<![CDATA[Sport Cricket World Category RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.697 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:40:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Root lifts England with maiden Test ton]]> http://www.iol.co.za/root-lifts-england-with-maiden-test-ton-1.1521841

Joe Root hit a maiden Test century on his home ground at Headingley to put England on top against New Zealand.

]]> 1.1521841 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:40:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Root steadies England innings]]> http://www.iol.co.za/root-steadies-england-innings-1.1521815

Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final Test against New Zealand.

]]> 1.1521815 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:21:00 +0200 <![CDATA[England stutter after Cook, Trott fall]]> http://www.iol.co.za/england-stutter-after-cook-trott-fall-1.1521775

England lost Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook to successive balls just before lunch as New Zealand fought back in the final Test.

]]> 1.1521775 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:06:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Make betting legal, says Indian body]]> http://www.iol.co.za/make-betting-legal-says-indian-body-1.1521712

A top Indian industry body called for legalising sports betting amid a spot-fixing scandal involving tens of thousands of dollars.

]]> 1.1521712 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:07 +0200 <![CDATA[Rain prevents play at Headingley]]> http://www.iol.co.za/rain-prevents-play-at-headingley-1.1521597

Rain meant there was no play on the first day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley.

]]> 1.1521597 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:59:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Chennai downplays role of official]]> http://www.iol.co.za/chennai-downplays-role-of-official-1.1521561

The owners of the Chennai Super Kings tried to downplay the role of a prominent cricket official after he was summoned by police in Mumbai for questioning in an ongoing spot-fixing scandal.

]]> 1.1521561 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Umpire Rauf under fire]]> http://www.iol.co.za/umpire-rauf-under-fire-1.1521208

Umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month’s Champions Trophy after he was implicated in a spot-fixing scandal.

]]> 1.1521208 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Cook backs Root, Compton to shine]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cook-backs-root-compton-to-shine-1.1520974

England captain Alastair Cook has backed the likes of Joe Root and Nick Compton to make their names in the Test arena.

]]> 1.1520974 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:38:03 +0200 <![CDATA[Hafeez ton lifts Pakistan]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hafeez-ton-lifts-pakistan-1.1520960

Mohammad Hafeez scored his fifth century in ODI cricket to put Pakistan in a commanding position in the first match of their series against Ireland.

]]> 1.1520960 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:46 +0200 <![CDATA[Umpire removed from elite panel]]> http://www.iol.co.za/umpire-removed-from-elite-panel-1.1520923

The International Cricket Council announced that it had withdrawn Pakistani Asad Rauf from their elite panel of umpires.

]]> 1.1520923 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:59 +0200 <![CDATA[Cook: Headingly won’t suit bowlers]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cook-headingly-won-t-suit-bowlers-1.1520853

Alastair Cook thinks Headingley won’t be the bowler-friendly ground of old when the second Test against New Zealand starts.

]]> 1.1520853 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Unreal reality of the IPL]]> http://www.iol.co.za/unreal-reality-of-the-ipl-1.1520695

Stuart Hess says the IPL would be more acceptable if the organisers declared that the whole thing is not real.

]]> 1.1520695 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pakistan win toss, bat against Ireland]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pakistan-win-toss-bat-against-ireland-1.1520622

Pakistan have won the toss and chosen to bat in the first one-day international against Ireland.

]]> 1.1520622 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:54 +0200 <![CDATA[Warner sorry over rant, defends himself]]> http://www.iol.co.za/warner-sorry-over-rant-defends-himself-1.1520386

David Warner says he regrets not containing his outrage, but felt he had to defend himself after he was wrongly linked to a story.

]]> 1.1520386 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Wagner wants England ‘to hate him’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/wagner-wants-england-to-hate-him-1.1520296

New Zealand's Neil Wagner wants to make England's batsmen “hate him” and “get in their face” as the Black Caps look to square the Test series.

]]> 1.1520296 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:34 +0200 <![CDATA[Watling blow for Black Caps]]> http://www.iol.co.za/watling-blow-for-black-caps-1.1520191

New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second Test against England starting at Headingley because of a knee injury.

]]> 1.1520191 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:10 +0200 <![CDATA[Warner fined for Twitter rant]]> http://www.iol.co.za/warner-fined-for-twitter-rant-1.1520059

Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 ($5,600) for his Twitter outburst against two journalists.

]]> 1.1520059 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Welegedara blow for Sri Lanka]]> http://www.iol.co.za/welegedara-blow-for-sri-lanka-1.1520053

Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of next month’s Champions Trophy.

]]> 1.1520053 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:50 +0200 <![CDATA[Oz can cause Ashes upset - Clarke]]> http://www.iol.co.za/oz-can-cause-ashes-upset-clarke-1.1519846

Australia haven't won the Ashes in England since 2001but captain Michael Clarke is confident his side can pull off and upset series win.

]]> 1.1519846 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Sreesanth denies wrongdoing]]> http://www.iol.co.za/sreesanth-denies-wrongdoing-1.1519749

Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has insisted he is innocent of any wrongdoing in the ongoing spot-fixing scandal.

]]> 1.1519749 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:00 +0200