Sports / Cricket

Warne backs ‘heroic’ Ahmed for Ashes call-up 06 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

LONDON: Shane Warne believes “heroic” and “courageous” Pakistani-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed can become an unlikely Ashes hero for Australia in England later this...

Bangladesh’s Ashraful admits fixing 05 Jun 2013 - 01:52 am

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh cricket captain and national hero Mohammad Ashraful (pictured) yesterday admitted match-fixing, further shaking confidence in the game and deepening a...

Bowling concern for Trophy hosts 05 Jun 2013 - 01:46 am

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom: Ian Bell was pleased to see England seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn back bowling in the nets but backed...

Gower hits out at Australia 05 Jun 2013 - 01:45 am

LONDON: Former England captain David Gower (pictured) wound up the tension ahead of the forthcoming Ashes by labelling Australia as a country with...

Mike Gatting remembers Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ 05 Jun 2013 - 01:45 am

LONDON: Mike Gatting said he was “happy”, 20 years on, to have been bowled by the “ball of the century” that kick-started Australia...

India thrash Australia in Champions Trophy warm-up 05 Jun 2013 - 01:44 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: India hammered Australia by 243 runs in a Champions Trophy warm-up match after skittling out the defending champions for just...

Pakistan beat South Africa in warm-up 04 Jun 2013 - 07:28 am

LONDON: Pakistan fine-tuned their preparations for the Champions Trophy with an emphatic six-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval yesterday. Misbah ul...

Fixing scandal casts cloud over the Champions Trophy 04 Jun 2013 - 07:19 am

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: The world’s leading cricketers gather for the Champions Trophy in the UK that starts this week against the backdrop of...

Dhoni receives prestigious ODI Championship Shield 04 Jun 2013 - 07:19 am

Cardiff, United Kingdom: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday received the prestigious Reliance ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of $175,000 for...

Past Champions Trophy Finals 04 Jun 2013 - 07:19 am

LONDON: Below is a look back at the six previous finals of a competition that started life as the ICC Knockout in 1998....

Guptill powers Black Caps to series win over England 03 Jun 2013 - 12:04 am

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: Martin Guptill (pictured) blasted a majestic unbeaten 189, the equal fifth highest score in one-day international cricket, to propel New...

Watson reveals India heartache 03 Jun 2013 - 12:02 am

England’s Captain Alastair Cook narrowly fails to take a catch from New Zealand’s Captain Brendon McCullum (not pictured) during the second One Day...

Injuries force changes to Wallabies squad 03 Jun 2013 - 12:01 am

Australian Wallabies’ coach Robbie Deans (centre) talks as rugby players Kane Douglas (left) and Nick Cummins listen during a news conference in central...

Shukla resigns as IPL chairman 02 Jun 2013 - 02:21 am

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N Srinivasan speaks during a news conference at the BCCI head office in Mumbai,...

Expectant Bresnan maintains England focus 02 Jun 2013 - 02:21 am

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: England’s Tim Bresnan (pictured left) has insisted the prospect of becoming a father for the first time is not proving...

Elliott keen to learn from New Zealand history 02 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott hopes his side can learn from their recent history as they seek to win their...

Kohli, Karthik tons help India beat Sri Lanka 02 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik both hit centuries as India warmed up the forthcoming Champions Trophy with an impressive five-wicket...

Guptill ton leads Kiwis to easy win over England 01 Jun 2013 - 01:25 am

New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (right) who scored a century embraces team-mate James Franklin after New Zealand won the first one-day international cricket match...