De Kock sets South Africa up for T20 triumph BLOEMFONTEIN: Quinton de Kock scored his highest Twenty20 international score of 59 to lead South Africa to a 20-run victory over Bangladesh on Thursday in the first game of the series. De Kock scored his runs off 44 balls and shared an 79-run... 27 Oct, 2017
De Villiers to play tests, quits as South African ODI captain CAPE TOWN: Batsman AB de Villiers has stepped down as captain of South Africa's One-Day International team but has said he is ready to play all three formats of the game after a self-imposed exile from test cricket. De Villiers sat out South... 24 Aug, 2017
Top West Indians set for return after dispute eases Leading West Indies cricketers such as Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine could soon return to the national one-day international side as a long-running pay saga appears to be finally showing signs of reaching a conclusion. Cricket West Indies... 14 Jul, 2017
De Villiers returns to lead South Africa one-day side CAPE TOWN: South Africa have recalled fit-again batsman AB de Villiers to captain their one-day international side in the five-match home series against Sri Lanka. The selectors also handed a first call-up in this format to 20-year-old fast... 24 Jan, 2017
De Villiers out of New Zealand tests but scoffs at retirement talk DURBAN: South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of the team's three-test series in New Zealand in March, but insists he is not retiring from the longest format of the game. De Villiers has recovered from an elbow injury which... 18 Jan, 2017
South Africa's De Villiers to miss Australia series DURBAN: South Africa captain AB De Villiers has been ruled out of the one-day international and test series against Australia after failing to recover from an elbow injury, Cricket South Africa said on Tuesday. De Villiers is to have surgery on... 27 Sep, 2016
NOC fetes Khadgi LALITPUR: Nepal Olympic Committee has felicitated young taekwondo player Melisa Khadgi, who won gold medal in the International Poomsae Taekwondo Championship in Hong Kong earlier this year. NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha handed over a letter... 13 Sep, 2016
Nepal announce squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifiers KATHMANDU: An 18-member squad was picked up for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers (Asia region) slated for October 9-15 in Hong Kong. The panel of coaches Jagat Tamatta, Binod Das and Raju Basnet selected the players who were under... 12 Sep, 2016
Gayle voices support for day-night tests BENGALURU: Explosive West Indian opener Chris Gayle has backed day-night tests and believes they could make the longest form of the game more popular. Australia and New Zealand played the first floodlit test at the Adelaide Oval in November,... 15 May, 2016
England dangerous as a settled unit at World T20 NEW DELHI: India was the pre-tournament favorite, New Zealand the most versatile in the group stage but England has emerged both as a team with power and the ability to quickly extricate itself from tricky positions. The manner of its victory... 31 Mar, 2016
Roy helps England beat New Zealand to enter WT20 final NEW DELHI: Opener Jason Roy smashed a quick-fire 78 as England beat New Zealand by seven wickets on Wednesday to reach the final of the World Twenty20. Roy clobbered 11 fours and two sixes off 44 balls during his maiden T20 half-century, as... 30 Mar, 2016
Pommies win WT20 semi-final against Kiwis by 7 wickets NEW DELHI: England defeated New Zealand by seven wickets Wednesday in the first semi-final match at ICC Twenty20 2016 Cricket World Cup. England 159-3 in 17.1 overs (Jason Roy 78, Jos Buttler 32 not out, Joe Root 27 not out; Ish Sodhi 2-42)... 30 Mar, 2016
