‘Sports’ Archives
Adjournment in Westfield and Kaneria hearing
The ECB announced an adjournment to the Disciplinary Panel hearing at which charges will be heard relating to alleged breaches of ECB’s anti-corruption directives by Mervyn Westfield and Danish Kaneria, has been adjourned to the week commencing June 18 at the request of Kaneria’s lawyers The chairman of the ECB’s Cricket Discipline [...]
Lord’s rated best cricket ground in the world
In a survey of the best cricket grounds in the world, published in the latest issue of The Cricketer magazine 2, a panel of 40 cricket experts has rated historic Lords in London as the best cricket ground in the world The following grounds top the list: Lord’s, London Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Adelaide Oval, [...]
Kings XI win last ball thriller against Chargers
Skipper David Hussey and Gurkeerat Singh fashioned an unlikely four-wicket win for Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling last-ball finish against Deccan Chargers here on Sunday to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League 8 runs off 16 balls, in the sixth over7th over when their partnership was finally broken runs [...]
Chandila Hat-Trick inspires Royals
A powerful batting performance from Rajasthan Royals and some scintillating bowling from Ajit Chandila upfront helped the home team beat Pune Warriors by a massive margin of 45 runs70 and that brought Watson on the crease deliveries4 points and have made the battle for the playoffs even more interesting [subscribe2]
Ganguly dropped as Pune Warriors captain
Sourav Ganguly has been dropped from the captaincy of Pune Warriors and will serve only as the team`s mentor in the IPL runs in 13 matches but it’s his strike rate, just over 100, which is under the scanner Apart from a match-winning performance against Delhi Daredevils he hasn’t contributed with the ball as well Ganguly was appointed skipper [...]
Sri Lanka Premier League from August 10
Sri Lanka Cricket 00 to August 31, 2012 at the R cricketerpersonality from the Province it represents2 Title for Season 1 are as follows:- Basnahira Bears Kandurata Kites Nagenahira Nagas Ruhuna Rhinos Uthura Oryxes Uva Unicorns Wayamba Wolves The names of the respective Sri Lankan Icon Players for each Province will be [...]
McDermott quits as Australia’s bowling coach
Craig McDermott has quit as bowling coach of the Australian team, citing the conflicting demands of constant touring with family life, Cricket Australia said on Friday "After looking at the upcoming touring demands, I felt this to be the right decision from a personal and professional point of view,'' he said "I have agreed to provide input [...]
Middlesex sign Malinga for FLT20
Middlesex have signed Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga for their Friends Life Twenty20 T20 bowler in the world, Malinga will available after Sri Lanka's one-day and T20 series against Pakistan June1 we had a disappointing T20 and we're looking to react positively and improve on last season's performances "The addition of Lasith can only [...]
Windies struggle on opening day against Lions
Darren Bravo hit a typically flashy half-century but West Indies suffered a familiar lower order collapse to be dismissed cheaply on the opening day of their four-day tour match against England Lions47, with Bravo top-scoring with an attractive 518 not out, and opener Michael Carberry, 15 not out, were together at the close-year-old speedster Matt [...]
Morkel seal dramatic win for Chennai
Albie Morkel and Anirudha Srikkanth smashed 43 in 12 balls to help Chennai Super Kings score an unlikely four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League27 to win, the visitors lost opener Murali Vijay, who didn't trouble the scorers, in the first over90067th over7th over as Pankaj Singh 7 runs-328 runs as Morkel and Srikanth's [...]
Wayne Parnell in PETA ad
Wayne Parnell, South African Cricketer who is presently playing for Pune Warriors in IPL 5 Shows His Stripes, Implores Fans to Boycott Cruel Zoos Posing with his face painted in tiger stripes next to the caption "Save the Tiger Boycott Zoos", Pune Warriors bowler Wayne Parnell stars in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of [...]
Delhi thrash Deccan, win by 9 wickets
The Delhi Daredevils beat the Deccan Chargers by 9 wickets in Indian Premier League game at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad today88 runs, Delhi finished with 193 runs for the loss of just one wicket with 20 balls remaining09 runs while Naman Ojha remained not out on with 64 runs87/4, Dhawan hit 9 fours and 5 sixes in his [...]
David Richardson named new ICC chief
The ICC Board will recommend to the ICC Annual Conference that David Richardson, the ICC General Manager - Cricket, succeeds Haroon Lorgat as the ICC Chief Executive Officer0 years and has an outstanding CV having represented South Africa as a wicketkeeper in 42 Test matches and 122 One-Day Internationals998, Mr Richardson, a qualified lawyer, [...]
Mitchell Johnson back in Australia squad
Australia have recalled fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Patrick Cummins to their one-day side for next month's tour of Ireland and England5-man squad Also in the squad is all-rounder Steven Smith, who showed good form late on in Australia's domestic season and has also performed impressively during the Indian Premier League for the Pune [...]
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tour
Pakistan Cricket Board today announced the teams for Sri Lanka tour 2 T20 Squad: Mohammad Hafeez captain, Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shakeel Ansar, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanveer, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Sami, Hammad Azam, Nasir Jamshed ODI team: Misbah-ul Haq captain, [...]
Somerset sign du Plessis for T20
Somerset sign Southa Africa's Faf du Plessis as their second overseas player for their T20 campaign3, meaning du Plessis could miss as many as five games [subscribe2]
Rohit Sharma in Code of Conduct Breach
Rohit Sharma from the Mumbai Indians team received an official warning and reprimand for breaching the DLF Indian Premier League offence breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding [subscribe2]
Bangalore thrash Mumbai by 9 wickets
Chris Gayle smashed 82 not out in 59 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed the Mumbai Indians to win the Indian Premier League match by nine wickets4th over41/6 in 20 overs42, Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan refrained from taking chances initially against Lasith Malinga, but the left-hander punished some loose stuff from left-arm seamer [...]
Tendulkar to be felicitated by WB govt
The West Bengal government will felicitate Sachin Tendulkar ahead of Mumbai Indian's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on May 1200th international centuries milestone," Mitra said "I'm looking forward to the occasion I will be honoured to be felicitated at the iconic Eden Gardens by the chief minister Mamata Banerjee," [...]
Mitchell Starc sent home after visa row
Australia left-arm pace-bowler Mitchell Starc has been deported from Britain, with visa problems preventing him from making his debut for English county Yorkshire on Wednesday Starc, who signed a short-term deal with the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, arrived in the United Kingdom over the weekend only to be stopped at Heathrow Airport in [...]
