Sydney: Cricketer Shane Warne's dramatic exit from the World Cup knocked the looming war with Iraq off the front pages in Australia on Wednesday as the sports-mad nation reacted with bewildered anger to the latest scandal engulfing its spin king.
Sydney: Cricketer Shane Warne's dramatic exit from the World Cup knocked the looming war with Iraq off the front pages in Australia on Wednesday as the sports-mad nation reacted with bewildered anger to the latest scandal engulfing its spin king.
Melbourne: Ricky Ponting says Australia will have no problems remaining at its peak throughout cricket's World Cup, starting in southern Africa in February.
Sydney: Champion leg spinner Shane Warne is so important to Australia's World Cup cricket defence that he may be given until mid-tournament to recover from his dislocated shoulder, coach John Buchanan said on Tuesday.
Colombo: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya said on Thursday he was keen to play for his country despite being unfit for the opening match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy here.
Johannesburg: South Africa will dig moats around the 12 grounds to be used for next year's cricket World Cup to prevent spectators invading the pitch, the country's cricket board executive director Ali Bacher said on Tuesday.
Sydney: England faces a huge challenge when it takes on World Cup champion Australia on Thursday in the first final of the tri-nations One-day cricket series. But tourists' captain Nasser Hussain, while conceding his side's Australian tour had been the toughest
Hobart: Australian One-day captain Ricky Ponting said on Friday it was unlikely match-winning leg spinner Shane Warne would play at international level before the World Cup Limited Overs contest starting next month. Warne, 33, made a surprise return to cricket in
Sydney: Australia will resume the triangular One-day cricket series this week without injured strike pair Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie. Gillespie was ruled out of Thursday's day-night match against Sri Lanka after injuring his elbow in Australia's fifth Ashes Test defeat
Sydney: Stuart MacGill is expected to become the main beneficiary of Shane Warne's shoulder injury and return to the Test arena after starring for Australia a year ago. Champion leg spinner Warne dislocated his right bowling shoulder playing against England on
