india-pakistan India’s rivalry with Pakistan goes well beyond sports, and a memorable page will be written in the history books of both nations Wednesday during their Cricket World Cup semifinal in Mohali. Peter Della Penna explains why Pakistan won’t back down going into the lion’s... [Read More]

  india-vs-pakistan-match Saeed Anwar had a thing against India. His records in matches against India are brilliant, even if you forget the record breaking 194 at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai which is still the second highest ODI score by a batsman behind Sachin Tendulkar’s miraculous double... [Read More]

world-cup-2011 It is finally upon us. The day a billion men, women and children have dreamt of, speculated over, and obsessed about. It is a day, though, that does not come without a price. This unprecedented monomania is expected to result in record levels of sickness as Indians and Pakistanis , sleep... [Read More]

Ind: 260/9,PAKISTAN: 231/10 (49.5)   49.2 Riaz to Zaheer, out Caught by Kamran Akmal!! A wonderful spell from Riaz this, gets his fifer! Zaheer chases a wide delivery, it was angling away from Zaheer who reached out with minimum footwork, just a faint edge through to the keeper, Kamran Akmal... [Read More]

india-vs-pakistan MOHALI: Alfred Hitchcock would have been fascinated by the thrilling build-up to this game. As he once said, there is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. In fierce testimony to the compelling power of sport to excite and evoke, the Punjab Cricket Association stadium... [Read More]

Mohali It’s the hottest ticket in town. With Mohali set to host the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup between arch rivals India and Pakistan on March 30, everybody who is somebody wants to get inside the stadium that day. On the last day of the Parliament’s Budget Session on Friday,... [Read More]

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new-zealand MIRPUR: There is certainly no team in world cricket who can beat South Africa’s consistency in traveling till the wire before giving up the ghost. At the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Friday, they proved that this characteristic is purely their preserve when Graeme Smith and his men, who... [Read More]

new-zealand-vs-south-africa-icc-champions-trophy South Africa restricted New Zealand for 221 runs in the third quarterfinal here at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. SA vs NZ: Live scorecard Electing to bat first. Kiwis openers Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum fell early. Jesses Ryder and Ross... [Read More]

‘India will beat Pakistan and win the Cup’ Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday predicted that India would beat Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men are the strong favourites to win the coveted title after a gap of 28 years. australian-captain   “India... [Read More]

big-world-cup WRAP: The man of the match award deservedly goes to Yuvraj Singh, one of the players of the tournament so far. And so the World Cup loses its first real big hitter. You’d have got pretty money before the start of the tournament on Australia being the first big nation to... [Read More]

Today is the day this World Cup gets perilous. India take on Australia in Motera and we are guaranteed to lose either the winners of the last three World Cups or the hosts and favourites. After 33 days of preamble the juices are well and truly flowing. And what a perfect match up it is. In the light... [Read More]

india-vs-australia Cricket, it wouldn’t be wrong to suggest, was and is, the true national game in both India and Australia. This is precisely because it could be played against the English as part of the great imperial project. Australia was also the first country that the just-independent India... [Read More]

Chris-Gayle Pakistan won by 10 wickets PAK 113/0 in 20.5 overs Cur RR: 5.42 2nd Innings PAK 102/0 in 19.3 overs Cur RR: 5.23 Req RR:0.36 To win: PAK needs 11 run(s) in 30.3 over(s) PAK 95/0 in 17.3 overs Cur RR: 5.42 Req RR:0.55 To win: PAK needs 18 run(s) in 32.3 over(s)   R Rampaul OUT!... [Read More]

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina of Russia clinched their first title in just their third WTA event as a team, lifting the BNP Paribas Open women’s doubles trophy after upstaging Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy.Sania and Vesnina beat eighth seeds Mattek-Sands... [Read More]

Yuvraj Indian batting star Yuvraj Singh reckons that India have a good chance to beat Australia in the quarter-finals as the defending champions are not the same intimidating force due to retirements of some key players.India set up the last-eight clash with Australia on Thursday after pummeling West... [Read More]

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World Cup match Changes are expected in India’s squad for their final Group B World Cup match against the West Indies, at the M Chidambaram stadium, on Sunday.- Sammy laments Windies letting ‘key moments slip’In all likelihood, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, who haven’t... [Read More]

caroline-wozniacki-joueuse-tennis World number one Caroline Wozniacki booked her place in the final at Indian Wells with a 6-1 6-2 win over 16th seed Maria Sharapova. Wozniacki will face Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in Sunday’s final, after the 15th seed beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-1 6-3 earlier... [Read More]

stylish-cricketers Designers take a pick of their most fashionable and stylish cricketers off the field.Gone are the days when all cricketers looked like clones of each other, standing on the green wearing all-white uniforms. In times of multi-million rupee endorsements and scores of off-the-field... [Read More]

1983-world-cup The third edition of the tournament triggered the era of South Asian domination of cricket’s finances with India knocking off the two-time World champions West Indies off their pedestal. Eight countries participated in the event which was held between 9-23 June in England. England,... [Read More]

The ICC World Cup The ICC World Cup is almost a month old. And even though Team India has played five of its six group matches — the final fixture against the West Indies takes place in Chennai on Sunday, its performance thus far was anything but convincing.In the hindsight, the opening match... [Read More]

australia BANGALORE: Reigning champions Australia saw their fast bowlers given plenty to think about before dismissing non-Test nation Canada for 211 in a World Cup Group A match on Thursday. Teenage opener Hiral Patel took the attack to Australia’s quicks in fine style with a career-best 54 after... [Read More]

afridi Rubbishing media reports that Pakistan do not want to play their knockout stage games in India, national team captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday insisted that his side has no fears playing in India. “I have never said anything along the lines that we don’t want to go to India. I never... [Read More]