Brilliant England win Sri Lanka tour match
COLOMBO – England displayed their batting prowess ahead of next week’s Test series in Sri Lanka by winning the final practice match with an astonishing run chase on Thursday.
The tourists surpassed a stiff target of 359 from 64 [...]
Bangladesh restrict Pakistan to 236-9 in Asia final
DHAKA – Hosts Bangladesh put in an impressive bowling and fielding performance to restrict Pakistan to 236-9 in the final of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday.
Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak and paceman Mashrafe Mortaza [...]
Strauss, Trott hit tons in Sri Lanka tour match
COLOMBO – England captain Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott warmed up for next week’s Test series against Sri Lanka by slamming centuries in a practice match on Wednesday.
Strauss made 100 and Trott scored 101 before both batsmen [...]
Tamim, Shakib lead Bangladesh to Asia Cup final
DHAKA – Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan smashed brisk half-centuries as Bangladesh went through to the Asia Cup final for the first time with a remarkable five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Tamim celebrated his 23rd [...]
Katy Perry set to open Indian cricket league
NEW DELHI – Pop sensation Katy Perry is to perform at the opening of the Indian Premier League, organisers said Tuesday, in a return to the country where she sealed her ill-fated marriage to comic Russell Brand.
Perry is among a host [...]
Ex-ICC chief says India is illegal betting hub
NEW DELHI – A former International Cricket Council chief on Tuesday accused India of fostering corruption in the sport, saying illegal betting in the country was the root cause of the problem.
Ehsan Mani, who headed the ICC between [...]
Aamer says ‘brother’ Butt lured him into fixing
LONDON – Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamer said Monday that former captain Salman Butt had betrayed their friendship by involving him in the spot-fixing scandal that has seen him banned from cricket and serve time in a British [...]
India finds a new hero in Virat Kohli
NEW DELHI – Just when Indian cricket was pondering a future without its ageing batting superstars, Virat Kohli has emerged as the man ready to step in and take charge.
With Rahul Dravid having retired and Sachin Tendulkar and Venkatsai [...]
Kohli fires India to vital win with 183
DHAKA – Virat Kohli smashed a career-best 183 to power India to a crucial six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.
The in-form batsman hit one six and 22 fours in his explosive 148-ball [...]
Yuvraj Singh discharged after cancer treatment
NEW DELHI – India’s World Cup cricket hero Yuvraj Singh announced that he has been discharged from hospital after undergoing chemotherapy for a cancerous tumour.
“3rd chemo cycles over, back from hospital n I am free…. [...]
