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.
More imagesColombo:Sri Lanka is banking on the publicity from the cricket World Cup to attract foreign investment and tourism to the South Asian island nation better known for its separatist conflict.
St. George's, Grenada:It is going to be a battle of nerves as title contender Sri Lanka takes on defending champion Australia in the Super Eight league match of Cricket World Cup here tomorrow.
St. John's, Antigua:Under pressure England coach Duncan Fletcher today placed his faith in the Wives and Girlfriends (WAGs) of his players to lift the team's fortune in the crunch super eight league of the Cricket World Cup.
New Delhi:Elite commandos are being flown to the Caribbean to provide security for the Indian team at the cricket World Cup, media reports said on Friday.
West Indies' hopes of becoming the first full host nation to win the cricket World Cup depend a large extent on the form of their captain and leading batsman Brian Lara.
London:Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has joined Sussex on a two-year contract, the English county champions have announced.
Nairobi:Kenya named the 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies retaining the same side that won the World Cricket Division one title they hosted earlier this month.
Lahore:Shashank Naik (56) hit a magnificent half century as India drubbed the West Indies by 10 wickets in a rain-truncated match to book a berth in the semi-final of the third Cricket World Cup for Blind being played in Islamabad.
Lahore:Defending champions Pakistan outplayed India by six wickets in the final to retain the Cricket World Cup for the Blind in Islamabad.
