Category: Sports

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 17, 2007 (AFP) – Teenager Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza turned giant-killers to script Bangladesh’s upset five-wicket victory over India in their opening World Cup match here on Saturday.Both the teams observed a minute’s silence before the match in memory of Bangladeshi cricketer Manjural Islam, who died in a road […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 15, 2007 (AFP) – Debutants Bermuda found life at the top extremely uncomfortable as they crashed to a massive 243-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their opening World Cup match here on Thursday. It was the second-biggest defeat by run-margin in the tournament history after Namibia’s 256-run loss to defending […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka were just as pleased with skipper Mahela Jayawardene’s return to form ahead of two big World Cup games as they were with their crushing win over hapless Bermuda. “For us, it is always good to have these countries playing in big tournaments.That was how […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) – Bermuda may have suffered a humiliating defeat on their World Cup debut against Sri Lanka here, but skipper Irving Romaine says the experience matters more for his team than the result. “We were all emotional and it showed in a couple of early overs.The experience is […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) – India are determined to avoid a Kiwi headache when they clash with Bangladesh in their opening World Cup match at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Saturday. “If the boys are able to keep their focus and set about their task, and control what they can […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 18, 2007 (AFP) – Results and tables on Sunday in the first round of the 2007 World Cup: Group A At Basseterre, St Kitts Australia bt Netherlands by 229 runs Group C At Gros Islet, St Lucia England bt Canada by 51 runs Standings (played, won, lost, no result, tied, net run […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 15, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody said Wednesday he would not be surprised if the minnows stretched top sides in the World Cup.Six non-Test-playing nations are in the fray in the mega one-day event, with Bermuda and Ireland making their Cup debuts. Others are Scotland, Kenya, the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 13, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies, bidding to become the first host nation to win the World Cup, got their campaign off to a dream start on Tuesday with a 54-run win over Pakistan. Brian Lara’s side, who were restricted to 241-9 off their 50 overs, bowled out Inzamam-ul-Haq’s unpredictable Pakistanis for […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 14, 2007 (AFP) – If ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a ‘doosra’ in the opening World Cup Group B match here on Thursday, many Bermudian batsmen will struggle to read it. All the four Group B sides have arrived here and had workouts in bright sunshine on […]

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, March 13, 2007 (AFP) – Just about the one thing captains at the World Cup seem to be agreed on is that pitches will generally be slow and assist spin bowlers. Last week both England skipper Michael Vaughan and Australia captain Ricky Ponting talked up the tournament prospects of their frontline […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 13, 2007 (AFP) – Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardene hope to step out of history’s shadow at the World Cup. India have not won the tournament since 1983 and this time round it is Dravid’s turn as skipper to attempt to break that long wait for a second title. The […]

LONDON, March 13, 2007 (AFP) – One of Britain’s leading bookmakers is hoping anyone other than England or Australia wins the Cricket World Cup. William Hill has estimated that more than 100 million pounds will be gambled on the World Cup. “Considering England’s recent on-off form it might surprise people that England are our worst […]