Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Somerset's entry into the Super Eight stage suffered a setback after a 44-run defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the M.Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday. Somerset, who registered a thrilling last ball win over Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Deccan Chargers in ...

Karachi, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan's parliamentary committee on sports has accused the cricket team of throwing away its Pool A match against Australia to knock old rivals India out of the eight-nation event. The accusation came from Jamshed Dasti, the chief of National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports. Dasti, a ...

Centurion, Oct 6 (IANS) Shane Watson hit a marvellous unbeaten century to guide defending champions Australia to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy at the SuperSport Park here Monday. Chasing a target of 201, Man of the Match Watson remained not out on 105, ...

Centurion, Oct 4 (IANS) Defending Australia will look to make it two in a row when they take on underdogs New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final here Monday. New Zealand shocked everyone when they beat a strong Pakistan side by five wickets in Saturday's semi-final. No one expected them to ...

Johannesburg, Oct 4 (IANS) The Australian team was fined for slow over-rate during their nine-wicket victory over England in Friday's Champions Trophy semi-final at the Centurion. The International Cricket Council's (ICC) match referee Jeff Crowe fined Ricky Ponting's side after it was found two overs short at the end of the ...

Johannesburg, Oct 4 (IANS) New Zealand set-up a final clash with defending champions Australia after defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling semi-final at the New Wanderers Stadium here Saturday. New Zealand, who won the title in 2000 when it was known as the ICC Knock Tournament, achieved the target ...

Centurion, Oct 3 (IANS) Unbeaten centuries from opener Shane Watson and skipper Ricky Ponting kept defending champions Australia in contention to retain the title after they knocked out England from the Champions Trophy with nine wickets in the semi-final at the SuperSport Park here Friday. Chasing a target of 258, Watson ...

Johannesburg, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan will be the favourites on the bouncy Wanderers track when they take on New Zealand in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy here Saturday. The strip at the Wanderers with its pace and bounce has favoured the bowlers and it will not be surprising if ...

Centurion, Oct 1 (IANS) Defending champions Australia would be looking to assert their superiority over an inspired England side when they take them on in the Champions Trophy semi-final at the SuperSport Park here Friday. The two sides will be facing each other for the eighth time within six weeks with ...

Centurion, Oct 1 (IANS) David Hussey will replace an injured Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke for the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy. Clarke had missed the matches against the West Indies and India due to a persistent lower back problem and will return home Thursday. "The ICC has confirmed the event ...