Sports / Cricket

Kohli is bubbling with innovative ideas 05 Aug 2015 - 06:52 pm

India's cricket captain Virat Kohli (right) shakes hands with Sri Lanka's cricket captain Angelo Mathews during a news conference ahead of their test...

Wasim Akram shot at in Karachi 05 Aug 2015 - 03:44 pm

KARACHI: Pakistani cricket legend Wasim Akram escaped unhurt when a gunman opened fire at his car in Karachi on Wednesday after a traffic...

Arrest warrant issued by Indian court against IPL boss Lalit Modi 05 Aug 2015 - 02:32 pm

MUMBAI: A special court in India issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for exiled former cricket boss Lalit Modi over allegations of money laundering...

Proteas recall big guns for NZ series 04 Aug 2015 - 11:10 pm

New Zealand’s batsmen Tom Latham (left) and Martin Guptill prepare to punch fists during the second one-day international against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports...

Lyth gets selector’s backing 04 Aug 2015 - 11:09 pm

Nottingham: England selector Mick Newell has defended the ongoing inclusion of struggling opener Adam Lyth in the Test side facing Australia in the...

Johnson revels in ‘compliment’ of crowd abuse 04 Aug 2015 - 11:08 pm

Nottingham, UK: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has insisted he is relishing the role of being the man English crowds love to hate....

BD defend monsoon Tests 03 Aug 2015 - 11:23 pm

South African captain Hashim Amla (left) and Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim pose with the trophy at a ceremony after the fifth day of...

England veteran Bell ready for Australia backlash in 4th Test 03 Aug 2015 - 11:22 pm

Birmingham: England batsman Ian Bell (pictured) expects Australia to come back “hard if not harder” in the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge...

Coach Waqar credits attacking mindset after thrashing Sri Lanka 03 Aug 2015 - 02:25 am

Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi celebrates with his teammates after they won their second Twenty 20 cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo on...

Ervine's maiden ton leads Zimbabwe to rare win 02 Aug 2015 - 06:25 pm

Zimbabwe batsman Craig Ervine runs between wickets as New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi looks on during the first game in a series of...

Afridi, Anwar stun SL as Pakistan win T20 thriller 02 Aug 2015 - 12:54 am

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi holds the trophy after his team’s victory during the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Colombo, yesterday. Colombo: Shahid...

Heavy rain washes out third day in Dhaka 01 Aug 2015 - 06:02 pm

Umpire Richard Kettleborough (left) Reserve Umpire Enamul Haquee (second left) and Umpire Paul Reiffel (second right) and pitch curator Mangamuni Gamini Silva (inspect...

Ashes series swings in England’s favour again 01 Aug 2015 - 12:42 am

England’s Ian Bell (right) and Joe Root celebrate after beating Australia in the third Ashes Test, at Edgbaston in Birmingham yesterday. BIRMINGHAM, UK:...

Bell sees England to Ashes series lead over Australia 01 Aug 2015 - 12:32 am

England's Ian Bell acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the field after England won the third Ashes Test match. BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Ian...

Pakistan eye clean sweep as SL seek revival in Twenty20s 30 Jul 2015 - 11:12 am

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera (right) plays a shot during the fifth and final ODI match against Pakistan in Hambantota, in this July 26...

Fiery Anderson rocks Australia 30 Jul 2015 - 11:08 am

England’s James Anderson celebrates after dismissing Australia’s Nathan Lyon on the opening day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston, yesterday. Birmingham, UK:...

Edgbaston Test stirs 2005 Ashes memories 29 Jul 2015 - 12:41 am

England’s captain Alastair Cook (left) and Ian Bell take a break during a training session at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Monday. Birmingham, UK:...

Great South African all-rounder Rice dies 28 Jul 2015 - 04:50 pm

Johannesburg: Clive Rice, the first post-apartheid captain of South Africa and a famed all-rounder, finally succumbed to an opponent he could not beat...