Kuwait

Kabul: Short of funds and experience but bursting with confidence, Afghanistan~~s fledgling cricket team are already itching to take on the best sides in the world. ...

New Delhi:The decision was taken at OCA~~s executive committee meeting at Kuwait on February 5, OCA secretary general Randhir Singh told reporters. ...

New Delhi:The likely absence of top stars like Sachin Tendulkar of India and Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan has forced cricket out of the Asian Games in Qatar next year, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced here. ...

London:International cricket~~s minnows are gearing up for the long process of 2007 World Cup qualification with eight selected for the first qualifying tournament. ...

Kuala Lumpur:Defending champions United Arab Emirates coasted to a 61-run victory over hosts Malaysia in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cricket Council Trophy at the Royal Selangor Club Oval in Kuala Lumpur. ...

Singapore: Nepal claimed the remaining semi-final berth in the ACC Trophy tournament on Wednesday, romping to a comfortable 124-run win over Kuwait, the only other contender for a place in the top four. ...

Singapore: Singapore amassed a One-day cricket record on Tuesday with a rollicking 440 for two off 50 overs as it trounced Thailand in the ACC Trophy tournament by 325 runs. ...

Singapore: Hong Kong and Nepal underlined the gulf in standards among second tier cricket nations on Friday with gargantuan wins in the ACC Trophy tournament in Singapore. ...

Singapore: Qatar had a disastrous introduction to international cricket at the ACC Trophy tournament in Singapore on Thursday, with an eight-wicket whipping by Kuwait and the match finishing before the scheduled lunch break. ...

Johannesburg: A South African inventor has produced a cricket box fitted with coil springs, which he tested by repeatedly hitting himself in the groin with a bat, the ~~Saturday Star~~ reported. ...