Daily Mail
Jerome Taylor in the dark over Windies snub
Jerome Taylor has tried to tell himself it's nothing personal - but he can't really be sure. His attempts to prove his fitness ever since have been met with hurtful indifference from the West Indies Cricket Board.
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The Nation
FICA urges Bangladesh to clear BPL dues
SYDNEY - Tim May, the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) CEO, has threatened legal action if the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) fails to ensure that the players involved in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) held in February have been paid.
In a letter to the BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal, dated May 19, May urged him to inform the BPL franchises to clear all ...
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The Sun
Chat to Freddie Flintoff
ENGLISH cricket hero Freddie Flintoff is the next big name to grace our webchat hot-seat on Thursday
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siliconindia
10 Best Performers of IPL
The introduction of 20-20 format and the consequent arrival of IPL has put forwarded the spirit of cricket to a next level. IPL has made a sensation in the world of cricket
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BBC
Court drops cricket 'attack' case
The Delhi High Court allows an American woman, who had accused an Australian cricketer of molesting her at a city hotel, to drop the case after settling out of court.
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BBC
VIDEO: ECB scoops prize for work on helmet safety
The England & Wales Cricket Board have won the BMJ Sport and Exercise Team of the Year.
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Irish Times
Pietersen fined for Twitter remark
CRICKET:England captain Andrew Strauss has reminded his players of their responsibilities after Kevin Pietersen’s latest Twitter faux pas. Pietersen was last night fined an undisclosed amount, reported to be £3,000 (€3,750), by the England Cricket Board (ECB) after he criticised Sky television commentator Nick Knight on the social networking site.
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The Nation
Pacers bowl Marker Club to win in Champions League
KARACHI - Pacers Atta Ur Rehman and Ali Shah shared seven wickets as Marker Club Quetta, named after cricket commentator of the yore, defeated United Club by 59 runs in Pakistan Champions Cricket League here on Thursday. Atta Ur Rehman took four for 21 and Ali Shah three for 31 as the losers were restricted to 125 for eight in response to winners 184 for five. Bismillah Khan 47 and Shebaz ...
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The Nation
Pacers bowl Marker Club to win in Champions League
KARACHI - Pacers Atta Ur Rehman and Ali Shah shared seven wickets as Marker Club Quetta, named after cricket commentator of the yore, defeated United Club by 59 runs in Pakistan Champions Cricket League here on Thursday. Atta Ur Rehman took four for 21 and Ali Shah three for 31 as the losers were restricted to 125 for eight in response to winners 184 for five. Bismillah Khan 47 and Shebaz ...
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The Nation
Pacers bowl Marker Club to win in Champions League
KARACHI - Pacers Atta Ur Rehman and Ali Shah shared seven wickets as Marker Club Quetta, named after cricket commentator of the yore, defeated United Club by 59 runs in Pakistan Champions Cricket League here on Thursday. Atta Ur Rehman took four for 21 and Ali Shah three for 31 as the losers were restricted to 125 for eight in response to winners 184 for five. Bismillah Khan 47 and Shebaz ...
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Hindustan Times
Now, fixing hits Kenya
A Kenyan player is being investigated over suspicion of fixing a 2011 World Cup game against Pakistan in Hambantota, according to the chief of Kenya Cricket Board.
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BBC
Appeals in cricket spot-bet cases
A sports agent and a bowler, both jailed over spot-betting scams during cricket matches, appeal against their convictions.
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Mail & Guardian
Swinger's clout may surprise his bosses
Dave Richardson, the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council, is certainly no pushover, writes Neil Manthorp.
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Daily Mail
Freddie Flintoff Goes Wild: Cricket star talks whales, wallabies and travel wonders
This week sees the launch of Freddie Flintoff Goes Wild - a series charting the cricket star's adventures in remote places. He talks to Chris Leadbeater about tracking elephants and eating wallabies.
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The Nation
Zulfiqar bowls P&T Gym to win in Champions League
KARACHI - Leg spinner Zulfiqar Baber struck in time to steer P&T Gymkhana Lahore to exciting three-run triumph over Combined Cricket Club Faisalabad in Pakistan Champions Cricket League here on Wednesday.
