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Dhaka: South Africa's reputation as cricket's perennial chokers returned to haunt them as New Zealand pulled off a dramatic 49-run win on Friday to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. The Black Caps, restricted to 221-8 after taking first strike, bundled out South Africa for 172 in an exciting finish in front of 23,000 fans at the Shere Bangla Stadium. Jacob Oram was New Zealand's Man of the Match with...
09:09 PM, Jan 07, 2008
Ahmedabad: Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday predicted that India would beat Pakistan in the World Cup semifinal and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men are the strong favourites to win the coveted title after a gap of 28 years. India played well as a team on Thursday and deserved victory. On Thursday we were not good enough (to win). Going forward they will be pretty hard to beat. They will beat...
02:11 AM, Jan 07, 2008
Ahmedabad: India batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday apologised to Gautam Gambhir after his unsavoury run out episode which almost threatened to break India's World Cup dream in the quarter-final against Australia here. In the 34th over, Gambhir was run out when, standing at the non-striker's end, he ran three-fourths of the way down the track even as Yuvraj was watching the ball after guiding it fine. It was visibly Gambhir's...
11:03 PM, Jan 06, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene says there's no extra pressure on the co-host to do well in front of their home crowd in the World Cup quarterfinal against England on Saturday. There's always pressure on you to win matches, that's with every team, Jayawardene told reporters on Thursday. For us it has been a simple theory — just take one game at a time and just keep things under...
09:03 PM, Jan 06, 2008
Colombo: Spinner Adil Rashid will replace all-rounder Michael Yardy at the World Cup after Yardy returned to England suffering from depression. The England & Wales Cricket Board said it had received permission from tournament organizers to replace Yardy. Rashid, who is currently in the West Indies England's second string team, is due to arrive in Colombo on Saturday. England face Sri Lanka in the quarterfinal of the World Cup on...
08:31 PM, Jan 06, 2008
Dhaka: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has apologized for the team's limp World Cup exit on Wednesday, but said it is easy to blame the senior players. West Indies coach Ottis Gibson used a news conference after the 10-wicket thrashing by Pakistan to criticize senior players including Gayle for failing to perform. The 31-year-old Gayle posted an apology to the West Indies fans on his Twitter feed on Thursday, but...
07:59 PM, Jan 06, 2008
Dhaka: Through to the quarterfinals as convincing Group B winners, one of South Africa's only problems going forward might be deciding who to leave out of the team. Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and AB de Villiers all sat out Saturday's game against Bangladesh, and they were hardly missed in a crushing 206-run win. Paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe claimed the man-of-the-match award after ripping through the top order and finishing with figures...
07:13 PM, Jan 04, 2008
Chennai: Somehow, England is still alive in the World Cup, but the drama may not be over yet. England ended its Group-B campaign with a now customary late scramble to remain in contention with an 18-run win over the West Indies on Thursday. Andrew Strauss's team hopes the upset losses which have complicated its progression — and left its fate still hanging — don't strike the likes of South Africa...
07:51 PM, Jan 03, 2008
Kolkata: With a tinge of grass on the Eden Gardens strip, expect some lateral movements from the seamers even as the curator here promises the pitch to be a typical Indian batting wicket. Having lost out on the India vs England match after the ICC ruled out the ground on condition of unpreparedness, the historic Eden Gardens will host the first World Cup match on Tuesday when Ireland take on...
09:00 PM, Dec 31, 2007
New Delhi: Subcontinent wickets are undoubtedly loaded in favour of the batsmen. But how far a team will go in the World Cup will be decided by the bowling ammunition they possess in their ranks. While India start as hot favourites with a well-stocked batting department, the bowling lineup is still a cause for concern. And only if India can get the right combination will they travel the whole distance....
10:40 PM, Dec 12, 2007
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday called for an emergency meeting of IPL Governing Council on January 5. The council is expected to take some major decision for upcoming IPL-4 starting soon after the World Cup 2011. One of the major issues to be discussed in the meeting could be the board's legal battle with Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals who have...
03:03 PM, Nov 24, 2007
Airbus A380 completed its maiden flight from Singapore to Sydney. ...
08:16 PM, Oct 25, 2007
The newest flying machine took off for Sydney from Singapore on Thursday. ...
03:55 PM, Oct 25, 2007
The efficiency of Australia’s security operation is being questioned now. ...
08:59 AM, Sep 08, 2007
Scientists are experimenting to see if Oxytocin can improve estranged relationships and save failing marriages. ...
12:47 PM, Jun 09, 2007
Sahil Kotian, has emerged as the rising ice hockey star in Australia after signing for a prominent Sydney club. ...
05:13 PM, May 01, 2007
Sydney plunged itself into darkness for an hour on Saturday night as the residents cut the lights for energy conservation. ...
09:16 PM, Mar 31, 2007
The card was issued when his owner applied for a secondary card on her account under its name. ...
07:10 AM, Jan 05, 2007
New year eve turned nightmare for another couple who had hoped to celebrate New Year in a so-called ‘cultured country’. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 04, 2007
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban reunited in Sydney, just days after a woman claimed she'd had an affair with Urban. ...
11:47 PM, Dec 27, 2006
