London: England all-rounder Ravi Bopara has said his team’s cricketers need to “stop being so English” if they want to achieve success in limited overs cricket. Bopara played just a match in the ongoing World Cup even though he featured regularly in the One-Day-International(ODI) tri-series also involving india and AustraliaRead More

Melbourne: Former Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden on Thursday said that New Zealand will struggle with the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Sunday’s cricket World Cup final here. Co-hosts New Zealand entered the final of the mega event for the first time with a victory over SouthRead More

Sydney: Australia captain Michael Clarke praised the “exceptional” Steven Smith after his side beat defending champions india by 95 runs on Thursday to set a World Cup final with New Zealand. Steven Smith`s 105 and his second-wicket stand of 182 with opener Aaron Finch (81) powered Australia to 328 forRead More

Sydney: Suresh Raina is pulling out all stops to kill his inner demons by spending a lengthy time at the nets, trying to counter the rising deliveries by facing powerful “tennis serves”. Practising with wet tennis balls to counter the pace is an age-old concept but the training module adoptedRead More

Auckland: After years of South Africa being lumbered with the “chokers” tag, captain AB de Villiers boldly declared Monday the World Cup was theirs for the taking this time. De Villiers was in a confident mood on the eve of the semi-final in Auckland against New Zealand with neither sideRead More

London: Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool’s target of Champions League qualification is a ‘big challenge’ after Sunday’s 1-2 defeat to Manchester United in an English Premier League match, but maintains belief in his side’s chances. The loss at the Anfield stadium that saw Steven Gerrard sent off for a stamp onRead More

New Delhi: Avenging her All England loss to Spain’s Carolina Marin and clinching the World No. 1 status will be on her mind when ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal leads the home challenge in the Yonex Sunrise India Open Super Series which gets underway with the qualifiers here on Tuesday.Read More

Sydney: Australian all-rounder James Faulkner on Monday insisted that spin will not play as big a role as is being predicted in the cricket World Cup semifinal against India here on March 26. While the quarter-final match between South Africa and Sri Lanka saw leg-spinner Imran Tahir and off-spinner JPRead More

Sydney: Refusing to rate his match-winning ton against Bangladesh in the quarter-final, Indian top-order batsman Rohit Sharma said the ongoing cricket World Cup campaign is a very prestigious stage and he wants to make the most of it. Opener Rohit’s calculated 137 off 126 deliveries helped India outplay Bangladesh byRead More

Wellington: New Zealand captain Brendon Mc Cullum believes he`s backing a winning horse with his all-out attack approach to Saturday`s World Cup quarter-final against the West Indies despite the high stakes involved. A confident Mc Cullum fronted the news media on the eve of the last-eight match in Wellington sayingRead More