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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Saturday, February 26, 2011

Aamer appeals to Arbitration Court for Sport

Updated at: 1932 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011
LAHORE: Fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has appealed against the ICC ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Aamer had been banned for five years in spot fixing case by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha Talking with Geo News, Aamer told that he has sent an appeal against the ICC verdict, through his lawyer Shahid Karim to the Court of Arbitration for Sports and he hoped it would be received by the Court tomorrow. Aamer said that this case would also be fought by Shahid Karim.An International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal in Doha on February 5 handed out longer bans to former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, seamers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif for the roles they played in bowling deliberate no-balls during last year's Test against England at Lord's.Aamer is the first player to appeal to the Arbitration Court for Sports against this verdict.