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England play down concerns over captain Cook back injury 29 Oct 2013 - 11:51 pm

England Ashes Test cricket captain Alastair Cook (left) and coach Andy Flower speak during a training session at a suburban cricket ground near...

Australia camp in upheaval ahead of new Ashes series 29 Oct 2013 - 11:37 pm

Australian captain Michael Clarke (left) and coach Darren Lehmann are seen in two different file photos during the disastrous Ashes series in England...

DRS puts pressure on Ashes umpires 29 Oct 2013 - 11:34 pm

This TV grab shows action replays that the third umpire watches before making a decision. On-field captains and batsmen can seek Decision Review...

De Villiers eyes winning start 29 Oct 2013 - 11:34 pm

SHARJAH: South African captain AB de Villiers (pictured) vowed to attack Pakistan for a winning start at the opening one-day match in Sharjah...

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman suspended then reinstated 29 Oct 2013 - 11:34 pm

ISLAMABAD: The legal tussle rocking the Pakistan Cricket Board took another dramatic twist yesterday as the interim chairman was suspended by a court...

Khawaja gets Australia A audition for Ashes spot 29 Oct 2013 - 11:34 pm

SYDNEY: Usman Khawaja has been handed the chance to audition for an Ashes place after being named in the Australia A side to...

Hughes slams Australia’s Ashes series preparations 28 Oct 2013 - 11:42 pm

England Ashes Test cricketers prepare to bat in the nets during a training session at the WACA Ground in Perth on Sunday. England...

Broad stands his ground on decision not to walk 28 Oct 2013 - 11:02 pm

Bangladesh cricketer Nasir Hossain (left) uses the Bangladesh Cricket Board photographer’s camera during a training session at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in...

Misbah hopes conditions give edge over South Africa 28 Oct 2013 - 11:02 pm

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq (pictured) is hoping his side can bounce back from their crushing second Test defeat when...

Clarke poised for comeback with NSW 28 Oct 2013 - 11:01 pm

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke is in line to make his comeback from injury to lead New South Wales in their Sheffield Shield...

Kiwis to seek revenge in Bangladesh ODI series 28 Oct 2013 - 11:01 pm

DHAKA: New Zealand will be seeking to avenge a humiliating loss to Bangladesh three years ago when the one-day international series against the...

Former players say series result is fair for Pakistan 27 Oct 2013 - 11:28 pm

DUBAI: Former Pakistan players yesterday termed a 1-1 series draw as a “fair result” for their team against the world’s top-ranked nation South...

Steyn to miss first two ODI matches in Pakistan series 27 Oct 2013 - 11:28 pm

DUBAI: Paceman Dale Steyn will miss the first two of the five-match one-day series against Pakistan to rest his body, South African team...

India, Pakistan in World Twenty20 opening clash 27 Oct 2013 - 11:28 pm

DHAKA: Rivals India and Pakistan were drawn against each other yesterday for next year’s World Twenty20, marking an explosive start to the competition,...

South Africa ease to victory 27 Oct 2013 - 04:02 am

South Africa’s captain Graeme Smith (left) and Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq share the trophy after drawing in the Test series one-all in Dubai, yesterday....

Cook’s Ashes challenge for pace understudies 27 Oct 2013 - 04:01 am

PERTH, Australia: Captain Alastair Cook yesterday challenged his backup pace battery to push for Test places when England’s Ashes tour gets under way...

Du Plessis fined for ball tampering 27 Oct 2013 - 04:00 am

DUBAI: South Africa’s Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 percent of his match fee after pleading guilty to tampering with the ball...

BCCI ends Pune Warriors IPL contract 27 Oct 2013 - 03:59 am

Chennai: The Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday “unanimously” decided to “terminate” its contract with Indian...