Dubai: Former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming Friday tipped joint hosts Australiaand New Zealand to reach the final of the forthcoming 2015 World Cup, also identifying South Africa and the West Indies as the dark horses of the tournament. It will be the first time the mega event will beRead More

New Delhi: Despite the growing popularity and importance, Ballon d’Or has its share of opposition. According to the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, this yearly award for the world’s best player undermines the spirit of a team sport like football. Portuguese super-star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Sunday adjudged the best footballerRead More

London: David Ginola`s unlikely bid for the FIFA presidency was exposed as little more than a publicity stunt when a bookmaking firm said it had paid the former Francewinger 250,000 pounds ($380,000) to stand, Ginola launched on Friday an almost certainly doomed attempt to oust Sepp Blatter as head of worldRead More

Sydney: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said he wants England “to do well” in the impending World Cup despite being acrimoniously sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), leading to a long-enduring verbal fight between the two warring parties. Pietersen endured a turbulent relationship with the ECBRead More

Melbourne: Australia’s left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty on Wednesday said he was feeling under pressure to prove that his World Cup selection ahead of Nathan Lyon will not be seen as a mistake. The 32-year-old was selected in Australia’s 15-member World Cup squad ahead of Lyon amid a lot of speculation.Read More

New Delhi: It is a measure of the heady attraction of an India-Pakistan cricket contest that South Australia, whose capital is Adelaide, has consciously bid for this World Cup match at the famed Adelaide Oval next month. The province with a gateway as its emblem, and which borders all fiveRead More

Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri was the only Indian to cross the first hurdle in the Australian Open qualifiers today while Somdev Devvarman and Ramkumar Ramanathan fell by the way side after featuring in tight matches. Yuki, ranked 314th, knocked out Russian 15th seed Evgeny Donskoy 4-6 6-1 8-6 in his firstRead More

Canberra, Opener Ian Bell plundered 187 off 145 balls and Stuart Broad captured four wickets as England crushed the Prime Minister’s XI by 60 runs in Canberra on Wednesday. Bell starred in England’s imposing 391 for six to set the PM XI a run chase of almost eight runs anRead More

Dubai, India have slipped a place to be seventh in the latest ICC Test rankings after losing the four-match away series against Australia 0-2. India’s slide in the rankings come after the two fighting draws which were not enough to prevent another series loss overseas. india captain Virat Kohli howeverRead More

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to send suspended off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal to Brisbane for the official tests of ICC before the start of the World Cup. PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Sunday that while Ajmal would go for the tests in a few weeksRead More