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Archive for November 2009

Blog of the Week – People’s Blog (Everton FC)

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

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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Hughes pushes case for Test recall with entertaining half-century

Sydney, Nov 28 (ANI): Phillip Hughes, who is desperate to regain his spot at the top of the Australian order, reminded the national selectors of his potential, as New South Wales put Western Australia on back foot on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA.

Hughes hit 12 boundaries on [...]

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Butt pats his own back for helping reveal massive irregularities in PCB accounts

Lahore, Nov.28 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the board would make all possible efforts to address the issue of massive financial irregularities during previous regimes.
Patting his own back, Butt said board’s current set-up provided all help during the recent audit of the PCB, which [...]

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India wins Kanpur Test, registers third biggest win

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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Referral system under cloud after denying benefit of doubt to Johnson

Sydney, Nov 27 (ANI): The effectiveness of newly introduced referral system was under a cloud on Friday when it failed to deliver a fair decision in the case of Mitchell Johnson during the second day’s play of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies.

Johnson became first Australian batsman to refer [...]

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Impressed Alam predicts ‘great future’ for Umar

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

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

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

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

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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Windies batting star Sarwan collapses with back injury at training

Brisbane (Australia), Nov.25 (ANI): The West Indies will take on Australia in the first Test at the Gabba here without the services of key middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, who suffered a training mishap.
A Daily Telegraph report said that Sarwan had to be assisted from Allan Border Field after being struck down [...]

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Kevin Pietersen, Jessica Taylor ”expecting their first child”

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

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

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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Watson’s technique suited to batting in top order: Katich

Sydney, Nov 24(ANI): Australian opener Simon Katich has said that a debate may rage over the long-term future of Shane Watson as a Test opener, but the all rounder is the best of the current lot.
“He (Watson) has put his hand up for it and no doubt wants it. His technique is [...]

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Australian team looks beatable, says Windies fast bowler Taylor

Sydney, Nov 24(ANI): West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has said that the current Australian team is beatable.
Though Queensland managed to score 617 against the West Indies in their practice game, the 25-year-old Taylor believes the tourists are ready to take on the Aussies.
“Australia have a lot of firepower, but they are [...]

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Trott prefers Birmingham to Cape Town

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

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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PCB asked to file case against lax security officials in Sri Lankan cricket team attack

Islamabad, Nov.24 (ANI): Pakistan National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports has directed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against those security officials who didn’t responded to the call of duty during the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March this year.
During a [...]

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