Czech striker Baros retires from international football
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Czech striker Milan Baros has retired from international football, national team spokesman Jaroslav Kolar said Friday.Baros, 30, played in all four of the Czech Republic's ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul doubtful for Birmingham Test
June 8th, 2012 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
Birmingham (England), June 8 (IANS/CMC) Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a doubt for the final Test against England after picking up a side strain.The 37-year-old was taken to hospital here Thursday ... Read more...
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Nigeria calls up five overseas players for Peru friendly
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja (Nigeria), May 3 (IANS) Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi has called up five foreign-based players for their May 23 friendly against Peru.The players are Turkey-based Ekigho Ehiosun, Gege Soriola of ... Read more...
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Prior apologises for smashing window
June 8th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) England wicketkeeper Matt Prior apologised to a female spectator after he smashed a window on being run out during the second Test against Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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McCullum needs surgery to repair right knee cartilage tear
March 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 20(ANI): New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum is reportedly suffering from a small cartilage tear in his right knee that will require surgery.According to The Sunday Star Times, McCullum has ... Read more...
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Bangladesh cricket fans stone West Indies World Cup team bus
March 4th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mirpur, Mar 4(ANI): Bangladesh cricket fans on Friday attacked the West Indies team's bus after the home team crashed to a nine-wicket defeat in their World Cup Group B game at Mirpur's ... Read more...
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Ponting likely to face ICC disciplinary hearing for misbehavior
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 23 (ANI): No one can match the Australians in throwing tantrums and skipper Ricky Ponting proved it further, giving the 2011 World Cup its first major controversy.Ponting is likely to ... Read more...
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Black Caps boost batting line-up for Napier ODI
January 31st, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Napier (New Zealand), Jan.31 (ANI): New Zealand will play with just two pace bowlers in tomorrow's fourth one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Napier, preferring to boost their batting line-up.A team ... Read more...
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Ryan Harris may undergo surgery for ankle injury
December 28th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) Australia's nightmare in the Ashes continued as fast bowler Ryan Harris Tuesday was detected with a stress facture on his left ankle and is likely to undergo a ... Read more...
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Harris out of Ashes series with ankle fracture
December 28th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 28 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris has suffered a stress fracture in his left ankle and will take no further part in the Ashes series.Harris, who was one of ... Read more...
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Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for meeting bookie in UK nightclub
September 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.10 (ANI): Batting star Tillakaratne Dilshan is the Sri Lankan player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly ... Read more...
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Montario Hardesty Out Of Field This Season
September 4th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Montario Hardesty, the rookie running back of Cleveland Browns is in bad shape after damaging a ligament in his left knee. For the player this is ... Read more...
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Australia calls McKay as cover up for injured Hilfenhaus
July 19th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jul 19 (ANI): Australia has called pacer Clint McKay as a spare bowler due to Ben Hilfenhaus' shoulder injury ahead of the second Test against Pakistan.Hilfenhaus injured his left shoulder diving ... Read more...
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France seek World Cup redemption after Henry handball
June 10th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 10 (DPA) France take the field in their football World Cup opener against Uruguay Friday seeking redemption for the handball by Thierry Henry that bought their qualification against ... Read more...
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Nigeria’s Mikel out of World Cup
June 5th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, June 5 (DPA) Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi Saturday was ruled out of the World Cup due and will be replaced by Brown Ideye from French side Sochaux.
However, ... Read more...
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Injured Lee out of World Twenty20
April 28th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, April 28 (IANS) Injury-plagued Australian paceman Brett Lee is out of the World Twenty20 owing to a strained muscle in his right arm.
Lee picked up the injury during Australia's one-run loss ... Read more...
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Dwight Gooden’s DUI Won’t Stop Hall of Fame Induction
March 25th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dwight "Doc" Gooden was arrested during rush hour traffic on Tuesday morning, according to the New York Daily News. He was charged with driving while under the influence ... Read more...
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Injured Bravo ruled out of T20s, ODI series against Australia
February 4th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 4(ANI): West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the Twenty20 games and the upcoming five game ODI series against Australia due to a thumb injury.Bravo has failed ... Read more...
