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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 ...


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Nabbed bookies 'threatened' Zulqarnain

5:24 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1508 PST,  Wednesday, April 27, 2011 SIALKOT: Police said Wednesday that arrested bookmakers had confessed to being behind death threats to former national wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider.The 25-year-old abandoned the team in Dubai last November and fled to London, saying he had received death threats from bookies who wanted him to fix a match.Haider said...

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Fletcher new India coach

5:22 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1501 PST,  Wednesday, April 27, 2011 MUMBAI: Former England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher was appointed to the high-pressure post of India coach on Wednesday, less than one month after the country won the World Cup on home soil.India had been on the look-out to replace South African Gary Kirsten who stepped down from the role following his success in guiding...

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Malinga defends Sri Lanka Test retirement

5:19 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1942 PST,  Tuesday, April 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga on Tuesday brushed aside criticism that he quit Test cricket to be able to make quick money from tournaments such as the Indian Premier League.The injury-prone bowler invited controversy when he made himself unavailable for Tests during a forthcoming tour of England because of...

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