Sports / Cricket

Buttler service delights Cook 07 Jun 2013 - 12:35 am

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom: Alastair Cook forecast Jos Buttler’s decisive innings against New Zealand at Trent Bridge would be the first of many occasions...

West Indies seek fresh Oval glory against Pakistan 07 Jun 2013 - 12:35 am

LONDON: West Indies will return to the scene of their Champions Trophy final win over England nine years ago when they face Pakistan...

Heavyweight shootout for last Champions Trophy 06 Jun 2013 - 01:21 am

An image of the ICC Champions Trophy logo. BELOW: The trophy is displayed at Edgbaston Ground which will host the final on June...

Familiar foes for Kirsten as South Africa face India 06 Jun 2013 - 01:20 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Gary Kirsten begins his final stint as South Africa’s coach against former team India in the Champions Trophy opener in...

Proteas suffer Steyn blow against India 06 Jun 2013 - 01:19 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: South Africa are almost certain to be without premier fast bowler Dale Steyn when they clash with India in the...

May quits job, slams ICC 06 Jun 2013 - 01:08 am

SYDNEY: Tim May yesterday quit as head of cricket’s international players’ union after eight years, lashing out at the sport’s powerbrokers and their...

Bangladesh dismayed by Ashraful fixing scandal 06 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket fans, players and newspapers reacted with shock and dismay yesterday to the tearful confession by former national captain Mohammad Ashraful...

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...