Sports / Cricket

Specialist to assess De Villiers’ Cup chances 30 Nov 2014 - 09:46 pm

CAPE TOWN: Jean de Villiers has “significant” knee ligament damage and will likely find out later this week if he has a realistic...

Hughes funeral set for Wednesday, Test postponed 30 Nov 2014 - 08:01 am

SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes will be buried in his home town on Wednesday, Cricket Australia said yesterday, forcing the indefinite postponement of...

Jayawardene, Sangakkara help SL claim easy victory 30 Nov 2014 - 07:58 am

COLOMBO: Hosts Sri Lanka outplayed woeful England by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Colombo yesterday to take a 2-0 lead...

Kiwis pulverise Pakistan bowlers 30 Nov 2014 - 07:56 am

SHARJAh:Brendon McCullum smashed a double-hundred but Kane Williamson missed his by eight runs as New Zealand posted their highest total against Pakistan in...

New Zealand’s McCullum heartbroken for Hughes 30 Nov 2014 - 07:56 am

SHARJAH: New Zealand’s skipper Brendon McCullum, one-time team-mate of late Phillip Hughes, said he was thinking of the Australian and his family throughout...

McCullum puts Kiwis in control with blazing ton 29 Nov 2014 - 05:10 am

SHARJAH: Opener Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest century by a New Zealand batsman to give his team an upper hand in the third...

Bangladesh take 4-0 lead over Zimbabwe 29 Nov 2014 - 05:09 am

DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mahmudullah each struck a fifty to set up a 21-run win for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe in the fourth...

Hughes to be given state memorial 29 Nov 2014 - 05:08 am

SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on Thursday after being hit on the head by a ball, will be honoured with a...

Cricket world mourns Phillip Hughes’ death 28 Nov 2014 - 08:17 am

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Australian batsman David Warner (right) and his partner Candice Falzon leave St Vincent’s Hospital with Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (left)...

Hafeez lifts Pakistan on opening day in Sharjah 27 Nov 2014 - 12:30 am

SHARJAH: Opener Mohammad Hafeez struck a dominating century to lift Pakistan to 281-3 in the third and final Test against New Zealand in...

Bangladesh seal series with massive victory 27 Nov 2014 - 12:28 am

DHAKA: Opening batsman Anamul Haque top-scored with 95 as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 124 runs in the third one-day international to wrap up...

Ali’s ton in vain as SL draw first blood against England 27 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

COLOMBO: A magnificent century by Moeen Ali went in vain as England suffered a 25-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the first of...

Pakistan to host Kenya in Lahore one-dayers 27 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

KARACHI: Kenya will become only the second team to play international cricket in Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lanka team in Lahore...

Hughes ‘remains in critical’ condition 27 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

SYDNEY: Australia cricketer Phil Hughes (pictured) was still fighting for his life yesterday as family and friends kept vigil at his hospital bedside....

Australia’s Hughes ‘critical’ after hit by bouncer at SCG 26 Nov 2014 - 12:06 am

Tim Nielsen from South Australia Cricket reads out a statement from the Hughes family to the media gathered outside Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital...

England eye revenge, SL seek recovery 26 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

COLOMBO: England will look to settle scores against Sri Lanka after their bad-tempered clash earlier this year when the two sides meet in...

New Zealand include Vettori in bid to win Sharjah Test 26 Nov 2014 - 12:04 am

SHARJAH: Veteran left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori’s comeback and who wins the toss will be the joint focus in the series-deciding third Test between...

India, CA XI tour match ends in draw 26 Nov 2014 - 12:04 am

SYDNEY: India’s opening tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw yesterday with the visitors 144 runs ahead having gained...