Sports / Cricket

Ponting backs Pietersen claims 08 Oct 2014 - 11:50 pm

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (left) is seen with discarded England Test batsman Kevin Pietersen in Sharjah during the IPL season, in this...

Struggling Pakistan lose paceman Junaid 08 Oct 2014 - 11:49 pm

SHARJAH: Under-strength Pakistan received further blow yesterday when frontline paceman Junaid Khan (pictured) was ruled out of the ODI and two-Test series against...

Ton-up Smith, Johnson lead Aussie rout over Pakistan 08 Oct 2014 - 03:59 am

Australia’s Steven Smith reacts after reaching a century in the first ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. DUBAI: Steven Smith scored a maiden...

Pietersen claims coach Flower ‘always had it in for me’ 08 Oct 2014 - 03:58 am

England’s Kevin Pietersen chats with coach Andy Flower (left) at a training session during the last year’s Ashes Test series in in Chester-le-Street,...

NZ dark horse for World Cup, says Steyn 08 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

Cape Town: South Africa paceman Dale Steyn (pictured) rates co-hosts New Zealand as a “dark horse” to win next year’s cricket World Cup,...

Lara, Jayasuriya dazzle in Qatar 07 Oct 2014 - 02:47 am

Former West Indian great Brian Lara, captain of World XI, drives a ball through the covers in their match against Asia XI. World...

Pakistan, Australia focus on spin in ODI 07 Oct 2014 - 02:31 am

SHARJAH: Pakistan and Australia will focus on spin when they start a three-match one-day series in Sharjah today, despite the absence of top...

Pietersen slams ‘bullying’ England culture 07 Oct 2014 - 02:31 am

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen has hit out at the “horrendous” bullying of some of his former England team-mates and accused former coach Andy Flower...

Lara, Jayasuriya promise thrilling Twenty20 action 06 Oct 2014 - 06:41 am

Fomer West Indies captain Brian Lara speaks at a press conference on the eve of T20 match between World XI and Asia XI...

Australia, SA to have edge at World Cup: Lara 06 Oct 2014 - 06:40 am

West Indies captain Brian Lara acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the pitch after his dismissal during their World Cup cricket Super Eights...

Pakistan, Australia target future in one-off Twenty20 04 Oct 2014 - 11:13 pm

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (right) and Australia captain Aaron Finch (left) pose with the T20 trophy on the eve of the lone fixture...

OCA boss slams India over cricket no show 04 Oct 2014 - 11:10 pm

INCHEON, South Korea: The head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has launched a scathing attack on India over its refusal to...

McCaw creates NZ appearances record 04 Oct 2014 - 11:09 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Richie McCaw made a record 134th appearance for New Zealand when he played against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg yesterday....

SL pummel Afghanistan in final to claim cricket gold 04 Oct 2014 - 12:06 am

INCHEON: Sri Lanka crushed Afghanistan by 68 runs to win the gold medal in the men’s Twenty20 cricket event at the Asian Games...

Waqar urges bowlers to fill Ajmal void 03 Oct 2014 - 11:50 pm

DUBAI: Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis urged his bowlers to step up and fill the big void left by the absence of...

Pakistan will miss Ajmal in T20: Afridi 02 Oct 2014 - 09:56 pm

Zimbabwe players Hamilton Masakadza (left), Brendan Taylor (centre) and Prosper Utseya pose with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Victoria Falls, yesterday,...

Sri Lanka toss out Bangladesh in cricket semis 02 Oct 2014 - 09:52 pm

INCHEON: Sri Lanka dumped defending champions Bangladesh from the Asian Games cricket through the luck of the toss after their semi-final was rained...

Lara, Jayasuriya set for explosive Doha T20 action 02 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

West End Park Chairman, Mana Ibrahim Al Mana (centre) speaks at a press conference along with Ghanim Jaber Al Kubaisi, the representative of...