Zulfiqar took four for 23 as Faisalabad team chasing a winning target of 131 fell short by three runs. P&T Gym, batting first, scored 130 runs for the loss six wickets in 20 overs. ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Tea, cricket and tourism: The degree of the thaw in Indian-Pakistani relations
Antagonistic neighbours set to announce new visas that will improve access at border
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SI
Peter King: The case can be made that Drew Brees deserves $21 million per year
LONDON -- I walked the crosswalk of Abbey Road Saturday evening (the ZEB-ra, short "e" crossing), the one made famous by the Beatles album cover of my youth. I saw test-match cricket, which I presumed would be deadly dull but wasn't. I spent a day at the Fenway of world cricket. All in all, a very nice weekend with my brother Ken (who has lived in England since 1983) and his family, and some cr...
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Daily Telegraph
Kyly's grandstand view as new bride
HAPPILY ever after began with a weekend cricket match for Mrs Michael Clarke.
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Times of India
SRK's punishment too harsh: Javed Akhtar
Renowned lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar says that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)'s decision to ban Shah Rukh Khan from the Wankhede Stadium for five years is a "little harsh".
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Times of India
Police tap IPL craze to ensure communal harmony
The city police seem to have found a novel way to tackle the problem of communal differences. The West Zone cops sought to tap the IPL-induced cricket craze by conducting a cricket tournament for locals of the 'communally sensitive' .
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Telegraph
England v West Indies: Andrew Strauss admits relief at breaking hundred duck
Home of cricket gives England captain one of the longest standing ovations after his first Test century for 18 months.
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WSJ
India Is a Risky Ballgame
The Indian Premier League, a glitzy cricket competition, was meant to showcase the best of Indian sport. Instead, it's revealing India's worst side.
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Hindustan Times
MCA bans Shah Rukh; experts call it a rare decision
The Mumbai Cricket Association today punished Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for his alleged misbehaviour. Experts say it is a first-of-its-kind decision when a celebrity has been penalised for his or her misconduct. Deshmukh announces SRK ban | Scuffle in pics
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BBC
Shah Rukh Khan given stadium ban
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years following angry exchanges with staff at an IPL cricket match.
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Daily Mail
Cricket hero Chris Old of the legendary 1981 Ashes now works as a part-time checkout assistant at Sainsbury's
Former England cricketer Chris Old, 63, was part of the team that fought back from the brink of defeat to beat Australia in one of the game's most remarkable comebacks.
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el universal
Estrella de Bollywood se enfrenta alcoholizado a la policía
El actor más popular de Bollywood protagonizó anoche un enfrentamiento en un estadio de cricket de la ciudad india de Bombay
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omg
Bollywood superstar in scuffle with cricket group
An official with an Indian cricket league says the group has filed a police complaint against Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after a scuffle at a stadium in the city.
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The Guardian
England v West Indies – live! | Rob Smyth and Rob Bagchi
• Hammer F5 or press auto-refresh for updates• Follow it on the sly with our desktop scoreboard• Email rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk19th over: West Indies 41-2 (Barath 21, Darren Bravo 7) Anyone out there?18th over: West Indies 38-2 (Barath 21, Darren Bravo 6) A lovely leg-side take from Prior saves four leg byes. This is where it all started for him, against the We...
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Times LIVE
Shah Rukh Khan faces probe over cricket stadium row
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan faced a police probe and a lifetime ban from Mumbai's main cricket stadium on Thursday following a furious late-night row with staff at the ground, officials said.
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news.com.au
Clarke 'couldn't be happier' after tying knot
KYLY Boldy officially Australia's number one WAG after marrying cricket captain Michael Clarke. And Pup's all aTwitter.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Kenya-Namibia games postponed by world cricket body because of security concerns
The International Cricket Council has postponed Intercontinental Cup matches until September due to security concerns in Kenya.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Kenya-Namibia cricket games postponed due to security concerns
The International Cricket Council has postponed Intercontinental Cup matches until September due to security concerns in Kenya.
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CNN
Five Indian cricketers suspended after TV sting
India's cricket board have suspended five players accused of corruption following an undercover TV probe.
