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Ponting fires
Australia to Cup final win |
| JOHANNESBURG,
March 23 (Reuters) - An explosive 140 not out from captain Ricky
Ponting inspired Australia to a crushing 125-run win over India
in the World Cup final on Sunday with 10.4 overs to spare. more... |
World-Cup final
- key moments
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| JOHANNESBURG,
March 23 (Reuters) - Key moments from the 2003 World Cup final
between Australia and India on Sunday: click
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Tendulkar breaks
a billion hearts |
JOHANNESBURG,
March 23 (Reuters) - It was meant to be Sachin Tendulkar's day
of destiny. It was meant to be Tendulkar versus Lee, immovable
object meets unstoppable force. A sporting duel to die for.
It never happened. more... |
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Pakistan
names Rashid Latif to head revamped team |
KARACHI,
March 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan appointed wicketkeeper Rashid
Latif as captain and Javed Miandad as coach on Wednesday to
rebuild the team after their disappointing World Cup campaign
in South Africa. more...
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Sri
Lanka seize last semi-final spot |
| JOHANNESBURG,
March 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka gratefully seized the last World
Cup semi-final spot on Saturday and the daunting prospect of
facing defending champions Australia in Port Elizabeth next
Tuesday. more... |
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Lee
and Symonds see Australia through |
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ELIZABETH, South Africa, Mar 18 (Reuters) - Brett Lee produced
another fierce spell of pace bowling to spearhead Australia
to their third successive World Cup final on Tuesday.
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Aussies survive
Kenyan scare after Lee hat-trick |
| DURBAN,
March 15 (Reuters) - A Brett Lee hat-trick helped Australia
to a record 15th successive win against Kenya in the World Cup
on Saturday but they were given a scare by 39-year-old spinner
Aasif Karim before sealing a five-wicket win. more..... |
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| India easily defeat
New Zealand |
CENTURION,
South Africa, March 14 (Reuters) - Middle-order batsmen Mohammad
Kaif and Rahul Dravid shared an unbeaten century partnership
on Friday to guide India to a comfortable seven wicket win over
New Zealand.
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| Australia come back
from the dead |
| PORT ELIZABETH,
South Africa, March 11 (Reuters) - Australia came back from
the dead on Tuesday to beat trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand
by 96 runs and maintain their unbeaten World Cup record .more....
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| We can counter Kiwi
cunning - Ponting |
| PORT ELIZABETH,
South Africa, March 9 (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting
is confident his unbeaten world champions can counter whatever
plans New Zealand hatch up for them in their World Cup Super
Six meeting on Tuesday. more....
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| Lee wrecks
Sri Lanka's aspirations |
CENTURION,
South Africa, March 7 (Reuters) - Strike bowler Brett Lee laid
waste to Sri Lanka's top order and sent Sanath Jayasuriya to
hospital on Friday as Australia eyed a quick kill in their World
Cup Super Six encounter on Friday
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for more....
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| Contrasting attacks
on display |
JOHANNESBURG,
March 5 (Reuters) - Contrasting bowling lineups are likely to
decide the fate of Friday's opening World Cup Super Six clash
between Australia and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park.
click
for more....
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| Kenya celebrate
victory over Zimbabwe |
| JOHANNESBURG,
March 12 (Reuter) - Kenya became the first non-test nation to
advance to a World Cup semi-final on Wednesday with a celebrated
victory over fellow-Africans Zimbabwe. more.... |
| India crush Lanka
to sweep into semis |
| JOHANNESBURG,
March 10 (Reuters) - India stormed into the World Cup semi-finals
on Monday with a 183-run win over Sri Lanka in their Super Six
match at The Wanderers. more.... |
| Astle and Cairns
take Kiwis to victory |
| BLOEMFONTEIN,
South Africa, March 8 (Reuters) - Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns
combined forces to take New Zealand to an ultimately comfortable
six wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their World Cup Super Six
match on Saturday. more.... |
| Ganguly guides India
to victory |
| CAPE TOWN,
March 7 (Reuters) - Saurav Ganguly led from the front on Friday
with a true captain's innings to guide India to a six-wicket
victory over Kenya in the World Cup Super Sixes. click
for more.... |
| Australia fly high
as England, Pakistan fly out |
| JOHANNESBURG,
March 4 (Reuters) - Australia will go through to the World Cup
Super Sixes in prime position to plot their own route right
to the March 23 final. The
world champions go through to the second phase with a maximum
of 12 points.
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| England may be winners
in defeat |
| PORT ELIZABETH,
South Africa, March 2 (Reuters) - England look likely to reach
the World Cup Super Sixes despite their agonising two-wicket
defeat by Australia on Sunday. more.... |
| Pakistan have flopped
in all areas - Waqar |
| BULAWAYO,
Zimbabwe, March 3 (Reuters) - Skipper Waqar Younis has conceded
Pakistan have failed to perform in all departments at the World
Cup. more....
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| Vaas inspires Sri
Lanka to thrilling win |
CAPE TOWN,
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka edged out West Indies by six runs
in a thrilling World Cup Group B match on Friday, bouncing back
from their shock defeat by Kenya to virtually assure themselves
of a place in the Super Sixes.
more....
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| Bichel inspires
Australia to dramatic win |
| PORT ELIZABETH,
South Africa, March 2 (Reuters) - Andy Bichel produced a man-of-the-match
all-round performance as Australia edged out England by two
wickets in World Cup Group A on Sunday to seal a world record
12th straight one-day win. more.... |
| Tendulkar takes
India into Super Sixes |
| CENTURION,
South Africa, March 1 (Reuters) - India stormed into the World
Cup Super Sixes on Saturday as Sachin Tendulkar braved the pain
to set up a six-wicket victory over Pakistan with one of the
great innings in tournament history. more... |
| Windies must take
blame for early exit - Hooper |
CAPE TOWN,
Feb 28 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Carl Hooper said his
team only had themselves to blame for their almost certain early
World Cup exit.
more....
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