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After celebrating the unorthodox and immensely popular face of modern cricket last year through their campaign andlsquo;Change the game,andrsquo; Pepsi, one of the global sponsors of the ICC World Twenty20 2012, is all set to change the way the sport is viewed by millions of cricket crazy fans
No home advantage, no points for familiarity with the conditions, no guesses for who could win it. ESPNCricinfo: There was a time when the subcontinent was mystery, assigned dark and exotic shades. It was the land of the unknown, rendered even more so by inventive prose. You got the feeling that visiting teams were waiting ...
- World Bank to redesign 17 ongoing projects in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyber Centers in Moneragala District (Category: Breaking News)
- Ronaldo joins 2014 World Cup committee (Category: Business)
- Dubai to build underwater hotels (Category: Business)
; news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena, Clijsters confirm for Brisbane International (Category: Business)
- Nigeria draw with Ireland and progress to the last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues wave swamps Lions (Category: Australia, Queensland)
ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Gayle absence haunts Windies’ Bangladesh tour (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
Kevin Pietersen will be at September’s World Twenty20 – not as a player but as part of ESPN STAR Sports’ team of television presenters. The news comes soon after it was confirmed that Pietersen would not play the World T20 for England following his spat with the ECB and his team
- Live - England v Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pietersen wants to dominate world cricket (Category: Business)
- Kevin Pietersen misses World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pietersen woes continue with golden duck (Category: Business)
New Delhi : Sports broadcasting major, ESPN STAR Sports on Sunday said it has bagged multi-year broadcast rights for exclusive coverage of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) in India. The first edition of the T20 league will be played in August 2012. No financial details were disclosed. The multi-year deal includes a minimum of ...
- ESPN STAR Sports strikes multi-year broadcast agreement for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- ESPN STAR Sports bags the rights to cover ‘SLPL’ (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
India will look to start the new season on a winning note when they clash with on-form Sri Lanka in a one-day series starting in Hambantota on Saturday. India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (R) and Sri Lanka’s captain Mahela Jayawardene talk before a news conference ahead of their One Day International (ODI) cricket series ...
- Away test failures puncture Dhoni’s leadership aura (Category: Business)
- Dhoni concentrating on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- First off day for Lankan bowlers – Mahela (Category: Business)
New Delhi, (AFP): An Indian court will hear accusations of indecency against US pop star Katy Perry and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan over their dancing at a cricket event, media reported on Wednesday. Madras High Court, in southern India, ordered a hearing on the accusations on 31 July, although the pair will not be required ...
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
The wait for fans in India and Pakistan to see the two countries face each other in a bilateral series is set to end. The BCCI confirmed today that Pakistan will tour India for three One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in December – January. This will be the first bilateral series
- UAE wants to host ‘highly anticipated’ Indo-Pak cricket series (Category: Business)
- PCB wants formal discussions with BCCI for resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties (Category: Business)
- Pakistan chief optimistic about renewing cricket ties with India (Category: Business)
- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (Category: Business)
SYDNEY (Reuters):Australia will play Afghanistan for the first time next month in what is likely to be a one-day international in the United Arab Emirates, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday. Full details of the match, including the format, have yet to be finalised, CA said in a news release, but the Australians view the ...
- CA to undergo independent scrutiny (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Five Tigers win CA contracts (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- CA pays out overdue T20 prizemoney (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- ICC, CA play down umpiring error during India-Sri Lanka match (Category: Business)
KARACHI: Buoyed up after his match-winning show in Pakistan’s Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Sunday night, Shahid Afridi is eyeing similar outings in the five-match One-day International series getting underway in Kandy from June 7. Playing his 50th Twenty20 International
- Afridi carries Pakistan hopes at World Twenty20 – Hafeez (Category: Business)
- Pakistan drops Malik, bring in Afridi (Category: Business)
- Pakistan seeks Twenty20 win against Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Pakistan recall Afridi, Razzaq to one-day squad (Category: Business)
Gurgaon (IANS): India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday said Team India was open to play against arch-rivals Pakistan if the two boards agree to have a bilateral series in India. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf, who was invited to watch the IPL final between the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight ...
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- Refreshed India seek revival in new season (Category: Business)
- Afridi carries Pakistan hopes at World Twenty20 – Hafeez (Category: Business)
- Asian players dominate ICC one-day team of the year (Category: Business)
Islamabad, (ANI): Pakistan cricket head coach Dav Whatmore has said victory in the upcoming Sri Lanka team is the foremost thing on their minds. “Victory is foremost in our minds, but planning, tactics and skill execution will decide whether we are victorious or not. We will go there with our eyes wide open expecting a ...
