Tag: Cricket
No AB de Villiers comeback, international retirement ‘final’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — AB de Villiers won't be coming out of international retirement for the Twenty20 World Cup in India this year...
Reports: Ex-cricketer MacGill allegedly kidnapped, released
SYDNEY — Former test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Sydney last month before being released an hour later, Australian...
India’s virus surge damages Modi’s image of competence
NEW DELHI — India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running...
Australian cricketers in limbo after India’s IPL postponed
SYDNEY — At least 38 Australians involved in the Indian Premier League are in limbo after the lucrative cricket tournament was suddenly postponed because...
Buttler ton gives Rajasthan 55-run win over Hyderabad in IPL
NEW DELHI — Jos Buttler’s maiden Twenty20 century propelled Rajasthan Royals to an imposing 55-run victory over a depleted Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the...
Chennai back on top of IPL after beating Hyderabad
NEW DELHI — Chennai Super Kings returned to the top of the Indian Premier League with their fifth successive win as they beat Sunrisers...
Zoysa banned from cricket for 6 years for corruption
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after being found...
Jadeja smashes 37 in over, Chennai beats Bangalore in IPL
MUMBAI, India — Ravindra Jadeja smashed a record-equaling 37 runs off the last over and then claimed 3-13 to lead Chennai Super Kings to...
Zimbabwe levels T20 series 1-1 after Pakistan 99 all out
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 when the visitor collapsed from 78-3 to 99 all out on...
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong
The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example...
