| Odoyo happy for Kenya to be underdogs in ICC 20-20 qualifier |
| at Lord's, The Oval and Trent Bridge next June.The third place to be decided by a third and fourth-place play-off is dependent on Zimbabwe Cricket's Board ratifying a decision taken by its officials during ICC Annual Conference week, to step back from the tournament.Kenya is grouped wi |
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| Monty too one dimensional, needs to improve: Warne |
| London, July 26 (ANI): Monty Panesar, the Sikh left arm spinner may be England's best tweaker in years, but Australian great Shane Warne believes that he needs to improve."Monty is a very good bowler, but he has a lot to improve. To me, he is a bit one-dimensional. That might be a littl |
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| `No need for coaches, the captain must run show,' says Warne |
| London, July 26 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne is of the view that captains must be allowed to run the show, whether it is on the field or off it.Now in the twilight of what has been a very rewarding cricketing career of almost 20 years on the international stage, he s |
2008-07-26
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| India plunges to massive innings defeat against Sri Lanka |
| Colombo, July 26 (ANI): The Indian cricket team plunged to a massive innings and 239 run defeat against Sri Lanka in the first of three Tests that was played at the Sinhala Sports Complex (SSC) ground here on Saturday.Mesmerised by the spinners -- Muthiah Murlitharan and Ajantha Mendis |
2008-07-26
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| Stuart Broad dumps Miss England Laura Coleman |
| London, July 26 (ANI): England cricketer Stuart Broad has ended his 10-month secret fling with Miss England Laura Coleman to concentrate on his game. The 22-year-old Laura revealed that they duo parted ways after he told her that cricket was his first love"We enjoyed a great time togeth |
2008-07-26
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| Pak confident of hosting "a highly successful" Champions Trophy |
| te of growing fears that some of the leading competitors might boycott the eight-nation tournament because of security fears.A top Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official ruled out a boycott of the Champions Trophy, saying that the entire cricket world is backing Pakistan.Shafqat Naghmi, |
2008-07-26
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| PCB to decide on Asif's drug case next week |
| Karachi, July 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will take a decision next week on whether to take action against its fast bowler Mohammad Asif in a drug-related case.Shafqat Naghmi, PCB's chief operating officer, has said that the PCB internal fact-finding committee is likely t |
2008-07-26
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| Pontings blessed with a baby girl |
| Melbourne, July 26 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting today became a proud father of a baby girl.The baby was delivered at St George Private Hospital on Saturday morning. Ponting and his wife Rianna welcomed their first child into the world.Rianna gave birth to baby girl, E |
2008-07-26
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| Cricket Australia certain to pull out of Champions Trophy |
| Melbourne, July 26 (ANI): Cricket Australia is certain to heed security advice and boycott the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and face the anger of cricketing nations.Australia after announcing their withdrawal will be at loggerheads with Asian nations - India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - wh |
2008-07-26
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| Hum of lawnmower is Brits' 'fav sound of summer' |
| London, July 26 (ANI): The humble sound of a lawnmower is Britons' favourite summer sound, says a new poll.The seasonal noise beat the sound of pub garden chatter into second place. Waves breaking on to a beach came third in the survey of 2,500 Britons. The sound of sports such as peopl |
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