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  Give 2nd-tier teams another chance at World Cup: Porterfield

  Cricket | March 14, 2015 14:52 IST

  Adelaide, Australia: Ireland captain William Portferfield has been fighting the good fight for Associate, or second-tier, teams at the Cricket World Cup for nearly a decade. So he wasn't about to let another opportunity slip

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  World Cup 2015: Pakistan take on Ireland in must-win clash

  Cricket | March 14, 2015 14:45 IST

  Adelaide: An unpredictable Pakistan will take on giant-killers Ireland in a must-win pool B encounter of the ICC cricket World Cup here Sunday.The winner of the final league match of the group stage will move

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  Woolmer's death dominates Younis Khan's memory of '07 World Cup

  Cricket | March 13, 2015 10:45 IST

  In the immediate aftermath of their 2007 World Cup match, the Irish players were celebrating an upset victory while a dejected Pakistan squad was coming to terms with an unexpected early exit from the tournament.It

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  World Cup 2015: Undeterred Mooney's sole focus on beating Pakistan

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 14:59 IST

  Adelaide: Ireland's pacer John Mooney on Thursday said he is not affected by a Zimbabwean newspaper article that his country's cricket board has slammed as a "vicious personal attack" on him, and that he is

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  World Cup 2015 : Fury over 'vicious personal attack' on John Mooney

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 16:09 IST

  Sydney: The Zimbabwe and Ireland teams at the World Cup united on Wednesday to condemn a newspaper article which mocked Irish allrounder John Mooney's battle with alcohol and depression.Mooney took the boundary catch which eliminated

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  World Cup 2015: Ireland ready with date for destiny

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 9:38 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: Ireland will have its rendevous with Cricket World Cup destiny in Adelaide on Sunday when it meets Pakistan in the final match of the tournament's group stages.An eight-wicket loss to India on

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  World Cup 2015: Ashwin understands his game, Shikhar prepared well, says Dhoni

  Cricket | March 10, 2015 17:00 IST

  Hamilton: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves players who can take challenges head on and for him that's the reason two of his trusted lieutenants Ravichandran Ashwin and Shikhar Dhawan have been his stand-out performers for

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  World Cup 2015: India records 5th straight win, beats Ireland by 8 wickets

  Cricket | March 10, 2015 13:43 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: India beat Ireland by eight wickets at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, remaining unbeaten after five matches to clinch its place atop Pool B while stalling Ireland's celebrated push for a

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  World Cup 2015: Indian bowlers restrict Ireland to 259

  Cricket | March 10, 2015 10:48 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: Niall O'Brien made 75 and captain William Porterfield scored 67 after winning the toss and batting first but Ireland came up short Tuesday when it was dismissed for 259 in its Cricket

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  World Cup 2015: Ireland focus on getting two more points

  Cricket | March 09, 2015 16:25 IST

  Hamilton: Ireland captain William Porterfield on Monday said his team is looking to grab another two necessary points to qualify for the quarterfinals of the cricket World Cup.Having beaten the West Indies, Zimbabwe and the

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  World Cup 2015: India aim record win against Ireland

  Cricket | March 10, 2015 6:13 IST

  Hamilton: On the cusp of creating World Cup history, a supremely confident India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group encounter of the ICC cricket World Cup on Tuesday.Having already qualified

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  World Cup 2015: Ireland pushes Associates' plea for fair deal

  Cricket | March 09, 2015 9:48 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: Ireland wants to deliver an emphatic message to the International Cricket Council when it plays World Cup champion India in a Pool B match on Tuesday.India is unbeaten in four matches and

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  World Cup 2015: Don't expect to be taken lightly by India, says Porterfield

  Cricket | March 08, 2015 12:25 IST

  Hobart: Fighting to stay in contention for the World Cup quarterfinals, Ireland cricket captain William Porterfield said his giant-slaying team does not expect to be taken lightly by India despite the buzz that the already

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  World Cup 2015: Support for associate nations grow after Ireland win

  Cricket | March 08, 2015 9:52 IST

  New Delhi: After some amazing performances by the associate nations in the ongoing World Cup 2015, the support for them has grown immensely.Yesterday, in another nail-biting thriller against Zimbabwe, Ireland registered their third World Cup

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  World Cup 2015: Ireland beats Zimbabwe by 5 runs

  Cricket | March 08, 2015 6:40 IST

  Hobart, Australia: Ireland pulled off another World Cup upset over a test-playing nation after big innings from Ed Joyce and Andy Belbirnie proved just enough to hold off Zimbabwe by five runs in a Pool

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  World Cup 2015: Joyce ton takes Ireland to 331/8 vs Zimbabwe

  Cricket | March 07, 2015 13:12 IST

  Hobart, Australia: Ed Joyce smashed a century at better than a-run-a-ball to help Ireland recover from a slow start and score 331-8 in the World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe on Saturday.Joyce clubbed 112

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  World Cup 2015: Zimbabwe vs Ireland scoreboard, Match 30

  Cricket | March 07, 2015 18:33 IST

  Hobart: Scoreboard of Zimbabwe vs Ireland Group B, 30th match of the ICC World Cup 2015 played at Bellerive here Saturday. Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl Ireland innings: 331/8 in 50 overs

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  World Cup 2015: Zimbabwe wins toss, sends Ireland to bat

  Cricket | March 07, 2015 9:30 IST

  Hobart, Australia: Zimbabwe stand-in captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and sent Ireland in to bat Saturday in their Cricket World Cup Pool B match at a cool and cloudy Bellerive Oval.Zimbabwe brought in pace

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  History says Ireland vs Zimbabwe will be close at World Cup 2015

  Cricket | March 06, 2015 19:41 IST

  Hobart, Australia: If Ireland's Pool A match against Zimbabwe on Saturday is anything like their last meeting in the Cricket World Cup, it'll be too close to call.At Kingston, Jamaica in 2007, Ireland batted first

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  World Cup 2015: We can win the World title, says de Villiers (Watch Video)

  Cricket | March 03, 2015 22:48 IST

  Canberra:  AB de Villiers, South Africa's skipper, while praising the efforts of the team said now they can win the World Cup title.  South Africa today defeated a very trick Irish side by a huge