Johannesburg, Sep 11 (IANS) West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara has come out in support of the forthcoming Indian Cricket League (ICL) chaired by Kapil Dev, which may become a rival to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:35:16 AM
Johannesburg, Sep 11 (DPA) 'The world will not forget the Steve Biko affair,' angry parliamentarian Helen Suzman warned South Africa's apartheid government following the death of the influential Black Consciousness leader in police custody on Sep 12, 1977.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:26:23 AM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) India's Jhulan Goswami was named Women's Cricketer of the Year at the ICC awards ceremony here Monday evening, an honour she said would greatly boost women's cricket in India.
Monday, September 10, 2007 11:59:24 PM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) The overwhelming support of local fans at warm-up games here augured well for the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup that kicks off Tuesday with a game between the hosts and West Indies at the Wanderers Stadium, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Ray Mali said here Monday.
Monday, September 10, 2007 10:42:23 PM
Jeddah, Sep 10 (DPA) Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in the Saudi city Monday afternoon after he was deported from Pakistan upon his return home from exile, airport sources said.
Monday, September 10, 2007 7:42:32 PM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) The absence of the some of the biggest names, either forced or voluntary, has taken the sheen away from the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship of cricket beginning with a South Africa-West Indies encounter here Tuesday.
Monday, September 10, 2007 4:49:34 PM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) German football legend Franz Beckenbauer was 'very, very impressed' with South Africa's preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after visiting the construction site of the new football stadium in Cape Town.
Monday, September 10, 2007 1:36:51 PM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) Steel giant Mittal SA has been advised to reconsider its decision to possibly appeal a record fine of nearly R700 million (over $95 million) imposed by the Competition Tribunal here, as a group of local steel users may institute a class action that could see damages of R20 billion being claimed.
Monday, September 10, 2007 11:22:12 AM
Johannesburg, Sep 10 (IANS) South Africa served tournament favourites Australia with an early warning, crushing them by eight wickets at Centurion in the final warm-up match before the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships starts here Tuesday.
Monday, September 10, 2007 11:01:37 AM
Addis Ababa, Sep 10 (DPA) Seven years and nine months after the chagrin surrounding Y2K came and passed, Ethiopia - which uses an archaic 13-month calendar - is set to party like it's 1999.
Monday, September 10, 2007 8:03:28 AM
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