Colombo: Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has criticised a commentary by state run Independent Television Network (ITN) that implied Sri Lankan vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene was guilty of match fixing. Following Sri Lanka's 11-run defeat to Pakistan in a Group 'A' match of the World Cup in Colombo, ITN ran a commentary soon after the news bulletin implying that middle order batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera had...

09:06 AM, Dec 24, 2007
Bangalore: South Africa, who will have been in India for more than two weeks before they play their first World Cup match, are determined to avoid cabin fever at the marathon tournament. The Proteas will open their campaign for a first world title against the West Indies in New Delhi on Thursday, making them the second-last side to get under way. "It's important not to stay in the hotel and...

01:42 AM, Dec 19, 2007
New Delhi: All eyes will be on the Feroze Shah Kotla pitch when the West Indies and South Africa play their World Cup match on February 24, the first international game after the venue was banned for one year for "dangerous" wicket in the India-Sri Lanka ODI 14 months ago. Kotla will be hosting three more World Cup games, including India-Netherlands match on March 9. The stadium came under a...

09:48 AM, Dec 18, 2007

Dhaka: India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar is heading into a record sixth World Cup, still looking for an elusive title victory to cap his outstanding career. And he is not alone in that personal search. Such is status in the sport, having captured all the major batting records in Tests and one-day internationals, his India teammates say they want to win the trophy for him. Aside from having scored the...

01:29 PM, Dec 17, 2007