Topic: FIFA World Cup

Offbeat sporting moments in 2011

From the malign to the ridiculous, the madcap to the simply weird - there was no shortage of offbeat moments in world sport in 2011, from fining a coach not money but pigs for misdemeanours to eccentric Englishmen playing cricket in the ...

Asia felt the heat in the year gone by

Three Pakistani stars being jailed for spot-fixing in England underlined a mixed year for cricket in Asia despite India's memorable World Cup triumph at home in April.Pakistan's resurgence on the field under Misbah-ul-Haq held out hope that all was not lost for ...

S.Lanka blames cricket woes on team politics

Sri Lanka's sports minister on Wednesday blamed the cricket team's poor form on team bickering, squad politics and the influence of players' agents.Addressing parliament, Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said players had admitted disunity and miscommunication were distracting the team.He was responding to a ...

Dilshan praises Smith role over salaries

Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan thanked South Africa counterpart Graeme Smith Wednesday amid signs that most of the salaries owed to the touring team will be paid this week.Heavily indebted Sri Lanka Cricket have been unable to pay national players since the ...
New Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned on Tuesday that fans needed to be patient as the national side undergoes a rebuilding process that could take years to come to fruition.The South African's recent appointment as Australia's first foreign coach completed a major ...
Cricket star Yuvraj Singh has been battling a golf-ball sized non-malignant lung tumour which first affected him during India's triumphant World Cup campaign, his family revealed on Sunday.Yuvraj, 29, who was declared the man of the tournament after the World Cup win ...
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq expressed his hope Tuesday that there could soon be a resumption of Test matches between his country and India, stalled after the terrorists attacks on Mumbai in 2008."Of course, we'd like to play against India," Misbah said. "It's ...

Lorgat to leave cricket council post next year

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat is to stand down from the position on June 30, 2012, the ICC announced on Tuesday.The 51-year-old former South Africa first-class cricketer, took over as ICC chief executive in 2008 and already has a one-year ...

Latif blasts Condon over delayed fixing claims

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Friday lashed out at a former ICC anti-corruption chief for taking a decade to reveal that all top international teams were involved in fixing, not just Pakistan. Paul Condon, the founding head of the International Cricket ...

100th ton "just a number" for Tendulkar

Indian star Sachin Tendulkar says he is not weighed down by expectations over his 100th century as he headed home to Mumbai for next week's final Test against the West Indies.As millions of fans wait for him to become the first batsman ...
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