called time on his successful one-day international career, Ricky Ponting has made it clear that the Ashes tour to England next year was his goal. He gave every indication he would go on in Test cricket for as long as possible, and Ashes is a priority for the veteran cricketer. It'd be great to get back to the Ashes, Ponting said. If I'm a good enough player to...
05:50 PM, Apr 26, 2008
Brisbane: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been banned for one ODI after his side was fined for a second minor over rate offence within a year during the tri-series match against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday. The Indian side was ruled to be two overs short of their target at the end of the match against Australia when time allowances were taken into consideration. Andy Pycroft of the Emirates...
04:59 PM, Apr 25, 2008
Sydney: Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday included Victorian spinner Jon Holland into the Australian squad for Friday's tri-series match against Sri Lanka as cover for Xavier Doherty who suffered back spasms during Thursday's training session at the SCG. Holland will join the Australian squad in Sydney on Friday morning while Doherty will be assessed by medical staff prior to the match before a decision on his availability...
01:40 PM, Apr 24, 2008
Whangarei: Rob Nicol scored 146 runs and veteran allrounder Jacob Oram added three wickets to a dashing half century as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second ODI on Monday. Nicol brought up his second century from only five one-day international appearances and the fifth-highest innings by a New Zealander in 50-overs matches, batting until the 49th over to anchor New Zealand's innings of 372-6. The total...
08:49 AM, Apr 20, 2008
Melbourne: Describing Sachin Tendulkar as a "pocket rocket", Australia's new pace sensation Pat Cummins is excited at the prospect of "versing" the "rockstar". The 18-year-old, who made a sensational Test debut by taking seven wickets to set up a thrilling series-levelling win for Australia against South Africa earlier this month, is looking forward to bowl against Tendulkar in the Test series next month. "He's one of the greats of all...
10:26 PM, Mar 24, 2008
Kolkata: They have been involved in two 300-plus stands against formidable Australian teams, and are playing Test cricket together for years. Rahul Dravid feels things become easier for him when he pairs up with VVS Laxman in the middle. On day one of the second Test against West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Monday, the duo put together a 140-run stand in 137 minutes which set India up for...
05:14 PM, Mar 19, 2008
Cape Town: Sometime in the early hours of Sunday morning, news filtered in from South Africa that Peter Roebuck, the former Somerset captain turned cricket commentator and writer, had been found dead at the Southern Sun Hotel Newlands. Roebuck, 55, was in South Africa covering Australia’s ongoing Test tour, including as a radio commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It was reported that he was spoken to by local...
02:36 PM, Mar 19, 2008
Cape Town: Mystery surrounds the circumstances that led to noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck's suicide here, with the South African Police refusing to confirm or deny reports that he had been questioned over sexual assault charges. The 55-year-old commentator plunged to death from his sixth floor room in the Southern Sun Hotel in the suburb of Newlands here but Western Cape provincial police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk refused to say...
02:29 PM, Mar 19, 2008
Visakapathnam: Legendary fast bowler Courtney Walsh says he views his role as the West Indies Under-19 team manager as key in grooming the next generation of players in the Caribbean. Walsh, the West Indies' leading wicket-taker in Tests, is part of the management team for the Under-19 as they contest the quadrangular 50-over tournament here that includes Sri Lanka, Australia and hosts India. I am like a father figure to...
04:43 PM, Mar 05, 2008
Bhopal: The already jam-packed international schedule gives Sachin Tendulkar very little time to spend with his children - Arjun and Sara, the champion batsman has revealed. He said although he gives cricketing tips to his son Arjun and guides Sara in tennis, the studies of the two kids were looked after by his wife Anjali. I hardly have any time to teach my children, Tendulkar said via video conference during...
05:00 PM, Feb 29, 2008
Billericay: Indian women's cricket team put up a listless batting performance to lose the opening match of the Quadrangular Twenty20 Series against Australia by eight wickets. India's batting fell like a house of cards as they were all out for just 62 runs after being invited to bat at Toby Howe Cricket Ground. The Australia eves overhauled the target with 9.4 overs to spare with Leah Poulton scoring an unbeaten...
03:57 PM, Feb 06, 2008
Jaipur: A visibly disappointed Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh blamed it on "poor fielding" which resulted in the sixth loss for the franchise in the Indian Premier League after Rajasthan Royals defeated them by six wickets. "Sunday's loss was a result of poor fielding. If you drop catches of three of their main batsmen, it's difficult to win matches. Now we are in such a situation where another loss would...
02:10 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Wellington: Associate nations' outrage over exclusion from the 2015 World Cup might have prompted the ICC to reconsider its decision but co-hosts New Zealand's Board has backed the trimming, saying a 10-team format works best from the organisers' point of view. New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan said the ICC, which is set to review the decision in its next ICC executive board meeting, should decide quickly about the number...
05:19 PM, Jan 18, 2008
Bangalore: Ireland batting sensation Kevin O'Brien warned his team to beware an India World Cup backlash when the two sides meet on Sunday as the quarter-final race hots up. India came under fire for a sloppy bowling and fielding display which allowed England to tie their 338 in Bangalore last week after letting Bangladesh make 283-9 in pursuit of 370 in the tournament opener. But O'Brien said that the hosts'...
11:28 PM, Dec 25, 2007
The Delhi HC had confirmed the death sentence of Mohammad Arif. ...
04:56 PM, Dec 03, 2007
