Cricket World Cup

Cricket Betting: Women's World Cup

Andrew Hughes / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes on the sport where England are genuine contenders... women's cricket, where the World Cup is underway in Australia....Read more »

World Cup Semi Final 2

Editor / 23 April 2007 / Leave a comment

World Cup Semi Final 2 - Australia v South Africa, Wednesday 14.30 The two pre-tournament favourites meet not in the final that many predicted, but in a repeat of their famous 1999 semi-final. Australia and South Africa have reached the...Read more »

World Cup Semi Final - New Zealand v Sri Lanka

Editor / 22 April 2007 / Leave a comment

World Cup Semi Final - New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Tuesday 15:30) The first semi final sees a clash between two of the tournament's dark horses. Both of these sides were expected to do well and they will play off...Read more »

World Cup Super 8

Editor / 19 April 2007 / Leave a comment

World Cup Super 8's - Australia v New Zealand (Friday 14:30) A lot has happened since these two sides last met. New Zealand eased to a 3-0 win in the Chappell-Hadlee trophy that preceded the tournament, but Australia have since...Read more »

Cricket World Cup 2007 a carnival or disaster

Editor / 09 April 2007 / Leave a comment

Cricket World Cup 2007 - a carnival or a disaster? The first ever Caribbean World Cup was expected to be a celebration of the game and a chance to regenerate local interest in the sport. A smoothly run tournament and...Read more »

Cricket World Cup England v Australia

Editor / 07 April 2007 / Leave a comment

England's hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 2007 Cricket World Cup are hanging by a thread going into yet another clash with old foes Australia in Antigua on Sunday after the narrow and heart-breaking defeat by Sri Lanka on...Read more »

World Cup Top wicket taker market

Editor / 04 April 2007 / Leave a comment

Some unexpected names feature in the top wicket taker market. Whilst the likes of Matthew Hayden, Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis spring no surprises in contesting the top runscorer market, few will have expected Lasith Malinga to lead...Read more »

World Cup Super Eights

Editor / 02 April 2007 / Leave a comment

World Cup Super Eights - England v Sri Lanka, Wednesday 14.30 The ninth match of the Super 8 stage might prove a pivotal one in the process of deciding the tournament's semi-finalists. Defeat for England would mean they had lost...Read more »

World Cup Super 8s - England v Ireland

Editor / 28 March 2007 / Leave a comment

, Friday 14.30 England begin their Super 8 campaign with a clash against the tournament's major surprise package. Their defeat to New Zealand in the group stage means that they face a real battle to reach their first World Cup...Read more »

The World Cup story so far

Editor / 26 March 2007 / Leave a comment

The World Cup is near the halfway stage and the Super Eight line-up is almost complete. Although this World Cup is perhaps to be remembered for the wrong reasons, there have certainly been some surprises on the field as well....Read more »

The World Cup Minnows

Editor / 18 March 2007 / Leave a comment

The World Cup 'Minnows' Any lingering suggestions that the lesser teams should not be at the World Cup were blown away by Ireland on Saturday. Their remarkable St Patrick's Day victory over Pakistan all but secured their progress to the...Read more »

World Cup in a spin after Bangladesh win

Editor / 18 March 2007 / Leave a comment

Bangladesh's battery of left-arm spinners did the damage and their three teenage batsmen successfully chased down India's insufficient total to record the first shock of the 2007 World Cup. The Tigers are now in position qualify for the Super Eights,...Read more »

The World Cup explained

Editor / 11 March 2007 / Leave a comment

The eagerly-awaited World Cup is set to be one of the most interesting tournaments in the competition's 32-year history. This is not just due its open nature - the eight major teams all have a decent chance of success -...Read more »

WORLD CUP PROFILE - INDIA

Editor / 06 March 2007 / Leave a comment

India are quite rightly among the favourites to win their second World Cup title this spring in the West Indies, and with a balanced line-up that features excitement as well as doggedness, they would seem to have every chance of...Read more »