Thatscricket - Specials - WC 2003 - South African media, fans rue team~~s bad luck in WC
Durban: With "sporting gods" conspiring to make sure South Africans were shown the door in the World Cup in the most bizarre of circumstances, the media offered its sympathies to the jinxed team and joined the nation inmourning the early ouster..

Thatscricket - Specials - WC 2003 - ~~Left-handed~~ delights to grace final ceremony
Johannesburg: Two of cricket~~s brightest stars -- Sir Garfield Sobers and Graeme Pollock will descend down on the Wanderers Stadium on March 23, the World Cup final, to give away the top individual awards at a grand presentation ceremony..

We~~re determined to do ourselves justice, do well: Knight
Johannesburg: England opening batsman Nick Knight believes the team is on the verge of producing "something special" at the World Cup..

Sri Lanka requests for standby for injured Gunaratne
Paarl: Sri Lanka on Tuesday requested the national selectors to fly in a standby for injured fast bowler Pulasthi Gunaratne whose World Cup hangs in the balance..

Kirsten~~s outburst widens split in South African squad
Johannesburg: The splits developing in the South African World Cup squad widened even further on Tuesday when opening batsman Gary Kirsten hit back at those players who hanker for late, disgraced ex-skipper Hansie Cronje..


Group 'B' is as open as it gets at this point in time
Bangalore: Ten days into the World Cup and cricket has already witnessed a good measure of the proverbial 'glorious uncertainties' - especially group 'B'..