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The Sun
Order of the British umpire for Dickie Bird
LEGENDARY cricket umpire Dickie Bird, 79, beams with pride as he shows off OBE, given to him by Prince Charles
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Al Jazhera
Indian board to discuss corruption claim
Cricket board look into claims of spot fixing after a TV channel alleges extensive corruption in Indian Premier League.
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Telegraph
Dickie Bird: receiving an OBE left a lump in my throat
Picking up the award for services to sport and charity at Buckingham Palace leaves the former cricket umpire struggling with his emotions.
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Daily Mail
Jonny Bairstow to pass England Test... just like his dad
Jonny Bairstow looked mildly taken aback when told he will become the 13th Englishman to emulate his father in playing Test cricket when he steps out at Lord's against West Indies.
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Daily Mail
It's just not cricket! MCC produces pictorial guide of how to dress for Lord's Pavilion
There will be no excuses for flip-flips and jeans at Lord's Cricket Ground in North London as a new style guide of acceptable and unacceptable clothing has been released.
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Times of India
Sachin gets ready for second innings after 40
In the past more than two decades he let his bat do all the talking. Today, as the world speculates the retirement of perhaps cricket's greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar is presenting a new image of himself that's built outside cricket field.
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Daily Telegraph
McDermott quits as bowling coach
CRAIG McDermott has quit his role as bowling coach to the Australian cricket team.
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Mail & Guardian
Cricket once again undermined by self-interest
Cricket officials in Canada had a hard time of it this week, writes Neil Manthorp.
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NEWS.au.com
Indian cricketer bites opponent's ear off
It's just not cricket!
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Mashable
4 Tips For Gamifying Your Marketing Plan
The hype around gamification is fairly new, but the idea has been around for some time. In fact, badges and leader boards could be considered…
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Telegraph
Cricket fever sweeps St Helena
Cricket fever is sweeping St Helena a volcanic outcrop in the South Atlantic best known as the island where Napoleon was exiled.
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Times of India
Batting for baseball
In his latest offering, John Grisham has chosen to adopt his alternative avatar. Putting aside his courtroom attire of the legal-eagle whose law-based thrillers have shot him to the tops of the international bestseller charts ever since the publication of his first book, A Time to Kill, the author has donned the costume of his favourite sport: baseball. Much in the same way that India is crazy ...
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Daily Mail
Henry Blofeld: I'd love to have been a successful novelist - I wrote a novel once but it was utterly unprintable
We ask a celebrity a set of devilishly probing questions – and only accept THE definitive answer. This week it's cricket commentator Henry Blofeld.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Psst! There's a cricket leg stuck in your teeth: eating in Chiang Mai market
That crunchy critter was the gateway to culinary adventures in Southeast Asia
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New York Times
India Ink: It Is Not Cricket! (It's Politics)
As Tendulkar joins Parliament, India Ink looks at the similarities between the two disciplines.
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Science News
Tree cricket song has note of variability
Wing segments form chorus that helps shape insect’s sounds
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Science Daily
Courtship in the cricket world
Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light - especially when it comes to finding a partner. Some rely on supplying honest information about their attributes while others exaggerate for good effect. A new study has discovered how male crickets could use similar tactics to attract a mate.
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Irish Times
O'Brien firm in talks to tie up West Indies cricket deal
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel mobile phone group is in talks with the West Indies Cricket Board about extending its $20 million-plus (€15 million) sponsorship of the region’s international team.
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Huffington Post
'Once Upon A Time' Scoop: Star Raphael Sbarge Teases Pinocchio's Story And The Season Finale
There are only three episodes remaining in the first season of "Once Upon a Time," and the war between Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Regina (Lana Parrilla) is escalating. Worse still, the forces of good and evil may not simply be fighting over who gains custody of a child, but potentially the fate of two worlds. This next episode, titled "The Stranger" (Sun., Apr. 29, 8 p.m. ET on ABC), will see...
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Le Point
A Dubaï, le rugby afghan apparaît sur la scène internationale
Après le cricket en 2009, l'Afghanistan a fait une nouvelle incursion sur la...
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Washington Post
Sachin Tendulkar nominated to Indian parliament
NEW DELHI — For hundreds of millions of cricket-crazy Indians, 39-year-old Sachin Tendulkar is a god. And on Thursday, this god was nominated as a member of parliament.
