By Andrew Heavens ABUJA (Reuters) – Some of the schoolgirls abducted by militant group Boko Haram may never return home, Nigeria’s influential former president Olusegun Obasanjo said, in some of the most pessimistic comments yet on their fate from a member of the country’s elite. Obasanjo said President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration had taken too long … Read more
By David Dolan ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria is studying the military tactics used by Sri Lanka to crush the rebel Tamil Tigers for its own battle against Islamist group Boko Haram, the defence ministry said, after holding talks with officials from the island nation. Abuja has been criticised for its failure to contain the militant … Read more
Scoreboard Friday at lunch on day two of the first test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s: England 1st Innings Alastair Cook b Kulasekara 17 Sam Robson c PJayawardene b Pradeep 1 Gary Ballance c PJayawardene b Pradeep 23 Ian Bell lbw b Eranga 56 Joe Root not out 152 Moeen Ali c MJayawardene … Read more
REUTERS – KARACHI, June 9 (Reuters) – Pakistan cricket was dealt a new blow on Monday when former test players Herschelle Gibbs and Jacob Oram opted out of a Twenty20 competition because of a deadly attack by Taliban militants on a Karachi airport. At least 27 people were killed on Sunday when Taliban militants disguised … Read more
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe will undergo surgery next week on a troublesome ankle and is likely to miss the tour to Sri Lanka in July, Cricket South Africa said on Thursday. “Lonwabo has been suffering from this ankle problem for the last year and a half, and this is … Read more
(Reuters) – Stand-in skipper AB de Villiers led by example as South Africa eliminated England to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a three-run victory in a Group One match in Chittagong on Saturday. Leading the side in absence of Faf du Plessis, who served a one match suspension for the team’s second slow over rate offence in 12 months, de … Read more
MIRPUR Bangladesh (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis and Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal have been banned for one game at the World Twenty20 after committing their second over-rate offences in 12 months. Both teams were one over short of their target in Thursday’s matches against Netherlands and England respectively, the International Cricket … Read more
DHAKA (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and pace spearhead Dale Steyn are nursing hamstring injuries and are doubtful for their World Twenty20 opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Both players skipped Wednesday’s final warm-up game against Pakistan and a final decision on their availability would be taken on Saturday afternoon before the … Read more
With the loss of three incredibly valuable talents, the Proteas may well go into a rebuilding phase now with an eye on the Cricket World Cup next year. First Gary Kirsten, then Jacques Kallis and now Graeme Smith. None will be a part of the Proteas going forward and the experience and intellectual capital lost … Read more
South Africa will play a minimum of 23 warm-up one-day internationals against five different countries to boost their preparation for next year’s World Cup, the country’s cricket board has confirmed. By Reuters The three-time semi-finalists have had no previous World Cup success and a litany of dramatic failures have earned them a cruel reputation as … Read more