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Thirimanne shines before Sri Lanka fall for 294 in Sydney 04 Jan 2013 - 05:41 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s four-pronged pace attack overcame spirited resistance from Lahiru Thirimanne and Mahela Jayawardene before dismissing Sri Lanka for 294 to end the...

Australia and Sri Lanka remember Tony Greig 04 Jan 2013 - 05:41 am

SYDNEY: Australian and Sri Lankan players paid their respects to Tony Greig in a moving farewell to the former England captain before the...

PCB, BCCI mulling ‘Ashes’ series for India and Pakistan 04 Jan 2013 - 05:39 am

Kolkata: With the revival of cricketing ties with India after a gap of almost five years, the Pakistan and Indian cricket boards are...

Proteas take control in Cape Town 03 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

CAPE TOWN: South Africa were in a dominant position after New Zealand crashed to 45 all out on the first day of the...

Australia chase farewell win for retiring Hussey in Sydney Test 03 Jan 2013 - 01:05 am

SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke vowed yesterday to strive for a 3-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka in the final Test starting today...

Pakistan aim to seal ODI series against India in Kolkata today 03 Jan 2013 - 01:02 am

India’s Virender Sehwag has not fired for a long time with the bat. Kolkata: Struggling with the new rules and batting blues, India...

Don’t want to think of relapse: Yuvraj 03 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

Kolkata: India’s flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has returned to the game after a successful battle with cancer, yesterday said he kept the...

Sri Lanka name ODI, T20 squad for Australia 03 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday announced a 16-man squad to play one-day and Twenty20 matches against Australia starting later this month. The five-match...

Pakistan Cricket Academy accords farewell to Dr Rizvi 02 Jan 2013 - 12:35 am

The Pakistan Cricket Academy (PCA) accorded a farewell to Dr Mansoor Abbas Rizvi, Community Welfare Attaché and CEO of PCA, in Doha recently....

South Africa seek to build on top spot 02 Jan 2013 - 12:30 am

Australian cricketer Mike Hussey (centre) poses for photographers with his children Jasmin (left) and Molly at an afternoon tea hosted by Australia’s Prime...

Sri Lanka chase redemption in Sydney Test 02 Jan 2013 - 12:29 am

SYDNEY: Australia are eyeing a series sweep over battered Sri Lanka in a poignant third Test starting in Sydney tomorrow overshadowed by the...

Pakistan calls Bangladesh decision ‘inappropriate’ 02 Jan 2013 - 12:29 am

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday criticised Bangladesh’s decision to abandon a planned cricket tour over security fears and threatened to bar its own players from...

Sachin’s ODI retirement surprises Sadiq 02 Jan 2013 - 12:28 am

Kolkata: Expressing disappointment at the retirement of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar from one-dayers, former Pakistan batsman Sadiq Mohammad yesterday wished the batting great...

McGrath to be inducted into Hall of Fame 01 Jan 2013 - 12:38 am

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that former Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath will be inducted into its Cricket Hall of...

Bangladesh call off Pakistan tour 01 Jan 2013 - 12:36 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh said yesterday it had shelved on safety grounds a planned cricket tour of Pakistan, which would have been the first by...

New Zealand face South African mountain to climb 01 Jan 2013 - 12:27 am

CAPE TOWN: New Zealand have done absolutely nothing to suggest they can upset South Africa in the first test of the two-match series...

Jamshed hammers ton in Pakistan’s win 30 Dec 2012 - 11:16 pm

Chennai: Nasir Jamshed hit a century to lead Pakistan to a six-wicket win over India in the first ODI in Chennai despite MS...

Hussey says Aussie team will be fine without him 30 Dec 2012 - 11:13 pm

SYDNEY: Retiring Michael Hussey popularly known as ‘Mr Cricket’ said yesterday there is quality and quantity to replace him despite becoming the second...