“God Has a New House”, declared India’s leading daily, The Times of India on Friday about the entry of the reigning superstar of world cricket into the Rajya Sabha, or the House of Elders, one of two Houses in the Indian parlia...
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Irish Times
Chanderpaul moves among the greats
Cricket: Shivnarine Chanderpaul became just the 10th player to score 10,000 Test runs, but his departure in the final over of the day saw the initiative swing firmly back to Australia on the fourth day of the third and final Test against West Indies in Dominica.
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siliconindia
Sachin, a mere Rajya Sabha member!
by Vasudevan Vasudevan Sachin, a mere Rajya Sabha member!
Tendulkar is a youth icon of the country. By his performance in his sphere of his activity, he has reached a level that none is likely the world over to beat his envious record and outshine him. Considering that only a dozen countries of the world are engaged in pursuit of cricket, the number likely to threaten his exalted position i...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Cricket war to hit small screen
SOME of Australia's leading actors will star in a highly anticipated mini-series about Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.
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Times LIVE
Cricket hopes it's off sticky wicket
Cricket SA is hoping to win the backing of Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula in its efforts to improve the image of a tainted organisation.
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Telegraph
Property developer Mike Hussey to sue Marylebone Cricket Club over Lord's redevelopment
Property developer Mike Hussey is to sue Marylebone Cricket Club following a row about the aborted redevelopment of Lord's cricket ground.
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Irish Times
All's not cricket on playing fields, say English youngsters
LONDON LETTER:Cricket can be a cauldron of bullying, with half of those who played saying they had been teased and taunted on the pitch
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Times LIVE
WG still not out after yet another century
After months and months of careful negotiation with the celestial authorities, I managed earlier this week to land an interview with WG Grace. I wanted to ask Grace, for many the founder of modern cricket, what he thought of the current game internationally.
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Hoy
Colosos de barro en peligro de extinción
Parecen creados a partir de la tierra roja sobre la que pelean y que se adhiere al sudor de su cuerpo hasta convertirlos en aquel Coloso ocre pintado por Goya. De hecho, se la echan por encima una y otra vez en plena competición para evitar que el contrario resbale entre las manos y sellar aún más esos estrechos abrazos que buscan tumbar al otro sobre la espalda. Pero dicen que también para man...
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Times of India
Osama's wives, kids seen in new video
A new video on Osama bin Laden's widows in a Pakistani prison shows a boy stacking teddy bears on a chair while another grabs a cricket bat. Three women dressed in black veils look on, while another kneels on a prayer mat to read from the Quran.
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Mail & Guardian
Cricket SA meets sports ministry report deadline
Cricket SA has met its deadline to complete a report requested by the sports ministry, in response to recommendations made by a ministerial inquiry.
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Daily Mail
Cricket ball Sir Garfield Sobers hit for six successive sixes could fetch £25k at auction
Legendary West Indian all-round Sobers made cricketing history when he played for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at Swansea on August 31, 1968.
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The Sun
Amir video warns of fixing perils in cricket
BANNED Pakistan fast bowler warns others of corruption and what can happen
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ARD
Indien startet in die neue Cricketsaison
Hierzulande kennt es fast keiner, doch in Indien wird Cricket als Nationalsport gefeiert. Eine Milliarde Fernseh-Zuschauer und der Gesamtwert der Liga von zwei Milliarden Euro machen das Ausmaß der Begeisterung deutlich. Im April startet die Cricket-Liga endlich in ihre neue Saison. Von Kai Küstner.
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Reuters
S.Africa, Australia in celestial spat for new telescope
JOHANNESBURG/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Deadly rivals on the rugby field, cricket pitch and in the underground mining sector, South Africa and Australia are now squaring off in a new contest: to win the right to host the world's most powerful telescope.
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physorg
Autonomous sea gliders record sounds of fish emptying buoyancy bladders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers attempting to map the various types of fish living in the eastern Gulf of Mexico have been using an automated sea glider, which is a small autonomous submarine outfitted with a hydrophone. The sea glider zigs and zags its way around underwater at different depths recording noises from nearby fish. Recently the team came across some noises on the recordings that it w...
