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NAGPUR, India (Reuters) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left with the dilemma of who to bowl the last over in a World Cup thriller with South Africa needing 13 to win, made a brave decision on Saturday and watched it backfire spectacularly. Rather than opt for...

MOHALI, India (Reuters) - West Indies staved off Ireland’s spirited challenge for a 44-run win in a Group B match to inch closer to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday. Ed Joyce (84) and Gary Wilson (61) fought bravely but Ireland could man...

KANDY(Reuters) Tillakaratne Dilshan produced a superb all-round display with bat and ball to send Sri Lanka through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a crushing 139-run win over Zimbabwe yesterday Dilshan and Upul Tharanga conjured an exqui...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) Fast bowler Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the World Cup with a side strain, his exit delivering a second body blow in as many days to England’s hopes. “He’s ruled out of the World Cup and he’s flying home tomorro...

KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) - Extraordinary hitting with a cracked bat by New Zealand birthday boy Ross Taylor helped his team pile on an amazing 85 runs in 3.4 overs to set up a 110-run World Cup win over Pakistan yesterday. Taylor was given two 27t...

COLOMBO (Reuters) Holders Australia’s long-awaited World Cup rematch with co-hosts Sri Lanka was washed away by a torrential downpour on Saturday, the first in this year’s tournament to fall victim to bad weather. The Group A match, a replay of the 2...

DHAKA (Reuters) Bangladesh fans, who greeted the opening of the World Cup with a glorious celebration two weeks ago, stoned the West Indian team bus yesterday after a humiliating defeat for the home team. As the victorious West Indian side sat in the...

AHMEDABAD, (Reuters) New Zealand dominated Zimbabwe from ball one yesterday and romped to their second 10-wicket win in the World Cup but the victory probably did little in getting the team ready for the tougher battles lying ahead. The New Zealand o...

MUMBAI (Reuters) Pakistan are flying in the World Cup after three straight wins but they still have problems right from the top which New Zealand will aim to exploit when the two meet in their Group A match in Kandy tomorrow. Shahid Afridi’s team hav...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga celebrated his first game of the World Cup with a hat-trick in a devastating six-wicket haul as the home side thrashed Kenya by nine wickets yesterday. Malinga showed no signs of the back s...

NAGPUR, India (Reuters) A devastating opening spell from left-arm spinner Ray Price spurred Zimbabwe to a crushing 175-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match yesterday. After setting Canada a daunting 299 for victory, Zimbabwe made...