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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 ...


Thursday, February 02, 2012

An Independent Review of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Arrangements: Bertrand de Speville

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The threat of corruption in sport, and in particular cricket, has been highlighted by a number of scandals over the last thirty years. This has prompted the International Cricket Council to take vigorous action against the dangers of corruption. That action has principally been guided by the recommendations made in a ground breaking 2001 report by Sir Paul Condon...

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Results of the ICC Board meeting in Dubai

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The ICC Board held the first of its scheduled 2012 meetings in Dubai on 31 January 2012 and 1 February 2012. The major items considered or decisions taken were: Independent Governance Review Following adoption of the new ICC Strategic Plan in April 2011 which, inter-alia, identified the need for an independent governance review as one of the key initiatives to 'Build...

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Pakistan vs England third Test squads

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DUBAI: Rival squads and match officials for the third and final Test between Pakistan and England starting at Dubai Stadium on Friday:Pakistan (from): Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Taufiq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul RehmanEngland (from):...

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England desperate to avoid Pakistan whitewash

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DUBAI: Spin-weary England will be desperate to avoid the humiliation of a series whitewash against Pakistan in the third and final Test which starts at Dubai Stadium on Friday.Andrew Strauss's men, pulverised by Pakistan spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman, are also in danger of losing their world number one spot after a dismal 10-wicket defeat in Dubai and the...

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Australia beat India in first T20

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SYDNEY: Australia defeated India by 31 runs in the first of two Twenty20 internationals at the Sydney Olympic stadium on Wednesday.Australia scored 171 for four and restricted India to 140 for six.Man-of-the-match Matthew Wade top scored with 72 off 43 balls in Australia's innings and India did not recover after falling to 81 for six in the 14th over.India captain...

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Amir released from prison

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LONDON: Convicted fast bowler Muhammad Amir has been released from the young offenders institute in Weymouth, two days before on completion of half of the jail term he was awarded by the Southwark Crown Court here.Amir was serving a six-month sentence for spot-fixing after the 19-year-old. Amir was found guilty in the scandal that shook the cricketing world in May...

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