Eden might get lucky
Eden Gardens can finally breathe a sigh of relief with the International Cricket Council saying it was satisfied with the pace of renovation work at the historic venue in Kolkata.
England in trouble as Morgan ruled out of WC
London: The England cricket team received a set-back after Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the World Cup with a broken finger.
The 24-year-old Dublin-born cricketer needs surgery after injuring the midd
South Africa World Cup squad lands in Chennai
Chennai: The South Africa team, led by Graeme Smith, among the favourites to win the cricket World Cup, arrived here on Wednesday ahead of their Saturday's warm-up match with Zimbabwe at the renovated
WC ad rate can hit Rs 2.4mn per 20secs if India enters KO stages
New Delhi: It could be a windfall for cricket World Cup broadcaster ESPN Star Sports if India reaches the knockout stages, as the spot rate for advertisements could then touch up to Rs 2.4 million per
Men-in-Blue begin practice for World Cup
Bengaluru: The Indian cricket team started its practice and exercise regimen here Wednesday, nine days ahead of the opening match against co-hosts Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup.
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Alam, Waqar call for fresh Pak start
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis and team manager Intikhab Alam called on Tuesday for a fresh start for the national side after three key players were handed lengthy bans on corruption ch
Ganguly rubbishes retirement reports
Kolkata : A day after speculations about his retirement from all forms of cricket did the rounds, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said it was a classic case of misunderstanding and he was ‘s
Lorgat virtually rules out any match involving India at Eden
New Delhi: International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat today virtually ruled out any possibility of an India match being held at the Eden Gardens though the three World Cup fixtures a
No official word from ICC over Eden matches: Dalmiya
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Tuesday said he was waiting for an official communication after ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Eden Gardens would "in all likelihood" host the three World Cup matches in March.
India aim to break WC home jinx
Mumbai: Having faltered twice at the doorstep of the title contest previously when they hosted the World Cup, India would be eager to break the jinx this time around and regain cricket's most covet