MacGill returns to cricket with Big Bash League
December 2nd, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 2 (IANS) Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill is the latest player to come out of retirement to feature in the domestic Twenty20 Big Bash league.MacGill, who has not ... Read more...
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‘Tendulkar will be the role model for Punter in quest for greatness,’ says Warne
April 9th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 9(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that he supports Ricky Ponting's decision to relinquish the captaincy of Test and one-day sides, and insisted that playing as a ... Read more...
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Warne on Melbourne Stars’ Big Bash League wish-list
March 27th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 27(ANI): Melbourne Stars, one of the eight teams in Cricket Australia's Big Bash League, wants to sign former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne for the Twenty20 tournament, which is set to ... Read more...
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Warne offers chance to fans to face him during Christchurch earthquake fund-raiser
March 8th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 8(ANI): Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne's fans are being offered the chance to bid to face an over from him to raise money for New Zealand's earthquake victims.The auction ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan spinners will come hard at me: Steve Smith
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 2 (IANS) Australian leg-spinner Steve Smith knows the Sri Lankan batsman would come hard at him when the two teams clash in a World Cup match here Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Melbourne GP not needed: Formula One boss
February 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 11 (ANI): The chairman of the Australian Grand Prix corporation has said that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone feels let down that the value of the Melbourne GP is being ... Read more...
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Liz Hurley, a good catch for Warnie, says England pacer Tremlett
February 11th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.11 (ANI): Ashes hero and legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's former Hampshire teammate Chris Tremlett has said that Warne has done "rather well" for himself by getting involved romantically with model-cum ... Read more...
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Warne’s comments would create ‘major headache’ for Herald Sun: Ex-editor
January 27th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 27(ANI): Former Herald Sun editor Bruce Guthrie has said that Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne's comments about the Melbourne-based morning tabloid newspaper would create a major headache for senior editors. ... Read more...
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Warne’s ex-wife moves out of Melbourne family home
January 26th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 26(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's ex-wife, Simone Callahan, has moved out of their nine million dollar family home in Melbourne.According to the Sun, mum-of-three Simone carried boxes from the ... Read more...
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Warne slams employer Herald Sun for writing ‘absolute crap’ about Oz Open ‘antics’
January 26th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 26(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has accused Herald Sun, a morning tabloid newspaper based in Australia, of reporting "absolute crap" about his "antics" at the Australian Open.The tabloid ... Read more...
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Warne calls off charity England-Oz greats Twenty20 flood relief match
January 20th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has called off a Twenty20 match to raise money for victims of the Queensland floods."Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately ... Read more...
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Legal constraints prevent high bidding from Rajasthan Royals in IPL: Shetty
January 8th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 8(ANI): Rajasthan Royals co-owner Shilpa Shetty on Saturday said that they have not indulged in high-price bidding for players at the ongoing Indian Premier League auction being held in ... Read more...
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Warne’S 10-point plan to lift Aussies after Ashes humiliation
January 6th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.6 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has revealed a 10-point plan to improve his country's cricketing fortunes after the Ashes debacle.In an article for Fox Sports, it is ... Read more...
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Warne’s talk show cut before final episode
January 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.5 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne's much-hyped turn as a television chat show presenter has been cut short, with Channel 9 dumping the series early.Five episodes of Warnie ... Read more...
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Strauss must stop ‘missing a lot tactically’ to gain world No.1 Test spot: Warne
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 3(ANI): Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne reckons that Andrew Strauss must stop "missing a lot tactically" if England are to achieve their goal of becoming the world's No.1 Test team.Strauss ... Read more...
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England are deserving Ashes winner: Warne
December 29th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 29 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne on Wednesday hailed England's Ashes heroes by saying that: "They deserve to win the series."Admitting that Andrew Strauss' side had outplayed Australia ... Read more...
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‘History dictates that Aussies must have a spinner in Melbourne Test’, says Warne
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 23(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne reckons that a spinner must be included in the team for the Boxing Day Test of the Ashes series against England to be played ... Read more...
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I’m a better bowler than three years ago against India, says Tremlett
December 17th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec 17(ANI): England fast bowler Chris Tremlett, who helped his team skittle Australia for 268 in their first innings in the third Ashes Test, insists that his injury woes are now ... Read more...
