Aleem Dar—Asia’s No 1 umpire to supervise most matches

NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan’s outstanding umpire Aleem Dar has now achieved another landmark for him and his country as he became the Asia’s No 1 umpire to supervise most matches. Aleem Dar achieved this landmark after standing in 74th match of his International career between England and West Indies on Friday (today). Aleem Dar has broken the record of Indian umpire Venkat...

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SRK says sorry for smoking, to pay fine

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan has pleaded guilty for smoking in public during a match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, said new reports. The actor said he's ready to pay fine. The actor was directed by a local court in Jaipur to appear before it on May 26. A few days back, India's premier anti-tobacco...

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SriLanka tour will be helpful for cricketers: Malik

LAHORE : All-rounder Shoaib Malik has said that upcoming series against Sri Lanka will be beneficial for players. Speaking to newsmen at Qaddafi Stadium today (Friday), Malik said every player would benefit from the Lanka tour. “I will try my best to put up a good show,” he said. To a question about inclusion of Sialkot Stallions in Champions League, he said Indian fans...

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Samuels, Sammy revive West Indies

Marlon Samuels' third Test century and a fluid knock from captain Darren Sammy helped West Indies put an abject start to the second test with England behind them and rally to finish the first day on 304 for six on Friday. England dominated the first two sessions, piling the pressure on West Indies' fragile top order who squandered ideal batting conditions to lose their...

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West Indies fined for slow over-rate in Lord's Test

The West Indies side has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its five wickets defeat against England in the Lord's Test which concluded on Monday. Roshan Mahanama of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Darren Sammy's side was ruled to be four overs short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration. In...

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Brunt and Colvin re-join England for series against India

Selectors today named a 15-player squad to face India in the Women's Series which commences on June 26 at Canterbury. Katherine Brunt and Holly Colvin return to the successful England women's squad that has gone unbeaten throughout winter tours of South Africa and New Zealand. The Yorkshire seamer was rested for the New Zealand tour, and Sussex left arm spinner Colvin...

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Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils to storm into IPL final

CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings beat the Delhi Daredevils by 86 runs in the second qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012. With this win, they have qualified for their third straight final. Delhi captain won the toss and put Chennai in to bat - a move that back-fired terribly. Murali Vijay's sparkling ton mauled the Delhi attack which was without Morne...

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West Indies 304-6 against England

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies, after winning the toss, were 304 for six against England at the close of the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday. Marlon Samuels was 107 not out and West Indies captain Darren Sammy 88 not out, with their unbroken seventh-wicket stand currently worth 168. England lead the three-match series 1-0. England, the world's...

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Indian court quashes FIR against IPL player Luke Pomersbach

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday quashed US national Zohal Hamid's first information report (FIR) against Indian Premier League (IPL) player Luke Pomersbach that he had molested her. Justice ML Mehta quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings in the case after the parties informed the court that they had settled the case out of court. The court recorded Hamid's...

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West Indies win toss and bat against England

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday. England, the world's number one ranked side, were unchanged from the side that won the first Test at Lord's by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead in this three-match series. West Indies made two changes, one enforced after fast...

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Strauss ready for more hard work against Windies

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss has warned his side to expect more difficult days ahead as they seek to wrap up a series victory over the West Indies. Strauss's men go into the second leg of a three-match series, which gets underway at Trent Bridge here on Friday, with a 1-0 lead after a five-wicket win at Lord's. But the West Indies took England, the...

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Sri Lanka name squads for Pakistan series

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan starting next month. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play two Twenty20 games in southern Hambantota on June 1 and 3, followed by five one-day internationals in Pallekele and Colombo from June 7 to 18. The Sri Lankan squad for the three-Test series,...

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Cricket: Pietersen fined over Knight rant

NOTTINGHAM: Kevin Pietersen was fined an "undisclosed sum" by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday following a Twitter attack on former England batsman Nick Knight. Last week, England batting star Pietersen took to Twitter to question the credentials of Knight, who averaged just 23.96 in 17 Tests with one hundred, as a Test match commentator for Sky...

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Mazhar Majeed appeals against fixing verdict

LONDON: Sports agent Mazhar Majeed jailed over a cricket fixing scandal has appealed against his conviction. Majeed was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Three Pakistani cricketers also received custodial sentences at London's Southwark Crown Court in November over a scandal that rocked world sport. Former Test captain Salman Butt was jailed for...

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IPL: Assault case against Aussie IPL cricketer 'withdrawn'

NEW DELHI: An American woman has decided to withdraw a molestation case against Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach after an out-of-court settlement was reached, a report said. The 27-year-old batsman, who plays in the Indian Premier league for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, was last week granted bail by a New Delhi court following accusations he molested the...

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Chennai knock out Mumbai in IPL Elimination match

BANGALORE: Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by a big margin of 38 runs in the Elimination match of the Indian Premier League season – V here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Chennai will now play the Second Qualifying Match against Delhi Daredevils on Friday at their home ground. Chasing 188 to win, Mumbai openers Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith...

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India to host New Zealand, England this year

MUMBAI: India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their Test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked Test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September. New Zealand will play two Tests in India in August before taking on the hosts in two Twenty20 internationals as part of their preparations for...

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Cricket: Broad seeks new Trent Bridge triumph

NOTTINGHAM: Stuart Broad will be back on his home ground when the second Test against the West Indies starts here on Friday, with the seamer keen to follow up last year's Trent Bridge triumph. In 2011 the 25-year-old paceman took a hat-trick against India at Nottinghamshire's headquarters as England won the second Test by 319 runs. "That was definitely one...

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Cricket: Best eager to seize Windies chance

West indies : Tino Best is ready to make the most of his unexpected recall to West Indies duty after being summoned to England as a replacement for the injured Shannon Gabriel. Fast bowler Gabriel took four wickets on his Test debut during the five-wicket series-opening defeat by England at Lord's concluded Monday but was then ruled out of the remaining two Tests...

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Cricket: Pietersen wants Gayle back for Windies

NOTTINGHAM: England's Kevin Pietersen has said it will be "great for the game" if West Indies "superstar" Chris Gayle returns for the second Test at Trent Bridge starting here on Friday. Gayle, one of the world's most aggressive opening batsman, has not played international cricket for over a year because of a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board. The...

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