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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Bangladesh tour will help revive cricket: PCB chief

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf Wednesday said Bangladesh's short tour will help revive the suspended sport in his country. Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed it will play a one-day and a Twenty20 match in Lahore this month, matches which will reintroduce international cricket to Pakistan following its suspension in the wake of 2009 attacks on the Sri...

IPL: Punjab to clash with Kolkata today

MOHALI: Kings Eleven Punjab will be facing Kolkata Night Raiders today in the Indian Premier League (IPL)-2012 here. The match will start in the night at 7.30 P.M (Pakistan Time). Rajasthan Royals with 8 points to its credit leading the list. Geo Super is televising all the matches of the event li...

Lyon's 5-68 puts Australia in charge

PORT OF SPAIN: A spell of five for sixteen by Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon put Australia in charge at Queen's Park Oval at the end of the third day of the second Test in the West Indies on Tuesday. It was the first time that Lyon had taken five wickets in an innings since his debut Test in Sri Lanka. "I'm over the moon, even though I didn't run around like I did...

Bangalore win as Gayle butchers Pune bowlers

BANGALORE: West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle smashed eight sixes in his marathon innings of 81 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Pune Warriors by six wickets in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing a difficult target of 183, Bangalore completed the victory when Saurabh Tiwary hit a towering six off...

Rajasthan win against Deccan in high run-chase

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals defeated Deccan Chargers by five wickets after chasing a huge target with two balls to spare in a high-scoring match in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing 197, Rajasthan completed their fourth win of the six matches to go on top of the points table whereas Deccan lost all their three...