Ticket-hungry fans, desperate to see India’s World Cup clash against South Africa on Saturday, were baton-charged by police as they queued.
India will hope to negotiate the underdog threat of Netherlands in the Group B match at the World Cup on Wednesday with as little fuss as possible.
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith hit back at claims his side had ‘choked’ again at the World Cup after a dramatic six-run loss to England on Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen became the latest victim of the injury-cursed World Cup on Monday, dealing a blow to England’s hopes of World Cup victory.
Mike Hussey is back to bat in the World Cup after a call up to Australia’s 15-man squad as a replacement for injured fast bowler Doug Bollinger.
Victorious Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Ireland had given his team a tough battle in their World Cup clash on Sunday.
A resilient England produced an amazing comeback to pip a shell-shocked South Africa by six runs in a low-scoring World Cup thriller on Sunday.
England could not recover from a dreadful start and folded for 171 in 45.4 overs in a World Cup Group B match against South Africa on Sunday.
A sell-out 35 000 crowd in Colombo was left disappointed after heavy rain robbed them of a potentially thrilling match on Saturday.
Unbeaten openers Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum hit half-centuries to guide New Zealand to a crushing 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe.
Skipper Shahid Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win.
South Africa crushed The Netherlands by 231 runs in a lop-sided Group B match to record their second successive victory in the World Cup on Thursday.
Ireland’s sensational World Cup victory over England left Andrew Strauss’s Ashes winners battling to salvage their credibility on Thursday.
Kevin O’Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history off just 50 balls against England on Wednesday as Ireland recorded their greatest win.
South Africa will not lower their guard against The Netherlands as they look to build on a good start to their World Cup bid.
Lasith Malinga recorded his second World Cup hat-trick and scored 6-38 to spark Sri Lanka’s crushing nine-wicket win over Kenya in the World Cup.
SA go into their clash against The Netherlands on Thursday with the enviable choice of a three-prong spin attack or mixing it up to boost their pace.
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/ 28 February 2011
West Indies hat-trick star Kemar Roach blew away the Netherlands’ batting on Monday, taking six wickets.
Tatenda Taibu just missed a maiden World Cup century while Raymond Price grabbed three early wickets as Zimbabwe crushed Canada on Monday.
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/ 28 February 2011
England wicketkeeper Steven Davies publicly announced Monday he is gay, becoming the first active professional cricketer to out himself.
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/ 28 February 2011
England and Andrew Strauss did the unthinkable and stole the headlines from Sachin Tendulkar’s century in a World Cup on Sunday.
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/ 26 February 2011
Shahid Afridi came up with another superb bowling performance as Pakistan beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 11 runs to win their Group A World Cup match.
Ruthless Australia compounded the miseries of rivals New Zealand by notching up a seven-wicket victory in their World Cup match on Friday.
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/ 24 February 2011
AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 107 powered South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in a World Cup Group B match on Thursday.
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/ 24 February 2011
Thousands of fans who had camped outside Bangalore’s stadium to buy tickets for Sunday’s World Cup showdown, clashed with police on Thursday.
Graeme Smith is determined to end his reign as SA’s one-day captain in a blaze of glory by leading the Proteas to a first World Cup triumph.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will be charged after allegedly damaging a TV in the dressing room during his side’s match against Zimbabwe.
The depth in their batting and the variety of their bowling make South Africa one of the teams to fear at the World Cup.
The Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate scored a dazzling World Cup century against ragged England on Tuesday but the three-times finalists fought back.
Australia softened up Zimbabwe with fiery pace and bounce to kick-start their World Cup campaign with a resounding 91-run victory on Monday.
SA’s Graeme Smith and India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined a chorus of World Cup skippers predicting a closely contested tournament.
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/ 17 February 2011
India will look to settle an old score against a confident Bangladesh when the co-hosts meet in the opening match of the World Cup on Saturday.