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euronews
Du cricket en costumes traditionnels massaï
no comment : Du cricket en costumes traditionnels massaï
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Daily Mail
MIDAS UPDATE: 4imprint T-shirts have profit written all over them
One of the biggest distributors of promotional products in the world, 4imprint, deals with everything from pens embossed with company logos to T-shirts bearing the insignia of the local cricket team.
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BBC
Bangladesh joy over cricket final
Excitement builds across Bangladesh ahead of cricket's Asia Cup final against Pakistan, in what is being described as the country's biggest ever game.
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Telegraph
Friends: The One Where Barack Asks Dave to Explain the Rules of Cricket
Barack entertains Dave in the latest instalment of Friends, by Iain Hollingshead.
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WSJ
The Singular Greatness of Sachin Tendulkar
It's been a year and four days, but Sachin Tendulkar, the Little Master, has finally done it. He has scored 100 centuries in international cricket, an incredible sporting feat that may never be matched.
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The Sun
Freddie Flintoff's a Sport Relief record breaker
CRICKET hero Freddie Flintoff practises for his attempt to break 12 world records
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AllThingsDigital
Clearwire, Leap Make Wholesale Pact
Clearwire Corp. signed a five-year wholesale deal with Leap Wireless International Inc. to supply the pay-as-you-go carrier with high-speed mobile broadband service, an initial milestone in Clearwire's effort to reposition itself primarily as a wholesaler.
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Bild
Vettel ruft an! - Der Weltmeister weckt die BILD-Leser
Absoluter Frühstart! Um 7 Uhr deutscher Zeit startet Sonntag die neue Formel-1-Saison am anderen Ende der Welt in Melbourne (10 Stunden Zeitunterschied)!Foto: APMehr zum ThemaWeltmeister-Auto - Vettels neue Liebe heißt „Abbey"BILD-Leser fragen - Warum hörst du nicht auf, Schumi?Entspannter Saisonstart - Vettel spielt Cricket, Hamilton fährt KartSonntag geht's los - Diese 3 machen Jagd auf Vett...
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Times of India
Multi-crore Kashmir Cricket Association scam reaches J&K high court
A petition was filed today in Jammu and Kashmir high court today seeking a CBI probe into the multi-crore rupee scam in the state cricket association.
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USA Today
Report: Actress helped fix cricket matches
The sport of cricket is being rocked by allegations that bookmakers used bribes and a Bollywood actress to get players to throw matches
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sueddeutsche
Royaler Besuch: Prinz Harry begeistert in Brasilien
Ob bei Polo, Rugby oder Cricket - der britische Royal gab sich bei seinem Besuch am Zuckerhut sportlich und warb damit nicht zuletzt für Olympia 2012 in London
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New York Times
India Ink: The Brick In The Wall Leaves A Gaping Hole
Cricketer Rahul Dravid announces retirement from international cricket.
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Irish Times
Famine-era manuscript nets €1,600
A rare manuscript documenting Famine-era cricket in Ireland sold at Sheppard’s auction in Durrow, Co Laois, yesterday for €1,600.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Stanford guilty in $7bn Ponzi scheme
CRICKET mogul Allen Stanford has been found guilty of a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, closing the book on the flamboyant ex-tycoon's fall from grace.
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BBC
Allen Stanford convicted of fraud
Financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford is found guilty by a court in Houston, Texas, of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme.
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Los Angeles Times
Music review: 'Cage 2012' at Southwest Chamber Music
This is officially the Year of Cage, 2012 being the centennial year for the late, great American avant-gardist composer/conceptualist John Cage. Los Angeles has a special stake in the celebratory spirit, as the composer’s birthplace on Sept. 5, 1912, and sometime creative stamping ground. To that end, Cage is being feted by Southwest Chamber Music, which launched its four-concert “Cage 2012” s...
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Hindustan Times
Brands see beyond cricket
A whitewash for the Indian cricket team in Australia. An unexpected, thumping win for the country's hockey team in the Olympic qualifier. Can the contrast swing eyeballs in cricket-crazy India towards its national game rarely discussed in public? Rachit Vats reports.
