CBC | Sports Cricket News http://www.cbc.ca/sports/?cmp=rss FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-ca Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:00:57 EDT Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss http://www.cbc.ca/rss/ CBC.ca http://www.cbc.ca/rss/image/cbc_144.gif http://www.cbc.ca/sports/?cmp=rss Gus Logie returns as coach of Canadian cricket team http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2012/06/29/sp-canada-cricket-gus-logie.html?cmp=rss 2000516318 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:18:45 EDT

Gus Logie has signed on for a second stint as Canadian cricket coach.

]]> Pakistan cricketers Butt, Amir staying in jail http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/11/23/sp-cricket-butt-amir-appeals-lost.html?cmp=rss 2000470834 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:44:36 EST

Disgraced Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will remain jailed after losing their appeals against their sentences in one of the biggest fixing scandals to rock the sport.

]]> Pakistan cricketers jailed for match fixing http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/11/03/sp-icc-pakistan-trial.html?cmp=rss 2000466982 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:42:23 EDT

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison as a British court handed down jail terms to three cricketers and an agent for match fixing against England.

]]> Cricketers Butt, Asif found guilty in spot fixing trial http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/11/01/sp-cricket-butt-asif-guilty-spotfixing.html?cmp=rss 2000466545 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:12:51 EDT

Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were convicted Tuesday of fixing parts of a test match in the most serious corruption scandal to hit the sport in more than a decade.

]]> Cricket scandal won't hurt future Olympic hopes, says Rogge http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/11/02/sp-ico-rogge-cricket.html?cmp=rss 2000466762 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:23:55 EDT

IOC President Jacques Rogge says the criminal convictions of three Pakistan players for fixing should not damage cricket's hopes of becoming an Olympic sport.

]]> Cricket corruption 'rampant': prosecutors http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/10/05/sp-icc-pakistan-trial.html?cmp=rss 2000461234 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:46:04 EDT

Prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee claimed Wednesday in London's Southwark Crown Court that the trial of Pakistan cricketers for spot fixing simply shows corruption in the sport is "rampant."

]]> Pakistan cricketers in England for spot fixing trial http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/10/04/sp-icc-pakistan-trial.html?cmp=rss 2000460903 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:51:11 EDT

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif found themselves in a London courtroom Tuesday ahead of their trial on charges of spot fixing a match at Lord's.

]]> India's Harbhajan dropped from England ODIs http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/29/sp-icc-india-harbhajan.html?cmp=rss 2000459823 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:19:38 EDT

Indian selectors confirmed Thursday that injured senior spinner Harbhajan Singh will be replaced by rookie legspinner Rahul Sharma in a pair of upcoming ODIs against England.

]]> Dighton appointed Canada's cricket coach http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/28/sp-canada-cricket.html?cmp=rss 2000459689 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:16:19 EDT Cricket Canada confirmed Wednesday that it has hired Michael Dighton as head coach of the national squad, replacing interim coach Ingleton Liburd, who succeeded Pubudu Dassanayake.

]]> Pietersen in, Anderson out for England cricket tour http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/27/sp-icc-england-anderson-pietersen.html?cmp=rss 2000459304 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:38:54 EDT

Batsman Kevin Pietersen was recalled Tuesday by England for its limited-overs trip to India, but bowler James Anderson was left off the squad set to play five ODIs and a T20 match.

]]> Canada's cricketers suffering identity crisis http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/26/sp-blog-ali.html?cmp=rss 2000459114 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:47:22 EDT

Umar Ali writes that Canada's national men's cricket squad is in the process of developing a new identity under newly appointed captain Jimmy Hansra and in the absence of a permanent head coach.

]]> England stumbles in second T20 with West Indies http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/25/sp-westindies-england.html?cmp=rss 2000458953 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:07:32 EDT

West Indies bowled England out for its lowest Twenty20 total of 88 at The Oval on Sunday to win a dramatic second match of the series by 25 runs and avoid a whitewash.

]]> England trio debuts in T20 with West Indies http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/23/sp-icc-england-westindies.html?cmp=rss 2000458627 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:11:48 EDT Johnny Bairstow, Steven Finn and Ben Stokes made their international debut for England as it won the toss and elected to filed in Friday's Twenty20 against West Indies at the Oval in London.

]]> Marsh named Sri Lanka cricket coach http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/23/sp-icc-srilanka-marsh.html?cmp=rss 2000458586 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:11:37 EDT

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed Friday that it has appointed former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh as its national coach.

]]> Concerns mount on eve of Champions League T20 http://www.cbc.ca/sports/cricket/story/2011/09/22/sp-icc-championsleague.html?cmp=rss 2000458263 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:21:58 EDT

The third edition of the Champions League Twenty20 begins Friday in Bangalore seeking recognition and with cricket pundits blaming the short 19-day format for increased injuries.

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