Elena Baltacha and Heather Watson both lost in straight sets as British interest ended swiftly at the Memphis International on Monday. Baltacha, the British number one, went down 6-2 6-1 to Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands, ranked 22 places lower [...]
Fourth one-day international, Dubai: England 241-6 (49.2 overs) beat Pakistan 237 (50 overs) by four wickets. Match scorecard Kevin Pietersen’s second successive century steered England to a 4-0 clean sweep over Pakistan in their one-day international series. Pakistan failed to [...]
Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has announced his retirement from professional cricket. Symonds, 36, was contracted to play for the Mumbai Indians in the forthcoming Indian Premier League season. The Birmingham-born cricketer, who played 26 Tests for Australia, terminated the [...]
ADELAIDE: India and Sri Lanka finished in a sensational tie in their tri one-day series international at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. India skipper M.S. Dhoni needed to hit four off the last ball by Lasith Malinga but he was [...]
England’s batsmen had some time in the middle in Abu Dhabi, but only after their target was revised after the England Lions were skittled for 96. In the only warm-up match ahead of the one-day series against Pakistan, England coasted [...]
Captain Judy Murray hopes to capitalise on Britain’s successful Fed Cup week by drawing a first home tie in 19 years. The team of Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson and Laura Robson beat Austria 2-0 on Saturday to secure [...]
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DUBAI: The third and the final Test match between Pakistan and England will begin on Friday here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The five day match will be played from February 3 to 7. Pakistan have already won the [...]
LONDON: Convicted fast bowler Muhammad Aamer has been released from the young offenders institute in Weymouth, where he was serving a six-month sentence for spot-fixing. Aamer was scheduled to release on February 9 but he apparently released on Wednesday. He [...]
ABU DHABI: Pakistan recorded a stunning 72-run victory against top-ranked England within four days of the five-day second Test match here at the Sheikh Zayad Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This [...]
MELBOURNE: Three-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova takes on debut finalist Victoria Azarenka Saturday in a high-stakes battle for the Australian Open title and the top ranking. Sharapova won Wimbledon as a 17-year-old in 2004, captured the US Open in [...]
MELBOURNE: Former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated Germany’s Angelique Kerber in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-2 in a scoreline that flattered the fourth seed, who was pushed [...]
Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal celebrates after dismissing England’s Graeme Swann (not in picture) during the first cricket test match. PHOTO: REUTERS DUBAI: Mercurial Pakistan have done it once again. In what can be called a historic win against top-ranked England, Pakistan cruised [...]
DUBAI: Saeed Ajmal has responded to allegations about his bowling action and said that he would not be pressured by them. Following the spinner’s brilliant performance on the first day of the test match against England, former England captain Bob [...]
Arsenal’s hopes of closing on the Premier League top four were dented by stylish Swansea City in an enthralling match at the Liberty Stadium. The Gunners took an early lead with a well-taken Robin van Persie goal, but the visitors [...]
Seven years ago, at the start of 2005, I was covering the South American Under-20 Championships in Colombia’s coffee-growing region when I came across something that gave me a far bigger buzz than the local produce. It was a short, [...]
Kallis targetting 2015 World Cup…….. “The one thing I want to try and achieve is to be part of a team that can win a World Cup. That’s a goal of mine,” Kallis said after South Africa’s victory in [...]
In the aftermath of India’s defeats in Melbourne and Sydney, several former players expressed their views on what the team must do for the third Test in Perth, and for the future. “I would still drop VVS [Laxman] and [...]
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket authorities have received assurances from the government that top-level security will be provided to Bangladesh during their April tour of the country. International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team [...]
