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Karachi down PSL champs as fearful stars snub final 02 Mar 2017 - 10:41 pm

Sharjah: Karachi Kings upset defending Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Islamabad by 44 runs in Sharjah on Wednesday as a host of foreign...

PSL final is more than a mere game of cricket for Pakistan 02 Mar 2017 - 04:31 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Super League final is more than a mere game of cricket. For the Pakistan Cricket Board it's a challenge to...

Starc remains Australia's biggest weapon, says Marsh 02 Mar 2017 - 03:34 pm

BENGALURU: Fast bowler Mitchell Starc remains Australia's most potent weapon with the ball despite their spinners stealing the show in the series opener...

Australia's Mitchell Starc (file photo / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE)

Pune defeat history, India need to look ahead: Kumble 02 Mar 2017 - 03:24 pm

BENGALURU: India coach Anil Kumble urged his team to move on from the debacle in the opening test against Australia as the hosts...

Indian cricket coach, Anil Kumble addresses a press conference before a practice session prior to the second Test match between India and Australia at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on March 2, 2017. (AFP / Manjunath KIRAN)

PSL final tickets precious for fans 01 Mar 2017 - 03:44 pm

ISLAMABAD: Cricket-starved fans in Pakistan aren't too worried about which foreign players are coming to Lahore for Sunday's Pakistan Super League final. They...

Quetta make Super final after last-over heroics 01 Mar 2017 - 03:38 pm

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Quetta Gladiators pulled off a nerve-racking last-over win over Peshawar Zalmi by just one run in the first play-off...

McCullum rejoins Middlesex for T20 Blast 01 Mar 2017 - 03:19 pm

London: Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will link up with Middlesex again for this year's T20 Blast, the English county announced on...

Home loss to South Africa galvanised Australia, says Warner 01 Mar 2017 - 03:10 pm

BENGALURU: Australia's defeat in the home series against South Africa helped them galvanise, opening batsman David Warner said on Wednesday ahead of the...

Pune wicket was not poor, says India's Vijay 01 Mar 2017 - 03:04 pm

New Delhi: Batsman Murali Vijay on Wednesday rejected the idea that the Pune pitch was to blame for India's drubbing in the first...

Bengaluru to offer 'sporting' pitch 28 Feb 2017 - 09:43 pm

New Delhi: Barring a last-minute intervention from the home side, the second Test between India and Australia will be played on a "sporting"...

Starc ready for heavier workload 28 Feb 2017 - 09:43 pm

New Delhi: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc is bracing for a heavier workload in the second Test against India having hardly broken a sweat...

Pune pitch 'poor', says match referee 28 Feb 2017 - 09:37 pm

New Delhi: Match referee Chris Broad has rated the Pune track as poor after the first Test between India and Australia ended inside...

'Box-office' Stokes deserves IPL windfall, says Botham 28 Feb 2017 - 09:13 pm

London: Ian Botham says "box-office" Ben Stokes deserves every penny of the more than £1.7m ($2.1m) that the England all-rounder will rake in...

Lahore final looms as PSL enters play-offs 27 Feb 2017 - 10:48 pm

Dubai: The Pakistan Super League entered the play-offs on Sunday with title-holders Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi progressing as security fears dominated build-up...

India frugal with praise for O'Keefe 27 Feb 2017 - 10:48 pm

New Delhi: Steve O'Keefe was instrumental in helping Australia record one of the most famous Test victories in recent times but hosts India...

Australia beats India by 333 runs with 2 days to spare 25 Feb 2017 - 03:48 pm

PUNE, India: Australia won the first cricket test by 333 runs on Saturday with two days to spare in an embarrassing end to...

O'Keefe, Smith flatten India 24 Feb 2017 - 10:23 pm

Pune: Australian spinner Steve O'Keefe yesterday said he expected India to come back fighting in the first Test after his career-best haul of...

Third arrest made in Pakistan probe 24 Feb 2017 - 10:07 pm

London: A third man has been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into possible corruption in Pakistani cricket, Britain's National Crime Agency...