Category: Sports

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Texan billionaire financier Allen Stanford has long had a love of luxury and the finer things in life, such as tropical islands, but he is also no stranger to controversy.When he unveiled his 20 million dollar winner takes all Twenty20 match between his Caribbean Superstars and England, many in […]

LONDON, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Unorthodox Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis insisted Thursday ahead of the World Twenty20 semi-final with the West Indies that “no batsman has figured me out yet”. Mendis had to undergo surgery to remove shrapnel from his scalp and back following March’s attack by armed militants on Sri Lanka’s team […]

LONDON, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – West Indies are confident of chasing nearly any total in this event; Sri Lanka believe there is no score they can’t defend.Clearly, something will have to give in their World Twenty20 semi-final. Friday’s match at the Oval sees two exciting sides up against one another and, while Sri Lanka […]

NOTTINGHAM, June 17, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka expect the spinners to pick up another rich haul when they take on the West Indies in the World Twenty20 semi-final at the Oval on Friday. The Sri Lankans have bulldozed their way through the tournament with five straight wins, mainly on the back of spin twins […]

LONDON, June 14, 2009 (AFP) – Defending champions India crashed out of the World Twenty20 on Sunday while Sri Lanka stayed on course for the semi-finals but only after surviving a scare by Ireland. India lost by three runs to England at a packed Lord’s, a result which left Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s highly-rated team to […]

LONDON, June 14, 2009 (AFP) – World cricket chiefs are working out a middle path to resolve the controversy over Pakistan’s right to remain co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent. Top officials of the International Cricket Council, including president David Morgan of England, will debate the matter at a meeting here on […]

LONDON, June 13, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes his side’s varied attack is the reason they’ve remained unbeaten so far at the World Twenty20.The team have long been known for the quality of their spin bowling yet Pakistan were 35 for three at Lord’s on Friday before the likes of off-break […]

NOTTINGHAM, June 12, 2009 (AFP) – South African captain Graeme Smith is ready for the challenges ahead in the World Twenty20 after a crushing seven-wicket win over hosts England. Smith praised young left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell, who picked up three wickets to wreck England’s batting before Jacques Kallis hit a half-century to guide the Proteas […]

NOTTINGHAM, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka emerged as one of the favoured teams in the World Twenty20 after their clinical destruction of mighty Australia and the West Indies in the first round.

LONDON, June 9, 2009 (AFP) – Pakistan avoided following Australia out of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday while South Africa hammered home their position as favourites by successfully defending the format’s lowest ever total.Pakistan, the runners-up at the 2007 championship, had been defeated by England in their opening match and needed to beat the Netherlands. […]

NOTTINGHAM, June 9, 2009 (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara celebrated his first stint as Sri Lanka’s captain by dumping mighty Australia from the World Twenty20, then warned rivals he was hungry for more scalps.“I can’t ask for more, but this is just the start. We want to continue in the same vein,” he said after the […]

LONDON, June 1, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said that while life for his side would not be the same after the attack on their team bus in Pakistan it would not stop them from playing international cricket. Sangakkara’s men have arrived in England for the ICC World Twenty20 after a particularly […]