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2007 World Cup

Small but perfectly formed

On many levels, the story of St Kitts is the most uplifting of a myriad of tales to have emerged from the chaotic preparations for this World Cup

Andrew Miller and Dileep Premachandran at the 2007 World Cup

Small but perfectly formed

On many levels, the story of St Kitts is the most uplifting of a myriad of tales to have emerged from the chaotic preparations for this World Cup

India's bus breaks down

Before they could think of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda, India had to contend with another obstacle: their team bus shut down last evening on the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in the vicinity of El Socorro Junction

Leicestershire

Stiff signs at Grace Road

Leicestershire's squad for the new season continues to take shape after David Stiff, the former Kent seamer, signed a one-year deal and Tom New, their reserve keeper, agreed a two-year extension.

Warwickshire

Giles named vice-captain

Ashley Giles has been named Warwickshire's vice-captain for the 2007 season although he retains ambitions to fight for his England place after the World Cup

World Cup

A Martian picks...Sri Lanka!

When I'm being extra-terrestrial, I want Sri Lanka to win

No time for the World Cup in India

There might be those in India willing to sell an organ to go to the World Cup but according to an AFP report Indian fans are not very keen to watch the action in the Caribbean

Brave Scottish spinner offers Australia tips

Scotland have a couple of Australians in their squad and one of them has offered some selection suggestions for the opening game

World Cup 2007

Shocks and surprises

AFP runs through some of the World Cup upsets , starting with Sri Lanka's win over India in 1979

World Cup 2007

Only Australia block the road to victory

2007 World Cup

The King misses the party

Andrew Miller and Dileep Premachandran at the 2007 World Cup

The King misses the party

World Cup 2007

Scribes in the sun

Tim de Lisle has written an enjoyable piece in today's Independent profiling some of the national newspaper correspondents from Britain

Nepal

Nepal wins ACC Premier League

Nepal has won the Asian Cricket Council's Premier League

Cricket googled

The cricket World Cup may not swamp the planet like the football equivalent but after last night's opening ceremony it is clearly one of the biggest stories going around - and that's according to Google

World Cup 2007

Leadership: road to nowhere?

Inzamam needs to captain for his life from the first ball of the match to the last, not in flashes of desperation

My kingdom for a kidney

Party boys or professionals?

The tournament hasn’t started but the late-night rumours about the West Indians have

World Cup 2007

Admire the greats at the Farewell Cup

Ricky Ponting, in his column in The Australian , rates the modern greats who will probably be playing their final World Cup .

The opening ceremony

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