Sports / Cricket

India-England series hit by coverage blackout 16 Nov 2012 - 11:44 am

NEW DELHI: International news agencies suspended coverage of the Test series between India and England after Indian cricket authorities refused to lift restrictions...

Opener Warner denies pressure after lean run 16 Nov 2012 - 11:43 am

SYDNEY: Australian opener David Warner yesterday denied he was feeling the pressure after a lean run and said it was only a matter...

Pakistan bars players from Australian league 16 Nov 2012 - 11:43 am

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday refused Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal and Umar Akmal permission to play in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 competition, ordering them to...

New Zealand face spin test in Sri Lanka 16 Nov 2012 - 11:43 am

GALLE, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka are set to probe New Zealand’s defences against spin in a two-Test series starting in Galle tomorrow as...

New pitch for series opener 15 Nov 2012 - 07:40 am

AHMEDABAD, India: India and England will be without the services of fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Steven Finn when they open a four-Test...

Bangladesh struggle after Chanderpaul’s double ton 15 Nov 2012 - 07:39 am

DHAKA: Struggling Bangladesh face the prospect of following on after Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a brilliant double century to help the West Indies post...

Watson, Starc press claims for Adelaide, says coach 15 Nov 2012 - 07:38 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Shane Watson and Mitchell Starc will come under consideration for Australia in next week’s second Adelaide Test after drawing the series...

South Africa bat for draw 14 Nov 2012 - 02:22 pm

BRISBANE: South Africa staved off Australia’s push for an unlikely victory to bat out for a draw in the first Gabba Test yesterday,...

Confident India plot England revenge after tour whitewash 14 Nov 2012 - 02:22 pm

AHMEDABAD: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag played down the notion of looking to get even but revenge is very much on India’s...

Wasim hopeful of trouble free Pakistan-India ODI series 14 Nov 2012 - 02:22 pm

KARACHI: Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram said yesterday he was confident Pakistan’s hotly-anticipated tour of India next month would pass off safely and...

Chanderpaul and Powell anchor West Indies on the first day 14 Nov 2012 - 02:21 pm

DHAKA: The ever-reliable Shivnarine Chanderpaul (pictured below) and opener Kieran Powell hit stubborn hundreds to give the West Indies a commanding start in...

Aussies push for victory at Gabba 13 Nov 2012 - 09:00 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Majestic Michael Clarke unfurled another double century and opener Ed Cowan scored his first Test hundred as Australia batted South Africa...

Rain ruins Kiwis’ victory hopes 13 Nov 2012 - 09:00 am

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: New Zealand’s hopes of posting a consolation win against Sri Lanka were shattered by rain as the fifth and final...

Dominant Proteas put Australia under pressure 12 Nov 2012 - 08:09 am

South Africa’s Hashim Amla (right) celebrates his century against Australia with his team-mate Jacques Kallis during the first Test match at the Gabba...

Trott hits century ahead of India series 12 Nov 2012 - 07:56 am

AHMEDABAD, India: Jonathan Trott hit a century ahead of the Test series against India as England drew their four-day match against Haryana in...

Sammy wants Windies to build on World T20 success 12 Nov 2012 - 07:52 am

DHAKA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy wants his players to “stay hungry” and to build on recent successes when they meet Bangladesh tomorrow...

Off-field trouble part of life, says Gayle 12 Nov 2012 - 07:52 am

Dhaka: Chris Gayle’s return to the West Indies ranks has been a happy one. He has tucked a Test century and a world...

IPL-style badminton league to start in 2013 11 Nov 2012 - 08:17 am

MUMBAI: India will launch a franchise-based badminton tournament next year on the lines of cricket’s cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) with top shuttlers...