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Ponting hoping ‘bruised’ Clarke fit to play in second ODI against Pak
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 23 (ANI): Australia skipper Ricky Ponting wants his deputy Michael Clarke to play in second one-day international against Pakistan on Sunday, despite the vice-captain being hit on the ribs by ... Read more...
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Katich declared fit to play third Test against Pakistan
January 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 12 (ANI): Australian opening batsman Simon Katich has been cleared to play in the third and final Test against Pakistan, starting on Thursday at the Bellerive Oval.Katich, who missed the ... Read more...
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2 held for attack on Togo footballers
January 11th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Luanda/Johannesburg, Jan 11 (DPA) Two people have been arrested in connection with the gun attack on the bus carrying the Togo football team in Angola that left three people dead, Angolan state ... Read more...
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Togo footballers return home to national mourning
January 11th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Lome(Togo), Jan 11 (DPA) Togo's national football team flew home from Angola after retiring from the Africa Cup following an attack on its bus by separatist militants.
Thousands of fans were waiting Sunday ... Read more...
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Injured Katich in doubt for SCG Test
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.2 (ANI): Australia opening batsman Simon Katich is in doubt for the second Test against Pakistan because of an elbow injury he picked up in the Boxing Day Test.Katich's New South ... Read more...
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Windies lodge protest against ban on spinner Benn
December 20th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec. 20 (ANI): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said that it will send a letter of protest to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the hefty suspension handed down ... Read more...
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Ponting to be fighting fit for Boxing Day Test against Pakistan
December 18th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec 18(ANI): Australian team officials have said that skipper Ricky Ponting will play in the Boxing Day Test despite not returning to bat after having to retire hurt in the first ... Read more...
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North set to join Oz squad for Adelaide test, Sarwan still in doubt
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide (Australia), Dec.2 (ANI): Middle-order batsman and Western Australia captain Marcus North has been cleared to do duty for Australia in the second test against the West Indies to be played here, ... Read more...
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Abdullah pulls out of Afghan presidential runoff poll (Second lead)
November 1st, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 1 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Sunday announced he would not participate in a planned runoff election, saying that political conditions could not guarantee a fair process.
The former foreign ... Read more...
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England all-rounder Wright injured by bowling machine
September 15th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 15 (ANI): England all-rounder Luke Wright was left bloodied by a bowling machine on Monday.An attempt to replicate Brett Lee's 90mph yorkers in the nets at the National Cricket Performance ... Read more...
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British steam supercar aims to break world land speed record
August 19th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): A British-built steam supercar is to challenge a century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles.The longest officially-recognised land speed record is of 127mph reached by American Fred ... Read more...
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More injections for Flintoff ahead of Edgbaston Test
July 29th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff needed two more injections and has been sleeping with an ice-pack around his right knee to ensure his participation in the ongoing Ashes test ... Read more...
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Lee doubtful for Cardiff Test
July 6th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Brett Lee's chances of leading the attack in the first Ashes Test starting Wednesday at Cardiff looked doubtful as he suffered a rib-injury during a ... Read more...
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Lee suffers rib injury, in doubt for Cardiff Test
July 6th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Cardiff (Wales), July 6 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee suffered a side injury on the eve of the first Ashes Test, placing him in doubt for the first Test against England ... Read more...
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Sweden captain Henrik Larsson doubtful after brother’s death
June 7th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, June 7 (DPA) Sweden captain Henrik Larsson is unlikely to play in the next World Cup qualifier Wednesday against Malta after the death of his younger brother, reports said Sunday.
Larsson has ... Read more...
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Ponting declared fit to play after an injury scare
May 31st, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 31 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been cleared to compete in the World Twenty20 after suffering an injury scare in practice at Trent Bridge in Nottingham ahead of the ... Read more...
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Injured Watson, Hopes and Bracken to miss IPL (Lead)
May 8th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 8 (IANS) The Aussie team's medical staff have ruled out the injured all-rounders Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals) and James Hopes (Kings XI Punjab) and medium-pacer Nathan Bracken (Bangalore Royal Challengers) ... Read more...
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