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  Trott Says England Can Carry Test Success To ODIs

  October 13, 2011 22:36 IST

  Hyderabad, Oct 12: Batsman Jonathan Trott believes England has the right mix of players and the talent needed to carry its success in test cricket into the one-day game.“I think our lineup complements itself,” Trott

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  Nadal, Murray Advance In Shanghai Masters

  October 12, 2011 20:15 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 12: Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, although only the Spaniard had to step onto the court.The top-seeded Nadal easily beat countryman Guillermo

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  Liverpool Wants Greater Share Of TV Rights Money

  October 12, 2011 19:26 IST

  London, Oct 12: Liverpool wants the Premier League's top clubs to be allowed to emulate Barcelona and Real Madrid by selling their own overseas television rights.The Premier League describes its TV revenue distribution system as

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  England, India Resume Battle For ODI Ranking During Series

  October 12, 2011 18:06 IST

  Dubai, Oct 12: World champions India will resume their battle with World Twenty20 winner England for top ranking in the ODI Championship table when the two sides lock horns in the one-day series starting in

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  Steve Waugh Asks Accused Oz Players To Undergo Lie Detector Tests

  October 12, 2011 18:01 IST

  Sydney, Oct 12: Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh has said players accused of match-fixing should voluntarily submit themselves to lie-detector tests to prove their innocence.Although Waugh said last night that he was unaware of

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  Match-Fixing : Watson Urges Ponting, Bracken To Clear Their Names

  October 12, 2011 17:55 IST

  Melbourne, Oct 12: Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has urged Ricky Ponting and Nathan Bracken to quickly clear their names over the match-fixing allegations after alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed had claimed that he had access to

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  Majeed Has Put Every Player Under Suspicion: Oz Body

  October 12, 2011 17:52 IST

  Melbourne, Oct 12: Alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that Australians were the biggest offenders of match-fixing is far from true but it has put every player under suspicion, feels Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) chief executive

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  NSW Names O'Keefe To Replace Katich As Captain

  October 12, 2011 15:54 IST

  Sydney, Oct 12: Former Australia opener Simon Katich has been replaced as captain of New South Wales in Australian domestic cricket by allrounder Stephen O'Keefe.Cricket NSW said Wednesday that O'Keefe, who has represented Australia at

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  Serbia's Vidic, Stankovic To Quit Internationals

  October 12, 2011 15:08 IST

  Belgrade, Oct 12: Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic and midfielder Dejan Stankovic have indicated they will retire from the national team after its failure to qualify for the European Championships.Vidic of Manchester United missed a penalty

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  3rd Seeded Kerber Through To Japan Quarterfinals

  October 12, 2011 14:51 IST

  Osaka, Japan, Oct 12:  Third-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Olga Govortsova of Belarus.In other second-round action at the Utsubo

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  I Was More Surprised Than Hurt At Being Dropped : Harbhajan

  October 12, 2011 11:55 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 12: Off-spinner Harbbhajan Singh says he was more surprised than hurt when he was axed from the Indian ODI team for the first two ODIs against England.“I wouldn't say I was hurt.

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  Chile Overpowers Peru 4-2 In Wcup Qualifier

  October 12, 2011 9:43 IST

  Santiago, Chile, Oct 12: Four players scored as Chile overwhelmed Peru 4-2 on Tuesday in a South American World Cup qualifier.Walter Ponce opened the scoring after two minutes and Eduardo Vargas made it 2-0 in

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  Serena Williams To Play Brisbane International

  October 12, 2011 9:28 IST

  Brisbane, Oct 12: Serena Williams could meet Samantha Stosur in a reprise of their U.S. Open final after signing up to play the Brisbane International in January.The Jan. 1-8 Brisbane International, which for several years

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  France Makes Euro 2012, Portugal In Playoffs

