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Career not yet over - Zaheer

Contrary to the perception that his exclusion from the England tour might have put an end to his international career, Zaheer Khan strongly believes he has still some mileage left in his legs via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Hales looks beyond T20 vision

Alex Hales showed he was more than a T20 specialist with a high-class century against a strong-looking Warwickshire attack as Nottinghamshire took charge of the Championship match at Edgbaston via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Warne tells Cook: 'Take a rest'

Shane Warne has stepped up his criticism of Alastair Cook's captaincy, insisting that his leadership of England at Headingley represented the worst day of international captaincy he had witnessed in 25 years via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Warne tells Cook: 'Take a rest'

Shane Warne has stepped up his criticism of Alastair Cook's captaincy, insisting that his leadership of England at Headingley represented the worst day of international captaincy he had witnessed in 25 years. via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Irish replaces Marsh as head of FICA

Tony Irish, the head of the South African Cricketers' Association, will become the major voice for players around the world after being named as Paul Marsh's replacement at the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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NZC backs Srinivasan's chairmanship

Martin Snedden, the NZC director, has backed N Srinivasan's confirmation as ICC's first chairman and said the Indian Supreme Court's decision not to interfere in Srinivasan's ICC appointment had guided NZC's decision via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Moores backs Cook's 'steel'

Does a slump in batting form affect captaincy? "That's the million dollar question," said England's coach Peter Moores as the entrails of England's series defeat against Sri Lanka were examined via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Trego, Overton twins hold up Notts

When bad light brought a premature end to the day's play at Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire were not far from a winning line they must have expected to cross it some hours earlier. Once again, it was Samit Patel's who changed the complexion of the game. via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Bell defends Cook captaincy

Ian Bell has rejected the suggestion Alastair Cook is on the brink of resigning the England captaincy and said it was the performance of the players rather than any tactical shortcomings that have cost the side in Leeds via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Day for a dark room for Northants

So mighty were the records Lancashire eclipsed on day two that one or two statisticians may need a day's rest in a darkened room at the end of this match. Northant's players and supporters might require similar care via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Wilson thrives as Surrey captain

The supplementary responsibilities captaincy brings can often deflect away from a foremost discipline but for Gary Wilson, the recently appointed Surrey skipper, his term in office may just be the making of him. via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Finch ton bolsters Yorkshire

Yorkshire's deprivations again were comfortably overcome as Warwickshire conceded a lead just big enough to raise the uncomfortable possibility of a third consecutive innings defeat in matches between these sides via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Watchful Robson guides England

It was fancy dress day at Headingley and alongside a motley collection of scouts, Crusaders and mime artists, Sam Robson secured his first Test half-century while re-enacting the role of a forensic scientist via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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New ICC ethics code to be tabled

All notions of independent governance for cricket will be stricken from the record of the ICC in the latest incarnation of the code of ethics for the executive board, which will be approved by its members at the governing body's annual conference in Melbo via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Anti-corruption unit answers to ExCo

A review of the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit is expected to result in the game's independent watchdog reporting to the game's new recommendation committee ExCo, presently headed by the Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Gibson admits to fatigue factor

Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, has said that fatigue would have been a factor as the side's bid for a win was pushed to the fifth day by New Zealand's BJ Watling and Mark Craig in Port-of-Spain via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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SACA fined over BBL breaches

South Australia have escaped Cricket Australia's Big Bash League recruitment investigation with a bloody nose as their former high performance chief Jamie Cox looks for work following his pre-emptive sacking for the Adelaide Strikers' recruitment activiti via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Partnerships key for NZ, says Sodhi

Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, has said that the side would have to form partnerships and better their batting effort in the first innings to create the possibility of a win on the fifth day of the Trinidad Test via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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ACF secure sponsorship deal

The American Cricket Federation (ACF), the unofficial governing body of cricket in America, has struck another blow in the on-going battle for relevance and authority within the country via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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ACF secure sponsorship deal

The American Cricket Federation (ACF), the unofficial governing body of cricket in America, has struck another blow in the on-going battle for relevance and authority within the country via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Bell recalls career turning point

As Ian Bell sat in the dressing rooms at Edgbaston in May 2009 and watched his former England colleagues take the field in a Test against West Indies, the prospect of a 100th Test cap seemed almost impossibly distant via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Vince double helps crush Essex

