West Indies team's media manager, Philip Spooner, confirmed the incident and said that because of the stoning two windows of the bus cracked but all the players were safe. "This incident took place after We left the ground. We were on our way back to the hotel. A couple of stones did...

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...

Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva, who gave batsman Gary Wilson out LBW in Ireland's loss to West Indies, has been dropped from officiating in some key ICC CWC matches. Asoka's onfield decisions has come under scanner during the ICC Cricket World Cup with the most criticised being the...

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...

Pakistan broke Australia's 34-match winning streak after edging them out by four wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup in Colombo on Saturday. It was Pakistan who had last inflicted a World Cup defeat on the defending champions - 12 years ago at Headingley - and they required 41 overs to...

Justin Langer has been tipped to succeed India's head coach Gary Kirsten, who is expected to resign after the ICC Cricket World Cup. It could be Cricket Australia's loss. Its failure to offer permanent jobs to all its national team coaches could cost it none other than Australia's...

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Sachin Tendulkar would not have walked back to the pavilion had he known that the umpire had ruled him not out. Ponting, who had waited for the umpire's decision even if he knew he had nicked a delivery during Australia's ICC CWC match against...

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...

Former Australian captain Kim Hughes feels national selector Greg Chappell forced Ricky Ponting to step down as Australia captain. Ponting though, after stepping down from captaincy, made it clear that Australia's ICC Cricket World Cup ouster had prompted his decision and insisted that he...

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...