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Indian Premier League IPL 2013 Sunrisers beat KXIP by 30 runs to remain in hunt for play-offs
Darren Sammy led a fine bowling display with four wickets as Sunrisers Hyderabad spanked Kings XI Punjab by 30 runs to keep themselves in the hunt for a play-offs berth in the Pepsi IPL here today.Sammy (4/22) claimed two crucial wickets in his first two deliveries before adding two more later to play a big role in Sunrisers defending 150 for seven they scored revolving around Parthiv ...
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Home comforts for Root
Joe Root is confident England can build on their first Test victory over New Zealand when the action heads to Headingley.The Yorkshireman played a key role in the 170-run rout at Lord's, scoring 40 in the first innings before following it up with a crucial 71. On top of that Root picked up a couple of catches as England moved 1-0 up in the two-Test ...
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IPL Cricket Hyderabad and Rajasthan vie to handle knockout pressure
Cricket News: As the name suggests, the Eliminator leaves no margin for error. Lose, and your season is over. Hyderabad have already shown that they can handle knockout pressure. It remains to be seen whether the embattled Rajasthan, the neutral's team for so much of the tournament, can do the ...
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BCCI still awaiting Sahara confirmation
terminating its involvement in the IPL, the BCCI has said it hasn't received any "direct communication" from the franchise owner Sahara India regarding the issue. The board also confirmed that it had encashed part of the franchise's bank ...
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Full text of BCCIs response to Pune Warriors withdrawal
A day after Sahara withdrew the Pune Warriors franchise from the IPL, the BCCI responded with a media release clarifying their stand on the ...
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Plea in court seeks government takeover of BCCI IPL
The Madras High Court has issued notices to the BCCI president and the IPL chairman, among others, on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Madurai-based lawyer seeking a government takeover of the administration of the BCCI and the IPL. The lawyer, V Santhakumaresan, alleged that the Indian board had failed to promote the game, and that conduct of certain activities and the receipt of ...
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Warner fined after online rant
Cricket Australia has fined David Warner for breaching its Code of Behaviour following his Twitter rant at the weekend.The 26-year-old opening batsman, who pleaded guilty at a disciplinary hearing, received a fine of around £3,714 - the maximum financial penalty for a first offence under rule 6 of CA's Code of Behaviour. Warner, who has been playing in the Indian Premier League with ...
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Australia batsman David Warner fined for Twitter outburst
Link to video: Michael Clarke defends David Warner's Twiiter rant, tips him as captain The Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined $5,570 (3,700) for his ...
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David Warner fined for breaching Cricket Australias code of behaviour
Australia Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) code of behaviour.Warner was handed the maximum fine of $5,570 at a teleconference hearing in Melbourne Wednesday evening, having been found guilty of breaching CA's rules regarding unbecoming behaviour following comments he made on Twitter at the ...
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Letter from India In Cricket Scandal Revelations on India
DATELINE -- The Indian Premier League is a joyous, garish domestic cricket tournament invented by businessmen to make money. Intellectuals despise it, which probably reassures the businessmen that they have done something ...
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Father of Afghan cricket captain abducted
UNKNOWN gunmen have dragged the father of Afghanistan's cricket captain from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and taken him hostage, officials say. Mohammad Nabi, who took over the captaincy of the team in March, confirmed that his father, Khobai Isakhel, had been kidnapped in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday. "I have no idea who the kidnappers might be, they have ...
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County cricket – live
Richard Gibson reports from Durham No silverware is won in May as the old cliche goes. However, this is one of those matches that could influence the finishing positions of both these sides. Third-place Durham have been inserted by County Championship leaders Middlesex at a slatey Chester-le-Street in a fixture they won last season despite being dismissed for just 102. That defeat for Middlesex ...
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Michael Clarke defends David Warners Twiiter rant tips him as captain – video
Twitter rant against two Australian journalists landed him in hot water during the Indian Premier League season . Warner faces a disciplinary hearing after taking umbrage at an article by Robert Craddock and then engaging in an online spat with Malcolm Conn. Speaking as his team leaves for the Ashes, Clarke even says Warner has a future as Australia ...
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IPL Spot-fixing charges false says India fast bowler Sreesanth
Indian Premier League (IPL). In his first public appearance since being arrested last week by Delhi police, Sreesanth on Wednesday said he was innocent and that his name would be cleared of any wrongdoing. The Kerala-based cricketer, along with Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, ...
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Hussey helps Chennai to IPL final
Chennai Super Kings secured their place in the Indian Premier League final with a convincing 48-run win over Mumbai Indians on Monday.Outstanding batting performances from Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina ensured the Super Kings, who claimed their berth in the play-offs by finishing first in the standings, will feature in Sunday's decider.An impressive knock from Dwayne Smith meant Mumbai ...
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Clarke ready for Ashes battle
Australia captain Michael Clarke has promised to do everything he can to win the Ashes series in England this summer.Clarke admitted his side were the underdogs at a ceremony ahead of the squad's departure from Sydney airport, but is ready to battle hard to bring the coveted urn back home. "England have a lot of experience. A lot of the guys have been involved in Ashes series before ...
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Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...
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Baburao Yadav fifth cricketer arrested in alleged fixing case
Baburao Yadav has become the fifth cricketer to be arrested, by the Delhi Police, in connection with the alleged spot-fixing in the IPL. Yadav was produced in court in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon along with Rajasthan Royals' Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, ...
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Hazel McCallion takes a swing in support of GTA-wide cricket tournament
Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion poses for photos with a cricket bat as Mississauga councillor Ron Starr (left) watches. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...
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Five agencies win Cricket World Cup work
can reveal. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup whittled down the 30-plus expressions of interest (EOI) they received for the three different disciplines to five successful firms. OMD is one of those five having been awarded the media buying duties. CHE Proximity, which was widely rumoured to be on the shortlist along with Ogilvy and GPY&R Melbourne, has ...
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High targets set by the ECB
The targets were set out in the England and Wales Cricket Board's latest strategy document, Champion Counties. It also intends to try to increase county attendances by 200,000, increasing county fee payments to 2m a year, and provide 8.1m for ground improvements. The ECB has set aside 10m for interest-free loans for clubs and 2m to combat the impact of climate ...
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Edgy England need Alastair Cook in form
The stunning conclusion to the first Test against New Zealand could not conceal a malaise which has lasted on and off for 18 months. Bowled out for 232 in their first innings at Lord's, England's approach took caution and diffidence to a new level. The sight was never one for sore eyes.The batsmen did not look at ease with themselves. It must be deeply perplexing for the batting coach, ...
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Chennai back in final again
But their 112-run stand was ended in the fourth over of the final session when umpire Russell Tiffin dispatched Kallis for 85, caught behind attempting to pull a short delivery from Edwards.It was an unfortunate decision as the ball touched Kallis' shoulder rather than the edge of the bat on the way through to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.After Mark Boucher (13) and Paul Harris (0) had ...
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Glamorgan make most of Leicestershires poor fielding and bowling
Glamorgan has already enjoyed considerable sporting success this year, and if the prospects of the cricket club adding to the laurels now adorning Swansea City and Cardiff City by winning promotion from Division Two are limited - they last won a trophy in 2004 - they are at least batting themselves in a position of some strength in this match.That they were able to do so was in no small part ...
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Player payments in focus after withdrawal
out of the IPL has thrown into question its pending payments to the franchise's players. The players' contract stipulate that 35% of their salaries will be paid after the tournament ...
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Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
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