Cricket-Calm Williamson guides NZ to Twenty20 victory
Feb 14 - Kane Williamson produced some brilliant placement under pressure to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their second Twenty20 international at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday. Williamson scored 20 runs from five balls, stroking three boundaries and a six, after he had come to the wicket in the penultimate over with the hosts needing 21 runs to win the match and secure a sweep of every game on the tour. Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor had sc
Cricket-New Zealand v Zimbabwe 2nd Twenty20 - scoreboard
Feb 14 - Scoreboard after New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by five wickets at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday in their second Twenty20 international match. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat. Zimbabwe H. Masakadza c de Grandhomme b Bates 62 S. Matsikenyeri c Southee b Hira 32 B. Taylor not out 75 E. Chigumbura not out 29 Extras: (b-1, w-1) 2
Cricket-New Zealand beat Zimbabwe in second Twenty20
Feb 14 - New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in their second Twenty20 international at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday. Scores: Zimbabwe 200-2 off 20 overs (B. Taylor 75 not out, H. Masakadza 62) v New Zealand 202-5 off 19.4 overs (J. Franklin 60, R. Nicol 56) (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by John O'Brien)
Cricket-Sri Lanka 236-9 v India, fifth ODI - innings
Feb 14 - Sri Lanka made 236 for nine wickets from their 50 overs in the fifth match of the triangular series at Adelaide on Tuesday. Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and opted to bat. Scores: Sri Lanka 236-9 in 50 overs (D. Chandimal 81; V. Kumar 3-46) v India. (Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by Peter Rutherford; to query or comment on this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
Olympics-Tyson-loving Devendro tempers aggression for gold dreams
NEW DELHI, Feb 14 - Having modelled the aggressive style of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to claim an Olympic berth, Indian boxer L. Devendro Singh knows curbing those attacking instincts is the only way to achieve his dream of a medal at the London Games.
Cricket-Back to the future as Ponting named Australia captain
Feb 14 - Ricky Ponting has been asked to step back into the role of Australia captain after skipper Michael Clarke was ruled out of their one-day triangular series match against Sri Lanka on Friday, chairman of selectors John Inverarity has said.
Cricket-Pakistan v England, first ODI - scorebord
Feb 13 - Scoreboard after the first one-day international between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi on Monday. England innings A. Cook b Saeed Ajmal 137 K. Pietersen b Shahid Afridi 14 J. Trott b Shahid Afridi 0 R. Bopara st Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 50 E. Morgan lbw b Saeed Ajmal 2 C. Kieswetter c Wahab Riaz b Saeed Ajmal 9 S. Patel not out 17 S. Broad c & b Saeed Ajmal
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Cook and Finn fire England to emphatic win
ABU DHABI, Feb 13 - Captain Alastair Cook's superb century and four wickets for Steve Finn lifted England to a crushing 130-run victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Cricket-Cook and Finn fire England to emphatic win
ABU DHABI, Feb 13 - Captain Alastair Cook's superb century and four wickets for Steve Finn lifted England to a crushing 130-run victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Cricket-England beat Pakistan by 130 runs to win first ODI
Feb 13 - England beat Pakistan by 130 runs to win the first one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
What can England achieve at Euro 2012?
Whoever takes over from Fabio Capello either as a caretaker manager or a long-term replacement faces the dauting task of living up to somewhat unrealistic hopes that England will land their first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
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