Posts tagged South Africa
Wessels keeps faith in Duminy
Feb 26th
JP Duminy, South Africa's middle-order batsman, has returned home and will miss the third and final ODI against India in Ahmedabad. Duminy, who has had a torrid time with the bat in recent times, sustained a hand injury in Gwalior, where India took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Kepler Wessels, the batting consultant of ...
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Loading ...England insist Stuart Broad did not tamper with ball
Jan 6th
England coach Andy Flower has defended Stuart Broad after South Africa raised concerns about the condition of the ball on day three of the third Test. Television pictures showed seamer Broad stopping the ball with his foot rather than picking it up with his hands. As a result, South Africa said they had raised concerns with the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Irfan regrets bowling first change
Dec 23rd
Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan has blamed his lack of success at the international level on not getting the new ball, which he said compromised his natural ability to swing. He said bowling first change meant he never produced the swing which he could have generated with the new ball. "I'm not complaining that I should ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Strauss praises outstanding Pietersen, Trott partnership
Dec 21st
England captain Andrew Strauss praised the 'outstanding' partnership between Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott which helped the side draw the first test against South Africaon Sunday. The pair made 145 for the fourth wicket before Pietersen (81) ran himself out after tea in an incident which very nearly soured England's day. "KP (Pietersen) and Jonathan made it ...
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South Africa Vs England – Day 1 Match Preview
Dec 16th
As England and South Africa prepare to do battle on Wednesday, both teams need to perform the sort of mental shift required when you return to Test cricket after months of playing with a white ball. In all probability, both captains would settle for a draw here at Centurion. Neither side has an especially good record ...
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Shah still sure he’s an England matchwinner
Dec 10th
As England's one-day team triumphed 2-1 over South Africa, Owais Shah was left marooned in London. He had been dropped two games after a sensational 98 from 89 balls against South Africa in the Champions Trophy, and on the back of two years in which he has scored more one-day runs, hit more fifties and ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The preliminaries in numbers
Nov 24th
In two weeks' time, 32 names will go into the hat for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Final Draw, all with their own story to tell from the preliminary phase. The road to South Africa started way back on 25 August 2007 in Oceania, three months before the Preliminary Draw even took place, ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Domenech defiant for Dublin clash
Nov 14th
Embattled France boss Raymond Domenech was in defiant mood as he arrived in Dublin on Friday 13th November for his side's FIFA World Cup™ qualifying showdown with the Republic of Ireland. And Domenech, sitting alongside skipper Thierry Henry at the press conference, was giving little away as he assessed Saturday night's first-leg play-off clash at Croke ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...All White on the night
Nov 14th
The New Zealand All Whites are one step away from qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and, perhaps equally importantly, changing the landscape of the sporting scene in their Rugby-mad homeland. The build-up to New Zealand’s hosting of Bahrain, where a ticket to South Africa 2010 awaits the victor, is all-consuming in ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Dirty Dozen
Nov 14th
The rebel tours of South Africa that took place between 1982 and 1989 are events which, almost three decades on, still reflect badly on the game in general and those involved in particular. By the start of the 1980s the world was increasing pressure on South Africa's apartheid regime with sporting, political and commercial boycotts. But ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...All White on the night
Nov 13th
The New Zealand All Whites are one step away from qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and, perhaps equally importantly, changing the landscape of the sporting scene in their Rugby-mad homeland. The build-up to New Zealand’s hosting of Bahrain, where a ticket to South Africa 2010 awaits the victor, is all-consuming in ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Zaheer set to return for Test series against Lanka
Nov 9th
Zaheer Khan is set to return to Test cricket while Ashish Nehra would also fancy a comeback to the longer version after a five-year hiatus when the national selection panel meets here tomorrow to pick the Indian squad for the three-match home series against Sri Lanka. Zaheer, who returned to first class cricket recently after undergoing ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Joel targets title and ticket
Oct 30th
Sydney drenches its inhabitants in a singular, seductive charm. Home to iconic landmarks such as Bondi Beach, Harbour Bridge, Hyde Park and Sydney Opera House, it is, culturally and climatically, a modern paradise. Joel Porter will attest to that. The deep-lying forward made the city his home by joining Sydney Olympic in 2002. At the age ...
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Global premiere for Jackson movie
Oct 28th
Michael Jackson's family and fans have attended the worldwide premiere of his concert documentary, This Is It. The movie was pieced together from 100 hours of footage shot at rehearsals for the star's ill-fated comeback shows. Jackson's brothers Jermaine, Marlon, Tito and Randy, attended a star-studded screening in Los Angeles. Simultaneous premieres were held in 18 other ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...David Warner is an amazing talent: Stuart Clark
Oct 19th
New South Wales pacer Stuart Clark has described Blues opening batsman David Warner as an "amazing talent" after his fantastic 40 off 16 balls in the Champions League in India. Victoria and NSW have ensured Australia is the only nation with two representatives in the semi-finals of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament, but they ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Champions League T20 starts off today
Oct 8th
Bangalore: The Much awaited Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) will start here today with high voltage encounter between local team Royal Challengers Bangalore and Cape Cobras. The first ever international club level tournament will start off with a glittering ceremony. The prize money for the winner of first edition of CLT20 has been fixed at a whopping USD ...
