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Domestic cricket in Zimbabwe came face-to-face with the madding political air prevailing in the country when three league matches failed to take place on Sunday due to a police-imposed curfew

Riot police prevent play in Zimbabwe

Andy Roberts has predicted that the pitches in the tournament may not necessarily be slow turners, contrary to general expectations

Andy Roberts expects sporting pitches

Pakistan have been banned from speaking in English at World Cup news conferences to prevent players from being misquoted, a team spokesman has said.

Pakistan ban English at news conferences

Prosper Utseya firmly believes that West Indies' inconsistencies and Pakistan's pre-World Cup woes can be exploited to get Zimbabwe into the Super Eights

Utseya targets West Indies and Pakistan

Ricky Ponting said it was "high and mighty" of Sunil Gavaskar to complain about poor on-field behaviour

Ponting targets Gavaskar over behaviour

Michael Vaughan, the England captain, has urged his young side to show fearlessness and to use their inexperience as a positive factor, as England prepare for the World Cup

Vaughan: We must be fearless

Sporting Index have excelled themselves with a plethora of spread betting markets on the World Cup and there are a host of intriguing bets to get our teeth into

Bangladesh and Bermuda to struggle

11-Mar-2007•Simon Cambers

'Scotland can rise to beat the best'

John Blain has spoken confidently of his side's chances ahead of their opening clash against Australia this week

The lower-ranked Associates haven't received the warmest of welcomes ahead of the World Cup, but that isn't stopping Afghanistan and Norway planning for the 2011 World Cup

Afghanistan and Norway aim for 2011 World Cup

With the World Cup set to kick-off, the organisers have expressed concern over the last-minute scramble

Grounds for concern prior to opening ceremony

Andrew Symonds faces a "make-or-break" week as he pushes to be fit for Australia's third group game

Buchanan wary over Symonds return

Veteran Steve Tikolo is proud to be leading Kenya and takes inspiration from the enthusiasm of his side as they head into another World Cup with the minnows tag handing over them

'I feel proud to be leading this team' - Tikolo

Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, is wary that two easy wins in his side's pre-World Cup campaign may backfire on them when they face tougher competition

Dravid admits fears over easy warm-up wins

Anand Vasu takes in a night of honouring and celebrating five legends from Karnataka

Repaying the faith

11-Mar-2007•Anand Vasu in Bangalore

'Viswanath the greatest batsman' - Gavaskar

Gundappa Viswanath was felicitated at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

11-Mar-2007•Anand Vasu in Bangalore

'The 2007 World Cup is wide open'

South Africa's batting collapse in both its warm-up matches was not a cause for panic according to their coach Mickey Arthur. South Africa were bowled out for 192 in their 35-run victory over Ireland and then for 199 in their seven-wicket loss to Pakistan

Batting collapse is no cause for panic - Arthur

Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, has reiterated his confidence in Virender Sehwag, despite his third-ball duck in the warm-up match against West Indies

Dravid reposes faith in Sehwag

The Trinidad and Tobago Local Organising Committee has clarified that the delay in the delivery of tickets to T&T locals occurred because the ICC Cricket World Cup Committee 2007 in Jamaica handled the purchase of tickets over the internet

T&T local committee clarifies ticket delivery delay