Chasing England's 171, the South Africans were cruising at one time at 114/3 before a middle-order collapse led to an embarrassing six-run defeat. But Smith refused to admit that their chokers tag was not entirely out of place. "I do not think we are chokers. In the last couple of...

Dead and buried at one stage, a spirited Bangladesh fought back to record a thrilling two-wicket win against England in the ICC CWC. England suffered a shock two-wicket defeat against Bangladesh and will almost certainly need to beat the West Indies in their final Group B match to avoid another...

Ricky Ponting lost his temper on the pitch as Australia were again made to work hard in the field against lowly opposition at the cricket World Cup. The Australia captain's irritation at his team's inability to dismiss Canada turned to outright anger in the 42nd over when teammate...

The latest development was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed today. The 30-year-old Sussex man, who has played a bit-part role during the tournament but has been a regular on the one-day scene over the last two years, is flying back to England immediately after...

consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League with a comfortable four-wicket victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in a battle of debutants here on Wednesday. Chasing 149 to win set by the Tuskers, the Warriors were at a tricky 118 for six in the 16th over but Mohnish Mishra, who made an...

After 25 matches

Former India cricketer Jacob Martin, who was wanted in connection with a human trafficking case, has been arrested from Delhi, police said on Wednesday. He was arrested from Babarpur area of Shahadra on Tuesday night, DCP (IGI Airport) R A Sanjeev said. Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs...

The IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad on Tuesday witnessed some sparks with Gautam Gambhir and Daniel Christian engaging themselves in a heated altercation during the KKR innings. Gambhir, who came at the fall of Eoin Morgan in the sixth over, collided...

Three Lions, three formats, three skippers. Andrew Strauss continues as Test skipper, Alastair Cook takes over the ODI reins and Stuart Broad gets the Twenty20 job. Apart from Strauss leading the Test side, it isn't ideal; but that doesn't mean it can't work. Strauss knows better than most...

If you aren't a fan of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, there's good news and bad news. The good news first: Tillakaratne Dilshan has found form late, and will not unleash any more violence in the IPL, since he is headed to England. The bad news is that Chris Gayle is in such form that...