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Cricket: World Cup results and standings - collated 07 Mar 2015 - 03:25 pm

Sydney--World Cup results and standings on Saturday: Pool B At Auckland Pakistan 222 all out (Misbah-ul-Haq 56) v South Africa 202 all out...

Cricket: Ireland v Zimbabwe scoreboard 07 Mar 2015 - 03:21 pm

Hobart, Australia--Completed scoreboard in the World Cup Pool B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Saturday: Ireland W. Porterfield...

Dhoni, bowlers shine as India enter quarter-finals 07 Mar 2015 - 01:58 am

PERTH: Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a calm unbeaten 45 to guide India to a four-wicket victory over the West Indies yesterday to send...

Cricket: India boosted by Australia, New Zealand losses, says Dhoni 06 Mar 2015 - 09:30 pm

Perth, Australia - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said lessons learned on past Australian tours were holding his side in good stead in...

Cricket: Leading World Cup batting and bowling figures 06 Mar 2015 - 09:05 pm

Sydney - Leading batting and bowling figures at the 2015 World Cup on Friday: BATTING Leading run-makers Chris Gayle (WIS) 279 Shaiman Anwar...

Cricket: Zimbabwe v Ireland - five match facts 06 Mar 2015 - 08:48 pm

Hobart, Australia - Five match facts for Saturday's World Cup Pool B game between Zimbabwe and Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (14:30 local/03:30...

Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa - five match facts 06 Mar 2015 - 08:39 pm

Auckland - Five match facts for Saturday's World Cup Pool B game between South Africa and Pakistan at Eden Park, Auckland (14:00 local/01:00...

Iqbal leads Bangladesh to important win over Scots 06 Mar 2015 - 03:16 am

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal plays a shot at the Saxton Park Oval in Nelson yesterday. RIGHT: Scotland’s Kyle Coetzer celebrates after scoring a century...

Aussies give Afghanistan record thrashing in Perth 05 Mar 2015 - 12:19 am

Australia’s David Warner plays a shot during the 2015 World Cup Pool A match against Afghanistan in Perth, yesterday. PERTH: Australia flexed their...

De Villiers backs Steyn as match-winner 04 Mar 2015 - 07:32 pm

Canberra---South Africa captain AB de Villiers backed Dale Steyn to be a World Cup match-winner despite the strike bowler struggling to hit top...

Cricket: Australia defeat Afghanistan by 275 runs 04 Mar 2015 - 05:05 pm

Perth, Australia,--Australia hit the highest World Cup score on Wednesday when they made 417-6 against Afghanistan on their way to a 275-run victory,...

Power-packed SA flatten Ireland 04 Mar 2015 - 01:04 am

South Africa’s batsman Faf Du Plessis celebrates his century during the ICC World Cup match against Ireland at the Manuka Oval in Canberra,...

Australia look to regain form in Afghanistan tie 04 Mar 2015 - 01:01 am

Australia’s Mitchell Starc (right) and Mitchell Johnson stretch during a final training session yesterday ahead of their 2015 World Cup Pool A match...

Cricket: Dalmiya seals comeback as India board chief 02 Mar 2015 - 11:55 am

Jagmohan Dalmiya New Delhi--Jagmohan Dalmiya, who turned India into cricket's financial powerhouse before being unceremoniously dumped by his peers, returned as board president...

Rampant Sri Lanka extend England’s World Cup agony 02 Mar 2015 - 12:00 am

Wellington: England’s horror World Cup run continued when Sri Lanka smashed the third-highest run chase in the tournament’s history to clinch a nine-wicket...

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to claim first win at Cup 01 Mar 2015 - 11:58 pm

Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq (right) celebrates with his team-mates as they walk off the field after winning their World Cup match against Zimbabwe at...

Sri Lanka hammer England as Pakistan bounce back 01 Mar 2015 - 03:37 pm

Sydney--England's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals were left hanging by a thread as Sri Lanka inflicted their third crushing defeat of the World...

Cricket: World Cup results and standings - collated 01 Mar 2015 - 03:08 pm

Sydney--Collated World Cup results and standings on Sunday: Pool A At Wellington England 309-6 (Joe Root 121) v Sri Lanka 312-1 (Lahiru Thirimanne...