- 73rd Pakistani National Day celebrations (Category: Business)
- Today’s Front Page 01-05-2012 (Category: Business)
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Reuters: Pakistan officials are hoping this month’s mini home series against Bangladesh will finally convince neighbouring India to renew bilateral cricket ties between the two Asian cricket powerhouses. Bangladesh will become the first foreign team to play full internationals in Pakistan since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked by gunmen in ...
- Asia Cup — Opportune Testing Ground Ahead Of 2011 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Pitched Battle (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh recall Tamim after fitness row (Category: Business)
- Ashraf vows to lure world’s best back to Pakistan (Category: Business)
MUMBAI (Reuters): India batting great and former skipper Rahul Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday, saying it was the right time to “move on” and make way for the next generation of players. The 39-year-old second highest run scorer in test history announced his decision at a news conference in Bangalore with ...
- Steve was my role model: Dravid (Category: Business)
- Dravid to retire? (Category: Breaking News)
- India test new batting order vs New Zealand (Category: Business)
- Ponting becomes second highest test run scorer (Category: Business)
Port of Spain, March 5 (IANS) West Indies cricketer Runako Morton was killed in a car crash here Sunday night. The 33-year-old, one of the few cricketers to emerge from the island of Nevis, lost control of the car he was driving and hit a pole, according to reports. He died on the spot. Morton ...
- Demons make at least four changes (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Pleased province stabilizing daycare (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Teens charged with fleeing cops in stolen car they crashed in Lansing, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Teens charged with fleeing cops in stolen car they crashed in Lansing, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
PERTH (Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hinted he will quit test cricket if he decides to lead India in their World Cup defence in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Dhoni, who led the cricket-obsessed nation to 50-overs World Cup triumph last April, said it was still too early to decide if he would ...
- India power to World Cup triumph (Category: Breaking News)
- India triumph in Cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- Away test failures puncture Dhoni’s leadership aura (Category: Business)
SYDNEY (Reuters) :Shane Warne is set to return to cricket in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash competition less than six months after announcing his retirement, local media reported on Friday. The 42-year-old leg-spinning great said he was bringing an end to his professional career
- Warne’s statue unveiled at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Category: Business)
- Twenty20 can peacefully coexist with Test, one-day cricket: Warne (Category: Business)
- Warne to captain Melbourne Stars, Malinga also signs (Category: Business)
Butt and Asif convicted of “spot fixing”, Amir admitted charges No-balls bowled at pre-agreed times in return for cash Former Pakistan captain Butt and Asif face jail term LONDON (Reuters): Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty on Tuesday of taking bribes to fix part of a test match against England in ...
- Pakistan trio jailed for spot-fixing (Category: Business)
- Imran demands radical overhaul of Pakistan game (Category: Business)
- Little sympathy in Pakistan for disgraced cricketers (Category: Business)
- Cricket spot fixing: ICC to probe text trail on Oz-Pak Tests (Category: Business)
London,(AFP): Pakistan cricketers were ready to throw one-day internationals and Twenty20s in a bid to undermine then-captain Shahid Afridi and make “a hell of a lot of money”, a London court heard on Tuesday. Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, told an undercover reporter last year that the players wanted Afridi replaced by ...
- Butt agreed to play out maiden over: Prosecutor (Category: Business)
- Pakistan trio guilty of spot fixing (Category: Business)
- Little sympathy in Pakistan for disgraced cricketers (Category: Business)
- Pakistani Amir freed from jail after spot-fixing (Category: Business)
Reuters: Three Pakistan cricketers, driven by greed, betrayed their team mates and the sport of cricket itself by taking bribes to fix incidents during a test match against England last year, a London court heard on Wednesday. The plot was orchestrated by Pakistan captain Salman Butt and his agent Mazhar Majeed and involved the team's ...
- Butt agreed to play out maiden over: Prosecutor (Category: Business)
- Fixing-convicted former Pakistan cricket captain withdrawn as consultant (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan trio guilty of spot fixing (Category: Business)
- Cricket spot fixing: ICC to probe text trail on Oz-Pak Tests (Category: Business)
COLOMBO, Sept 29 (Reuters) : Australian Geoff Marsh said he was keen to extend his two-year contract as Sri Lanka coach after taking over the job on Thursday. "If Sri Lanka Cricket wants me to extend my contract till the 2015 World Cup its open from my end for discussions," Marsh told reporters. Sri Lanka’s ...
- Marsh sends letter of demand to SLC (Category: Business)
- Marsh wants to extend contract till 2015 World Cup (Category: Sports)
- Marsh wants to extend contract till 2015 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sack coach Marsh (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After losing the test series 4-0, India started brightly in the shortest version of the game and racked up 165 all out, only to see England reach their target
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