News - Powered by Yahoo NewsCricket starts to make noise in the United State
With the ear-popping crack of a bat, shouts of ?Shabash!? rang out on a recent Sunday afternoon at Silver Spring?s Galway Park. ?Shabash!? ?Shabash!? The Urdu word for ?excellent,? shabash also is a term among cricket players worldwide ? whether from India or Pakistan, England or Australia, Jamaica or Guyana ? to cheer on outstanding batting, bowling and fielding, the game?s essential skills ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:42:00 -0700 -
Cricket in the United States: Popularity grow
With the ear-popping crack of a bat, shouts of ?Shabash!? rang out on a recent Sunday afternoon at Silver Spring?s Galway Park. ?Shabash!? ?Shabash!? The Urdu word for excellent, shabash also is a universal term among cricket players worldwide ? whether from India or Pakistan, England or Australia, Jamaica or Guyana ? to cheer on outstanding batting, bowling and fielding, the game?s essential ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:42:03 -0700 -
Controversies dog IPL cricket, but attendance u
NEW DELHI (AP) Bribery and molestation, star tantrums and rave parties, yet growing crowds - this year's Indian Premier League is proving there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Wed, 23 May 2012 03:21:43 -0700 -
Cricket: Pakistan cricket chief to watch IPL fina
KARACHI, May 21, 2012 (AFP) - Pakistan's cricket chief said Monday he had accepted an invitation to watch the Indian Premier League final next week and would use to visit to discuss reviving cricketing ties between the rivals.
Mon, 21 May 2012 07:55:03 -0700 -
Cricket for dummie
The rules of cricket are complicated, and can confound Americans weaned on baseball. Here?s an attempt to explain the basics of the game: Cricket is played on a giant oval field, with a rectangular pitch in the middle. Each team has 11 players, and the teams take turns batting and fielding. Read full article >>
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:39 -0700 -
Cricket: England announce India tour itinerar
LONDON, May 22, 2012 (AFP) - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday revealed the itinerary for England's winter tour to India that will include four Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s.
Tue, 22 May 2012 04:15:05 -0700 -
Tea, cricket and tourism: The degree of the thaw in Indian-Pakistani relation
Antagonistic neighbours set to announce new visas that will improve access at border
Tue, 22 May 2012 05:54:17 -0700 -
CRICKET IS A GAME FOR FEW, SAYS MAKE
New Delhi, May 23 -- Given the way off-field controversies have rocked the IPL, sports minister Ajay Maken feels cricket has become a game for a few."Cricket is no longer a sport, but a source of entertainment for a few," Maken said on the sidelines of a function at the Nehru Stadium."I have nothing personal against the cricket board but incidents of alleged molestation and corruption send a ...
Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:00 -0700 -
Participation of Sialkot Stallions will revive Indo-Pak cricket ties: PC
Lahore, May 23 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Chaudhary Zaka Asrhaf has said that the participation of the Sialkot Stallions in the Champions League in India would be a step forward to revive cricket ties between the archrivals.
Wed, 23 May 2012 02:03:11 -0700 -
Cricket: Strauss lauds his bat
England captain Andrew Strauss praised Alastair Cook and Ian Bell after they saw the hosts to a win over the West Indies in the first Test.
Tue, 22 May 2012 02:07:27 -0700 -