Sports / Cricket

Shehzad to face disciplinary action for religious ‘banter’ 05 Sep 2014 - 11:51 pm

Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad (left) gestures with Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka in this last week’s file photo. KARACHI: Opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad faces...

Pakistan court ends national board row 05 Sep 2014 - 11:51 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday rejected objections to the national cricket board’s new constitution, saving the sport another administrative crisis after a previous...

Proteas beat Zimbabwe, to meet Australia in final 04 Sep 2014 - 09:29 pm

South Africa’s Faf du Plessis plays a shot during his innings against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club yesterday. HARARE: Faf du Plessis...

Cook has team backing: Ali 04 Sep 2014 - 09:28 pm

Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali LEEDS: Moeen Ali yesterday insisted that the England team were fully behind Alastair Cook in his role as...

Botham calls for end to ‘too powerful’ IPL 04 Sep 2014 - 09:26 pm

LONDON: England great Ian Botham (pictured) said on Wednesday the Indian Premier League (IPL) was “too powerful” for cricket’s long-term good as he...

Pakistan’s Moin wants bold steps before World Cup 04 Sep 2014 - 09:26 pm

KARACHI: Pakistan’s chief of selectors and manager Moin Khan yesterday called for bold steps to lift the team’s performance ahead of next year’s...

Adamant Cook keen to carry on till World Cup 03 Sep 2014 - 11:02 pm

England captain Alastair Cook leaves the field after defeat in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday. ...

Clarke may miss Pakistan series 03 Sep 2014 - 10:59 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia captain Michael Clarke is doubtful for next month’s series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates after scans confirmed an injury...

Rahane smashes maiden ton as India crush England 02 Sep 2014 - 10:01 pm

India’s Ajinkya Rahane leaves the field after being dismissed for 106 during the fourth ODI against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, yesterday. BIRMINGHAM:...

Khan resigns as Afghanistan coach 02 Sep 2014 - 10:00 pm

KARACHI: Afghanistan’s coach resigned yesterday, saying the job was putting too much strain on his family, dealing the side a major blow in...

Misbah offers mea culpa after SL disaster 02 Sep 2014 - 09:59 pm

PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan (right) speaks with captain Misbah-ul Haq during a meeting in Lahore yesterday to review defeat in Sri Lanka series. ...

Swashbuckling Marsh takes Aussies into final with SA rout 02 Sep 2014 - 09:59 pm

Australia’s batsman Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during Triangular Series match against South Africa at the Harare Sports Club, yesterday. HARARE: A swashbuckling...

Bolt’s father stopped him from becoming a cricketer 02 Sep 2014 - 09:58 pm

BANGALORE: Sprint superstar Usain Bolt said yesterday he wanted to play cricket for Jamaica as a youngster but his father convinced him to...

Srinivasan fate in limbo as court extends IPL probe 01 Sep 2014 - 09:45 pm

ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yesterday gave investigators another two months to probe allegations of corruption in cricket as...

Boycott tells Cook to stop getting in a spin over critics 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

BIRMINGHAM: England great Geoffrey Boycott has told current skipper Alastair Cook to accept “constructive” criticism from former players. Cook labelled Graeme Swann a...

Zimbabwe defeat opens Australian scars 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

Melbourne: Australia’s shock one-day international defeat to minnows Zimbabwe has raised alarm bells five months before the country co-hosts the World Cup while...

Ashwin glad to have England on ropes 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

BIRMINGHAM: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin yesterday said that spin had put the world champions in a “pretty comfortable” position in their ongoing one-day...

Pakistan’s defeat in SL sparks World Cup fears 31 Aug 2014 - 11:23 pm

Pakistan players are seen during the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in...