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Hurricane Dean heads for Mexico

Hurricane Dean skirted the Cayman Islands on Monday and raced toward Mexico’s resort-dotted Caribbean coast, where tens of thousands of tourists fled what could become a mammoth…

New Zealand brush Ireland aside to go top

New Zealand joined defending champions Australia on eight points at the top of the World Cup Super Eights standings after beating Ireland by 129 runs on Monday. New Zealand…

Smith: ‘We didn’t do the basics well’

Graeme Smith hopes new surroundings in Grenada and a more positive approach will help South Africa bounce back from their embarrassing World Cup defeat to Bangladesh. ”We now…

SA in shock World Cup loss

Bangladesh pulled off another shock victory at the 2007 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, beating world number-one team South Africa by 67 runs. Put in to bat by South Africa…

SA cricketers set to steamroller Bangladesh

South Africa are looking to sweep aside the challenge of Bangladesh in a Super Eights match on Saturday and take a maximum six points from the team’s stay on the South American…

Bangladesh aim for better showing

Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar is looking forward to an improved all-round performance from his team in their World Cup Super Eights match against South Africa in Georgetown…

Match-winner Kallis slams critics

All-rounder Jacques Kallis hit back at his critics after he led South Africa to victory with an unbeaten half-century against Ireland in a World Cup Super Eights match on…

Clinical SA pull off comfortable win over Ireland

South Africa defied rain and a fighting Ireland to cruise to a seven-wicket win in a World Cup Super Eights match at the Guyana National Stadium in Georgetown on Tuesday. Jacques…

Security remains low-key at World Cup

Despite Bob Woolmer’s murder, players and coaches at the Cricket World Cup remain within easy reach of those who could do them harm. The death of Woolmer, who Jamaican police say…

South Africa expect to brush Ireland aside

The world’s top-ranked team South Africa will not be complacent against debutants Ireland in Tuesday’s World Cup Super Eights match but should win ”convincingly”, coach Mickey…

Jayasuriya inspires Sri Lanka’s win

Sanath Jayasuriya clubbed a vintage hundred and Sri Lanka all but ended the West Indies’ World Cup semifinal hopes with a 113-run Super Eights win on Sunday. Jayasuriya’s 115…

Lara puzzled by small crowds

West Indies captain Brian Lara is not buying into the debate about why crowds have been smaller than expected at the first World Cup in the Caribbean. Critics are blaming the…

Lara, Murali set for intriguing battle

Sparks are bound to fly when West Indies skipper Brian Lara bats against ace Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in a World Cup Super Eights match in Georgetown on…

Collingwood knock helps England past Irish

Paul Collingwood’s late flurry with the bat and four wickets from Andrew Flintoff gave England a 48-run win over rank outsiders Ireland in their World Cup Super Eights match on…

SA scrape home against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga took four wickets in four balls before South Africa scrambled a one-wicket win in their World Cup Super Eight match at the Guyana National…

Pitch mystery for South Africa and Sri Lanka

South Africa and Sri Lanka will be entering new territory when they meet in a World Cup Super Eight match at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday. The match is the first of…

Race brouhaha over World Cup brochure

An allegedly racist caption in a brochure for the 2007 Cricket World Cup has opened up longstanding racial tensions between Guyana’s East Indians and its African-descendant…

Amish bury dead girls amid concern for rural life

Pennsylvania’s Amish began to bury the victims of this week’s schoolroom massacre on Thursday amid renewed concern that their private, rural way of life was yielding to…

Edwards bowls West Indies to victory

Impressive bowling from Fidel Edwards, as well as a dominant batting performance, paved the way for the West Indies to complete an 82-run win in the fourth one-day international…

Tropical Storm Wilma gathers strength

Authorities urged residents to be on alert as Tropical Storm Wilma’s outer edge neared the Cayman Islands on Monday, packing strong rain and wind as it cut a path that could…