Strauss, Cook fight back to lift England

Under-pressure skipper Andrew Strauss and fellow opener Alastair Cook hit gutsy half-centuries as England made a confident reply to Sri Lanka's 275 in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday. The left-handers compiled a 122-run partnership as England combated Sri Lanka's pace and spin attack to reach 154-1 by stumps on the second day at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo. Strauss,...

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Debutant Zazai leads Afghanistan home

Debutant Afsar Zazai produced a masterful knock to earn Afghanistan a hard-fought three wicket win over Netherlands on the third day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Sharjah. At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan resuming at its overnight score of 111 for 6 was battling against all odds. Zazai (84 n.o.: 156b, 12x4, 1x6) added 76 runs for the seventh wicket...

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Mumbai’s easy 8-wkt win over Chennai in IPL opener

CHENNAI: Mumbai Indians recoded an easy eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings with 19 balls remaining in the opening Twenty20 match of the 12th Indian Premier League here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Wednesday. Chasing an easy target of 113 runs, Mumbai completed the victory losing only two wickets in 16.5 overs. Opener Richard Levi hit 50 from 35 balls...

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Cricket: Aamer appears in anti-corruption video

LONDON: Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamer has appeared in an official video from the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of the International Cricket Council warning players of the dangers of corruption. The five minute video has been posted on the official ICC website. Highly-rated 19-year-old left-arm paceman Aamer was released from a UK jail in February after serving...

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Lahore welcomes first foreign side since attacks

LAHORE: Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium opened its gates to a foreign team on Wednesday for the first time since a terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus forced a halt to international cricket in Pakistan. It was near the Gaddafi Stadium -- Pakistan's cricket headquarters -- that militants opened fire on the visiting Sri Lankans as they made their way to the ground for the...

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Cricket: Strauss, Cook fight back to lift England

COLOMBO: Under-pressure skipper Andrew Strauss and fellow opener Alastair Cook hit gutsy half-centuries as England made a confident reply to Sri Lanka's 275 in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday. The left-handers compiled a 122-run partnership as England combated Sri Lanka's pace and spin attack to reach 154-1 by stumps on the second day at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo. Strauss,...

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England keep Sri Lanka down to 275

COLOMBO: England began their chase of Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 275 by reaching 11 for no loss at lunch on the second day of the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday. Andrew Strauss was unbeaten on four and Alastair Cook was on seven, the opening pair having safely negotiated two overs each from the new-ball pair of Suranga Lakmal and Dhammika Prasad. England,...

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PCB's PPL initiative attracts companies

LAHORE: The launching of Pakistan Premier League (PPL) received a boost when four companies expressed interests in the project, The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been working on the proposal to launch an international Twenty20 league in Pakistan since 2007. Director International PCB, Intikhab Alam told Geo News that 4-5 companies are interested in the PPL and we...

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