Benjamin Franklin was reputed to have said: ‘Only two things in life are certain – death and taxes’.

Despite beating the number one side in the world, Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was not prepared to get carried away on the eve of the WC.

Stephen Fleming is eyeing revenge over England in this week’s WC opener, after England eliminated NZ in the CB tri-series last month.

Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag has promised captain Rahul Dravid that he will score plenty of runs in the World Cup.

England’s workplace productivity is set to be hit by over 270 million pounds during the World Cup, according to a study released today.

England captain Michael Vaughan insists his side will be ready for action by the time their World Cup opener next Friday comes around.

Peter Fulton has joined the Black Caps growing injury list after breaking his finger during the warm-up match against Sri Lanka.

India mauled the hosts West Indies by nine wickets in their final warm-up match before the World Cup.

Thrice finalists and twice champions, the West Indies dominated the World Cup at its inception.

England’s brief hold over Australia came to an abrupt halt at St. Vincent today as Australia cruised comfortably to a 5 wicket victory.