Sports / Cricket

Cook laments call to axe ‘hero’ Gooch 03 May 2014 - 12:07 am

LONDON: Alastair Cook said he’d made one of the hardest telephone calls of his career to tell boyhood hero Graham Gooch he was...

2014 IPL: Chennai beat Kolkata in rain-hit tie 03 May 2014 - 12:02 am

RANCHI: The Chennai Super Kings yesterday beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs in a rain-reduced Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 encounter. ...

New India league aims to give kabaddi professional foothold 01 May 2014 - 09:41 pm

NEW DELHI: As cricket continues to maintain a stranglehold on India’s sporting landscape, the organisers of a new kabaddi league have taken a...

Australia reclaim top Test rank 01 May 2014 - 09:31 pm

Australian batsman Michael Clarke celebrating after scoring a century against England on the second day of the second Ashes Test match in Adelaide....

Latif backs Malik in bid to lift life ban 01 May 2014 - 09:30 pm

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif yesterday backed former team-mate Salim Malik (pictured) in his bid to overturn a life ban imposed 14...

Gooch axed as England’s batting coach 01 May 2014 - 09:28 pm

LONDON: Graham Gooch was yesterday dismissed from his role as England batting coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced. Gooch, who...

Mumbai Indians suffer fifth consecutive IPL loss 01 May 2014 - 07:27 am

Dubai: Defending champions Mumbai Indians ended the UAE-leg of their Indian Premier League (IPL)A without a win as they went down to Sunrisers...

PCB chief backs Misbah as captain 01 May 2014 - 07:24 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief yesterday backed Misbah-ul-Haq (pictured) as one-day captain, saying he would lead the side to next year’s World Cup. Chief...

Sangakkara set for county stint 01 May 2014 - 07:23 am

DURHAM: Celebrated Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara (pictured) refused to rule out a return to Durham after being unveiled as the English county...

Royals win in Super Over with more boundaries 30 Apr 2014 - 08:00 am

Abu Dhabi: The Rajasthan Royals clinched an exciting win in a thrilling Super Over finish based on the total number of boundaries and...

Kings XI Punjab extend unbeaten streak to five 29 Apr 2014 - 01:11 am

Virender Sehwag of Kings XI Punjab is caught behind for 32 runs by Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel during their Indian Premier...

Jurgensen quits as Bangladesh coach 29 Apr 2014 - 12:07 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Australian coach Shane Jurgensen will resign in June, apparently because he is upset at media speculation that he may be sacked,...

Kiwi spinner Bradburn to coach Scotland 29 Apr 2014 - 12:07 am

LONDON: Former New Zealand international Grant Bradburn has been named as the new coach of Scotland. The 47-year-old, who played seven Tests as...

Delhi add to Mumbai woes with big win 28 Apr 2014 - 05:01 am

Former Australian captain and Test great Ricky Ponting (left) is seen with discarded England Test batsman Kevin Pietersen in Sharjah yesterday. Ponting, who...

Rajasthan Royals cruise to victory 27 Apr 2014 - 01:11 am

Pravin Tambe of Rajasthan Royals celebrates after taking a wicket during the Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers, Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi,...

Sunrisers edge past Daredevils 25 Apr 2014 - 10:49 pm

Chennai’s Brendon McCullum pulls during his knock of 71 not out against Mumbai Indians in Dubai yesterday. DUBAI: An unbeaten 128-run partnership between...

KKR win Sharjah thriller by 2 runs 25 Apr 2014 - 10:19 am

Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore is hit on the face by the ball while trying to stop it in his team’s IPL...

Inzamam backs Waqar as Pakistan cricket coach 25 Apr 2014 - 10:16 am

LAHORE: Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul Haq yesterday backed Waqar Younis to be given another chance as the country’s national cricket coach, saying he...