Topic: FIFA World Cup
Pakistan's under-fire cricket board and some of its finest ever players and administrators are on a collision course over an ICC directive designed to free the game from government interference.Pakistan is one of three countries, along with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, where ...
Pakistan cricket authorities on Monday formed a committee to pick a new national team coach to replace Waqar Younis, who will step down next month.Waqar is leaving his post for medical reasons after Pakistan's current tour of Zimbabwe.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ...
England avenged their World Cup defeat against Ireland with an 11-run victory over the hosts in Thursday's rain-affected one-day international at Clontarf.The Irish were eyeing another famous win over England after restricting the visitors, captained by Dublin-born Eoin Morgan, to 201 for ...
India have dropped one place to third in the updated one-day rankings despite winning the World Cup earlier this year, cricket's governing body said on Monday.The International Cricket Council's annual update, which reflects recent form, removed results from matches played before August ...
Sri Lanka's top stars will skip most of the matches in the country's inaugural premier league Twenty20, dealing another blow to the struggling event, an official said Tuesday.Skipper Tilakaratne Dilshan, former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, all-rounder Angelo Mathews and slinger ...
Pakistan's hockey federation said Monday it would take part in a four-nation event in India, if the government clears it to do so, in the latest move to normalise sporting ties between the arch-rivals."We have confirmed participation in the four-nation hockey event ...
Sri Lanka's cricket authorities on Friday announced a delayed start to its scaled down Twenty20 premier league, without the expected international players. The inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament will start on Thursday, two days behind the original schedule, and end on July 31, said ...
Sachin Tendulkar is on the brink of yet another record-breaking achievement as he heads into next week's first Test against England at Lord's just one century away from 100 international hundreds.But the 'Little Master' insists he is not thinking of personal milestones ...
England's new one-day captain Alastair Cook had the ideal riposte to his detractors after being named man-of-the-series in a 3-2 win over Sri Lanka.England came from 2-1 behind to seal a series victory against the World Cup finalists with a 16-run success ...
Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan was left reflecting on what might have been after a tense 16-run defeat at Old Trafford condemned his side to a 3-2 one-day series defeat by England.The World Cup finalists had been 2-1 after convincing wins at ...