Fancy Lance is at the top of the heap
Johannesburg: South African all-rounder Lance Klusener is the early pacesetter for the World Cup~~s man-of-the-tournament award, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday, the first rest day of the event..

It~~s no coke, says ejected World Cup fan
Johannesburg: A South African businessman has accused World Cup organisers of assault after claiming he was thrown out of Saturday~~s match between Australia and India at Centurion - for drinking a can of Coca-Cola..

Bookies taking no chances on Australia
Johannesburg: Reigning champion Australia has been made 1/2000 favourite to beat minnows The Netherlands in its World Cup match at Potchefstroom on Wednesday by British bookmaker William Hill..

Confused India set to push Sachin, Saurav down the order
Harare: Beleaguered India is once again planning to drop star batsman Sachin Tendulkar down the order for Wednesday~~s crunch game against Zimbabwe in a bid to resurrect its World Cup campaign..

English umpires Willey, Mallender pull out of Zimbabwe
Johannesburg: English umpires Peter Willey and Neil Mallender re-ignited the Zimbabwe World Cup controversy on Monday when they refused to officiate in the strife-torn country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced..