LONDON: South Africa will look to shed their big tournament 'chokers' tag that has haunted them for long as they go into the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against strong contenders England on Wednesday in what promises to be a thrilling showdown.
LONDON: South Africa will look to shed their big tournament 'chokers' tag that has haunted them for long as they go into the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against strong contenders England on Wednesday in what promises to be a thrilling showdown.
NEW DELHI: Look no further than the Fab Four and the Serena machine on the hallowed Wimbledon courts. A sports enthusiast knows that, and former tennis star Vijay Amritraj is not ready to think any differently.
NEW DELHI: Look no further than the Fab Four and the Serena machine on the hallowed Wimbledon courts. A sports enthusiast knows that, and former tennis star Vijay Amritraj is not ready to think any differently.
CARDIFF: As the Champions Trophy meanders towards its business end, the talk here does not centre around India's opponent in the semifinals. Rather, it is around the lines of who will be lucky enough not to run into the Group B toppers in the knockout match.
CARDIFF: As the Champions Trophy meanders towards its business end, the talk here does not centre around India's opponent in the semifinals. Rather, it is around the lines of who will be lucky enough not to run into the Group B toppers in the knockout match.
BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil): Nnamdi Oduamadi claimed a hat-trick as Nigeria shook off the jet lag to thrash minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their opening Confederations Cup game in Belo Horizonte on Monday.
BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil): Nnamdi Oduamadi claimed a hat-trick as Nigeria shook off the jet lag to thrash minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their opening Confederations Cup game in Belo Horizonte on Monday.
LONDON: A disciplined Sri Lanka set up a semifinal date with India in the ICC Champions Trophy as they knocked out holders Australia by posting a 20-run win, with veteran Mahela Jayawardene caressing his way to an unbeaten 84-run knock on Monday.
LONDON: A disciplined Sri Lanka set up a semifinal date with India in the ICC Champions Trophy as they knocked out holders Australia by posting a 20-run win, with veteran Mahela Jayawardene caressing his way to an unbeaten 84-run knock on Monday.
LONDON: The five-wicket defeat to India in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy will have no significance when Sri Lanka square off against the same opponents in the semifinals, said Mahela Jayawardene.
LONDON: The five-wicket defeat to India in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy will have no significance when Sri Lanka square off against the same opponents in the semifinals, said Mahela Jayawardene.
CARDIFF: England produced a disciplined allround display to register a narrow 10-run victory over New Zealand in their crucial rain-curtailed Group A match to enter the semifinals of the Champions Trophy on Sunday.
CARDIFF: England produced a disciplined allround display to register a narrow 10-run victory over New Zealand in their crucial rain-curtailed Group A match to enter the semifinals of the Champions Trophy on Sunday.
RECIFE: World champions Spain got their Confederations Cup campaign off to a winning start on Sunday with a 2-1 win over South American champions Uruguay in the northern Brazilian city of Recife.
RECIFE: World champions Spain got their Confederations Cup campaign off to a winning start on Sunday with a 2-1 win over South American champions Uruguay in the northern Brazilian city of Recife.
BIRMINGHAM: If it doesn't rain here on Saturday, and that's a very big 'if', the match between India and Pakistan -- however inconsequential -- will certainly be a 'final' before the final.
BIRMINGHAM: If it doesn't rain here on Saturday, and that's a very big 'if', the match between India and Pakistan -- however inconsequential -- will certainly be a 'final' before the final.
CARDIFF: South Africa scraped their way into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy on superior net run-rate after their rain-marred match against the West Indies in Cardiff on Friday ended in a remarkable tie.
CARDIFF: South Africa scraped their way into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy on superior net run-rate after their rain-marred match against the West Indies in Cardiff on Friday ended in a remarkable tie.
