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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:59 -0500

ICC rejects PCB's appeal against IPL's snubbing of Pak cricketers
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) application against the Indian Premier League (IPL) for snubbing Pakistani cricketers, saying it can not take action against any domestic association.

Australia secure Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with six-wicket Auckland win
Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.

Knee injury rules out Sohail Tanvir from T20 World Cup
Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next month.

Why Michael Clarke is dumping Lara Bingle
Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke is reportedly considering ending his relationship with Lara Bingle because she had signed an exclusive tell-all nude photo scandal deal with a women's magazine, it has emerged.

Yousuf contemplating retirement from international cricket
Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is 'discretionary' and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating retirement.

Gilchrist happy with IPL security, says Oz cricket bosses apply double standards
Adam Gilchrist has backed comments by Damien Martyn that suggest Australian cricket bosses are applying double standards when it comes to assessing security threats on the subcontinent. He said adequate security measures are in place for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

PCB's 'harsh' decision evokes mixed response from ex-Pak cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board's sweeping decision to impose a ban on two senior cricketers and hefty penalties on five other players of the current national squad has evoked a mixed response from former cricketers.

Bulls' Charge Falls Short
Queensland's tilt at what would have been a history-making come-from-behind win over Western Australia has fallen short, with Warriors pair Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile steering their to a thre...

Aussies Chasing Four In A Row
But since then the three-time defending World Cup champions have swept all before them, beating Pakistan 3-2 in the UAE and England 6-1 in the UK in the lead-up to taking out the Champions Trophy befo...

Aussies Want 4-1 Win
Don't expect any slacking off from Australia now that it has the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy sewn up going into the last game against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday.Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, who h...

Redbacks Up Against It
South Australia is struggling to avoid the follow-on target after losing three key wickets in the first session on the third day of the Sheffield Shield clash against NSW at the SCG.Replying to the Bl...

Vics Rip Through Tigers
Pace duo Damien Wright and Darren Pattinson have routed Tasmania's top order to have Victoria on the verge of outright victory in their Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.At lunch on day three, Tasmani...

Chance For Nathan Mccullum
With the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series already decided, Black Caps off-spinner Nathan McCullum may get a chance in tomorrow's fifth and final match in Wellington. McCullum is the only member of the ...

Vics In Total Control
However that was where it ended for Wade who immediately holed-out to Tim Macdonald at deep backward square leg off Doherty who returned the figures of 3-41.Wade's half-century was his seventh for the...

Onions Bales Out With Mystery Back Injury
For the second time this winter, Graham Onions' tour with England ended in bitter disappointment yesterday. By now, Onions should be England's most significant fast bowler – in the parlance of t...

Modi's Baby Gets Growing Pains
After last season's sojourn in South Africa, the Indian Premier League opens its third campaign back on home soil this afternoon. Deccan Chargers will begin their defence of the trophy against Kolkata...

Northamptonshire Sign Virender Sehwag For Twenty20 Campaign
Northamptonshire are hoping Virender Sehwag can bolster their Twenty20 prospects. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters/Corbis Virender Sehwag is set to play for

Roll Up For A Caribbean World Cup At A Price That's Right | Mike Selvey
The Kensington Oval during the farcical, light-affected World Cup final in 2007 – the ground will be a venue for the Twenty20 World Cup final this year. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images On...

Bangladesh V England - Live! | Rob Smyth
England's Jonathan Trott played fluently and positively during his century against Bangladesh A. Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA Rob will be here from 3am. In the meantime, read David Hopps's opiniomn ...

Lara Calls For Better Infrastructure In West Indies
Brian Lara has welcomed the increasing international exposure that young cricketers in the West Indies are gaining by participating in the IPL and in Australia. However, he said that the trend was a r...

Ponting Praises 'mature' White
Ricky Ponting praised the leadership qualities of Cameron White after the pair scored half-centuries to guide Australia to a series-clinching win in the fourth one-day international against New Zealan...

Pakistan Great Akram Slams Shock Bans
Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram said bans on key players for their dismal performance in Australia had made Pakistan's cricket "a laughing stock" and should be reconsidered. Akram was commenting on t...

Past Loss Spurs On Aussies
Memories of the 3-0 loss to New Zealand in the 2007 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series were a big motivating factor for several members of the Australian side who gained their revenge by sealing the 2010 e...

Scots Cricket Posts Record Stats
Cricket Scotland has reported its best-ever financial results, with a pre-tax surplus of £135,000 in 2009.The governing body's turnover increased by 23% to £1.8m as a result of ICC and spo...

Icc To Keep Review System
The International Cricket Council insist their decision review system is a permanent fixture - and could even be used in the World Cup next year. DRS has been at the centre of much controversy sinc...

Ganguly Wants Less Talk And More Action
Sourav Ganguly made his point straightaway that the best way to progress is by "executing" and not wasting time "planning." The Kolkata Knight Riders captain felt there was no point dissecting the pas...

Sammy Strives For Permanent Place
Darren Sammy has said his determination to perform well at the international level stems from the fear that every game he plays may be his last.

Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar Named Un Goodwill Ambassador
Adding to his lengthy list of accomplishments, cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (

England Wait On Broad
England are defending a 100 percent record in Tests against Bangladesh when the two-match series starts in Chittagong on Friday. The Tigers have never tasted victory against England in any form of ...

