Sports / Cricket

Cricket: Afghanistan reach World Cup for the first time 05 Oct 2013 - 02:10 am

SHARJAH: Afghanistan reached the World Cup for the first time yesterday, completing a remarkable journey from refugee camp cricket to rubbing shoulders with...

New Zealand gear up for Bangladesh spin assault 05 Oct 2013 - 02:09 am

DHAKA: New Zealand are prepared to face a barrage of spin when they begin their first Test series in Bangladesh in five years...

Captain Clarke a doubt for the Ashes opener 04 Oct 2013 - 08:07 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke yesterday admitted he may not be fit for the first Ashes Test against England next month, with his...

Pakistan’s Ajmal apologises for Whatmore remarks 04 Oct 2013 - 08:07 am

KARACHI: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has apologised for remarks about national coach Dav Whatmore that triggered controversy and threatened their relationship. In an...

SA to consider franchise ‘quotas’ 04 Oct 2013 - 08:03 am

CAPE TOWN: South African cricket officials are set to consider a proposal forcing professional franchises to include at least two black Africans in...

Whatmore makes ‘no difference’ to Pakistan: Ajmal 03 Oct 2013 - 01:30 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s spin magician Saeed Ajmal said yesterday there was no difference between Dav Whatmore and a local coach -- apart from...

Tendulkar sees 2015 Cup champs from subcontinent 03 Oct 2013 - 01:14 am

Batting legends Sachin Tendulkar of India and Brian Lara of the West Indies being interviewed after the Mumbai Indians’ match against Perth Scorchers...

Afghanistan crush Kenya 03 Oct 2013 - 01:08 am

Pakistani cricketers gather prior to start of a training session in Lahore yesterday. Pakistan and South Africa will play two Test, five one-day,...

Pakistan must pay Test players more money, says Ajmal 03 Oct 2013 - 01:05 am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board must start paying its players more money for Test appearances, according to top spinner Saeed Ajmal. Ajmal told...

Injured Clarke out of India tour 02 Oct 2013 - 01:02 am

SYDNEY: Captain Michael Clarke was yesterday ruled out of Australia’s one-day tour of India this month with his long-standing back problem needing further...

Meiyappan ran Chennai team, says Hussey 02 Oct 2013 - 01:00 am

Mike Hussey of Chennai Super Kings plays a stroke during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab...

Ajmal rallies Pakistan ahead of South Africa series 02 Oct 2013 - 12:59 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Wily spinner Saeed Ajmal urged his Pakistan team yesterday to demolish the world’s best Test side South Africa, just like they...

Selectors pick Yuvraj 01 Oct 2013 - 12:40 am

Chennai: Rewarded for his recent good form, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was yesterday recalled in the Indian team for the first three One-day Internationals...

Court stalls Srinivasan return as BCCI president 01 Oct 2013 - 12:40 am

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yesterday delayed N Srinivasan’s return as the country’s cricket chief, saying there was ‘something seriously wrong’ with the...

Afghanistan eye Cup berth 01 Oct 2013 - 12:39 am

DUBAI: Afghanistan can reach the World Cup for the first time if they clinch back-to-back wins over Kenya in Sharjah tomorrow and on...

England’s ODI wicketkeeper Buttler to join Lancashire 01 Oct 2013 - 12:39 am

LONDON: England one-day international wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has joined Lancashire, the county side announced yesterday. The 23-year-old Buttler, who has played 19 one-day...

Aussie ‘backlash’ talk doesn’t bother Gatting 01 Oct 2013 - 12:39 am

LONDON: Former England captain Mike Gatting has laughed off suggestions Alastair Cook’s men could face an Australia ‘backlash’ when they defend the Ashes...

Panesar feared his England career was over 30 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

LONDON: England spinner Monty Panesar (pictured) has admitted that he thought he had destroyed his international career after being fined for urinating on...