Afridi and his boys at least won the nation an opportunity to taste unity. Team Pakistan has did marvelous by silencing all the nay-sayers who had been predicting the close of Pakistan cricket for good....

Sri Lanka reap benefits from two years’ preparation MUMBAI: Sri Lanka stand one match away from reaping the benefits of their decision to devote more than two years to prepare for the World Cup....

MOHALI: Tens of thousands of Indians and a handful of Pakistanis packed the stadium for their cricket World Cup clash on Wednesday in a friendly atmosphere that belied diplomatic tensions between the...

Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera (L) and Mahela Jayawardene celebrate their team's win against New Zealand during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011....

India need to raise their performance against “dangerous” Pakistan in order to win: Kirsten. MOHALI: India need to raise their performance against “dangerous” Pakistan in...

Shahid Afridi gestures prior to a press conference at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali on March 29, 2011. MOHALI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi cracked jokes and tagged...

LAHORE: The rivalry between the two countries might have aroused emotion to the point of becoming war-like, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt crossed the border with a calm head...

Screen capture of Gilani waving to the cameras as he arrives in India. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani arrived in Chandigarh in India on Wednesday to watch the Pakistan-India...

KARACHI : Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has rubbished reports that Shoaib Akhtar was not ready for the World Cup semifinal against India because of fitness problems. “Shoaib has been fully...

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is extremely pleased with Pakistan’s show in the World Cup but said the team is missing banned paceman Mohammad Aamir. Aamir was...