South Africa’s fast bowler Dale Steyn missed training on Wednesday due to flu, but is expected to be fit for the World Cup match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The paceman bowled just seven overs in South Africa’s first warm-up match against Sri Lanka and was rested forRead More

New Zealand, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum says pacers Trent Boult and Tim Southee were “outstanding” as they set up the team’s victory by denting the Scotland batting line-up with their intimidating bowling. Boult was declared Man-of-the-Match for his two for 21 in six overs while Southee took two forRead More

Dunedin, New Zealand narrowly avoided a major misstep in its first meeting with a minor nation at the Cricket World Cup, edging Scotland by three wickets in a low-scoring match Tuesday to stay unbeaten after two games in Pool A. Chasing Scotland’s modest total of 142, New Zealand needed only halfRead More

New Delhi, Former India coach Gary Kirsten exuded confidence in the defending champions, asserting that they have what it takes to retain the cricket World Cup crown. “They can retain the title. Absolutely! Everyone seems to write off India but that is a very dangerous thing to do because they knowRead More

Karachi,  Pakistan’s former captain Wasim Akram has offered to help the national cricket team salvage its World Cup campaign. But the left-arm fast bowler made it clear either the Pakistan Cricket Board or team management would have to first ask for his help and advice. “I am in Australia and NewRead More

London, David Beckham waded into the FIFA presidential election on Tuesday, singling out former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo in his bid to unseat Sepp Blatter. The 39-year-old Beckham, who retired from soccer in 2013, has largely kept his distance from the world of FIFA politics after being part of England’sRead More

New Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar has cautioned the Indian cricket team to guard against complacency ahead of its Cricket World Cup game against South Africa, saying the Proteas are a far better fielding unit than Pakistan. India started their World Cup campaign on a winning note, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 76 runsRead More

Mumbai, The Indian Premier League auctions being held in Bengaluru today saw fierce action as teams bid for Indian and foreign players. In an action replay of last year’s bidding war, Yuvraj Singh was the costliest player, bagging Rs 16 crore from Delhi Daredevils. This is the highest any teamRead More

Karachi, Pakistan cricket team has come under criticism from the national media, which mourned yet another defeat to arch-rivals India in a World Cup game, saying “the writing was on the wall from the very beginning”. Pakistan yesterday lost their sixth straight match to India in World Cup since theRead More

Yuvraj Singh’s mercurial father Yograj today made a controversial claim that Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not want his son in India’s cricket World Cup squad, only to be dismissed by the left-hand batsman himself minutes later. “I was shocked when I learnt that Yuvraj Singh was not in the WorldRead More