Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has apologised to his nation for losing the World Cup semifinal to arch-rivals India but praised his team for playing beyond expectations in the tournament.

Afridi also

Buoyed by his cricket diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India and Pakistan should put their "ancient animosities" behind them and work for a "permanent reconciliation" and "cooperative solutions" to their problems.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni warned his team to ignore the hype and national hysteria that will dominate the frenetic build-up to Saturday's World Cup final against Sri Lanka.

It took a selection blooper for India to make sure they had ticked all the boxes before they locked horns with Sri Lanka in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai.

For a team that has peaked at the rig

The Mohali crowd expected to see Pakistan's fiesty fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar battling it out with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag one last time, but the retiring Rawalpindi Express looked disappo

India’s Sachin Tendulkar was made to wait for his 100th international hundred when, after being dropped four times, he was out for 85 against Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

India set a 261 run target for Pakistan in the second 2011 World Cup semi-final at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani over dinner here on the sidelines of the Indo-Pak cricketing encounter.

The dinner at the Punjab Cricket As

India's Sachin Tendulkar led a charmed life to hit a crucial 85 in Wednesday's semi-final win against Pakistan before targetting his first World Cup title in front of his home fans in Mumbai.

Tendulk

A chance moment summed it all up beautifully.
For all the sound and fury raging around them — airtight security, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal units, anti-aircraft missile batteries and diplomatic initiatives involving