Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is hoping that his performance at the ongoing World Twenty20 would get him a berth in next year's ODI World Cup in the sub-continent. Jayasuriya, 40, wants to wind up his stellar cricketing career with an appearance at the World Cup. "If I have done something ...

The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 Cricket World Cup is planning to have multiple entry visas for supporters with valid tickets travelling to India for the tournament. The COC that met here Friday under the chairmanship of Sharad Pawar, who is also the vice-president of International Cricket Council (ICC), ...

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) "World Cupp 2011" joins the list of movies based on sports. Debutant director-actor Ravi Kapoor claims he is all set to unveil the nexus between cricketers and bookies with the film that releases Friday. Kapoor, who has written and produced the film himself, plays the lead ...

Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be played in Mumbai and one of the semi-finals at Mohali in Punjab. Two other matches will also be played at Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium. The Indian Organising Committee of the World Cup allotted India's share of 29 matches ...

Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17. The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup met here Wednesday and also decided that the inaugural match of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh Feb 19. The full schedule ...

Karachi, Aug 31 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt was off the mark when he claimed last week that Pakistan will receive around Rs.1.5 billion ($18 million) from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after settling its 2011 World Cup dispute with the game's governing body, sources said Monday. The Pakistan Cricket ...

Karachi, Aug 31 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has assured Pakistan that it will directly deal with Indian authorities to ensure foolproof security arrangements for its cricket team for the 2011 World Cup matches in India. Sources said Monday that one of the most important clauses of the agreement signed ...

Karachi, Aug 28 (IANS) Pakistan is eyeing a compensation package of around $18 million in exchange for dropping its legal proceedings against the International Cricket Council (ICC) over staging the 2011 World Cup. Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said at a press conference Friday in Lahore that in ...

Karachi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday agreed to drop its court case against the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a dispute on the hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup after reaching a settlement with the game's governing body. The resolution was reached during a meeting between ...

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has said he is aiming to score 15,000 Test runs and win the 2011 World Cup that will be hosted in the sub-continent. "I have given it (retirement) no thought at all. I am good at cricket, so I will play ...