  October 12, 2011 9:14 IST

  London, Oct 12:  Denmark snatched an automatic spot at the 2012 European Championship at the expense of Portugal on Tuesday while France needed a late penalty in a 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina to reach the

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  Venezuela Beats Argentina 1-0 In Wcup Qualifier

  October 12, 2011 9:04 IST

  Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 12: Venezuela provided a major shock in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, beating continental heavyweights Argentina 1-0.Fernando Amorebieta headed in a corner in the 61st minute, directing the ball just

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  Kvitova, Jankovic Advance To 2nd Round In Linz

  October 12, 2011 8:22 IST

  Linz, Austria, Oct 12:  Top-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic eased past Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies.The Wimbledon champion, ranked a

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  Sweden Beats Netherlands 3-2 To Qualify For Euros

  October 12, 2011 8:12 IST

  Stockholm, Oct 12:  Sweden rallied to beat the Netherlands 3-2 on Tuesday to qualify for the European Championship.The Dutch—unbeaten in qualifying before the match in Stockholm—had already won Group E and are also through to

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  Germany Beats Belgium 3-1 In Euro Qualifier

  October 12, 2011 8:04 IST

  Duesseldorf, Germany, Oct 12: Mesut Oezil scored one goal and set up another as Germany beat Belgium 3-1 in Group A on Tuesday to finish with a perfect record in qualifying for the 2012 European

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  Bairstow, Borthwick Star In England XI Victory

  October 11, 2011 22:50 IST

  Hyderabad, Oct 11: Jonny Bairstow cracked 104 not out and Scott Borthwick claimed 5-31 to power England XI to a massive 253-run victory over Hyderabad XI in a practice game Tuesday ahead of the tourists'

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  Banker Ashraf Appointed PCB Chief In Place Of Butt

  October 11, 2011 20:35 IST

  Lahore, Oct 11: Ending days of speculation, President Asif Ali Zardari today appointed noted banker Zaka Ashraf as chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board in place of Ijaz Butt.In a notification issued late in the evening,

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  Roddick Beats Dimitrov In Shanghai Masters

  October 11, 2011 20:27 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 11: Andy Roddick fought off a set point in the second set and held on for a 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday to advance to the third round

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  Murray, Nadal Say Players Meeting Not Imminent

  October 11, 2011 20:23 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 11: Just weeks after raising the possibility of a strike in protest at the crowded tennis calendar, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal acknowledged Tuesday that bringing the top players together to formulate a

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  Brett Lee Ruled Out Of South Africa Tour

  October 11, 2011 17:15 IST

  Sydney, Oct 11: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the team's Twenty20 and One-day series against South Africa after being diagnosed with appendicitis.The speedstar was due to have an operation in

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  PCB Not Interested In Hiring Dean Jones As Pak Coach

  October 11, 2011 17:11 IST

  Karachi, Oct 11: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones may be keen to take up as Pakistan''s new coach, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not interested in hiring him for the job, according to

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  Complains Of Substandard Umpiring Bothers PCB

  October 11, 2011 17:07 IST

  Karachi, Oct 11: Umpiring has become a matter of concern for the Pakistan Cricket Board as there is increasing complains of substandard umpiring in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.After the first round of the country's premier

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  ICC Ends Mandatory Use Of Decision Review System

  October 11, 2011 16:56 IST

  Dubai, Oct 11: The International Cricket Council has ended the mandatory use of the Decision Review System and instead will leave it up to participating nations to decide if they wish to use the technology.The

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  Never Met, Don't Know Majeed, Say Harbhajan, Yuvraj

  October 11, 2011 16:21 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 11: Top Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh today rubbished the reported claims of a London-based bookie Mazhar Majeed that he had “access” to them, saying that they had never even

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  Two Balls Advantageous For Swing Bowlers, Says Kapil

  October 11, 2011 14:28 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 11: The reintroduction of two white balls in ODIs will add an interesting dimension to the India-England ODI series that kicks off on October 14. The rule comes back after nearly two