Sri Lanka elect to field against New Zealand in World Cup opener
Christchurch, Feb 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to field against co-hosts New Zealand in the opening match...
Focus on ODIs as cricket World Cup takes off
Melbourne, Feb 13 (IANS) Sandwiched between the faster and more appealing Twenty20 and the traditional long drawn Tests, the ODI format, struggling for sustenance...
Restaurants, pubs look to beat World Cup morning blues
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The odd timings of the cricket World Cup have severely dampened the mood of Indian fans with matches commencing...
Amarnath expects India to beat Pakistan
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath expects India to beat Pakistan in their blockbuster World Cup opener at the Adelaide Oval...
Garner to make dramatic changes if elected WICB president
Bridgetown (Barbados), Feb 13 (IANS) Joel Garner, who is attempting to dethrone Dave Cameron as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has...
Manaus enters race to host Rio 2016 Olympic football
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 13 (IANS) Amazonian city Manaus joined Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and Salvador on the list of cities that are...
Ramsey named manager of QPR Rangers
London, Feb 13 (IANS) English Premier League side QPR Rangers have named caretaker boss Chris Ramsey as the club manager until the end of...
Hockey India inducts Khalsa Hockey Academy
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Thursday inducted Khalsa Hockey Academy as their new academy member.
Part of the Khalsa English High School...
Allan Border urges Australia to embrace pressure
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) World Cup-winning captain Allan Border Thursday urged Australia to make the most of the pressure and expectation that comes with...
Zimbabwe look to impress again
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) Their golden era of cricket is well past them. What Zimbabwe were in the late 1990s are of stark contrast...