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La Voix du Nord
Violences à la Réunion : 9 membres de force de lordre blessés, 76 interpellations
Les violences se sont aggravées dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi à La Réunion, touchant la moitié des communes de l'île, où 9 membres des forces de l'ordre ont été blessés et 76 interpellations effectuées, a annoncé la préfecture.Articles en rapportLa voie de droite est presque dégagéeLudovic Bource, le musicien de « The Artist »Le Pen exige des excuses à Mélenchon, le duel tourne aux monologue...
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Les Echos
Dean du Plessis, aveugle et commentateur de cricket
[[367060]] HARARE (AFP) : Dean du Plessis est aveugle de naissance. Et commentateur de cricket par passion. Il suit les matches à l'oreille, capable de décrypter une action simplement en écoutant un lanceur crier, un pied glisser sur la pelouse ou une batte frapper la balle. Blanc, né au Zimbabwe,...
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China Daily
Ponting to bat on in Tests after ODI demise
SYDNEY - World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite being told he had no future in the national one-day team.
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New York Times
England Sweeps Pakistan in Cricket
Kevin Pietersen’s second successive century led England to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan and a 4-0 sweep of their one-day series in the United Arab Emirates.
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The New Yorker
Rita Dove: “The Spring Cricket Considers the Question of Negritude.”
I was playing my tunes all by myself;
I didn’t know anybody else
who could play along.
Sure, the tunes were sad—
but sweet, too, and wouldn’t come
until the day gave out. You know
that way the sky has of dangling
her last bright . . . (Subscription required.)
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AP
Pakistan bowler accused in cricket fixing plot
LONDON (AP) -- A judge sentencing an English cricketer to jail Friday accused a Pakistan player of pressuring teammates on his county team to fix matches....
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Wired
Audio: 165-Million-Year-Old Cricket Song Comes Back to Life
A song last heard 165 million years ago has been played again, making it the world's oldest known piece of music.
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Daily Telegraph
Busted! Cricket displays Hindi smoking ads
HEALTH Department claims boundary line ads illegally promoted tobacco products, hidden in a different language.
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BBC
Test cricket on sticky wicket in Middle East
Why is England Test cricket not bowling fans over in Middle East?
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Irish Times
Laois locals were paid to play cricket during the Great Famine
“TAKING THE Queen’s shilling” has acquired an unexpected new meaning with the revelation that men in the midlands played cricket for a landlord’s cash during the Great Famine.
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Reuters
Stanford used CD funds for cricket, jets: witness
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford funneled $2 billion of investor money from his offshore bank to pay operating expenses at his other companies, including money-losing airlines and his cricket concerns, a former Stanford Financial Group accountant said on Wednesday.
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Daily Telegraph
Ball boy's catch sends tennis fans wild
IT was the screamer that caught the world's attention. The moment a ball boy put his cricket skills to the test at the Australian Open.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Cricket running itself out
'CRICKETAINMENT' has been around for 150 years, but servitude to the market threatens its survival.
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Telegraph
Sven-Goran Eriksson 'wanted to live in Thailand with two women', says Didi Hamann
Sven-Goran Eriksson has been compared to "Swedish James Bond" by Dietmarr Hamann.Related StoriesLiverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann admits to losing £288,400 on a cricket match
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Irish Times
England fall a long way short
Cricket: England fell alarmingly short of their billing as the world's number one Test side when slumping to defeat inside three days after a second successive batting collapse against Pakistan in the first Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Le Figaro
Inde : anciennes gloires pour nouveau marché
Pour relancer le ballon rond dans un pays qui ne vit que pour le cricket, de fortunés présidents ont attiré des stars en préretraite : Robert Pires, Fabio Cannavaro et Hernan Crespo seront les têtes d'affiches du nouveau championnat du Bengale-Occidental. » Les vieux footballeurs fontde la résistance
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Daily Telegraph
Roebuck death inquest adjourned
THE inquest into the death of cricket writer Peter Roebuck was opened and adjourned in Britain overnight.
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New York Times
World Briefing | Antarctica: At South Pole, a Game of Cricket
British adventurers played cricket on Tuesday at the South Pole to commemorate the centenary of the arrival there of the ill-fated expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott.
