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  Cricket should be an Olympic sport: ECB

  Cricket | October 19, 2015 16:13 IST

  London: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has insisted that the game should be a part of the Olympics, opening the way for the sport's possible inclusion in the 2024 Games.Graves' comments

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  RBI to issue draft report on relaxing external borrowings

  September 23, 2015 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: Economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India would soon issue a draft report on liberalising External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) on which the government was holding discussions with

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  Greece bailout talks to start on Monday

  World | July 26, 2015 17:09 IST

  Athens: Talks between the Greek government and international creditors on a third bailout package for Greece are expected to begin on Monday, a state minister said.Meetings with officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank

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  Kevin Pietersen attacks 'deceitful' English cricket leaders

  Cricket | May 13, 2015 18:42 IST

  London: Banished by England's cricket leaders over their deep distrust of him, Kevin Pietersen opened up a new front in the rift late Tuesday as he faced up to life in the wilderness.The maverick batsman

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  Pietersen will not be recalled to play for England: Strauss

  Cricket | May 12, 2015 17:03 IST

  London: Sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen will not play international cricket this summer, England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) director of cricket Andrew Strauss said on Tuesday.South Africa-born Pietersen was sacked by England in February 2014

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  Sacking Peter Moores was not knee-jerk: Incoming ECB chairman

  Cricket | May 11, 2015 18:31 IST

  London:  Incoming England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves on Monday defended the way national side head coach Peter Moores was relieved of his duties.Moores was sacked following a poor World Cup and

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  Strauss hired, Moores fired in overhaul of English cricket

  Cricket | May 10, 2015 20:15 IST

  London: England appointed former captain Andrew Strauss as its new director of cricket on Saturday and announced the departure of head coach Peter Moores less than an hour later in a bid to restore the

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  Andrew Strauss appointed England's cricket director

  Cricket | May 09, 2015 22:25 IST

  London:  Former captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed England's new director of cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) declared on Saturday.Strauss will oversee England's senior men's team, including their long-term strategies, performance and

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  Andrew Strauss in talks to become England's new director of cricket

  Cricket | May 08, 2015 20:25 IST

  London: English cricket is on the verge of another dawn with former test captain Andrew Strauss in talks to take on a powerful, newly created role that potentially threatens the future of under-pressure national coach

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  Lancashire batsman hits record 350 runs in One-Day match

  Cricket | April 20, 2015 16:56 IST

  London: Young Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone has notched a One-Day match world record knock of 350 runs in just 138 balls.Playing for Nantwitch Town against Caldy in an ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) National

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  English cricket overhauls leadership, as executive leaves

  Cricket | April 09, 2015 11:12 IST

  London: England managing director Paul Downton lost his job on Wednesday as an overhaul of the national team leadership is instigated after a dismal Cricket World Cup.Downton succeeded Hugh Morris at the England and Wales

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  England to exit World Cup early; blame, criticism to follow

  Cricket | March 10, 2015 7:01 IST

  England's pitiful performance at the Cricket World Cup has many critics wondering again how a country which invented the sport could have plummeted so far in elite international competition.It's not the first time, obviously, and

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  I would love to play for England again: Pietersen

  Cricket | March 03, 2015 6:59 IST

  London: Banished England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday hailed comments from Colin Graves who will succeed as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman in May, saying he would love to play for England

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  England captain Morgan targeted in blackmail attempt

  Cricket | January 23, 2015 7:46 IST

  London: England one-day captain Eoin Morgan was the target of a recent blackmail attempt relating to a past relationship with an Australian woman, the team said Thursday.The England and Wales Cricket Board said it received

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  Tri-series 2015: Pietersen asks ECB to stick with current batting line-up

  Cricket | January 17, 2015 11:33 IST

  New Delhi: Discarded English batsman Kevin Pietersen might have lost all his chances of making a comeback but he is still targeting the cricket board with his suggestions on batting line-up of the national side.After

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  Euro falls below 1999 launch rate

  January 14, 2015 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: The euro extended its losing streak against the dollar on Wednesday and fell below the $1.18 mark for the first time in more than nine years, to trade at about it launching rate.The

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  Pietersen's sacking questioned by Broad

  Cricket | January 11, 2015 20:28 IST

  London: England fast bowler Stuart Broad has questioned Kevin Pietersen's sacking saying the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) could have dropped the batsman instead of ending his international career.Pietersen was discarded by ECB in

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  Pietersen's England exile ludicrous: Hayden

  Cricket | December 21, 2014 17:23 IST

  London: Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden has batted for Kevin Pietersen and described England's decision to continually overlook the star batsman as "ludicrous".Pietersen's central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was

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  Alastair Cook sacked in a 'hugely disrespectful' way: Andrew Strauss

  Cricket | December 21, 2014 17:20 IST

  London: Former England captain Andrew Strauss has launched a strong attack on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), saying sacking of former skipper Alastair Cook was "hugely disrespectful".The 29-year-old Cook, who was in dismal

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  Cook sacked, Morgan to captain England in World Cup

  Cricket | December 20, 2014 15:16 IST

  London: Alastair Cook has been removed from England's One-Day International (ODI) captaincy, media reports said.He will be replaced by fellow batsman Eoin Morgan who will lead the side in the tri-series in Australia after Christmas