India routs South Africa as birthday boy Kohli hits his record-equaling 49th ODI century Both India and South Africa have already qualified for the semifinals — the top two sides in the points’ table. Sports 05 Nov, 2023
Record-breaking Kishan leads India to win over Bangladesh Record-breaking Kishan leads India to win over Bangladesh Sports 10 Dec, 2022
Pakistan batsman Jamshed jailed in UK over fixing LONDON: Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a fixing scandal, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. The former test opener was banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal... 08 Feb, 2020
Captain Morgan behind England's World Cup renaissance MANCHESTER: England's run to their first World Cup final in 27 years owes much to the leadership of Eoin Morgan, the quietly-spoken Irishman who could achieve on Sunday what no England skipper has ever managed. England completed a stunning... 12 Jul, 2019
Australia beat New Zealand by 86 runs despite Boult hat-trick LONDON: Trent Boult's hat-trick proved in vain for New Zealand as Australia beat their Oceania rivals by 86 runs in Saturday's group match of the Cricket World Cup at Lord's to remain top of the points table. Boult finished with 4-51 but... 30 Jun, 2019
India extends unbeaten run; West Indies out of contention MANCHESTER: Mohammed Shami only got a start at the World Cup because his India teammate Bhuvneshwar Kumar was injured. After finishing off contrasting victories over Afghanistan and West Indies within a week, Shami may just have secured his... 28 Jun, 2019
Warner hits 166 as Australia beats Bangladesh by 48 runs NOTTINGHAM: It's safe to say David Warner has found his feet. In the sixth match of Australia's Cricket World Cup campaign, and six matches into Warner's official comeback from a 12-month suspension, he showed off both sides of his personality in... 21 Jun, 2019
Australia recover to beat Brazil despite Marta's landmark goal MONTPELLIER: Australia came from two goals down to defeat Brazil 3-2 in the women's World Cup on Thursday, as Monica's own goal overshadowed a milestone strike for team mate Marta as the South Americans suffered their first group stage defeat in 24... 14 Jun, 2019
Parris and White strike to give�England�victory over Scotland England's Nikita Parris and Ellen White scored first-half goals as the Lionesses defeated neighbours Scotland 2-1 on Sunday to make a strong start to their women's World Cup campaign. Phil Neville's team emerged as early leaders of a difficult... 10 Jun, 2019
Struggling Sri Lanka head to World Cup with point to prove The last four years have not been kind to Sri Lankan cricket and the island's once-powerful side arrive at the World Cup struggling for form under a newly appointed captain who has played a single one-day international since 2015. Sri Lanka have won... 24 May, 2019
Hazlewood World Cup snub the right decision, says Langer MELBOURNE: Australia coach Justin Langer has defended the decision to leave Josh Hazlewood out of the World Cup squad, saying the paceman lacked match fitness as he recovers from a back injury. Hazlewood, who partnered left-arm quicks Mitchell Starc... 21 May, 2019
Expectation levels soaring for England's Lionesses LONDON: As a player Phil Neville was used to the often ridiculous expectation levels surrounding England before major tournaments and they are soaring again ahead of the Women's World Cup in France. That is partly down to the strength of a squad... 17 May, 2019