At the end of the match, an attendant struggled for almost 45 minutes to remove an Essex flag that had been on display for the last three days. It was at odds with the resistance the team had showed in a record-equalling defeat via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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India to play rugby series in Pakistan

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India will play the Asian Rugby Football Union's (ARFU) Asian 5 Nations (A5N) Division-III Tournament (West) at the National Stadium in Lahore June 18-22. The final leg of the tournament will feature Uzbekistan, Lebanon, India and hosts Pakistan. India will start their campaign against Uzbekistan in the first semifinal June 19 while the hosts will face Lebabon on the same day. The losers of the two matches will play in the third place playoff while the winners of the semis will take on each other in the final June 22. The Indian team had been preparing in the national training camp held at Delhi Public School R.K. Puram and DDA Ground Vasant Kunj here June 1-16 and the team will leave for Pakistan June 18. The squad is coached by New Zealander Pale Tauti and Delhi Police's Kamaldeep Dagar is the captain. The team comprises players from the Indian Army, police force and major rugby centres like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Bangalore. The squa...
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Portugal coach accuses referee of favouring Germany

Portugal coach Paulo Bento suggested the referee was biased in favour of Germany after his side had a penalty awarded against them and a player sent off in their 4-0 World Cup defeat on Monday. ?These were the two things that seemed to show bias and they were both decisive,? he told a news conference of the penalty decision after 12 minutes and the 37th-minute sending-off of defender Pepe in the Group G opener. Germany went 1-0 ahead through a Thomas Mueller penalty after Mario Goetze wriggled away from Joao Pereira and was hauled down. Pepe was sent off for shoving his forehead into Mueller's before the end of the first half. ?The penalty was forced,? added Bento, seemingly suggesting that Mueller, who was sitting on the turf when an incensed Pepe came back to accost him, was guilty of instigating the situation that had the Portugal defender red carded by Milorad Mazic of Serbia. ?I don?t know if he was sent off because of his reputation,? said the coac...
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Portugal coach accuses referee of favouring Germany

Portugal coach Paulo Bento suggested the referee was biased in favour of Germany after his side had a penalty awarded against them and a player sent off in their 4-0 World Cup defeat on Monday. ?These were the two things that seemed to show bias and they were both decisive,? he told a news conference of the penalty decision after 12 minutes and the 37th-minute sending-off of defender Pepe in the Group G opener. Germany went 1-0 ahead through a Thomas Mueller penalty after Mario Goetze wriggled away from Joao Pereira and was hauled down. Pepe was sent off for shoving his forehead into Mueller's before the end of the first half. ?The penalty was forced,? added Bento, seemingly suggesting that Mueller, who was sitting on the turf when an incensed Pepe came back to accost him, was guilty of instigating the situation that had the Portugal defender red carded by Milorad Mazic of Serbia. ?I don?t know if he was sent off because of his reputation,? said the coac...
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Cook heard Pradeep inside edge

While his team launched into a celebratory huddle, Alastair Cook knew what he had heard. The edge from Nuwan Pradeep into his pad, which Paul Reiffel missed, was big enough for Cook to pick it from slip via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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Murtagh six presses Middlesex bid

Middlesex will ask Tim Murtagh for more of the same after taking five wickets in an innings for the third time this season to create a platform upon which their batsmen have built a position to dictate terms on the final day. via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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World Cup: Iran vs Nigeria

Team news Iran vs Nigeria Fenerbahce's Emmanuel Emenike spearheads Nigeria's attack. Emenike, joint top scorer at the 2013 African Nations Cup finals, leads the line with the formidable Vincent Enyeama in goal at Arena da Baixada. Enyeama takes the captain's armband from Norwich defender Joseph Yobo, who will be on the bench along with forwards Peter Odemwingie and Shola Ameobi. Iran have Charlton's Reza Ghoochannejhad as sole striker and captain Javad Nekounam marshalling the midfield. via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1qWQ06P
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Veteran Haas out of Wimbledon due to shoulder surgery

