Sports / Cricket

England name four uncapped players in Champions trophy squad 05 Apr 2013 - 05:33 am

LONDON: England named four uncapped players yesterday in a provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales in June....

Thrilling two-run win for Royal Challengers 05 Apr 2013 - 05:30 am

Bangalore: Seamer Vinay Kumar took two wickets off as many deliveries in the 20th over as Royal Challengers Bangalore snatched a thrilling two-run...

Knight Riders off to a flying start 04 Apr 2013 - 01:37 am

Kolkata: Holders Kolkata Knight Riders gave a fluent start to their campaign with an emphatic six wicket win over a depleted Daredevils in...

Ryder is out of hospital 04 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder (pictured left) has been released from a Christchurch hospital and returned to his home in Wellington after...

Rising Australian fast bowler Starc hits contract jackpot 04 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia unveiled yesterday a list of 20 contracted players for the new season amid reports that star bowler Mitchell Starc is...

Akram to work with Pakistan fast bowlers 04 Apr 2013 - 12:49 am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has turned to former captain and fast bowler Wasim Akram and will prepare special pitches for the...

Delhi sweat over Sehwag 03 Apr 2013 - 10:23 am

Former Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting is seen with India’s spin legend Anil Kumble in this picture released by Mumbai Indians yesterday. Pointing,...

Ryder can’t recall vicious attack 03 Apr 2013 - 10:23 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket star Jesse Ryder told police yesterday he has no memory of the vicious attack that left him critically injured...

IPL not my comeback platform: Gambhir 03 Apr 2013 - 10:22 am

KOLKATA: Out of favour India opener and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir yesterday refused to take the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Pomersbach promises to keep off controversy 03 Apr 2013 - 10:22 am

New Delhi: He has only played one international, yet Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach has remained in the news -- for reasons other than...

Pakistan will not panic: PCB chief 01 Apr 2013 - 11:00 pm

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board will not press the panic button after the team’s Test series whitewash in South Africa and has no...

Perera stars in Sri Lanka T20 victory 01 Apr 2013 - 01:11 pm

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera smashed a brisk 64 to set up Sri Lanka’s 17-run victory over Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 international...

Pakistan drop Younis from Champions Trophy squad 01 Apr 2013 - 12:56 pm

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday omitted out-of-form Younis Khan from a 30-man initial squad for the eight-nation Champions Trophy after the middle order batsman flopped...

IPL champions KKR ready to defend title 31 Mar 2013 - 12:40 am

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir feels he should be fit in time to play the first match of the Indian...

Dravid happy to have Watson at the start of IPL 31 Mar 2013 - 12:40 am

BANGALORE: Former India Test batting star Rahul Dravid has said Rajasthan Royals will be bolstered by the presence of Shane Watson, who is...

Lee prepared to fill Akram’s shoes as KKR bowling mentor 31 Mar 2013 - 12:40 am

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pace spearhead Brett Lee, who also has been made the bowling mentor replacing Pakistan legend Wasim Akram, yesterday...

Ryder regains consciousness 31 Mar 2013 - 12:39 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder (pictured left) has regained consciousness and is talking to friends and family as he recovers from an...

Ryder ‘improves’ after brutal attack 29 Mar 2013 - 08:57 pm

WELLINGTON: Battered New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was showing signs of improvement yesterday and gave family the thumbs-up as police charged two men...