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Archive for November 2009
Blog of the Week – People’s Blog (Everton FC)
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Monday, November 30, 2009, 2:34 pm Read more: blog, Blog of the Week, blogging, football, OmniBlog news, OmniFootball (add tags)
People’s Blog is a site with the kind of slick quality Everton manager David Moyes would like to see from his side.
The day’s headlines, from a team of writers, scroll on the front page in an attractive widget and you can also watch videos from YouTube direct from the site.
Editorially the site sensibly splits ‘real’ [...]
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Comeback star Bond propels New Zealand to 32 run win over Pakistan in first Test
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:54 am Read more: Cricket, New Zealand, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Dunedin (New Zealand), Nov.28 (ANI): Riding on comeback star Shane Bond’s brilliant match figures of eight for 153, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 32 runs in the first Test here.
Bond, who was declared Man-of-the-match, almost matched his first innings performance by claiming three wickets in the second innings.
Bond was ably supported by [...]
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India wins Kanpur Test, registers third biggest win
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:51 am Read more: Cricket, India, News, Sri Lanka (add tags)
Kanpur, Nov 27 (ANI): India”’’s splendid performance in every department of the game fetched it a victory against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of second Test being played here. It was India’’s third biggest win in Tests.
India knocked off the last six Sri Lankan wickets today to defeat Sri Lanka by [...]
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Impressed Alam predicts ‘great future’ for Umar
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:48 am Read more: Cricket, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Dunedin (New Zealand), Nov.27 (ANI): Impressed by Umar Akmal’s fighting innings in the first Test against New Zealand here, Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has predicted a ‘great future’ for the young right-hand batsmen.
“He is something very special and a very exciting player.He is a very hard working, dedicated cricketer. We [...]
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Audit uncovers massive financial mismanagement in PCB
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:45 am Read more: Cricket, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Karachi, Nov.27 (ANI): Massive irregularities have been uncovered in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during a comprehensive audit covering a period of the last five financial years from 2003 to 2008.
The audit conducted by the government agencies has revealed wide scale fallacies and financial mismanagement during the regimes of last three PCB [...]
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Now, NA sports committee lambastes PCB for taking ‘illegal’ decisions
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:44 am Read more: Cricket, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Lahore, Nov.27 (ANI): Troubles for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refuses to die down, as now the sub-committee of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports has lambasted it for taking important decisions without consulting the NA committee.
The sub-committee, while terming the appointment of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari as [...]
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Johnson’s mom says she shouldn’t be blamed for Ashes defeat
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:43 am Read more: Australia, Cricket, News (add tags)
Melbourne, Nov 27 (ANI): Leading Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson’s estranged mother has hit back at claims the cricketer has made peace with her, and said she should not be blamed for the Ashes loss.
The Western Australia bowler’s mother has been blamed for his poor performance at the Ashes, following stories in [...]
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England one-day team a formidable force: Graeme Smith
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:42 am Read more: Cricket, England, News, South Africa (add tags)
London, Nov 27 (ANI): South Africa captain Graeme Smith has described England’s one-day team as a “formidable force”.
England have won the last six ODIs between the two countries and another victory today would ensure they are in an unbeatable position in a series reduced to four matches after the Wanderers wash-out.
Smith said [...]
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Kevin Pietersen, Jessica Taylor ”expecting their first child”
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 12:38 am Read more: Cricket, England, News (add tags)
London, Nov 25 (ANI): England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and his wife Jessica Taylor are expecting their first child.
Former Liberty X singer Taylor, 29, is due to give birth early next summer.
And a friend of the batsman has revealed Pietersen, 29, is “thrilled” at the prospect.
“They can”t wait to be parents,” the Mirror [...]
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Afridi, Younus, inspiration behind my T20 World Cup success: Shahzaib
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 12:37 am Read more: Cricket, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Islamabad, Nov.25 (ANI): Young Pakistan middle order batsman Shahzaib Hasan Khan, who was part of the World T20 winning team, credits his satisfactory show in the tournament to Shahid Afridi and Younus Khan.
In an interview with PakPassion.net, Khan said both Afridi and Younus inspired him to do well during the T20 World [...]
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I had considered hurting myself, says Trescothick
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 12:32 am Read more: Cricket, England, News (add tags)
London, Nov. 25 (ANI): Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has revealed that he was on the verge of harming himself at one stage because of the depressions that curtailed his international cricket career.
“I had considered hurting myself because I wanted to show people how much pain I was in. If you break [...]
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Trott prefers Birmingham to Cape Town
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 12:17 am Read more: Cricket, England, News (add tags)
Johannesburg, Nov.24 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott returns to Cape Town this week, but insists he would rather live in Birmingham.
England’’s newest South African-born batting star reckons you can forget the joys of Table Mountain, sunshine, beaches, seafood and delicious wine.
Trott, who scored 87 in England’’s emphatic victory in the second one-day [...]
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‘Unimpressed’ PCB may sack ageing Alam after Kiwi tour
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Sunday, November 29, 2009, 12:13 am Read more: Cricket, News, Pakistan (add tags)
Islamabad, Nov.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not impressed by the team’s lack lustre performance in the recent past, and is thinking about sacking coach Intikhab Alam, sources privy to the team have revealed.
According to them, the New Zealand tour could be Alam’s last assignment as the coach of the [...]
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