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Aussies good enough to beat any team, says Ponting
HYDERABAD (India), Sept 30: Australian captain Ricky Ponting vowed on Tuesday to make amends for his own past failures in India during the upcoming Test series....
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Australia still world’s best outfit: Dhoni
BANGALORE, Sept 30: India’s ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni cautioned his teammates on Tuesday against taking a new-look Australia lightly in the upcoming Test series, saying that even without stalwarts like...
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No change in Pentangular Cup as PCB proposal rejected: One-day version scrapped
LAHORE, Sept 30: While Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has failed to convince the regional heads to alter the set-up of the forthcoming Pentangular Cup — which comprises four-day matches, its one-day...
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Laxman sacked as Chargers captain
HYDERABAD, Sept 30: In what will be seen as the first corporate sacking of Indian Premier League (IPL), Deccan Chargers on Monday removed VVS Laxman as captain and Robin Singh as coach of the team....
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Shoaib to be considered for Canada T20
LAHORE, Sept 30: Controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar will be considered for the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada, to be held from Oct 10-13....
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Australians happy with security in India
HYDERABAD, Sept 30: The Australian cricket team on Tuesday gave thumbs up to the security arrangements put in place for their upcoming Test series against India with skipper Ricky Ponting saying...
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Pakistan to raise Australia’s policy at ICC
KARACHI, Sept 30: Pakistan will raise Cricket Australia’s policy not to tour the country over security fears but travel to India at the International Cricket Council (ICC) next month, Sports Minister Najamuddin Khan said....
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Deserving players fail to find place in Sialkot team
LAHORE, Sept 30: A number of deserving players have failed to get the selectors’ nod to take part in the forthcoming National Twenty20 cricket championship for the Sialkot team....
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Murali to play for Bengal in Ranji Trophy
NEW DELHI, Sept 30: World’s leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India’s premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported on Tuesday....
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English clubs look to maintain start, French to bounce back: Champions League
PARIS, Sept 30: Both Chelsea and Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory when they play surprise Romanian package Cluj and PSV Eindhoven respectively on Wednesday....
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Nazimuddin Campbell, join ICL
MUMBAI, Sept 30: Former Australia one-day cricketer Ryan Campbell and Bangladesh limited-overs batsman Nazimuddin have signed for the unofficial Indian Cricket League, an ICL official said on Monday....
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Vaughan could join performance squad
LONDON, Sept 30: Michael Vaughan could tour India later this year as part of the England Performance squad, according to national selector Geoff Miller....
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Retired Gillespie has no regrets
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 30: Jason Gillespie, the sixth highest wicket-taker in Australian Test history, has no regrets about retiring after playing for English county side Glamorgan last weekend in his final first-class match....
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Van Jaarsveld wins award
LONDON, Sept 30: South African batsman Martin van Jaarsveld was voted Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) player of the year on Monday after a season of outstanding performances for Kent....
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Brave Heart lands feature event at LRC
LAHORE, Sept 30: Four-year-old dark bay colt Brave Heart underlined his vast improvement with a facile victory to land the feature event run over the sprinting distance of 1,000 metres during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Tuesday....
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Pakistan to vie in U-19 World Badminton
LAHORE, Sept 30: A five-member team including a coach will participate in the Under-19 World Badminton Championship to be held at Pune, India, from Oct 24 to Nov 2....
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Charlesworth to coach Australian men’s team
SYDNEY, Sept 30: Australian field hockey great Ric Charlesworth has been appointed to coach the national men’s team through to the 2012 London Olympics, Hockey Australia said on Tuesday....
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Four-member swimming squad named: CW Youth Games
KARACHI, Sept 30: Three Sindh swimmers will feature in the four-member Pakistan squad named on Tuesday for the third Commonwealth Youth Games being held at Pune, India, from Oct 12 to 18....
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Morita breezes into second round
TOKYO, Sept 30: Japanese wild card entrant Ayumi Morita repeated her Olympic performance to beat Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in the first round of the Japan Open on Monday....
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KESC seal AKG cricket crown
KARACHI, Sept 30: Despite a fine all-round performance by Waqas Haroon, Dewan Farooq Motors failed to prevent the KESC from winning the 21st Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKG Ground here on Tuesday....
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