COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket has rubbished allegations of match-fixing that have cropped up against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Smaraweera due to a TV report, condemning the channel for carrying a “baseless and demoralising” story. While commentating on the World Cup match between the Lankans and Pakistan, which the hosts lost by 11 runs, the channel’s …
CHENNAI: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their second cricket World Cup warm-up match at M A Chidambaram Stadium here today. Sachin Tendulkar is playing today’s game for India after skipping the first game against Australia. Ross Taylor will lead New Zealand instead of regular …
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hoped Team India would win the cricket world cup. “My best wishes are with the countrymen and countrywomen of India. India should win the World Cup,” Manmohan Singh told a group of TV editors. Asked about his favourite players in the Indian cricket team, the prime minister said: …
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has apparently been warned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching its ambush marketing clause for the World Cup that starts February 19. Dhoni has been asked by the ICC to stop promoting and endorsing Sony and Aircel, which are the rivals of ICC’s sponsors associated with …
COLOMBO: Ryan ten Doeschate produced a gem of an innings as the Netherlands kicked off their build-up to the World Cup with an improbable two-wicket win over Kenya in a warm-up match here today. Chasing a competitive 264 for victory, the Netherlands were in all sorts of trouble at 130 for seven in the 30th …