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Hurley affair: Warne admits on Twitter that his marriage is over
December 13th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 13 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has announced on Twitter that his marriage with Simone Callahan is over following reports of him being in a relationship with British ... Read more...
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Ex-Aussie cricketers slam selectors for ignoring ‘in-form’ Hauritz
December 12th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 12(ANI): Former Australian cricketers have slammed the selectors for not considering off-spinner Nathan Hauritz for the third Test of the Ashes series, starting in Perth on Thursday.The selectors have named ... Read more...
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Stuart Macgill blasts Hilditch’s Ashes selection
December 11th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill Saturday lashed out at selectors for including Michael Beer in the squad for the third Ashes Test and said the chosen left-arm spinner ... Read more...
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Warnie looks after me in Melbourne, just as Sachin and Ganguly do in India: Pietersen
December 9th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 9(ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that he is looked after by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne in Melbourne, in the same way as Indian batting maestro Sachin ... Read more...
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Pietersen fined 239 dollars for speeding in Lamborghini organised by Warne
December 9th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 9(ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined 239 dollars after being busted speeding in a 475,000 dollar Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, organised by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, in Melbourne.Pietersen ... Read more...
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Winning Adelaide Test will be Ponting’s greatest challenge: Warne
December 1st, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide (Australia), Dec.1 (ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that the host team's bid to win the second Ashes Test in Adelaide will be skipper Ricky Ponting's greatest challenge.According to Warne, ... Read more...
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Warne predicts cracker of an Ashes series as England is not intimidated by Australia
November 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Nov.24 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne believes that a cracker of an Ashes Test series is likely between England and Australia, as the Poms no longer fear the ... Read more...
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Coach Flower rejects Warne’s Pietersen is a outcast claim
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Nov.22 (ANI): England cricket team coach Andy Flower has rejected former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's claim that Kevin Pietersen is an outcast from the touring team.Warne, a close friend of ... Read more...
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Warne calls for brave captaincy from ‘by-the-book-type’ Ashes captains
November 22nd, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 22(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has urged Ashes captains Ricky Ponting and Andrew Strauss to be brave and use a 'gambler's instinct' while taking their decision in the upcoming ... Read more...
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Warne says he thinks about playing ‘whenever Ashes comes around’
November 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 18(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has suggested that he can come out of retirement for the upcoming Ashes series against England."Of course, I think about playing whenever the ... Read more...
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Warne’s ‘key to Ashes victory’ compliment adding no extra pressure: Swann
November 9th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 9(ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann has said that he is surprised that Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne rates him as the most improved player in world cricket.Warne believes that Swann holds ... Read more...
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‘David Hasselhoff of cricket’ Swann key to England’s Ashes victory, says Warne
November 5th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 5(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that off-spinner Graeme Swann holds the key to England's chances of winning the upcoming Ashes series.England have arrived Down Under to defend ... Read more...
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Australia’s cricket superpower role not in crisis: Warne
November 5th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 5(ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that reports of Australia's death as a cricket superpower are greatly exaggerated, and predicted that they will win the upcoming Ashes series."Australia aren't ... Read more...
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England very ‘cocky’ about retaining Ashes
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov.2 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has said that England has become too cocky about their chances of retaining The Ashes.The legendary Aussie spinner bantered with Michael Vaughan on ... Read more...
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James Packers ‘helps friend Shane Warne at poker tournament’
November 1st, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 1 (ANI): Billionaire James Packer made an appearance on the gambling table to help out good friend and former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne at his poker tournament.Packer, son ... Read more...
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Smith defends Hauritz’s disappointing performance in India tour
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Margao, Oct 23(ANI): Australian leg-spinner Steve Smith has defended fellow spinner Nathan Hauritz following his disappointing returns in the ongoing tour of India, saying that India is an extremely difficult place to ... Read more...
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North bats for Ponting’s superlative leadership skills
October 21st, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 21(ANI): Australian batsman Marcus North has launched a staunch defence of Ricky Ponting's captaincy, by claiming that the 35-year-old's leadership skills are second to none."I kind of laugh at it ... Read more...
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