Sports / Cricket

Shehzad hits ton but Pakistan toil for runs 19 Jan 2014 - 10:42 am

Pakistani batsman Ahmed Shehzad raises his bat and helmet in celebration after scoring a century during the third day of the third and...

India’s top ranking on line in New Zealand showdown 19 Jan 2014 - 10:39 am

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (right) during a press conference in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday. WELLINGTON: India put their top spot in the...

South Africa edge Pakistan for Doha title 17 Jan 2014 - 11:38 pm

South Africa players and team officials celebrate after winning the Qatar Women’s International Championship title at West End Park Stadium in Doha yesterday....

Faulkner shines in thriller 17 Jan 2014 - 11:36 pm

James Faulkner of Australia bats during the second one-day international cricket match against England at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday. Faulkner smashed 69...

Perera, Mathews miss hundreds in Sharjah 17 Jan 2014 - 11:35 pm

Sri Lankan batsman Dilruwan Perera runs between the wickets during the second day of the third and final cricket Test match against Pakistan...

Pakistan’s reinstated board chief resumes duties 17 Jan 2014 - 11:29 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf resumed his duties on Thursday after a court reinstated him, vowing to continue his mission to...

Gambhir, Pathan brothers out of World Twenty20 17 Jan 2014 - 11:28 pm

MUMBAI: Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan were the big names missing in India’s list of 30 probables for the World Twenty20...

Powell’s doping hearing adjourned until February 17 Jan 2014 - 07:43 am

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell’s manager told a Jamaican anti-doping hearing yesterday that the man they hired to treat the former world 100-metre champ...

Sri Lanka struggle on Sharjah pitch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:40 am

Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal avoids a ball during the opening day of the third and final cricket Test match against Pakistan at...

Asia Cup organisers rule out Bangladesh switch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

England bowler Chris Wokes bowls during the team training session at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. Australia will play England in the...

MCC wants Test Championship to be held as planned 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

SHARJAH: Some of cricket’s greatest players have urged officials to persist with the threatened World Test Championship (WTC). The International Cricket Council intends...

South Africa avenge defeat 16 Jan 2014 - 02:38 pm

A Pakistan player celebrates after taking a wicket against South Africa in the triangular women’s cricket tournament One-Day International match at West End...

Pakistan want help from pitch against Sri Lanka 16 Jan 2014 - 02:34 pm

SHARJAH: Pakistan are desperate for a helpful pitch to get them a series-levelling win against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test...

New Zealand heap further misery on West Indies 16 Jan 2014 - 02:33 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand inflicted a further defeat on the West Indies in their second Twenty20 international yesterday to bring a dismal end to...

Bangladesh tour still on, says Sri Lanka 16 Jan 2014 - 02:33 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is to go ahead with a tour to Bangladesh later this month after carrying out its own security assessment in...

Court reinstates Zaka Ashraf as PCB chairman 16 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

KARACHI: Islamabad’s High Court (IHC) reinstated Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday after he was removed last year...

Pietersen gets Twenty20 call 16 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen was yesterday handed a berth in England’s provisional 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, which begins in Bangladesh in...

Pakistan look to pitch to level Sri Lanka series 15 Jan 2014 - 02:36 pm

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara (right) speaks with Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore (centre) and cricketer Saeed Ajmal during a practice session...