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India top ODI rankings
Sep 23rd
India has become the number one ODI team after Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 55 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy opening match on Tuesday. Tillakaratne Dilshan's superb century and Ajantha Mendis's fiery three wicket haul helped Sri Lanka register a 55-run victory over South Africa via Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-affected first match ...
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Davis Cup: India beat South Africa 4-1
Sep 22nd
Somdev Devvarman came back from two sets down to beat Rik De Voest to put India in the Davis Cup World Group. Yuki Bhambri made the win sweeter winning the dead rubber against Izak Van der Merwe on his Davis Cup debut. South Africa's Rik De Voest returns the ball from India's Somdev Devvarman during the ...
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ICC Champions Trophy: England too puny for modern power game
Sep 22nd
All the world's best players are featured, their international careers boiled down to their vital statistics: batting average, centuries, wickets taken and sixes hit. It is that last area which should be exercising the minds of the selectors. Because, in a game which has become primarily about power, England lack six appeal. In one-day cricket, pitches ...
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Davis Cup win is my biggest victory yet: Somdev
Sep 21st
India's top tennis player, Somdev Devvarman carried India to the elite World Group for the first time in 11 years with a sensational 4-6, 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 win over South Africa's Rik De Voest in the first reverse singles of play-off at the Ellis Park Indoor Arena in Johannesburg on Sunday. India, who last ...
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Ponting backs young brigade to shine in S Africa
Sep 21st
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes his new-look side can shine at the Champions Trophy which gets underway in South Africa tomorrow. Australia lost the seventh and final ODI against England by four wickets here yesterday, but stil captured the series 6-1 to ease a little of the pain caused by the loss of the Ashes. "The last ...
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ODI format under microscope ahead of Champions Trophy
Sep 19th
The one-day ICC Champions Trophy starts on Tuesday in South Africa with the future of the 50-over format under the microscope. World stars past and present and officials have joined a fierce debate as the overwhelming success of the Indian Premier League-led Twenty20 version has left many querying the role of the ODI in an overcrowded ...
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India swings into action in Davis Cup
Sep 18th
There's everything to play for in Johannesburg as India take on hosts South Africa in the Davis Cup tie today (September 18). The team is hoping to make the cut for the elite World Group despite going in without the injured Leander Paes. The stakes are unmatched at Johannesburg with India and opponents having a shot ...
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Indian team leaves for ICC Champions Trophy
Sep 18th
High on confidence after their the tri-series triumph in Sri Lanka, the Indian team on Friday left to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa from September 22. The team left by the Dubai-bound flight from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai and from Dubai they will be taking a ...
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Australia reclaim No.1 spot
Sep 18th
Australia have regained their status as the top-ranked one-day side in the world after their latest success over England. The world champions cruised to an 111-run victory over England at Trent Bridge on Thursday to pull 6-0 clear in the seven-match series. That triumph has just edged them back ahead of South Africa in the ICC's ODI ...
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Outrage in South Africa over ICC awards
Sep 18th
The ICC's prestigious annual awards appears to have run into a controversy with several high-profile figures from South Africa, including Gerald Majola, the national cricket board's chief executive, criticising the final selection process for not including a single South African player. Majola questioned the credibility of the awards - which will be presented in Johannesburg ...
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Sep 17th
South Africa haven't won an ICC trophy since the Champions Trophy in 1998 despite being among the top one-day sides over the past decade. Their captain Graeme Smith is desperate to shed the 'chokers' tag that hangs around the team and sees next week's Champions Trophy as a chance for the world's No. 1 ODI ...
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WI can tweak Trophy squad if row settled: ICC
Sep 17th
West Indies will be given up until the latest possible moment to make changes to its Champions Trophy squad as the board tries to resolve a contracts dispute with leading players, cricket's ruling body said on Wednesday. The Caribbean body was forced to select a weakened squad for the premier one-day event starting in South Africa ...
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South Africa Athletics Officials “Humiliate” Semenya
Sep 17th
Runner Caster Semenya was subjected to humiliating tests in South Africa even before a gender row erupted over her world championship victory last month. South African athletics officials have accused the IAAF, athletics' world governing body, of creating controversy by ordering gender tests on Semenya, who crushed opponents in the women's 800 meters at the world ...
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Spain, England or Ivory Coast for the Cup-Xavi
Sep 16th
Spain have a very good chance of winning their first World Cup in South Africa next year but it might just be England's turn and Ivory Coast are potential dark horses, midfielder Xavi said. European champions Spain breezed through qualifying for the 2010 finals with eight wins out of eight and have lost only once in ...
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