Sports / Cricket

Zimbabwe’s Streak named Bangladesh bowling coach 27 May 2014 - 01:32 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh have appointed former Zimbabwe Test captain Heath Streak (pictured) as a specialist bowling coach after agreeing on a two-year contract, the...

Pakistan to probe ‘missing’ $200,000 27 May 2014 - 01:16 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s cricket chiefs yesterday began an inquiry into the spending of $200,000, which they said was not accounted for during the...

Sri Lanka bounce to level ODI series 25 May 2014 - 11:44 pm

Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara celebrates after dismissing England’s Ian Bell during the second one-day international (ODI) match at the Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street,...

IPL: Mumbai Indians qualify for play-offs 25 May 2014 - 10:54 pm

Mumbai: Defending champions Mumbai Indians pulled off a sensational five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals to make the play-offs of the Indian Premier League...

Yusuf Pathan fires Kolkata to incredible win 25 May 2014 - 03:24 am

Kolkata: A Yusuf Pathan (pictured) blitzkrieg of 22-ball 72 powered Kolkata Knight Riders to the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Easy eight-wicket victory for Chennai 25 May 2014 - 03:23 am

Bangalore: Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways with a convincing eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Kings are unstoppable 24 May 2014 - 04:03 am

MOHALI: Rajasthan Royals’ hope of making it to the play-offs suffered a set-back as they went down to Kings XI Punjab by 16...

IPL: Knight Riders overcome Challengers to enter play-offs 23 May 2014 - 04:50 am

Robin Uthappa continued his brilliant form with the bat, smashing 83 from just 51 deliveries against Royal Challengers in Kolkata yesterday. KOLKATA: The...

Simmons the hero as Mumbai down Punjab 21 May 2014 - 11:43 pm

MOHALI: A blistering century – the first of Pepsi IPL 2014 – by Lendl Simmons saw the Mumbai Indians register a big seven-wicket...

ICC launches probe into corruption leak 21 May 2014 - 11:41 pm

WELLINGTON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched an urgent inquiry yesterday into how Brendon McCullum’s testimony to a match-fixing investigation was leaked, while...

Morgan rues Malinga impact 21 May 2014 - 10:48 pm

LONDON: Eoin Morgan was left marvelling at the skill of rival captain Lasith Malinga (pictured) after the Sri Lanka skipper played a key...

Supreme court restores Sethi as PCB President 21 May 2014 - 10:47 pm

KARACHI: The Supreme Court yesterday restored Najam Sethi as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) just four days after the Islamabad High...

New Zealand’s retired all-rounder Cairns denies he is ‘Player X’ 21 May 2014 - 04:10 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand great Chris Cairns (pictured) yesterday denied he is alleged match-fixing kingpin “Player X”, instead blaming “dark forces” for placing him...

England captain Cook worried by match-fixing row 21 May 2014 - 04:09 am

WELLINGTON: England captain Alastair Cook (pictured) revealed his growing concern regarding the prevalence of spot-fixing within cricket yesterday, as fresh evidence of corruption...

Rogers shines in county cricket 21 May 2014 - 04:08 am

LONDON: Australia’s Chris Rogers hit his second century of the English County Championship season as Middlesex dominated at Northamptonshire on Monday. In-form opener...

KKR claim big victory over Chennai 21 May 2014 - 04:03 am

Virat Kohli attacks on his way to a 41-ball 67 against Hyderabad yesterday. KOLKATA: Continuing their dream run, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) moved...

Hyderabad register thrilling win over RCB 21 May 2014 - 04:03 am

HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad spiced up the race for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs with a thrilling seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers at...

Sri Lanka edge past England in T20 tie 21 May 2014 - 02:13 am

Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakma celebrates the wicket of Joe Root yesterday. LONDON: The T20 World Champions, Sri Lanka reasserted their dominance in the...