Cricket World Cup News
- Oz Eye Pakistan Tour Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:01AMPonting - could be heading to Paksitan. Cricket Australia have reiterated their preference that the postponed tour of Pakistan be played in the Asian country following reports the Pakistan Cricket Board are planning the stage the games at a neutral venue.
- Lee Could Be Out For Five Months Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:46PMLee - under the knife. Australia paceman Brett Lee is expected to be out of action for up to five months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle yesterday to correct a long-standing problem.
- Lee Undergoes Surgery Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:09PMAustralia paceman Brett Lee is expected to be out of action for up to five months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle yesterday to correct a long-standing problem.
- Lee has ankle surgery Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:42PMAustralian fast bowler Brett Lee has had surgery to remove bone fragments from his left ankle.
- Cricket: Windies keep faith in X-factor Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:56AMHe has the million-dollar shots, but missed the seven-figure payday - and therein lies the paradox of precocious West Indian Xavier Marshall.
- Peter Williams: Win of great significance to Mandela Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:23AMThis has been a great week for South Africa. But no one will enjoy the cricket win in Australia more than the father of the Rainbow Nation, Nelson Mandela.
- CA chairman Clarke defends Ponting, Hilditch Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 8:44AMSydney, Jan 3 : Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke has said that chief selector Andrew Hilditch and captain Ricky Ponting have been unfairly criticised.
- Live text - FA Cup third round Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:47AMTwenty-two FA Cup third-round ties are under way after Hartlepool shock Stoke in the opening game of the day.
- Cricket-style security for India’s ATP event Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:14AMCHENNAI - Organisers of the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament starting on Monday have hired a cricket security expert to look after the safety of players during the week-long event.
- Sporting chance or two in year ahead Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:24AMThere is nothing like sitting down at the end of one year and boldly predicting what will happen the next. Sports editor Hayden Meikle gazes into his crystal ball.
- Remembering those who died in 2008 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:05AMWhen Sir Edmund Hillary died in January last year, the nation paused en masse to remember its most famous and respected citizen.
- NDTV.com: ICC confident sub-continent will host 2011 World Cup Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 10:34AMEven though Australia and New Zealand have been put on standby, International Cricket Council (ICC) President David Morgan on Friday expressed confidence that the 2011 World Cup would take place in the Indian sub-continent as per schedule.
- New Zealand replaces Pakistan for India tournament Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:15AMNEW DELHI - New Zealand has accepted India’s invitation to replace Pakistan for a four-nation field hockey tournament starting later this month, media reports said on Friday.
- All Things Must Pass Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:40AMHOW the Chronicle reported 2008: just a few of the thousands of stories we brought you in the last 12 months. 3 — MOORSIDE student James Ashton was stunned to find that his friend Aisling Davies had changed his named to Ima Stapler by deed poll in secret for revenge for an earlier hair dye prank.
- ICC unveils Cricket Hall of Fame Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:06AMA Cricket Hall of Fame is announced by the ICC as part of their centenary celebrations.
- Blaze enjoy change of fortunes Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:23AMFrom the outhouse to the penthouse, the Wellington Blaze have turned around their fortunes in dramatic style this season.
- Minister promises sporting decade Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 10:00AMThe new year is ushering in a decade which will see Britain play a leading role in world sport, according to Culture Secretary Andy Burnham.
- Proteas expect a Hayden onslaught Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:02AMSOUTH Africa claims it fears Matthew Hayden more than any other batsman in world cricket as the struggling opener vigorously defended his right to play on.
- South Africa fears Matthew Hayden Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:00AMSOUTH Africa have earmarked Matthew Hayden as the player they fear most in the Sydney Test as the veteran opener vigorously defended his right to play on.
- South African team ecstatic after series win Down Under Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:34AMMelbourne, Dec 31 : The South African team were visibly delighted over their historic victory against Australia.
- Sarwan calls on young guns to fire Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:16AMWest Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has stressed on the youngsters improving their performances if they are to be a permanent feature in the squad.
- SA team celebrates series triumph Down Under Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:08PMMELBOURNE: The South African team were visibly delighted over their historic victory against Australia. Such was the enormity of their emphatic win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Tuesday, those pivotal to their success struggled to find words to describe their jubilation.
- Need to maintain intensity: Prince Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:26PMCalcutta: South Africa, having floored mighty Australia Down Under, will now aim to reach the top of world cricket and then stay there for as long as possible, vice captain Ashwell Prince said.
- Ranatunga advised to ‘lie low’ Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:26PMCalcutta: Arjuna Ranatunga has been advised by the country’s President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to “lie low” for some days till his removal as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chairman is in all probability reviewed.
