New Delhi: Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who was ruled out of the ongoing one-day series against England due to a broken finger, on Tuesday said he is recovering fast and hoped to be back in the national squad soon. Asked about his injury, Yuvraj said, I am improving, injury is also healing and pretty soon you will get to know when I will be in the team. Yuvraj is recuperating...
10:57 AM, Mar 11, 2008
Johannesburg: Gerald Majola, the man at the centre of a bonus scandal that has shaken South African cricket, put his own spin on the story on Monday after an audit found no funds missing from Cricket South Africa coffers. "There are no funds missing from CSA's accounts," Majola, the organisation's chief executive, said in a statement. "The annual financial statements that were approved by the board of directors on Saturday...
12:09 PM, Feb 17, 2008
Johannesburg: Former India coach Gary Kirsten is in the hunt for a top-class support staff for the South African team and is keen to rope in mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton and legendary fielder Jonty Rhodes. Kirsten, who was appointed as the new Proteas coach last week, said he would look to employ his former teammate and fielding star Rhodes and world renowned sports psychologist Upton, who was with him...
01:12 AM, Feb 04, 2008
Cardiff: Sri Lanka will try to overcome its ailing bowling attack to beat England in a Test series for the first time, starting with the first Test in Cardiff on Thursday. With Tillakaratne Dilshan set to make his debut as captain, the tourists' confidence is high for the three-match series after its dramatic 38-run win against England Lions in their final warmup game at Derby on Sunday. But they will...
05:34 PM, Jan 29, 2008
London: Former skipper Kevin Pietersen was left among the ranks after England took the bold step of announcing separate Test, one-day and Twenty20 captains. Test skipper Andrew Strauss's decision to quit one-day internationals created a vacancy but England gave the 50-over leadership to Alastair Cook, his opening partner in the five-day game and long identified as a future England captain, rather than revert to Pietersen. Ashes star Cook's elevation had...
03:47 PM, Jan 22, 2008
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday rejected new entrants Kochi and Pune's request to reduce by 25 per cent their Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise fees. BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan told IANS that the two franchisees request was discussed at the working committee meeting but it was not possible for the board to reduce the fees by 25 per cent. The two franchises...
02:45 PM, Jan 19, 2008
Toronto: Canada have pleaded with the International Cricket Council to help their three Pakistan-born players obtain visas to enter India for the World Cup which gets underway on February 19. Vice-captain Rizwan Cheema, Khurram Chohan and Hamza Tariq are all still waiting for their India visas. The delay has prompted Cricket Canada to demand that the schedule, which has the team playing four of their six group games in India,...
03:28 PM, Dec 05, 2007
Nairobi: Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes has accepted to continue his coaching role with Kenya until the start of the Cricket World Cup, officials said on Tuesday. Rhodes, who first worked with the team during a three-week training camp in Pretoria last November, is expected to arrive in Nairobi this week to join the team, which is currently on a tour of India for a series of build-up matches....
10:29 AM, Dec 01, 2007
PML leader Amir Muqam’s guards killed; brother among four injured. ...
06:00 PM, Nov 09, 2007
Israel has offered to share their expertise in minimising suicide attacks with India. ...
11:33 PM, Nov 08, 2007
The bomber attacked a group of visiting Afghan parliamentarians in Baghlan. ...
07:38 PM, Nov 06, 2007
Johannesburg: Stories about sexual orgies, marijuana sessions and the dominance of a group of senior players in South Africa cricket squad have been exposed in out of favour opener Herschelle Gibbs' autobiography, which is releasing on Monday. The weekly Sunday Times carried excerpts from Gibbs' book, a day before its release. The book graphically details the sexual exploits of the controversial player who has been in trouble for his late...
02:11 PM, Oct 30, 2007
Dead soldiers belong to commando unit which was once led by Musharraf. ...
01:00 PM, Sep 14, 2007
Three out of five suspect women disciples under Punjab court scanner. ...
01:17 AM, Aug 27, 2007
General is not a “coward” but won’t rush to take action against extremists hiding in Lal Masjid. ...
08:08 PM, Jun 30, 2007
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the residence of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi on Sunday. ...
11:21 AM, Jun 04, 2007
The Khateeb of the Lal Masjid has claimed that Pakistan has more than one lakh suicide attackers across the country. ...
01:08 PM, Jun 02, 2007
A suicide bomber trying to blend in with street beggars exploded himself near a top intelligence official in Kabul. ...
08:36 PM, Mar 28, 2007
Court complex in Quetta city attacked; witness says he saw severed head in a courtroom. ...
12:50 PM, Feb 17, 2007
A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives killed at least 30 people on Sunday. ...
04:23 PM, Feb 11, 2007
