Cowan thanks mentor Roebuck for kick-starting his career
December 21st, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 21 (IANS) Australia's new Test opener Ed Cowan thanked noted cricket columnist the late Peter Roebuck for helping him in his career.The 29-year-old from New South Wales, who ... Read more...
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Roebuck’s family calls for second probe
December 5th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 5 (IANS) Peter Roebuck's family has asked for a second post-mortem examination, claiming that the cricketer-turned-commentator would not have committed suicide.They have already hired a British criminal lawyer ... Read more...
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Police to question male students in Roebuck’s suicide investigation
November 21st, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) South African police have decided to question 16 male students, who lived with renowned sports commentator and writer Peter Roebuck in an eight-room house.The young men ... Read more...
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Investigator’s collect semen samples to probe Roebuck’s death
November 20th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 20 (IANS) Investigators have collected semen samples from a bedsheet at the Southern Sun hotel in Cape Town to determine whether acclaimed cricket journalist Peter Roebuck, who committed ... Read more...
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Roebuck ruined my life, says victim
November 17th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Itai Gondo, a student whose complaint about alleged sexual harassment prompted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck to commit suicide, has come out in open for the ... Read more...
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Radio host claims Roebuck made him feel uncomfortable
November 15th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 15 (IANS) Radio jockey Gus Worland, who played alongside Peter Roebuck in Somerset, revealed that the noted cricket columnist made him feel "uncomfortable" and behaved "inappropriately" when ... Read more...
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‘Roebuck was in state of utter despair moments before death’
November 15th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney/Cape Town, Nov 15 (IANS) Noted cricket columnist and former Somerset captain Peter Roebuck was in a state of "utter despair" before he committed suicide at the Southern Sun ... Read more...
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Sex with Facebook friend adds new twist to Roebuck’s death
November 14th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Nov 14 (IANS) The mysterious death of noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck took an interesting twist after it was revealed that he allegedly sexually assaulted a friend ... Read more...
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Australian team offers condolences to Roebuck’s family
November 14th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 14 (IANS) The Australian team offered their condolences to the family of cricketer-turned-commentator Peter Roebuck, who died Saturday.Roebuck a frequent companion of the Australian team in their tours, ... Read more...
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Roebuck was being questioned for sexual assault: Reports
November 14th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 13 (IANS) Cricketer turned commentator Peter Roebuck, who committed suicide Saturday, was being questioned by police about an alleged sexual assault, according to media reports.Cape Town police captain ... Read more...
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SJFI mourns Peter Roebuck’s death
November 13th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) The Sports Journalists' Federation of India (SJFI) Sunday mourned the death of Peter Roebuck, player-turned-cricket writer, who died in South Africa.In a condolence message, SJFI president ... Read more...
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India will remember Roebuck for his indictment of Australian team
November 13th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-commentator Peter Roebuck, who died in a Cape Town hotel Saturday night, will be best remembered in India for his indictment of Ricky Ponting ... Read more...
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Roebuck has committed suicide: South African police
November 13th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Nov 13 (IANS) Former Somerset captain and well-known commentator and journalist Peter Roebuck has committed suicide, the South African police said.
Roebuck, aged 55, died at his hotel in ... Read more...
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Cricket in for a long and slow decline: Roebuck
April 9th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr. 9 (ANI): Noted cricket commentator and columnist Peter Roebuck believes that the game of cricket is gradually descending into an entertaining circus, and for all practical purposes, is finished as ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ‘buttery fingers’ helped India scrape into World Cup final: Roebuck
April 1st, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr 1(ANI): India owes their victory against Pakistan in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final more to the mistakes of their opponents than to any inspiration of their own, noted cricket columnist ... Read more...
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World Cup has been a good tournament for mavericks: Roebuck
March 31st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 31(ANI): The achievements of Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shahid Afridi and Jesse Ryder, among others in the ongoing World Cup on the Indian sub-continent, has proven that it has ... Read more...
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It does not get any bigger than India-Pak World Cup semi-final: Roebuck
March 29th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 29(ANI): India against Pakistan- as far as sport is concerned, it does not get any bigger, noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said.Roebuck is referring to the Indo-Pak World ... Read more...
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Oz WC campaign deeply flawed, time for the next generation to come in: Roebuck
March 26th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 26 (ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck feels that Australia's 2011 World Cup campaign was deeply flawed, and believes that even before the quarterfinal exit to India, the writing was ... Read more...
