Sports / Cricket

New era for hosts Australia 13 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

SYDNEY: Australia open the post-Ricky Ponting era with three Tests against Sri Lanka over the next four weeks, desperate to build on the...

NZ apologises to Taylor for captaincy mess 13 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket chiefs issued a public apology to axed captain Ross Taylor yesterday, as a weakened Black Caps side prepared to...

Afridi faces moment of truth after India axe 12 Dec 2012 - 12:51 am

KARACHI: There was a time when Shahid Afridi’s name would have been the first on Pakistan’s one-day international teamsheet, but the allrounder’s future...

Kaneria appeal against lifetime ban adjourned 12 Dec 2012 - 12:51 am

LONDON: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria’s (pictured) appeal against the lifetime ban given to him by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was...

Ponting absence keenly felt, says opener Cowan 12 Dec 2012 - 12:50 am

MELBOURNE: Ricky Ponting’s retirement has left a big leadership void in Australia’s Test side and other players will have to step up and...

Samuel’s blitz fires Windies to T20 victory over Bangladesh 11 Dec 2012 - 01:14 am

DHAKA: Explosive batting from Marlon Samuels lifted the World Twenty20 champions West Indies to an 18-run win over Bangladesh in a high-scoring match...

Afridi axed for India ODI series 11 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan yesterday dropped big-hitting allrounder Shahid Afridi from their squad for the three-match one-day international series against arch-rivals India starting this...

Dominant England win third Test in Kolkata 10 Dec 2012 - 10:10 am

Kolkata: England defeated India by seven wickets after initial hiccups on the final day of the third Test match here yesterday to take...

Hesson’s advice ‘laughable’, says ex-captain Taylor 10 Dec 2012 - 10:01 am

WELLINGTON: Disgruntled former captain Ross Taylor has slammed New Zealand’s team management, dismissing head coach Mike Hesson’s advice as “laughable” and claiming he...

Pakistan happy with India tour arrangements 10 Dec 2012 - 10:01 am

KARACHI: Pakistani cricket chiefs said yesterday they were happy with arrangements for their side’s tour of India later this month -- the arch-rivals’...

Rahim hails Bangladesh series win over Windies 10 Dec 2012 - 10:00 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim yesterdayhailed his team’s hard-fought series win over the West Indies as the country’s “biggest” ever given the absence...

Dhoni blames batsmen for Eden defeat 10 Dec 2012 - 05:58 am

Kolkata: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday blamed batsmen for India’s humiliating seven-wicket loss to England at the Eden Gardens. The skipper said though...

England scent victory after Indian batting flops 09 Dec 2012 - 01:47 am

Ravichandaran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha look at each other during India’s second innings against England in the second Test match at Eden Gardens...

Bangladesh hold nerve to seal series 09 Dec 2012 - 01:46 am

West Indies’ batsman Kieron Pollard (left) plays a shot as Bangladesh’s captain Mushfiqur Rahim looks on during the fifth One-Day-International at The Sher-e-Bangla...

Gutsy England grab lead 08 Dec 2012 - 01:17 am

England batsmen Matt Prior (left) and Graeme Swann leave the field at the end of play on the third day of the third...

Dilshan retires with century as Sri Lanka chase runs 08 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

CANBERRA: Tillakaratne Dilshan hit an unbeaten century and Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with a half-century as the touring Sri Lankans got in some...

We will try to bat India out of Test, says Trott 08 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

KOLKATA: With the Eden Gardens pitch playing ‘tricks’, England batsman Jonathan Trott whose team has taken a decisive first innings lead in the...

Fraser on top by one shot in Sydney 07 Dec 2012 - 11:54 pm

SYDNEY: Globe-trotting Australian Marcus Fraser fired a three-under 69 to be the halfway leader of the OneAsia co-sanctioned Australian Open at The Lakes...