Resurgent Windies Push For Series Win
Big Picture The fourth game gives West Indies the chance to wrap up the series after their resounding 141-run win on Wednesday, which represented a palpable shift in momentum between the two sides. I...

One Giant Headache For Vettori
Picking teams to suit various occasions is a favourite game to while away idle hours. So how does this look for a New Zealand 12: Aaron Redmond, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Jacob Oram, ...

Nd Keep Ranks Tight To Close In For Kill
Here's a surprise: Northern Districts, 10 points clear at the top of the Plunket Shield table, have named an unchanged squad to play bottom-placed Auckland at Whangarei starting today. And why wouldn...

Smith Backs Durham Squad Strength
Durham captain Will Smith believes the club can cope with the absence of the county's England players in their defence of the Championship title.The duo of Liam Plunkett and Paul Collingwood are away ...

Fletcher Helps Out Kp
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed Kevin Pietersen contacted him for advice on how to escape his batting slump following the one-day international series in Bangladesh. Pietersen has...

Pcb Chairman Defends Bans For Mohammad Yousuf And Company
The former captain Younis Khan is among those banned by Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt, has defended the punishments imposed on seven of the country's top players, saying s...

Punjab Plagued By Fitness Worries
One of the major concerns for Kings XI Punjab ahead of the third season of the IPL is a long injury list. The IPL begins on March 12 and Punjab play their first two games on March 13 and 16, but they ...

Deccan, Kolkata Miss Overseas Stars In Opener
Big picture It's the first of 60 matches: The defending champions taking on wooden-spoon winners, after a flashy opening ceremony, amid high security at a stadium neither calls home. What stakes doe...

Cricket League Finds That Wealth Isn't The Only Measure
It still takes some believing that the Indian Premier League, which starts again Friday, is less than two years old. The first ever I.P.L. match was played as recently as April 18, 2008. It had chang...

Waugh Backs Clarke As Future Captain
Australian great Steve Waugh is backing Michael Clarke to make a name for himself as a future Test captain despite his current high-profile off-field troubles, reports said on Thursday.Vice-captain Cl...

Hayden Bullish On Csk Winning Title
Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden on Thursday put rival teams on notice saying he was optimistic that his side Chennai Super Kings, led by M S Dhoni, will annex the IPL title that eluded it in the l...

Siddons Sympathises With Raqibul, But Shakib Fumes
Jamie Siddons on Raqibul: "He's obviously an upset kid at the moment, and probably a bit confused, and he may need some counselling from people around him"

Stand-ins Have Their Day
Two players used to playing the role of understudies stole top billing as NSW finished day two of it Sheffield Shield game against South Australia well in control.Replacement keeper-batsman Peter Nevi...

Australia Brush Aside Nz
Fourth One-Day InternationalAucklandNew Zealand 238 (B B McCullum 61) v Australia 202-4 (C L White 50 no, R T Ponting 50)Australia beat New Zealand by 6 wkts (D/L Method)

Former Stars Admit Ipl Must Go On Despite Terrorist Threat
CRICKET legends Ian Botham, Steve Waugh and Shaun Pollock have urged players not to give in to terrorism by opting out of the Indian Premier League. The lucrative six-week competition is gearing up f...

Onions To Return Home
England fast bowler Graham Onions is to fly home after a back injury ended his involvement on the tour to Bangladesh. The Durham ace had already been ruled out of the first Test in Chittagong due t...

Bulls Almost Certain To Head South
Queensland will almost certainly contest the Sheffield Shield final in Melbourne after Western Australia ripped through their fragile batting line-up on day two at the Gabba. Forced to follow-on afte...

Oz Team Sympathetic Towards Clarke
Australian vice captain Michael Clarke has got the sympathetic backing of his teammates over abandoning the ODI series in New Zealand to return to Sydney and decide whether or not to continue his rela...

Kiwis Bowled Out For 238 At Auckland
New Zealand were skittled out for a below par score of 238 in the 4th ODI against Australia in Auckland. Put in to bat by Ricky Ponting, the Kiwis were off to a flier as Brendon McCullum and Martin Gu...

Rain To Thwart Aussies
Australia is facing a reduced target of 200 from 34 overs after rain caused the loss of 90 minutes play in the fourth Chappell-Hadlee Trophy match at Eden Park in Auckland on Thursday.New Zealand was ...

All Players Have Weaknesses But Kevin Pietersen Will Meet His Head-on
Kevin Pietersen talks to England coach Andy Flower during a practice session in Bangladesh. Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP Bangladesh may not be the most glamorous of tours, but that does not make it any...

O'keefe Dictates Proceedings At Scg
New South Wales all-rounder Steve O'Keefe ensured his last impressions in this summer's Sheffield Shield competition amounted for plenty as the Blues dominated South Australia on day two at the SCG. ...

Pcb Backtracks On Bans For Yousuf, Younis
Former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two...

Channels Seek Money For Sachin Ad, Bmc Unwilling
Two months after getting Sachin Tendulkar on camera to advise Mumbaikars on how to conserve water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is struggling to get the advertisement released.Televisi...

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