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UN
Pakistani cricket star to speak out against drug abuse as UN Goodwill Ambassador
Pakistani cricket star Shahid Afridi will speak out against drug abuse and promote healthy living through sports in his new role as National Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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ARD
Fußball-Offensive in Indien
Der Fußball fristet in Indien, dem Land des Cricket, nur eine Randexistenz. Doch das soll sich ändern. Dafür werden Alt-Stars wie Fabio Cannavaro unter den Vereinen versteigert.
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Eurosport
Football - Transferts - Pires : "Je ne sais même pas combien je gagnerai"
A 38 ans, Robert Pires s'apprête à s'exiler en Inde. L'ancien Gunner, qui s'entraîne depuis huit jours avec Arsenal, se dit "très fier" de rejoindre "le pays du cricket". Qu'importe si on le dit attiré par l'appât du gain ou si on l'estime "cramé".
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Nikkei
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Washington Post
Is time running out on the billable hour?
When Washington lawyers Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski left Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in 2010 to open a four-lawyer firm, they took with them 24 corporate clients, including some big names such as Yahoo, MySpace, Blizzard Entertainment and Cricket Communications. By the end of 2011, the Internet law boutique, ZwillGen, had more than quadrupled its client billings to 100.
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Foreign Policy
The Imran Khan Phenomenon - By Arif Rafiq
Is Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-politician for real?
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Technology Review
Blog - PageRank Identifies Greatest Cricket Team and Captain of All Time
The result shows how Google's famous algorithm has far-reaching applications in sports rankings
In many sports, rankings are produced according to the number of victories that one team or individual has against others. But any sportsperson or fan will tell you that some victories are more important than others.
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AP
Cricket's Muve Music tops 500,000 subscribers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Muve Music, the all-you-can listen music plan offered to subscribers of prepaid wireless carrier Cricket, has attracted more than 500,000 subscribers in its first year of operation....
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Cricket stars political party becomes a force in Pakistan
Emergence of Imran Khans Tehrike-Insaf seen as widening the electoral choice
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euronews
L'opposition pakistanaise se mobilise autour d'Imran Khan
100 000 personnes ont déferlé dans les rues de Karachi hier à l'appel de l'ancien joueur de cricket, fondateur du mouvement du Pakistan pour la…
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science blogs
Just in: Top 10 new species of 2011 [Life Lines]
This is an exciting day for a comparative physiologist! I just received word from a reader that the top 10 newly discovered species of 2011 have been chosen. This is an annual "contest" put on by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University along with an international committee of taxonomists.
The winners, in no particular order, are:
1. Darwin's Bark Spide...
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Daily Mail
Alex Gerrard leads the Liverpool glam squad at Christmas party in see-though dress
Do for her favourite clothes store, Cricket Boutique
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Le Figaro
Dan Carter, le mariage secret
Désolé Mesdames. Le beau Dan Carter n'est plus un cœur à prendre. La star des All Blacks a convolé vendredi dernier en justes noces avec Honor Dillon, ancienne joueuse-vedette de l'équipe nationale de cricket, reconvertie comme mannequin pour la marque...
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Gizmodo
Smashingly Brilliant Gifts for the Anglophile Gadgeteer [Gift Guide]
He likes things the good old-fashioned way. He favors tea over coffee; thinks baseball is a daft perversion of cricket; prefers leather and wood to brushed aluminum and carbon fiber; and above all, he wishes everything were just a little more... civilized. More »
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The Nation
Imran Khan declares his assets; asks others to follow
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday declared his all assets and asked all other politicians to do like him. He was addressing a press conference with former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Justice Wajihuddin in Islamabad. He said that his all assets were registered in his name, adding that his no property was registered in his sons name. If the politician wi...
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Boycotté par le sport international depuis 2009 et l'attaque de l'équipe nationale de cricket du Sri Lanka sur la route...
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BoingBoing
Filmmaking in Bollywood's Shadow: An Interview with Jaideep Varma
.thingy {background-color:#222;padding:3px;color:#eee;text-align:right;font-size:12px;} Jaideep Varma is an author, filmmaker and cricket fanatic working in India. Avi Solomon Tell us a bit about yourself. Jaideep Varma I was in advertising for 12 years as a copywriter, then gave it up in 2000 to be a full-time writer. I published a novel, Local, in 2005. I directed a [...]
