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Cricket Injury rules Watling out of second test
New Zealand wicketkeeper B-J Watling was late last night ruled out of the second cricket test against England with his left knee injury. Captain Brendon McCullum will take the gloves for the match, with Martin Guptill coming into the batting line-up. He will bat at 6; McCullum moves to 7. Watling had appeared to be moving freely in training at Headingley earlier but the decision ...
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Cricket A pint a pie and straight to the nets
The chances of a Kiwi randomly turning up to a New Zealand cricket practice this week and being selected to play an international are about as likely as Prince Philip singing lead vocals on Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. However, Chris Pringle could be forgiven for asking himself the song's opening lyric "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" when he wandered along in jeans and a T-shirt 23 ...
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New Zealand look to prey upon Englands preâ€Ashes tension
There will be a hint of Fawlty Towers in England's approach to the second Test against New Zealand this week, with Andy Flower adopting the role of John Cleese to insist that his players do not mention the Ashes. But Nick Compton and Jonny Bairstow, the two batsmen battling for one place in the series that must not be mentioned - assuming Kevin Pietersen is fit - can expect plenty of ...
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Borren to lead against South Africa
On May 28, Netherlands' YB40 squad will travel to Amsterdam for the Canal Bike Race against the South Africans. They will then practice for two days in Amstelveen before the ODI. Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Daan van Bunge, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, James Gruijters, Tom Heggelman, Ahsan Malik, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter ...
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Mohammad Nabis father kidnapped
It's really very pitiful . I am feeling very sad for Mohammad Nabi .He is a wonderful player and a jolly person .I wonder how could one do this to him .He claims that he has no enmity with anybody and he isn't a millionaire either so that one might abduct his father and ask him for the ransom . Our sorrow and sympathy are with you dear captain ...
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England women signal intent with new director of cricket and head coach
replace the former coach Mark Lane .Lane's departure was confirmed last week after England underperformed in each of their past two major tournaments, losing in the final of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka last September and failing to make the final of the 50-over World Cup this year.The England and Wales Cricket Board has responded by bolstering its coaching set-up along the lines of the ...
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Sunrisers bat Ishant back
Cameron White called correctly in the first knockout match of the IPL season, and like MS Dhoni had a day ago, decided to bat at the Kotla. Rahul Dravid was not sure what to do had he won, but said he would have probably batted as well. He said the season had been full of ups and downs for his side, and the last week, with the spot-fixing controversy, had been a particularly testing ...
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Crickets Samsung Galaxy S4 sells June 7 for $600
LoJack for Samsung Galaxy S4 goes hardcore on thieves The superpremium handset sells for the hefty sum of $599.99, but buyers can also put $55 down and space out monthly payments . Cricket's version of ...
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England-New Zealand Test series Fit-again Graeme Swann Tim Bresnan return to England Test squad
Paceman Tim Bresnan and off-spinner Graeme Swann have returned from elbow surgeries to join the England squad for the first test against New Zealand, starting at Lord's on Thursday."Both Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan have worked hard to regain fitness following elbow surgery and have demonstrated through their performances for their counties that they are ready for the challenge of ...
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IPL 2013 Bhuvneshwar Kumar lone Warrior in a defeated army
Over the course of the season, the Pune Warriors have tried several pacers. Ashok Dinda, Kane Richardson, Wayne Parnell, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Mitchell Marsh and Angelo Mathews make a long list of new-ball bowlers who have made it to the playing XI but failed to cement their spot. Cutting a lone figure of consistency is this fluid cast happens to be Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who happens to be Indian ...
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Watling blow for New Zealand
New Zealand have confirmed BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second Investec Test against England at Headingley.The Black Caps wicketkeeper hurt his knee during the first Test defeat at Lord's and will not recover his fitness in time for the Leeds clash which starts on Friday. Captain Brendon McCullum will take the gloves, having briefly deputised at HQ, while Martin Guptill is ready to ...
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The Aussies are coming Australian cricket team set off for the UK
The party posed for pictures at Sydney airport before leaving on their flight to England.Captain Michael Clarke and vice-captain Brad Haddin posed for pictures in the cockpit ahead of the eagerly awaited series.Among the party heading for England is batsman David Warner, who has been hit with the maximum fine available after pleading guilty to breaching the Cricket Australia Code of ...
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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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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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David Warner given maximum fine following Twitter outburst over IPL corruption article
Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 ($5,600) for his Twitter outburst against two journalists, the maximum financial penalty for a first offence, Cricket Australia (CA) said on ...
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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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Cricket Australia fines Warner over tweets
David Warner's twitter tirade at journalists has cost him a $5750 fine, the maximum financial penalty under Cricket Australia's behavioural code. The opening batsman on Wednesday night pleaded guilty to the charge that resulted from his social media outburst at leading cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. The 26-year-old also apologised for his offensive language but ...
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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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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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