- News Search: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:29AMAUGUST The Beijing Olympics dominated the month. Most sports took a back seat as St Neots swimmer Mark Foster started it all by being the flag-bearer for Team GB, leading them into the Birds Nest Stadium at the opening ceremony.
- Hot Dates Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:59AMWatch out for these action packed sporting moments in 2009. The year 2008 was a fantastic sporting year, with some great individual as well as team performances.
- Sports Sunflashes Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 5:40AMSoccer players at the last two World Cups took an average of nearly two legal medications or nutritional supplements per match, according to new research.
- ICC Name Champions League Chief Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 4:02AMAlbie Morkel - potential Champions League star. Sundar Raman has been appointed as chief executive officer for the International Cricket Council Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
- Ray Jennings to coach Bangalore IPL franchise Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 3:57AMBangalore Royal Challengers, the IPL team which finished seventh among the eight teams in the inaugural season early this year, have confirmed the appointment of Ray Jennings, the former South African coach, as their new coach.
- Lawson set to lose Pakistan post Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 11:23AMThe Pakistan Cricket Board will not offer coach Geoff Lawson a new contract when his current deal ends in April 2009.
- PCB Won`t Renew Lawson`s Contract Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 11:02AMLawson - will be out of a job. Newly appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has revealed that Geoff Lawson will not have his contract renewed once it expires next April.
- Other Sports Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 8:24AMThe European 50-over champions and the new World Twenty20 finalists return to their whites this morning when they continue their second successive defence of the Inter-Continental Cup.
- Television - Sports Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 7:01AMTottenham were still looking for their first win of the premiership as they travelled to Stoke City in a bottom of the table clash.
- Tendulkar on top, but Lara still the master of ‘batathons’ Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 6:18PMNEW DELHI: India’s Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating breaking Brian Lara’s world record for most runs in Test cricket, but he lags behind the West Indian when it comes to playing marathon innings.
- Protect civilians, PM tells Lanka Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 3:55PMAmid rising concern in India over the military conflict in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday spoke to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and asked him to ensure the safety of civilians at all costs.
- To be perfectly Frank about it Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 1:21PMOH mother. The fallout from the great Sharks-Storm feud continues with murmurs that Melbourne footy manager Frank Ponissi is considering legal action against Australian coach Ricky Stuart .
- NZ uses tests to prepare for Australia Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:13AMNew Zealand must derive maximum benefit from its two-test series against Bangladesh starting today in Chittagong in the knowledge that top dog Australia is its next opponent next month.
- Moores Sticks Up For Monty Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:09AMEngland coach Peter Moores has defended Monty Panesar in the wake of recent criticism.
- Moores Backs Monty Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 8:32AMPanesar - evidently needs defending. England coach Peter Moores has responded to criticism of Monty Panesar by insisting his record stands up to comparison with some of the great spinners.
- MONTY UP THERE WITH THE BEST - MOORES Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 8:17AMEngland coach Peter Moores has responded to criticism of Monty Panesar by insisting his record stands up to comparison with some of the great spinners.
- South Africa to host World Cup Qualifiers Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 3:45AMICC World Cup Qualifiers 2009
- ICC plans to continue umpire review trial Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 2:05PMThe International Cricket Council plans to continue its trial of the umpire review system in test series involving most test-playing nations.
- Indian board to meet ICL rebels Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 1:06PMDUBAI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday agreed to meet officials of the rebel Indian Cricket League, the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament which has caused a deep rift in the game.
- Pay TV, free-to-air get set for a penalty shoot-out Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 12:06PMIT IS the sporting version of the tree falling in the forest conundrum: If the Socceroos score a goal on Foxtel, do enough impressionable schoolchildren see it?
- GAELIC GAMES Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 11:35AMThe Irish Emigrant
- The Joy of Six: great sporting losers Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 4:04AMFrom Jimmy White to the brilliant Brazilians of 1982, a tribute to those who went home empty-handed but lived long in the memory
- Sri Lanka exit opens up Pietersen for IPL Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:45AMSri Lanka in England 2009
- I told you so: bankers are brainless Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:20AMIt is Black Friday in the financial world. As each hour passes, billions are being wiped off the value of shares. But Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the financial thinker of the moment, is enjoying a light-hearted lunch in a North London restaurant called Flaneur.
- Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:06AMYouth Games - Bugeja leads in Pune shoot The Maltese junior shooters representing the country in the Youth Commonwealth Games, currently underway in Pune, India, had their first day of...
- Uganda: Cricketers Play Kenya Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:00AMTHE Uganda national cricket team take on Kenya A today in Nairobi in the first of three friendly matches this week.
