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| Pakistan Board to drop defamation suit against Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has reportedly decided
to drop the Rs 220 million defamation suit against Shoaib Akhtar after
the maverick pacer apologised "repeatedly" for his outburst against
him.
PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi said the Board decided to drop the su....
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| PCB on sticky wicket for allowing Misbah ul Haq to play in Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a fix after allowing Misbah-ul-Haq
to play for liquor baron Vijay Mallya-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore
in the IPL as it is in conflict with its policy of discouraging players
from associating themselves with alcohol brands.
Mallya owns the United B....
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| Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne in war of words
Sourav Ganguly and Australian leg spinner turned a placid
evening in Jaipur into a battle of words as they went headlong over a controversial
catch turned down by the third umpire. In a high pitched encounter between the
Kolkotta Night riders and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, trouble
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| Ban Harbhajan Singh for life feels former Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan
Former Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan today described Harbhajan Singh
as a rogue player and said the temperamental off-spinner deserves nothing less
than a life ban for slapping India teammate S Sreesanth.
"This fellow (Harbhajan) doesn't belong to the game of cricket. He has shown
h....
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| Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth sledged South Africans in Test series Micky Arthur
The recent slap-gate featuring Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth does not
surprise South African coach Micky Arthur who alleged both the players
abused the Proteas during their Test series against India earlier this year.
According to him, Harbhajan had apologise to South African batsman Ashwel....
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| Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock restrict Knight Riders to 137 for 8
Mumbai Indians' veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock stole
the limelight, wrecking the top and middle order of the Kolkata Knight Riders,
to restrict the hosts to a modest 137 for 8 in their Indian Premier League
tie here today.
The crafty Jayasuriya displayed variation in bowling a....
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| Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss targets IPL on surrogate liquor ads
After facing heat over cheergirls, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is now
under the scanner of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who criticised
the cricket body for allegedly promoting liquor through surrogate advertisments
at their cricket matches.
Ramadoss, who is in the forefront o....
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| Farokh Engineer hopes BCCI would be lenient on Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh has been punished enough by the Indian Premier League for
slapping India teammate S Sreesanth and the BCCI should not be very harsh
when it hands out a separate penalty to the off-spinner, IPL match referee Farokh Engineer has pleaded.
Engineer, who adjudicated the hearing aga....
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| BCCI appointed commissioner to inquire Harbhajan singh slapping Sreesanth
The BCCI today appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner
to conduct a preliminary inquiry into Harbhajan Singh's alleged slapping of India
teammate and IPL rival S Sreesanth.
"As per the constitution, BCCI has appointed Sudhir Nanavati, Advocate, Ahmedabad
as Commissioner to m....
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| Shatrughan Sinha criticises presence of cheer girls at IPL matches
Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha today lashed out at organisers
of IPL matches for bringing cheer girls to the stadiums, making a "mockery"
of cricket.
"If you are so interested in deploying these cheer girls who dance after
hits of fours and sixes, it is better to gi....
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| IPL is not a hype but a serious business says Dennis Lillee
Purists may pooh-pooh what they perceive as a slam-bang fest but pace guru Dennis Lillee insists the Indian Premier League (IPL) is serious stuff and showmanship
is just a derivative of the entire exercise.
The legendary Australian pacer, now bowling coach of the Delhi Daredevils,
says the in....
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| Yuvraj singh and Harbhajan are eager to open account in IPL
With no certain word still on Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Premier League debut tomorrow,
Kings XI Punjab will be eager to take the opportunity to clinch an elusive
win at home turf against Mumbai Indians here.
The Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab team, having lost both its matches -- against
Chenna....
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| Gary Kirsten the Indian Coach Doubted his own his loyalties Against SA
Gary Kirsten's first official assignment as India's cricket coach happened to
be against the team he was once part of, and the former South African opener admitted
that there were moments before the drawn Test series when he was uncertain about
his loyalties.
"Whatever I may have said ....
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| Virender Sehwag shines for India
Virender Sehwag, the swash buckling Indian opener played himself
to form in the first test match between India and South Africa
with a fine unbeaten knock of 309 of 272 balls. The opener smashed the entire
proteas attack ball by ball and reached his triple ton in a record number of
d....
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| Shane Warne walks into the sunset
Shane Warne, the legendary Australian leg spinner, has announced
his retirement from all forms of cricket. The spinner, who had retired from
one day international cricket in 2003 and from test matches in early
2007, announced his retirement from first class cricket yesterday. Shane
W....
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