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 […]
Bangalore: England`s middle-order batsman, Ravi Bopara, on Thursday reckoned that Sunday`s high-profile match against India would be one of their toughest in the ongoing World Cup, but added that their spinners can trouble the hosts if the game is played on a turning track. "This is one of our toughest challenges in this tournament. We […]
Mirpur: Smarting from their opening match defeat against India, Bangladesh will look to bring their campaign back on track, avenging their previous losses to Ireland when they lock horns against them in Group B match of the cricket World Cup here on Friday. Four years ago, Ireland had defeated Bangladesh by 74 runs in the […]
New Delhi: ICC Head of Media and Communications Colin Gibson on Thursday said that the governing body is awaiting a response from its president Sharad Pawar regarding the controversy involving sale and distribution of tickets for World Cup final. Left red faced after World Cup`s official ticketing website — kyazoonga.com — crashed because of overload, […]
Bangalore: Chaos reigned outside the Chinnaswami Stadium as police lathicharged thousands of disgruntled fans who had camped outside the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) office to buy tickets for Sunday’s high-voltage World Cup showdown between India and England. Police were seen hitting fans with sticks as scuffles broke out among those who had been waiting […]
Nagpur: Skipper Ricky Ponting will be desperately looking to get his act together when Australia take on New Zealand in a Trans-Tasman battle at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha here on Friday. While New Zealand were utterly dominant as they blew away Kenya in their opening round match in Chennai, the Australian batsmen […]
Mumbai: Pinning hopes on the likes of Saina Nehwal, Gagan Narang and Mary Kom to win medals at the 2012 London Olympics, world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand has said India will have to start planning for the 2016 edition of the quadrennial event from now to get good results. "Right now the likes of Saina, […]
Hambantota: Pakistan defeated Kenya comfortably in their first match of the World Cup but skipper Shahid Afridi said his side will have to play with lot more energy if they desire to beat mighty Sri Lanka in front of their home crowd on Saturday. Pakistan opened their World Cup campaign with a thumping 205-run win […]
New Delhi: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy on Wednesday said his team would look to revive the pride and passion of the two-time former champions during their World Cup campaign which kicks off against South Africa tomorrow. Sammy said his team received some useful tips from the former players of West Indies and they would […]
New Delhi: With two world class pacers and three spinners in their ranks, South Africa are spoilt for choice as far as bowling is concerned and skipper Graeme Smith seemed all ready to unleash the fury ahead of their opening World Cup fixture against West Indies here on Thursday. "I think it`s probably our best […]
New Delhi: Unhappy with the performance of Indian football team in the Asian Cup last month, the AIFF Executive committee on Wednesday decided to sack the national coach Bob Houghton from his post. The AIFF Executive Committee, which met today, decided to accept the recommendation of the Technical Committee which in its review had expressed […]
Mumbai: Observing that World Sports Group (WSG) had not committed fraud at the time of entering into a contract with BCCI, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed appointment of an arbitrator to decide the Mauritius-based company`s case challenging termination of its agreement by the cricket board. A division bench of Justices P B Majmudar […]
Bangalore: Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday surprised everyone when he opted to bat left handed during the team`s practice session at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here. Indian cricket team, which has been camping here for their crucial Group `B` league match against England on Sunday, had a rigorous batting session at the National […]
Nagpur: England cricket captain Andrew Strauss hopes that India would be deceived into taking his side lightly in Sunday`s much-anticipated World Cup match due to the rather scratchy performance in the opening win over the Netherlands. England were handed a scare by the Dutch last night when Strauss` men were left to chase a challenging […]
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