Cricket

Trading Soccer for Wickets in Nigeria Cricket Boom - ABC News ABC News Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a colonial sport now finding a second life.Cricket, once the preserve of Nigeria's ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Officials visiting Twitter, Facebook, cricket and football websites millions ... Telegraph.co.uk A spreadsheet disclosed by the department under Freedom of Information laws shows the CricInfo cricket website received 383,000 hits and Ebay 140,000 hits. Amazon, the online shop, was visited 268,000 times, while a Parliamentary site which screens ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Fletcher's stony silence speaks volumes about India's decline - Cricket... The Independent Whatever happens now, it may be too late for serious Test cricket in India. The result of the fourth Test for the home side, whether a last-gasp, face-saving win to escape with a series draw or, more fearfully, another cataclysmic defeat, will not ... See all stories on this topic » The Independent

England confirm squad for 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup in India The Guardian The England squad for the 2013 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup has been announced, with Charlotte Edwards confirmed as captain of a 15-strong party. The tournament, being held in India in February, will be a fifth World Cup for Edwards, whose team are ... See all stories on this topic »

'Cricket is my passion and my life' Deccan Herald A fast bowler, he has already made quite a name for himself in the blind cricketfraternity for his many moments of glory. “In this Bangalore series, our win against West Indies was my highlight. I took three wickets and two runouts and it was ... See all stories on this topic »

Time is not opportune to remove Dhoni: Gavaskar The Hindu Former selector Mohinder Amarnath has openly stated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni needs to be removed from Test captaincy but his former teammate Sunil Gavaskar feels that “time is not opportune as there is no alternative”. “There is no alternative to Dhoni. See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Bangladesh cricket star Shakib al Hasan to tie the knot on 12 ... - NDTVSports.com NDTVSports.com Shakib introduced his future wife, 23-year-old Umme Ahmed Shishir, to fellow cricketers on Monday during the Bangladesh-West Indies Twenty20 cricket match in the capital Dhaka. Agence France-Presse | Last updated on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 ... See all stories on this topic » NDTVSports.com

Can't let our guard down: Clarke | Australia Cricket, Live Cricket, Cricket ... Fox Sports They have outstanding records as the two most successful batsmen to play for Sri Lanka and are highly regarded throughout the cricket community -- with good reason. Both will have particularly fond memories of Hobart, where each scored a century during ... See all stories on this topic »

Stop blaming Dhoni, Indian cricket is in terminal decline Firstpost Right now, every sports writer and cricket fan in India is looking for an answer. The question on everyone's mind is the same: Why didn't we see it coming? Some believe it's simple: its money over runs/wickets/country, others say that seniors are ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Cricket in play for former campground at Confederation Park Hamilton Spectator Cricket and soccer fields along with 1½ kilometres of new walking trails are part of a multimillion-dollar city plan to upgrade Confederation Park. A new city staff report says the former campground at the 93-hectare park should be redeveloped into a ... See all stories on this topic »

Trading Soccer for Wickets in Nigeria Cricket Boom - ABC News Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a ... abcnews.go.com/.../trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boo...

Pakistan blind cricket captain “accidentally consumed phenyl” - Dawn BANGALORE: The captain of Pakistan's blind cricket team, Zeeshan Abbasi, needed hospital treatment on Saturday after drinking cleaning fluid that he mistook ... dawn.com/.../indian-hotel-questioned-as-pakistan-blind-cricket...

Sachin Tendulkar should retire, say Indian cricket greats | News ... Former captain Sourav Ganguly leads growing calls for the Little Master to call it quits. www.theweek.co.uk/.../sachin-tendulkar-should-retire-say-indi...

Cricket becoming popular in schools and on the streets in Nigeria - More Sports - SI.com LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a ... sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/.../cricket-in-nigeria.ap/

Officials visiting Twitter, Facebook, cricket and football websites millions of times every month Civil servants in Whitehall department are visiting Twitter, Facebook, cricket and football fan websites and millions of times every month. www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Officials-visiting-Twitter-Facebook-cr...