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Star De Villiers says SA can fix first Test woes 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

DUBAI: Star batsman AB de Villiers expressed his confidence yesterday that South Africa can rectify the problems which led to their defeat against...

Younis ‘shocked’ at ODI axe 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

DUBAI: Experienced Pakistan batsman Younis Khan yesterday described his expulsion from the one-day side as “shocking” but vowed to end his limited overs...

Pakistan court orders board elections 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

ISLAMABAD: The turmoil at the top of Pakistani cricket took another turn yesterday as a court ordered elections for the board chairman to...

Pakistan coach wary of South Africa comeback 21 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

DUBAI: Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore drew on bitter personal experience to warn his players that world number one Test team South Africa can...

Bangladesh’s Gazi eager to surprise New Zealand 21 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

DHAKA: Spinner Sohag Gazi is hoping to repeat the all-round heroics he showed in the drawn first Test against New Zealand as Bangladesh...

ICC extends Bangladesh World T20 deadline 21 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

LONDON: Bangladesh’s deadline for getting its stadiums ready for next year’s World Twenty20 has been extended until November 30, the International Cricket Council...

South Africa await Amla, Donald returns 21 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

DUBAI: South Africa are anxiously waiting on star batsman Hashim Amla’s return to Dubai in time for the second Test against Pakistan starting...

Lucky to be alive, ‘bad boy’ Ryder set to return 21 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

WELLINGTON: Batsman Jesse Ryder will return to top-level cricket in New Zealand next week, ready to put behind him a year in which...

Faulkner scripts Aussie win 20 Oct 2013 - 08:52 am

Australian all-rounder James Faulkner celebrates his team’s win over India in the third One-Day International in Mohali, yesterday. Faulkner blasted a 29-ball 64...

ICC to ‘review’ Amir’s ban 20 Oct 2013 - 08:51 am

LONDON: Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir’s five-year match-fixing ban will be “reviewed” after a “revised” anti-corruption code has been adopted by the International Cricket...

Hafeez returns to Pakistan one-day squad 20 Oct 2013 - 08:51 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Opener Mohammad Hafeez yesterday returned to the Pakistan squad for five one-day internationals against South Africa after being left out of...

South Africa await stork’s arrival as Amla arrives home 20 Oct 2013 - 08:51 am

CAPE TOWN: The imminent arrival of a baby is the primary concern for South Africa as they face the possibility of playing the...

Amir seeks ICC reprieve 19 Oct 2013 - 05:21 am

Pakistan’s team celebrates the wicket of South Africa’s J P Duminy during the fourth day of their first Test at the Sheikh Zayed...

Conditions made the difference: Misbah 19 Oct 2013 - 05:20 am

ABU DHABI: Victorious captain Misbah-ul Haq conceded that different conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had helped Pakistan beat world’s top team...

Conditions made the difference: Misbah 19 Oct 2013 - 05:20 am

ABU DHABI: Victorious captain Misbah-ul Haq conceded that different conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had helped Pakistan beat world’s top team...

Akmal and Peterson fined for code breach 19 Oct 2013 - 05:19 am

ABU DHABI: Pakistan’s wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal and Robin Peterson of South Africa have been fined 50 percent of their match fees after a...

Pakistan beat South Africa 18 Oct 2013 - 05:31 am

Pakistan’s captain Misbah Ul Haq (right) hits the winning run as South Africa’s Jacques Kallis fields on the fourth day of their first...

McDermott returns as Australia Test bowling coach 18 Oct 2013 - 05:30 am

SYDNEY: Former paceman Craig McDermott was yesterday appointed bowling coach for Australia’s Test team ahead of the Ashes series against England, barely a...