Beleaguered hosts fight poor form, controversy
Dambulla, Aug. 18: The tri-series is on a cusp. Thursday’s clash between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is an opportunity for one unit to get ahead of the rest. As it stands, India and New Zealand have a b
Prior leads England recovery
London, Aug. 18: Matt Prior and Stuart Broad shared an unbroken stand of 81 as England recovered to 175/7 against Pakistan at tea on the first day of the third Test at The Oval here on Wednesday. Engl
Artificial turf for 1st class?C
Kolkata, Aug. 18: If all goes to plan, Kolkata could well be the first venue in India to stage first-class cricket matches on artificial turf.
The Cricket Association of Bengal is weighing the idea
Sri Lankans lauded for swift action
New Delhi, Aug. 18: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has welcomed Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to suspend Suraj Randiv for one match and impose a fine on Tillakaratne Dilshan for their role in
Down and Dirty in Dambulla: Randiv banned, Dilshan fined
Dambulla, Aug.
Lanka cricketers are punished
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has handed a one-match suspension to off-spinner Suraj Randiv for deliberately bowling a no-ball to Virender Sehwag that denied the opener a century in the triseries league game here on Monday. Randiv, who will not be able to play against New Zealand on Thursday, has also been fined his entire match fee. Tillakaratne Dilshan’s interference in this issue has resulted in his match fee also being docked.
England players fuming over ICC awards snub
England’s cricket players are angry after being snubbed for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award.
S. African coach caught unawares by Smith resignation
South African cricket coach Corrie van Zyl has been caught unawares by Graeme Smith's decision to resign as captain of the Twenty20 side.
Ijaz Butt responsible for demise of Pak cricket: Aamir Malik
Holding Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt responsible for the current pathetic situation of the sport in the country, former Test cricketer Aamir Malik has said the game is dying at the
Taylor wins toss, NZ to bat against SL
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their tri-nation ODI cricket series match here on Thursday.
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