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Sri Lanka cricket board ordered to release IPL-contracted players

October 9th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Oct 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka's sports minister has ordered the interim governing body of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to leave out the IPL-contracted players while selecting a team for the England ...

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Australia will miss Symonds and quality spinners: Sehwag

September 12th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India's most prolific Test batsman this year Virender Sehwag feels that the absence of dashing all-rounder Andrew Symonds and experienced spinners in the Australian ranks will give ...

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PCB looks to home series against India to make up for losses

September 12th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Sept 12 (ANI): After suffering huge financial losses following the cancellation of Australian Test tour in March and the eight-nation tournament Champions Trophy, which was to take place in Pakistan ...

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Spanish fans can follow Beijing Olympics on mobile phones

July 11th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Madrid, July 11 (Xinhua) The Spanish Athletic's Federation (RFEA) announced a mobile phone service to allow people to follow the events of next month's Olympic Games. The RFEA has worked with Television ...

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ESPN STAR Sports renews ties with FIFA

July 2nd, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has inked a new contract with FIFA, the world's governing body for football, gaining exclusive television rights to broadcast a line-up of international football ...

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India’s cricket tour helps Sri Lanka settle Rs.600 mn liabilities

June 27th, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS -
By P. Karunakharan Colombo, June 27 (IANS) India's forthcoming cricket tour to Sri Lanka in July has turned out to be a boon for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) because it has helped the ...

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Wimbledon more a brand in India, China than Britain

June 23rd, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS -
London, June 23 (IANS) Wimbledon the tournament is British, but Wimbledon the brand has an Asian face. The sport's organisers are beginning to realise that young people in India, China and Japan ...

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Cricket Australia CEO questions IPL future sustainability

April 24th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, Apr.24 (ANI): Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland today cast doubt over the sustainability of the Indian Premier League, saying the much-hyped Twenty20 competition is already facing financial pressure. Large crowds ...

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Kings XI Punjab CEO says Oz not in position to host IPL type tourney

April 24th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, Apr.24 (ANI): Kings XI Punjab CEO Neil Maxwell has ruled out Australias chances of developing a successful Twenty20 franchise tournament on the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying ...

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PCB eagerly waiting for home series against India for earning big bucks

April 24th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, Apr 24 (ANI): PCB will earn around Rs two billion rupees from the home series against India this November-December, and fill its coffers in an otherwise frustrating year (for the ...

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Cricket Australia to add a third T20 game to its summer calender

April 22nd, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, Apr.22 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to increase the number of Twenty20 internationals from two to three, given the popularity being generated by the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL). When ...

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Cricket playing countries make money playing India: Modi

April 19th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Indian cricket board is, perhaps, seen as a bully because of its firmness in dealing with the rest of the cricketing world as most test-playing nations ...

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Dalmiya retaliates, files criminal case against BCCI

March 28th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, Mar 28 (ANI): Dalmiya filed a criminal case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accusing it of using false affidavits against him. The case was filed on ...

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DD not to telecast India-South Africa Test series

March 24th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A large number of television viewers in the country will be deprived of watching the cricket Test series between India and South Africa as Doordarshan will not ...

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‘Retainer’ fee to stop IPL players from moving to ICL

March 19th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by admin -
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is planning to pay a "retainership" to players from other countries to discourage them from joining the breakaway Indian ...

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Pepsi pays $12.5 mn to be official IPL drink

March 18th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin -
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Pepsi will be the official beverage of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for five years and the deal with the soft drink giant ...

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British Council to train soccer coaches in east India

March 8th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The British Council along with England's Premier League will train 40 young coaches from east India to enhance their football coaching and as well as English language skills ...

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Undaunted by IPL, ICL to stage its next edition next month

February 21st, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by admin -
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Refusing to be overawed or threatened by the money-splurging Indian Premier League (IPL), the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) said Thursday it will stage ...

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`Pup Clarke puts country ahead of cash

February 20th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, Feb.20 (ANI): Michael Pup Clarke has announced that his first preference would be to play for Australia and possibly captain it, rather than go for the huge cash bonanza being offered ...

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Oz cricketers furious over Harbhajan `racism controversy ruling

Oz cricketers furious over Harbhajan `racism controversy ruling

January 30th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, Jan.30 (ANI): Australian cricketers have reportedly expressed their anger over Cricket Australia bowing to pressure from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop the racism charge against ...

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India’s rebel ICL may now target Test players not getting paid well

January 1st, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, Jan.1 (ANI): New Zealand and other countries with modestly paid players are in danger of being gutted by the breakaway International Cricket League, further damaging the standard of international cricket. According ...

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Cricket Australia to promote day-night Test cricket by 2010

December 13th, 2007 - 4:34 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, Dec.13 (ANI): Cricket Australia is preparing to defy 130 years of tradition by organising day-night Test matches on a trial basis by 2010. The trial will be the biggest revolution to hit ...

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