Pakistan threaten stars with expulsion, Clarke stays sidelined
Pakistan on Thursday warned eight of their World Cup squad they face banishment from the tournament if they repeat a team curfew breach.On a day...
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Waqar hopes struggling Younis Khan comes good
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis on Thursday backed senior batsman Younis Khan to return to form in the World Cup despite a worrying slump.The 37-year-old has...
Robot tips Aghanistan to win Cricket World Cup
AFP, Wellington :A New Zealand robot has predicted minnows Afghanistan will win the upcoming Cricket World Cup, although even the machine’s programmer admits such a...
Windies survive Scots World Cup scare
West Indies narrowly avoided an embarrassing World Cup warm-up defeat at the hands of minnows Scotland on Thursday, just hanging on to claim a three-run...
Ireland record easy win over Bangladesh in WC warm up match
It was rude awakening for Tigers as Ireland who suffered a trashing at the hand of Scotland only two days back, regrouped themselves to hand...
Cricket World Cup launched with quirky opening ceremony
Contd from page 1The World Cup is the largest event Christchurch has hosted since an earthquake in February 2011 devastated the city’s centre – only...
Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka, NZ thump S Africa
Christchurch: New Zealand had a resounding win over South Africa while Sri Lanka were beaten by Zimbabwe in two surprising results from Wednesday’s pre-World Cup...
Michael Clarke should quit ODIs after World Cup: Ricky Ponting
Australia’s two-time World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting on Wednesday advised regular captain Michael Clarke to retire from One-Day International (ODI) cricket to help in the...
Dhaka Div retain top slot in NCL beating Ctg Div by innings & 174 runs
Dhaka Division maintained the top slot after the third round of the four-day Walton 16th National Cricket League beating Chittagong Division by innings and 174...
