Bangalore: Many an adjective has been used to describe Sachin Tendulkar in a career spanning more than two decades and England skipper Andrew Strauss on Saturday added another one, calling him a mammoth of world cricket. Tendulkar remains a thorn in the flesh for the rival teams globally and Strauss said his consistency for the […]
Bangalore: Fans getting beaten up by police in a mad scramble for tickets is not the kind of scenes that the ICC wants to see at the World Cup, CEO Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday but conceded that the demand has far exceeded supply in the ongoing event. "Those are scenes we would not like […]
Ranchi: A Sharath Kamal and Madhurika Patkar walked away with the last two gold medals on offer on the concluding day but the Services Sports Control Board reigned supreme with a whopping 70 golds as the much-delayed and controversy-ridden 34th National Games came to an end here. Services topped the charts in shooting, rowing, canoeing […]
New Delhi: West Indies coach Ottis Gibson on Saturday described the ruling out of all-rounder Dwayne Bravo from the World Cup due to injury a big loss for his side but said even without him they were ready to prove that they were not just also rans. "It`s a big setback, a big blow for […]
Bangalore: Going by present form, India start as favourites against England in tomorrow`s high-profile World Cup match but rival captain Andrew Strauss on Saturday said his team would be looking to spoil the home team`s party in front of a jam-packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium here. Strauss said there was plenty of excitement among his team-mates […]
New Delhi: After intense speculation, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has decided to give the closing ceremony of the 34th National Games a miss today, citing "preoccupation with current parliament session" as the reason. Since yesterday, there were doubts about Maken`s travel to Ranchi for the National Games closing ceremony today apparently because he doesn`t want […]
Mirpur: Ireland skipper William Porterfield shared the blame for his side`s 27-run defeat against Bangladesh in a group B match and said he let the team down by failing to give the team a good start. Playing their first World Cup match yesterday, Ireland bowlers bundled out Bangladesh for 205 in 49.2 overs but their […]
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 […]
Nagpur: Defending champions Australia suffered a setback with pacer Doug Bollinger being ruled out of the ongoing World Cup due to an ankle injury. The left-arm pacer, who is set to fly home to seek opinions of specialists, felt discomfort in his left ankle during the team`s first warm-up game against India and although it […]
Bangalore: Opener Virender Sehwag on Friday survived an injury scare after being hit on his ribs by a local fast bowler during the Indian cricket team`s practice session ahead of the much-anticipated World Cup clash against England on Sunday. Sehwag was one of the first to take strike at the nets at the National Cricket […]
New Delhi: The World Cup fervor has climbed up the high security walls of Tihar, the country`s largest prison, as it prepares a serious cricketing squad of inmates including high-profile convicts like Manu Sharma and Santosh Kumar Singh. The squad of 101 players has been selected by a team of experts comprising former India coach, […]
New Delhi: South African skipper Graeme Smith said his gut feeling of going in with a three-pronged spin attack paid off against the West Indies and he plans to keep trusting his intuition in the coming matches of the World Cup as well. "I think I trusted my gut feel today and it seemed to […]
Nagpur: Nathan McCullum stood tall amid ruins with a fighting half-century as the pace duo of Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait shared seven wickets between them to help Australia bowl out New Zealand for 206 in their group B World Cup match at VCA Stadium in Jamtha here on Friday. Courtesy Nathan`s gritty 52 off […]
Kolkata: Cricket Association of Bengal President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursady accused the ICC of conspiring against him when the world body shifted the India?England World Cup match from Eden Gardens. "A great injustice had been done to CAB. While other stadia in the sub-continent were given time, we were not allowed to extend the period […]
New Delhi: In an embarrassing goof-up, the recording of South Africa`s national anthem stopped midway during the pre-match ceremony of their World Cup opener against West Indies here on Thursday, leading to a red-faced ICC apologising to the Protea team management. The South African players, led by Graeme Smith, continued to sing without the music […]
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