Sports / Cricket

IPL: Kumar leads Hyderabad to win 09 May 2014 - 11:22 am

Shikhar Dhawan of Sunrisers Hyderabad embraces team-mate Irfan Pathan after the latter took a skier, in their Indian Premier league match against Rajasthan...

Pakistan to host New Zealand in UAE 09 May 2014 - 11:19 am

KARACHI: Pakistani cricket officials yesterday announced details of their series against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates in November and December. The...

Knight Riders crush Daredevils; Kings XI rule over Super Kings 08 May 2014 - 06:38 am

New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa’s century stand helped Kolkata Knight Riders end their four-game losing streak as they beat a hapless...

Second win for Mumbai Indians 07 May 2014 - 10:21 am

Harbhajan Singh of Mumbai Indians is ecstatic on taking the wicket of Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League...

New Zealand to make match-fixing a crime 07 May 2014 - 10:19 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand said yesterday it will make match-fixing a specific crime for the first time to ensure sport remains corruption-free as the...

Waqar Younis back as Pakistan coach 07 May 2014 - 10:17 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan cricket chiefs yesterday appointed fast bowling legend Waqar Younis (pictured) for a second spell as national head coach. The 42-year-old...

Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 79 runs in Dublin 07 May 2014 - 10:17 am

DUBLIN: Ajantha Mendis starred with both bat and ball as Sri Lanka enjoyed a comfortable start to their tour of the British Isles...

Modi return to office faces BCCI challenge 07 May 2014 - 10:16 am

MUMBAI: Former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi was named president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association yesterday but his hopes of defying a...

Kolkata lose to Rajasthan after a dramatic collapse 06 May 2014 - 12:32 am

Brendon McCullum of Chennai Super Kings bats during their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Super Kings in Delhi yesterday. Chennai Super Kings...

IPL: De Villiers powers Bangalore to victory 05 May 2014 - 04:56 am

Bangalore: South African star Abraham Benjamin de Villiers smashed a brilliant 41-ball 89 not out (8x6, 4x4) to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat...

Royals hammer Daredevils 04 May 2014 - 08:17 am

New Delhi: Inspired by Karun Nair’s 73 not out, Rajasthan Royals clinched an important victory against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League...

Mumbai Indians end five-match losing streak 04 May 2014 - 08:16 am

Glenn Maxwell of Kings XI Punjab bats against Mumbai Indians during their IPL fixture at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday. Mumbai: Defending champions...

Cook laments call to axe ‘hero’ Gooch 03 May 2014 - 12:07 am

LONDON: Alastair Cook said he’d made one of the hardest telephone calls of his career to tell boyhood hero Graham Gooch he was...

2014 IPL: Chennai beat Kolkata in rain-hit tie 03 May 2014 - 12:02 am

RANCHI: The Chennai Super Kings yesterday beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs in a rain-reduced Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 encounter. ...

New India league aims to give kabaddi professional foothold 01 May 2014 - 09:41 pm

NEW DELHI: As cricket continues to maintain a stranglehold on India’s sporting landscape, the organisers of a new kabaddi league have taken a...

Australia reclaim top Test rank 01 May 2014 - 09:31 pm

Australian batsman Michael Clarke celebrating after scoring a century against England on the second day of the second Ashes Test match in Adelaide....

Latif backs Malik in bid to lift life ban 01 May 2014 - 09:30 pm

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif yesterday backed former team-mate Salim Malik (pictured) in his bid to overturn a life ban imposed 14...

Gooch axed as England’s batting coach 01 May 2014 - 09:28 pm

LONDON: Graham Gooch was yesterday dismissed from his role as England batting coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced. Gooch, who...