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Irish Times
England cricketer D'Oliveira (80) dies
England cricket all-rounder Basil D’Oliveira, once centre-stage in an Apartheid-era dispute, has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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The Nation
Death anniversary of PCB Chiefs father observed
LAHORE (PR) - The 28th death anniversary of Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, former Senator Sindh as well as renowned industrialist and founder of Ashraf Group of Industries was held with solemnity. Late Ch Ashraf was father of Chaudhry Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board and former President/Chief Executive Officer Zarai Traqiati Bank Limited. A large number of civil officials, poli...
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Mail & Guardian
Top cricket writer found dead in Newlands hotel
Renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck was found dead at his hotel in Cape Town, where he was covering Australia's Test series with the Proteas.
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The Nation
Pakistan and the rise of Imran Khan
As a magnificent fast bowler, Imran Khan terrorised batsmen. Now a politician, he told an adoring crowd late last month that one of his feared inswingers would knock out both President Asif Zardari of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the main opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif. The next general election is due by early 2013 but likely to be called before that, possibly as early as the s...
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exchnage4media
Zzebra Sports bags PR mandate for Rajasthan Royals
Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Ltd has appointed Zzebra Sports to manage all communication and public relations activities for its Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals.
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DnJournal
Afilias Publishes a Major Progress Report on the .Info Extension and a Team of Domainers Scores an Upset Win in India
The operator of the .info registry, Afilias, has released a detailed new report on the progress the first "new" global TLD has made since its introduction 8 years ago. Also, a team of domainers is celebrating an upset win over a previously unbeaten team in India's prestigious Mumbai Corporate Cricket Championship.
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | India | 133.719 |
| 2 | United States | 35.937 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 22.985 |
| 4 | Australia | 6.857 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3.210 |
| 6 | South Africa | 1.640 |
| 7 | Singapore | 1.500 |
| 8 | Kenya | 0.960 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 0.666 |
| 10 | Romania | 0.640 |
| 11 | Canada | 0.620 |
| 12 | Norway | 0.560 |
| 13 | China | 0.560 |
| 14 | France | 0.540 |
| 15 | Spain | 0.500 |
| 16 | Nepal | 0.380 |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.315 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0.300 |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.290 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0.240 |
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# |
Media |
MIX |
| 1 | Dainik Jagran | 22.000 |
| 2 | NDTV | 20.500 |
| 3 | Dainik Bhaskar | 17.600 |
| 4 | CNN Editions (International) | 12.000 |
| 5 | CNN | 10.000 |
| 6 | Times of India | 5.700 |
| 7 | The Sun | 5.500 |
| 8 | IBN live | 5.500 |
| 9 | Dinakaran | 5.000 |
| 10 | Dinamalar | 4.500 |
| 11 | Malayala Manorama | 4.000 |
| 12 | Divya Bhaskar | 3.800 |
| 13 | Punjab Kesari | 3.500 |
| 14 | Sahara Samay english | 3.000 |
| 15 | abc live | 3.000 |
| 16 | zee news | 2.700 |
| 17 | Softpedia | 2.410 |
| 18 | Aaj TV | 2.200 |
| 19 | The mirror | 2.200 |
| 20 | India TV | 2.000 |
| More Media >> |
# |
Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 141.438 |
| 2 | Hindi | 49.300 |
| 3 | Tamil | 9.500 |
| 4 | Gujarati | 5.450 |
| 5 | Malayalam | 4.000 |
| 6 | Chinese | 0.760 |
| 7 | Romanian | 0.640 |
| 8 | Spanish | 0.600 |
| 9 | French | 0.560 |
| 10 | Norwegian | 0.560 |
| 11 | Portuguese | 0.320 |
| 12 | Dutch | 0.300 |
| 13 | Swedish | 0.290 |
| 14 | German | 0.262 |
| 15 | Polish | 0.180 |
| 16 | Indonesian | 0.080 |
| 17 | Danish | 0.010 |
| 18 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 19 | Japanese | 0.000 |
| 20 | Italian | 0.000 |
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