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New Zealand cricketer Ryder banned for drugs use 21 Aug 2013 - 12:00 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he...

Arthur hits out at Watson and ‘big egos’ 21 Aug 2013 - 12:00 am

SYDNEY: Sacked Australian coach Mickey Arthur yesterday admitted he “lost” Shane Watson, while criticising the team’s young players for having “big egos” while...

Cook eyes new England record 20 Aug 2013 - 11:59 pm

LONDON: Alastair Cook said yesterday the prospect of being the first England side to win a home Ashes series 4-0 was a spur...

Kallis targets last shot at World Cup glory 20 Aug 2013 - 11:59 pm

CAPE TOWN: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is ready to return to the one-day international side for a last shot at winning the...

Starc attacks Australia’s in-out selection policy 20 Aug 2013 - 12:03 am

SYDNEY, New South Wales: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc (pictured) has shown his frustration over Cricket Australia’s selection policy saying it’s difficult to deliver...

Bowler Tremlett eager for England recall 20 Aug 2013 - 12:03 am

LONDON: Chris Tremlett is “dying” to revive his Test career against Australia after being included in England’s squad for the fifth and final...

Banned bowler Asif agrees to give details of spot-fixing 20 Aug 2013 - 12:03 am

KARACHI: Banned Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has agreed to reveal details of spot-fixing to the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of the International...

Panesar to quit Sussex 20 Aug 2013 - 12:03 am

LONDON: Monty Panesar (pictured) is to leave county side Sussex after the club launched an investigation into the troubled England spinner being fined...

England’s T20 squad 19 Aug 2013 - 11:55 pm

LONDON: England’s 13-man squad announced yesterday to play Australia in two Twenty20 internationals later this month: Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire, captain), Ravi Bopara (Essex),...

Trott backs contentious DRS 19 Aug 2013 - 12:58 am

LONDON: England batsman Jonathan Trott came to the defence of cricket’s controversial Decision Review System (DRS) yesterday but called for greater “clarity” in...

Uncapped duo in England squad for Ashes finale 19 Aug 2013 - 12:57 am

LONDON: England included the uncapped duo of Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes and Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan in a 14-man squad announced yesterday...

Pakistan’s Umar suffered seizure, says relative 19 Aug 2013 - 12:57 am

KARACHI, Sindh: Pakistan’s fast-rising batsman Umar Akmal suffered a seizure during a flight to Jamaica and spent a night in a hospital before...

Umar Akmal ruled out of Zimbabwe tour 18 Aug 2013 - 12:55 am

Pakistani cricketers gather during a practice session in Lahore, yesterday. Pakistan suffered a blow ahead of their tour of Zimbabwe with batsman Umar...

Ponting pleads for Australia patience 18 Aug 2013 - 12:55 am

LONDON, United Kingdom: Australia great Ricky Ponting has urged his compatriots to be patient with the current side as they try to turn...

Cook brushes aside Warne jibes 18 Aug 2013 - 12:54 am

LONDON, United Kingdom: England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed criticism of his leadership style by Australia great Shane Warne. Leg-spin legend Warne, now...

Sri Lanka rejects night Tests with pink ball 17 Aug 2013 - 12:21 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday turned down a request from Pakistan to play day-night Tests in the upcoming series in the United Arab Emirates...

Warne slams Cook’s tactics 15 Aug 2013 - 12:32 am

LONDON, England: Australia great Shane Warne maintained yesterday that England had won the Ashes in spite, rather than because, of Alastair Cook’s overly...

Cricket: Apologetic Asif confesses spot-fixing 15 Aug 2013 - 12:30 am

KARACHI: Disgraced Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif yesterday apologised for his role in a notorious 2010 spot-fixing scandal, admitting his guilt for the...