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Muralitharan aims to add spin to India farewell (Reuters)

KANPUR, India, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Muttiah Muralitharan will be hoping the bowlers get more favourable conditions when Sri Lanka face India in the second test from Tuesday after a flat pitch consigned the first to a high-scoring...

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Pakistan stadium Gaddafi turns 50

18:21 IST, Sunday, November 22, 2009 (Lahore) Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday celebrated 50 years as the home of Pakistan cricket despite questions remaining over its viability to host international action stalled over security...

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Asif gearing up for Test series in New Zealand

By Omar Khalid. Sindh, Pakistan, 06:02 PM IST Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is hoping to make an emphatic showing in the three-match Test series against New Zealand starting in Dunedin from Tuesday. Asif, who returned to...

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Tendulkar rises, Gambhir slips in ICC Test rankings

Riding on his match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka in the opening Test, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar rose a rung to joint 15th but opener Gautam Gambhir slipped one place to third in the latest ICC Rankings issued...

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Irish footy fans a cut above the cheats

IRISH football fans are organising to boycott Gillette products after the ''face'' of the brand, French footballer Thierry Henry, was blamed for knocking Ireland out of next year's World Cup. French striker Henry, 32, has been...

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BOND WANTS 'BIG RUNS'

By Emma Stoney, Press Association Sport Shane Bond believes the experienced New Zealand bowling line-up has the goods to cause Pakistan problems but says the key to winning the three-Test series will be getting runs on the...

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Gibbs handed international reprieve

Herschelle Gibbs trudges off during South Africa's Champions Trophy defeat, but he has another chance against England Buy this photo Veteran opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs has been confirmed as Jacques Kallis’ replacement in...

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NZ cricketers in trouble after kind gesture backfires (NZPA)

Two New Zealand cricketers have been punished for misconduct after a kind gesture backfired on tour in India earlier this year. The unnamed pair were questioned at a police station in Chennai after sparking a riot while trying...

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Windies skipper: Gayle has heart for Test fight

All heart ... Chris Gayle is so committed to the West Indies Test team he risked his health just to keep playing for them. Source: The Daily Telegraph FORMER West Indies coach Bennett King says Chris Gayle's commitment to Test...

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Apartheid and cricket revisited

The Rebel Tours: Cricket's Crisis of Conscience by Peter May, Sportsbooks As England tour South Africa and the build-up to the World Cup begins, it's an instructive and revealing exercise to sit down with a teen and explain...

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