~~Contract issue has not affected players~~ performance~~
Kochi: BCCI secretary S Karunakaran Nair on Friday reiterated that the ~~contract issue~~ had not affected the performance of the Indian players in the ongoing World Cup at South Africa..

Vaas hat-trick highlights Sri Lanka~~s emphatic victory
Pietermaritzburg: Chaminda Vaas created a World Cup sensation on Friday when he grabbed a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match to fire Sri Lanka to a 10-wicket romp over Bangladesh..

UCBSA chief apologises for his misbehaviour at Paarl
Johannesburg: South African cricket chief Percy Sonn has issued an apology for his behaviour during the World Cup match in Paarl on Wednesday..

Batsmen to shed ~~conservative approach~~, says Ganguly
Centurion: Despite the repeated below-par performances of the formidable batting line-up, Indian captain Saurav Ganguly on Friday said his batsmen were under no pressure but admitted they needed to shed their "conservative approach" against Australia in the crucial World Cup Group ~~A~~ match on Saturday..

There is no reason why we should not do well: Tikolo
Cape Town: Kenya~~s frontline batsman Steve Tikolo on Friday warned World Cup rivals not to under-estimate his team~~s chance of making the Super Six round despite being hammered by South Africa in its first match..