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SL pummel Afghanistan in final to claim cricket gold 04 Oct 2014 - 12:06 am

INCHEON: Sri Lanka crushed Afghanistan by 68 runs to win the gold medal in the men’s Twenty20 cricket event at the Asian Games...

Waqar urges bowlers to fill Ajmal void 03 Oct 2014 - 11:50 pm

DUBAI: Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis urged his bowlers to step up and fill the big void left by the absence of...

Pakistan will miss Ajmal in T20: Afridi 02 Oct 2014 - 09:56 pm

Zimbabwe players Hamilton Masakadza (left), Brendan Taylor (centre) and Prosper Utseya pose with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Victoria Falls, yesterday,...

Sri Lanka toss out Bangladesh in cricket semis 02 Oct 2014 - 09:52 pm

INCHEON: Sri Lanka dumped defending champions Bangladesh from the Asian Games cricket through the luck of the toss after their semi-final was rained...

Lara, Jayasuriya set for explosive Doha T20 action 02 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

West End Park Chairman, Mana Ibrahim Al Mana (centre) speaks at a press conference along with Ghanim Jaber Al Kubaisi, the representative of...

West End Park to host ACC U-16 event 02 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

DOHA: The West End Park will host the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-16 tournament featuring five teams later this month, the West End...

Waqar questions timing of chucking crackdown 01 Oct 2014 - 10:05 am

KARACHI: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis (pictured) has questioned the timing of cricket authorities’ crackdown against chucking just months away from the World Cup,...

Bangladesh reduces Ashraful ban 29 Sep 2014 - 11:43 pm

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful received a lifeline yesterday after a special appeal panel reduced his lengthy ban by three years...

Afridi wants dignified exits for seniors 29 Sep 2014 - 11:42 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi said yesterday the team’s senior cricketers should be given dignified farewells, after veteran batsman Younis Khan was...

Johnson to play Tests, ODIs in UAE: Lehmann 29 Sep 2014 - 09:04 am

SYDNEY: Australian coach Darren Lehmann said yesterday fearsome fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will play in the upcoming Tests and one-day series against Pakistan...

Clarke in fitness race for Pakistan Test series 26 Sep 2014 - 08:29 am

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke is watched by young players at his cricket academy as he gives a press conference in Sydney yesterday....

PCB launch crackdown on suspect bowlers 26 Sep 2014 - 08:27 am

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday suspended 16 domestic bowlers with suspect actions, a senior official said, in a major crackdown against chucking following the ban...

Cook retained as England captain for 2015 World Cup 25 Sep 2014 - 08:51 am

LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook (pictured) will lead the side at next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after being named...

Atapattu takes over as Sri Lanka coach 25 Sep 2014 - 08:50 am

COLOMBO: Former captain Marvan Atapattu became Sri Lanka’s first full-time local coach in 15 years after he was put in charge of the...

Pakistan drop Younis for Australia ODIs 25 Sep 2014 - 08:50 am

LAHORE: Pakistan yesterday dropped experienced but out-of-form batsman Younis Khan from the one-day squad for next month’s limited-overs series against Australia in the...

Afridi, Akmal among players penalised for poor fitness 24 Sep 2014 - 08:31 am

KARACHI: Four Pakistani international cricketers have been docked part of their salaries in a crackdown on fitness standards, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...

Injured Watson out of Pakistan series 22 Sep 2014 - 12:27 am

MELBOURNE: Injury-prone all-rounder Shane Watson has been ruled out of Australia’s entire series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates with a calf...

Miandad says Ajmal not essential to WC hopes 19 Sep 2014 - 08:49 am

KARACHI: Batting legend Javed Miandad yesterday said Pakistan could still win next year’s World Cup even if star spinner Saeed Ajmal remained suspended...