Person: Brian Lara

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Lions tours have always had unique challenges

It is easy to imagine the sense of awe that must have gripped the 1888 Lions as they embarked on what was essentially a voyage into the unknown.

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Cricket legend Lara announces retirement

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Windies running out of puff

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Kiwis add to Windies’ woes

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Kiwis put West Indies on back foot

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Ponting pays tribute to awesome Australia

Hayden peaks to put Aussies in charge Hayden peaks to put Aussies in charge

Matthew Hayden’s second World Cup hundred in four days helped to put Australia in a dominant position in their rain-interrupted Super Eight match against West Indies.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2007

Hayden blasts record in daunting target

Matthew Hayden’s second successive World Cup hundred powered Australia to 322 for six against West Indies, in the first Super Eight match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2007

Windies outgun Ireland for top spot

SHIV CHANDERPAUL hit a superb century as West Indies sealed an eight-wicket win over Ireland in a rain-hit Group D decider in Kingston, Jamaica.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2007

Ireland outclassed by Windies

Shivnarine Chanderpaul smashed his sixth one-day international century as the West Indies marched to an eight-wicket victory over Ireland in Jamaica.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2007

Inzamam reveals shock at death of Woolmer

DEPARTING Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has described Bob Woolmer as “a good coach and a much better human being”.

Tue, 20 Mar, 2007

O'Brien looking forward to Lara laughs

Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien is looking forward to another confrontation with Brian Lara after their stormy introduction in 2004.

Wed, 14 Mar, 2007

Irish relish World Cup challenge

Ireland coach Adrian Birrell is looking forward to the “huge challenge” the country’s involvement in the World Cup will provide.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2007

Hoggard the hero for England's cricketers

Matthew Hoggard produced a four-wicket haul to halt Australia’s fightback and keep England’s hopes of victory in the second Ashes Test alive.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2006

Pressure growing on Windies to storm back against SA

WEST INDIES and South Africa square off in the final Test in St. John’s yesterday with the two camps in contrasting moods.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2005

O’Brien’s Digicel phone company in legal row

DENIS O’Brien’s Caribbean mobile phone venture, Digicel, has found itself embroiled in further trouble after a supplier launched a $30 million (€23m) legal claim against the company.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

Asian cricket stars head tsunami disaster appeal

THE tsunami disaster in Asia has had an immediate impact on sport in the region, with the 10th South Asian Games, scheduled for Sri Lanka in August, postponed as the nation concentrates on rebuilding after the recent tragedy.

Sat, 08 Jan, 2005

Windies overcome Pakistan

West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy yesterday to set up a final clash against England in the final at The Oval on Saturday.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2004

Flintoffs’s 72tips balance in England’s favour

A TYPICALLY aggressive 72 not out from Andrew Flintoff tipped the balance in England's favour on the first day of the fourth Test against the West Indies at the Oval yesterday.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2004

Key steers England to victory as Lara clocks up 10,000 runs

ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan paid tribute to Robert Key after his unbeaten 93 steered England to victory by seven wickets at Old Trafford.

Tue, 17 Aug, 2004

Hoggard steals the limelight

MATTHEW HOGGARD upstaged local hero Andrew Flintoff yesterday and re-established England’s superiority over West Indies in the third npower Test.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004

Lara vows not to quit

Under-fire West Indies captain Brian Lara defiantly insisted last night he would not quit despite his team suffering another crushing defeat.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004

Devastating Flintoff ton keeps the pressure on West Indies

ANDREW Flintoff stamped his authority on the npower Test series with a devastating assault on West Indies’ inexperienced attack ensuring that England took control of the second Test at Edgbaston yesterday.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2004

Windies knock England out of one-day series

ANDREW FLINTOFF’S fireworks proved in vain as England crashed out of the NatWest Series with a seven-wicket defeat to West Indies at Lord’s.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2004

Ireland's cricketers beat West Indies

West Indies slumped to a devastating six-wicket defeat at the hands of amateurs Ireland on the eve of the NatWest Triangular Series.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

Lara century spares Windies’ blushes in the face of dogged Irish attack

BRIAN LARA spared the West Indies’ blushes with a majestic century as the tourists limped to 242 all out against Ireland in Belfast.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

Lara breaks cricket score world record

Brian Lara today made cricketing history as he set a world-record Test score of 384 and counting.

Mon, 12 Apr, 2004

Vaughan gets benefit of TV umpire and goes on to score 177

MICHAEL VAUGHAN benefited from the hard nosed approach of modern cricket to continue his prolific year for England and provide Australian audiences with evidence of real competition during the remainder of the Ashes series.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2002

Cricket: Alec Stewart faces corruption inquiry

Stand-in England cricket captain Alec Stewart is to be interviewed by Paul Condon's corruption-busting unit.

Wed, 23 May, 2001