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Leko hands Anand shock defeat at Linares
Linares: Viswanathan Anand's bid to win the 20th Linares Super Grand Masters chess tournament suffered a jolt when he suffered a shock defeat to Hungarian Peter Leko in the 13th and penultimate round.
Cricket
Woolmer called in by WI, all set to don coach’s mantle
Johannesburg: Former South Africa coach and England Test batsman Bob Woolmer has been lined up
to become the new coach of the West Indies.
Its advantage India against the beleaguered Sri Lankans
Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore was quoted recently as saying that he didn't believe anyone could
beat the powerful Australian team in this World Cup. I wonder if he believes his team can defeat India
on Monday.
Trescothick says he needs a complete break from the game
London: England opener Marcus Trescothick says he needs a complete break from cricket following a
gruelling winter schedule and his country's World Cup failure.
Cricket set to conquer new frontiers, Disney World!
London: Organisers of the 2007 World Cup are so keen to conquer new frontiers that they are set to
stage some matches in the United States with Disney World tipped to be a venue.
DJ’s outburst a case of grapes being sour: SL manger
Johannesburg: A South African radio presenter has been suspended from his job after making a series
of insulting remarks about the Sri Lanka team following their dramatic tie which knocked the hosts out
of the World Cup.
Campbell set for a recall after injuries hit Zimbabwe
Bloemfontein: Former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell is set to earn a surprise recall to the side, a
team spokesman said on Sunday.
In all probabilities it’s ‘thumbs’ down for skipper Sanath
Johannesburg: Sri Lanka will wait till the last minute before deciding whether injured captain Sanath
Jayasuriya will play in the World Cup Super Sixes match against India on Monday.
SA, Victoria end Shield season with outright wins
Sydney: South Australia and Victoria both completed their Sheffield Shield season with sweeping
outright victories on Sunday.
It was a hat ‘trick’ that did it for Vaas ‘the priest’
Johannesburg: It should not come as a surprise that Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, the most
successful bowler at the World Cup with 16 wickets, has a knack for taking hat-tricks.
Pain barrier not a problem when you’re doing well: Astle
Bloemfontein: Nathan Astle's first World Cup hundred in seven years, which guided New Zealand to a
Super Six victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday, was the kind of innings the hard-hitting batsman aims
to play every time he steps up to the crease.
It’s Lee vs Bond in the live-wire Aussie-Kiwi encounter
Bloemfontein: Two of the fastest bowlers at the World Cup will go head to head when reigning
champions Australia takes on New Zealand in its Super Six match at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.
Aravinda becomes fifth player to score 1,000 runs in WC
Johannesburg: Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva became the fifth player to score 1,000 World Cup career
runs when he made 92 during Friday's match against Australia at Centurion.
Can't fox Sachin, it’s a challenge bowling to him: Murali
Johannesburg: Sri Lanka's star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will not target Sachin Tendulkar in
Monday's World Cup Super Sixes clash against India at the Wanderers.
Aussies are playing mind games, we’re used to them: Fleming
Johannesburg: New Zealand insisted on Sunday that it will not be intimidated by Australia's awesome
pace battalion when the two sides clash in the World Cup Super Sixes on Tuesday.
Hussain wants Eng to toe the Aussies on captaincy front
London: Nasser Hussain on Sunday said he wanted to stay on as England's Test captain after quitting
at the helm of the One-day side that was knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.
India keen to make amends in its clash against Lanka
Johannesburg: After the wake-up call it got against Kenya, India will be keen to make amends in its
second World Cup Super Six game against Sri Lanka on Monday and grab a win which will assure it
of a semi-final berth.
India's theoretical success rests on Tendulkar: Report
London: The biggest reason why India is the only team which can stop the Australian juggernaut at the
World Cup is 'Kohinoor diamond' Sachin Tendulkar.
Astle's 13th-ODI century sees Kiwis home by six wickets
Bloemfontein: Nathan Astle's 13th One-day International century got New Zealand's bid for a World Cup semi-final spot off to a winning start as it beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the Super Six match here at Goodyear Park on Saturday.
Former SA player Symcox resigns as national selector
Johannesburg: Former South Africa Test player Pat Symcox on Saturday resigned as a national team selector, the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) announced.
Pybus to reject renewal offer, quits as Pakistan coach
London: As the first casualty of Pakistan's disastrous performance in the World Cup, the high-profile team's coach Richard Pybus on Saturday quit from his post.
Zim WC injury jinx continues, Murphy tears calf muscle
Bloemfontein: Zimbabwe's World Cup injury jinx struck again on Saturday when leg spinner Brian Murphy tore a calf muscle - while bowling in the nets.
Pakistan team's rebuilding process is imminent: Bari
Johannesburg: Pakistan's chief selector Wasim Bari on Saturday threatened to overhaul the national team after it was knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.
Donald quits international scene, to play domestic game
Bloemfontein: South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald announced his retirement from international cricket at his home ground of Goodyear Park on Saturday.
Depth in our batting stood out against Kenya: Wright
Johannesburg: Indian coach John Wright must be delighted, and relieved, the team's left hand knows what its right hand is doing.
First time in my career, I see scarcity of talent: Akram
Johannesburg: Pace legend Wasim Akram said on Saturday he has deep-seated fears for the future of cricket in Pakistan following the disastrous World Cup campaign which ended in the first round.
'Harbhajan will play important role in India's campaign'
Johannesburg: Former batting great Peter Kirsten is looking forward to the spinners' duel in the India-Sri Lanka game at Wanderers on Monday and feels the time has come for Harbhajan Singh and Muttiah Muralitharan to leave their mark in the World Cup.
Ganguly scoring runs was positive outcome for him, team
Saurav Ganguly and his team were made to sweat and had to call on all their experience to come out on top in their World Cup Super Six match against Kenya, and this without any meaningful contribution from Sachin Tendulkar.
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