Bridgetown, Barbados:As a triumphant Ricky Ponting lifted the World Cup, 300 steel bands played in unison signaling the end of the two-month long Caribbean cricket carnival.
United Nations:The England and Wales cricket team is now batting and bowling against hunger in the latest partnership between sports players and the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) to draw attention to the plight of the planet's 400 million chronically hungry children.
Mumbai:The International Cricket Council's (ICC) top priority is to strengthen its partnership with United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) with further initiatives during a number of high profile events and matches including the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England from September 10 to 25.
United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan thanked rival cricket sides India and Pakistan for wearing AIDS ribbons on day one of their third and final Test match.
New Delhi: Breaking the tradition, an HIV-positive person will toss the coin before the start of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad next month as the International Cricket Council (ICC) joined global efforts to fight against HIV/AIDS.
New Delhi: Breaking the tradition, an HIV-positive person will toss the coin before the start of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad next month as the International Cricket Council (ICC) joined global efforts to fight against HIV/AIDS.
Johannesburg: The world's top cricketers will support the fight against AIDS at gala charity banquets during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, tournament chief Dr Ali Bacher said on Monday.
<p>New Delhi: Breaking the tradition, an HIV-positive person will toss the coin before the start of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad next month as the International Cricket Council (ICC) joined global efforts to fight against