Sports / Cricket

Rajasthan Royals clinch second win 09 Apr 2013 - 12:36 am

Rajasthan Royals bowler Siddharth Trivedi celebrates after taking a wicket during their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur, yesterday. Trivedi won...

IPL: Sunrisers beat Royal Challengers in Super Over 08 Apr 2013 - 11:56 am

Cameron White of Sunrisers Hyderabad plays a shot during their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad yesterday. Hyderabad: In a Super...

Mumbai clinch thriller against Chennai; Royals win 07 Apr 2013 - 11:25 am

Rahul Dravid of Rajasthan Royals plays a shot during their innings against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in New...

India drop Sehwag for Champions Trophy 07 Apr 2013 - 11:23 am

NEW DELHI: India’s selectors yesterday left out dashing batsman Virender Sehwag from a 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy in England in...

Pakistan to train on ‘English’ pitches 05 Apr 2013 - 05:33 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket authorities yesterday ordered English-style pitches to help their struggling batsmen prepare for the Champions Trophy, to be played in England...

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...