The Surfer: Top 10 debuts at the SCG

The Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew Wu looks back on some memorable debuts at the venue that will host its 100th Test in the new year. Born Reginald Erskine Foster, but better known as Tip, Foster was the only man to captain England at football and cricket. His 287 on debut in 1903 has stood for more than a century as the highest score made in an SCG Test … Foster’s debut effort remains the highest score by a Test debutant, well clear of the unbeaten 222 by South Africa’s Jacques…

Pakistan take firm grip of opening test

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Unbeaten half-centuries from Mohammad Hafeez and Taufiq Umar put Pakistan in a commanding position after they had dismissed Bangladesh for 135 on the first day of …

Beyond the Test World: Denmark off the mark, Jersey remain unbeaten

Jersey 150 for 4 (R Driver 70*) beat Scotland A 149 for 9 (M Petrie 39, Z Bashir 32*, C Jones 3-26) by six wickets Jersey’s R Driver remained unbeaten on 70, from 107 deliveries

Chelsea beat Portsmouth by 5-0 in Premier League

LONDON: David James howler helped Chelsea to a 5-0 victory at bottom-club Portsmouth as the Blues moved a point behind Premier League leaders Manchester United. David James misses his kick for Drogba to score James was left red faced in the 32nd minute when he raced out of his area to clear a harmless ball forward but missed it completely, albeit after an unfortunate bobble, to allow Didier Drogba the simplest of finishes. Florent Malouda struck twice after half-time before Drogba got his second and Frank Lampard competed the rout in injury-time as the Blues bounced back from their 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday in emphatic style. Portsmouth remain 14 points adrift of safety and their relegation could be confirmed on Saturday week when they travel to Blackburn. Manchester City stayed two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham after their unbeaten home league record this season was ended 2-0 by Everton. Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta scored the goals either side of half time. Champions League-chasing Aston Villa were held at home by a club in the bottom-half for the second consecutive game as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Sunderland. The Black Cats had gone ahead when Fraizer Campbell finished well following Keiran Richardson’’s defence-splitting through-ball. John Carew equalised eight minutes later when he tapped in from close range from an Ashley Young cross. David Dunn bagged a brace as Blackburn Rovers extended their unbeaten run at home to seven games with a 2-1 win over Birmingham City. Dunn fired the home side ahead after eight minutes before a 56th-minute James McFadden free-kick levelled matters. the Englishman had the final say 11 minutes later as he headed in a corner to snatch the win.

Chances of Pakistan in the semi final of ICC T20 Worldcup 2009

First semi final will be played on tonight between pakistan and south africa, and its not gonna be easy one. South africa have been unbeaten in this tournament and they have beaten pakistan quite convincely in WARM UP game. But pakistan has very strong chances of winning this semifinal, why ?

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Australia Beats Pakistan in 4th ODI and won chapal series 3-1

As expected, Australia have won the 4th ODI by 8 wickets, Pakistan Batting line flopped again, and offcourse , they could n’t defened the low target of 198 , Australia were 3 for 2 wicket , and they remained 198/2 , faboulous innings of captain michael clark and shane watson. Michael Clark made unbeaten 100 [...]

Rajasthan Royals Beat Delhi DaredDevil

A resurgent Rajasthan Royals beat the undefeated Delhi Daredevils in an emphatic manner by 5 wickets at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The Royals showed some of their brilliance that made them champions last year, by bowling to plan and restricting the destructive Delhi line-up to 143 runs. However, the Royals having struggled chasing 140-odd runs in [...]