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India qualify for semi-finals 11 Jun 2013 - 11:14 pm

India’s Shikhar Dhawan hits out during their ICC Champions Trophy Group B match against the West Indies at The Oval Cricket Ground in...

Angry Misbah slams top order for reckless batting 11 Jun 2013 - 09:43 pm

Pakistan opener Imran Farhat looks back his stumps after being bowled by South Africa’s Chris Morris at the Oval on Monday. CENTRE: Mohammed...

Pakistan players lament perennial batting failure 11 Jun 2013 - 09:43 pm

KARACHI: Former cricketers and fans yesterday lamented Pakistan’s woeful batting performance in their Champions Trophy defeat to South Africa which left them on...

Amla buoyed by new-look South Africa 11 Jun 2013 - 09:42 pm

BIRMINGHAM: Hashim Amla hailed South Africa’s rising stars after a team missing injured strike bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel returned to winning...

India cricket experts sceptical of ‘Operation Clean-up’ 11 Jun 2013 - 09:42 pm

NEW DELHI: Plans to jam mobile phones during matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the...

Amla, McLaren shine in South Africa’s win 11 Jun 2013 - 01:19 am

South Africa’s Hashim Amla raises his bat on reaching his half century during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy match against Pakistan at Edgbaston...

IPL: BCCI suspends Kundra, launches ‘Operation Clean-up’ 11 Jun 2013 - 01:18 am

New Delhi: The Indian cricket board yesterday decided to do away with IPL after-match parties and cheerleaders as part of ‘Operation Clean-up’, and...

Captain Dhoni downplays IPL spot-fixing rumblings 11 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

LONDON: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (pictured) insisted yesterday his Champions Trophy squad was not distracted by the spot-fixing row back home. Indian...

Bring on India, says Windies skipper 11 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

LONDON: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo (pictured) is confident of containing India’s batting firepower when the two sides meet in a key Champions...

Yorkshire teenager breaks 91-year county record 11 Jun 2013 - 12:54 am

LONDON: Teenager Matthew Fisher turned his thoughts to schoolwork and a pending French oral exam after becoming the youngest cricketer in 91 years...

Anderson proud to break Gough’s record 11 Jun 2013 - 12:54 am

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: James Anderson may be getting used to making history but he derived special pleasure in breaking Darren Gough’s record to...

ICC hands Ramdin two-match suspension 11 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

LONDON: West Indies’ wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin was yesterday suspended for two one-day matches and fined 100 percent of his match fees for wrongly...

Punishers XI Club win T20 tourney 11 Jun 2013 - 12:35 am

Qatar Cricket Association General Secretary Manzoor Ahmad (second left) hands over the winning trophy to a member of the Punishers XI Club team....

Black Caps survive Malinga scare in dramatic victory 09 Jun 2013 - 11:35 pm

New Zealand’s Tim Southee (left) and Mitchell McClenaghan walk off the field after defeating Sri Lanka during the ICC Champions Trophy group A...

Pakistan, South Africa in do-or-die battle 09 Jun 2013 - 11:35 pm

BIRMINGHAM: Handed defeats in their respective tournament-openers, Pakistan and South Africa would be fighting to stay alive in the ICC Champions Trophy when...

Bailey tells beaten Aussies to trust their game 09 Jun 2013 - 11:35 pm

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Stand-in captain George Bailey urged Australia to remain true to themselves despite a defeat by England that dented their hopes...

Botham backs England to whitewash Australia 09 Jun 2013 - 11:34 pm

LONDON: Ian Botham has warned Australia that England are so superior to their old rivals that it would be no surprise to see...

Australia fined for slow over-rate 09 Jun 2013 - 11:33 pm

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Australia had salt rubbed into the wound of their 48-run Champions Trophy defeat by arch-rivals England at Edgbaston on Saturday...