Category: Sports

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 12, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene paid tribute to old stagers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan who created the platform for Thursday’s six-wicket World Cup win over New Zealand. The veteran duo, two of the survivors from the 1996 World Cup winning team, shared six wickets between them […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 13, 2007 (AFP) – Australia required just five overs of hostile pace to storm into the World Cup semi-finals with a crushing nine-wicket win over a hapless Ireland in a Super Eights match here on Friday. Pacemen Glenn McGrath (3-17) and Shaun Tait (3-39) reduced the match between the defending champions and […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 11, 2007 (AFP) – England thwarted another strong challenge from Bangladesh’s spinners to register a much-needed four-wicket win in a World Cup Super Eights match here on Wednesday. Mushfiqur Rahim (seven) also failed to live up to the expectations as Bangladesh were struggling at 65-6 before Hasan and Mortaza gave the total […]

ST GEORGE’S, April 12, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara said it was vital his side kept faith with the style of cricket that won them the 1996 World Cup if they were to lift the trophy for a second time. Sanath Jayasuriya, still a key member of the side and Romesh Kaluwitharana, […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – AB de Villiers slammed a maiden one-day international as South Africa beat the West Indies by 67 runs in a World Cup Super Eights match at the Grenada National Stadium Tuesday. The defeat effectively ended the hosts’ hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Opening batsman De Villiers, battling […]

ST DAVID’S, Grenada, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – Record-breaking fast bowler Lasith Malinga is doubtful for Sri Lanka’s World Cup Super Eights clash against New Zealand on Thursday with an ankle injury. Malinga was not at Sri Lanka’s practice session at Sagesse Park here Tuesday and afterwards skipper Mahela Jayawardene told AFP: “Lasith has an […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 11, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies captain Brian Lara apologised to fans after his team’s World Cup hopes were shattered by South Africa in their Super Eights match at the Grenada National Stadium Tuesday.AB de Villiers slammed a maiden one-day international century to set South Africa on the way to a […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka v New Zealand head-to-head record ahead of their World Cup Super Eights match at New Queen’s Park here on Thursday: Total meetings: 65 Sri Lanka wins: 28 New Zealand wins: 34 Tied: 1 No Result: 2 Last 10 meetings 26/12/2004: Auckland New Zealand won by […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 11, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore, who has masterminded memorable Caribbean World Cup wins over India and South Africa, is adamant that there is still plenty of work to do to finetune the Asian Tigers.The burly Australian is used to upsetting the world order of international cricket – in 1996, […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 11, 2007 (AFP) – Australia opener Matthew Hayden said Tuesday that the World Cup is too long and called for the marathon tournament to be trimmed. “It’s too long. It’s too long for everyone,” said Hayden with another 18 days still to play in the 47-day marathon competition. World Cup holders Australia […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – Peter Fulton hit a solid 83 as New Zealand boosted their chances of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals with an emphatic 129-run win over Ireland in a Super Eights match here on Monday. The opener’s sixth half-century and a rollicking 71-run stand for the eighth wicket between […]

LONDON, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas admitted teammate Dilhara Fernando did employ gamesmanship before the final ball of his side’s World Cup win over England. England batsman Ravi Bopara needed three runs to win the Super Eights match in Antigua but fast bowler Fernando pulled out of his delivery […]