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Ahmedabad: Australia and England have endured widely contrasting fates in the World Cup with one firmly on course for the semifinal while the other barely surviving. But Saturday when the two Ashes rivals clash, a lot will be on the line for the adversaries who...

Bengaluru: An injury-tormented New Zealand will seek resurgence while Pakistan need a continuation of their recent resurrection, and that subtext of desperation could turn their crucial World Cup match into a classic here Saturday. The fortunes of New Zealand and Pakistan went through sharp curves...

Lucknow: Afghanistan beat Netherlands by seven wickets for their fourth win in the World Cup here Friday. Afghanistan dismissed the Netherlands for a paltry 179 before chasing down the target in 31.3 overs. Rahmat Shah and Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 52 off 54 balls...

Lucknow: Afghanistan dismissed the Netherlands for a paltry 179 in their World Cup match here Friday. Opting to bat, Sybrand Engelbrecht made a 86-ball 58 to emerge as the top-scorer, while Max ODowd (42) and Colin Ackermann (29) also chipped in with useful runs but...

Mumbai: It was Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s 58th birthday Thursday and a slew of personalities were seen attending the celebration. However, it was the former India captain MS Dhoni who took the spotlight. Dhoni was in Mumbai to attend his friend SRK’s birthday...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said that India have become a ruthless side and this "onslaught" will continue for the rest of the World Cup after India handed Sri Lanka a historic 302 runs defeat Thursday. Akhtar looked pleased after Shami clinched his...

Bengaluru: Pakistan have been going through a difficult World Cup campaign and their Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur Friday attributed one part of the rough ride to the heightened security around players, largely confining them to the hotel rooms. Pakistan, who have lost four of...

Mumbai: Individual milestones don't take precedence in a stage like World cup, said Shreyas Iyer, hoping to get a hundred for India in the coming matches after smashing a 56-ball 82 against Sri Lanka here. India's huge total of 357 for 8 against Sri Lanka...

New Delhi: Most of the top guns including Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan figured in the 28-member probable announced by Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac Friday for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. This is for the first two matches of...

Lucknow: The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in their World Cup match here Friday. Afghanistan brought in Noor Ahmad in place of Naveen Ul Haq, while Netherlands made three changes, replacing opener Vikramjit Singh with Wesley Barresi...