Duminy pulls Proteas out of doldrums
Port Elizabeth, Jan. 21: Stirring pre-match words from distraught skipper Graeme Smith paid off as South African finally batsmen answered to his call of ‘winning the key moments’.
An early onslaught
Sleepy town with rich tradition
A banner at the Port Elizabeth airport says ‘Welcome to the Friendly City’, but it would have been a lot more appropriate if it was labelled the Sleepy Hollow. Eerie silence fills the streets of this
Captain orders frontline to fire
Jan. 20: India are on the cusp of an unprecedented ODI series win against South Africa in South Africa having won to back-to-back games in Johannesburg and Cape Town, but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh
SA ready to bounce back: Smith
Jan. 20: South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that his side would concentrate on their preparations for the World Cup and not become embroiled in the fresh administrative trouble that hit Cricket So
Upbeat Indians chase history
Jan. 20: Judging by their mauling in the first one-dayer at the hands of Graeme Smith’s men in Johannesburg, not many would have bet on India being 2-1 up in the five-match series by the time they cam
Murali to retire after World Cup
Colombo: Legendary Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on Friday confirmed that he would retire from international cricket after the 2011 World Cup beginning on February 19 in the sub-continent
Our powerplay was poor: Smith
Jan.19: South Africa skipper Graeme Smith is hoping that his team will put up a better show in the two remaining ODIs against India with the World Cup squad now announced.
The Proteas lost two close
ICC recce for Cup venues
Jan. 19: Come April 2, the coveted 2011 ICC World Cup trophy will be in the hands of the winners. But the countdown has begun with just a month to go for the cricket extravaganza. To mark the event, I
Open: Paes-Bhupathi in round two
Melbourne: Indians were off to a winning start in Australian Open tennis men's doubles with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rallying to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and Dusan Vemic of Serbia 5-7, 6-3
'Sehwag, Dhoni are game changers'
Mumbai: Feisty off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has named dashing teammate Virender Sehwag and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the two major game changers in the Indian squad due to their ability to domina