Cricket

June 24 – July 6 Tournament Includes National Cricket Teams from India, Pakistan, UAE, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka

June 23, 2008 -- ESPN has reached an agreement to provide exclusive, live coverage of the 2008 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament on ESPN360.com in the U.S. and its territories. The six-team, 13-match biennial tournament features several of the world’s powerhouse national teams – including one of cricket’s fiercest international rivalries, India and Pakistan - and will be played June 24 through July 6 in Pakistan.    » read more »

02 September 2007 (VOA News) -- India has won the fifth one-day international cricket match against host England in Leeds.

Rain Sunday forced play to be scored using the Duckworth/Lewis method. India ended up a 38-run winner to reduce England's lead in the seven-match series to 3-2.

England was initially chasing 325 to win, but lost three wickets for seven runs in 13 balls as it slumped to 104 for four. After rain stopped play midway through the 17th over, England was chasing a revised target of 311 in 45 overs.    » read more »

14 May 2007 -- Zimbabwe cricket faced a major hurdle Sunday, when Australian Prime Minister John Howard barred the Australian cricket team from touring the country, citing gross human rights abuses.

The International Cricket Council said since the decision to cancel the tour was made by the government and not the cricket team, it will not fine the cricket body the estimated US$2 million penalty.    » read more »

09 May 2007 -- A senior official of the Morgan Tsvangirai faction of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change who has accused Harare police of severely beating her while she was in custody in March, has called for the international sports community to isolate Zimbabwe until President Robert Mugabe's government reforms.

Sekai Holland, policy and research secretary of the Tsvangirai MDC faction, is married to an Australian and has been recovering there from the injuries she sustained while in police hands following an abortive March 11 prayer meeting in Harare.    » read more »