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Ponting faces Aussie media ire
March 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 25 (IANS) With reigning champions Australia making a premature exit from the Cricket World Cup after their comprehensive defeat to hosts India, the debate is raging in the ... Read more...
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Ponting’s days numbered if he loses to India in World Cup: Roebuck
March 24th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 24 (ANI): Cricket writer Peter Roebuck has said that Ricky Ponting's future will be at stake if he loses today's quarter-final against India."Ponting is 36 years old, has been struggling ... Read more...
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Pak may swamp Windies, India-Australia encounter even: Roebuck
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 23 (ANI): Cricket commentator Peter Roebuck is of the view that Wednesday's quarterfinal between Pakistan and the West Indies and Thursday's quarterfinal between India and Australia are even for all ... Read more...
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‘Struggling’ Aussies’ World Cup prospects bleak: Roebuck
March 21st, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 21(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck reckons that Australia's prospects at the World Cup are bleak after the Ricky Ponting-led team finished third in its qualifying group.Ponting's men were defeated ... Read more...
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Australia still a bit soft in the middle: Roebuck
March 16th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 16 (ANI): Cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that Australia's performance in the 2011 World Cup has been unconvincing.Describing the Australians as rusty in their match against Kenya in Bengaluru, ... Read more...
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For cricket’s future, minnows must be encouraged: Roebuck
March 15th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 15 (ANI): Cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) move not to allow weaker teams to play in the 2015 World Cup would be a ... Read more...
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Pakistan-New Zealand World Cup clash was a fine contest: Roebuck
March 10th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 10(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has urged the cricketing world against jumping at shadows over the Pakistan-New Zealand World Cup clash, saying that it was 'a fine match that ... Read more...
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Ponting’s express merchants have been unexpectedly effective: Roebuck
March 7th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 7(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting's tactics to back his two fast bowlers Shaun Tait and Brett Lee to give his team its only possible World Cup edge has been unexpectedly ... Read more...
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Tendulkar yearning to taste final glory in World Cup: Roebuck
February 19th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 19(ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Muttiah Muralitharan are determined to shine in the World Cup, which begins today, but know one man's high ... Read more...
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World Cup needs oomph factor to recapture its luster: Roebuck
February 13th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 13(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck reckons that the 50-over World Cup needs oomph to recapture its luster, as "far from improving with every edition, it seems to be getting ... Read more...
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Ex-Victorian keeper Berry, a good choice for Oz coach: Roebuck
February 12th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.12 (ANI): With Cricket Australia conducting a review on many fronts in the wake of the Ashes series defeat to England during the recent summer, noted columnist Peter Roebuck said the ... Read more...
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‘Tainted’ Butt landing job as TV expert ‘mind-boggling disgrace for cricket’: Roebuck
February 11th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 11(ANI): The hiring of disgraced Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt by a TV channel is a "mind-boggling development" and an "indication that sections of the cricket community do not care about ... Read more...
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Cricket set to go capitalist, but may lack in substance: Roebuck
February 9th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.9 (ANI): At first sight, the 2011-12-cricket season might appear similar to its immediate predecessors. New Zealand and India will tour, playing Test matches and one-day internationals. Sri Lanka is also ... Read more...
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CA should dump ‘vapid AB Medal fashion show’, not Shield final: Roebuck
February 8th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 8(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck reckons that if Cricket Australia is going to cancel anything, it ought to be the infernal Allan Border Medal and not the Sheffield Shield ... Read more...
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ICC ban on seedy and greedy Pak trio crucial for cricket to restore its integrity: Roebuck
February 7th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 7(ANI): The three Pakistan cricketers who have been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over spot-fixing charges were seedy and greedy, and would not be missed by the world, ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia ‘post mortem’ a step in the right direction: Roebuck
February 5th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 5(ANI): Cricket Australia's decision to initiate an extensive review into the national team's capitulation in the recent Ashes series against England is a step in the right direction, cricket columnist ... Read more...
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Clarke showing glimpses of old self with steady Gabba knock: Roebuck
January 31st, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.31 (ANI): Stand-in Australian captain Michael Clarke has realized that he has two roles to play, and cannot neglect one because the other is not working, cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has ... Read more...
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