Former world number two Tommy Haas has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon because he needs surgery on a shoulder injury that has plagued him this year. The 36-year-old German, who is now ranked 20th and is the oldest of the world's top 100 players, will be operated on by Dr David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York on Tuesday. Haas, a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2009, will miss the rest of the season but said it did not mean the end of his career. "It's a big step backwards in a long process but I want to hopefully come back again at some point and finish my career on my own terms," he told the ATP website (www.atpworldtour.com). "I'll try everything I can. "The diagnosis was a real shock for me but surgery can't be avoided because the injury is very serious." Haas, who has been dogged by elbow and shoulder problems, has retired from four matches this season including first-round exits at the A...
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France can make it to quarters, says Henry

Rio de Janeiro : Former France international striker Thierry Henry was surprised with Spain's heavy defeat in the World Cup and hoped his team would at least make it to the quarter-finals. The Frenchman said that Les Bleus, as the French team is known, will reach the quarter-finals in Brazil, reports EFE. The Arsenal legend feels that sans Franck Ribery, the French still have lot of attacking options. Henry said the current generation of French players are promising and the 2014 World Cup will be the best rehearsal for the upcoming EURO 2016 which France will host. France kicked off their campaign in Brazil with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Honduras in Estadio Beira-Rio. Henry was also shocked to see Spain suffer humiliation against the Netherlands. He said Spain won three major tournaments in a row, EURO 2008, 2010 World Cup 2010, EURO 2012, and managed to keep the top spot in the world which is a tough to do. --IANS/EFE abr/vt via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1qWPYvE
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Pele museum opens in Brazil

Santos (Brazil) : Coinciding the FIFA World Cup, a museum dedicated entirely to Brazilian football legend Pele opened its doors here. The museum came to life with estimated investments of $22.7 million and six years of work. The museum displays the 'king' in Santos where he started his career and spent much of his life, leading Santos FC to win the continental title twice, reports EFE. The opening ceremony saw the screening of a video clip where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the museum was built as a tribute to the player and as a symbol of Brazil. via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1oxteW2
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World Cup: Iran vs Nigeria

Team news Iran vs Nigeria Fenerbahce's Emmanuel Emenike spearheads Nigeria's attack. Emenike, joint top scorer at the 2013 African Nations Cup finals, leads the line with the formidable Vincent Enyeama in goal at Arena da Baixada. Enyeama takes the captain's armband from Norwich defender Joseph Yobo, who will be on the bench along with forwards Peter Odemwingie and Shola Ameobi. Iran have Charlton's Reza Ghoochannejhad as sole striker and captain Javad Nekounam marshalling the midfield. via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1qWQ06P
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France can make it to quarters, says Henry

Rio de Janeiro : Former France international striker Thierry Henry was surprised with Spain's heavy defeat in the World Cup and hoped his team would at least make it to the quarter-finals. The Frenchman said that Les Bleus, as the French team is known, will reach the quarter-finals in Brazil, reports EFE. The Arsenal legend feels that sans Franck Ribery, the French still have lot of attacking options. Henry said the current generation of French players are promising and the 2014 World Cup will be the best rehearsal for the upcoming EURO 2016 which France will host. France kicked off their campaign in Brazil with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Honduras in Estadio Beira-Rio. Henry was also shocked to see Spain suffer humiliation against the Netherlands. He said Spain won three major tournaments in a row, EURO 2008, 2010 World Cup 2010, EURO 2012, and managed to keep the top spot in the world which is a tough to do. --IANS/EFE abr/vt via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1qWPYvE
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Pele museum opens in Brazil

Santos (Brazil) : Coinciding the FIFA World Cup, a museum dedicated entirely to Brazilian football legend Pele opened its doors here. The museum came to life with estimated investments of $22.7 million and six years of work. The museum displays the 'king' in Santos where he started his career and spent much of his life, leading Santos FC to win the continental title twice, reports EFE. The opening ceremony saw the screening of a video clip where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the museum was built as a tribute to the player and as a symbol of Brazil. via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1oxteW2
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'Tendulkar to promote 2015 World Cup'

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will play "some sort of a role" in promoting the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early next year, tournament CEO John Harnden has said. "He (Tendulkar) has been a fantastic supporter of the World Cup. It is too early to say anything about his involvement but I am sure he will play some sort of a role in lead-up to the tournament. We will have to wait and see," Harnden told PTI during a chat here. Part of the promotion strategy is to get a range of current and former players talking about the Feb 14-March 29 mega event, Harnden said. The organisers did two events in Mumbai and Delhi last week in the presence of former India players Ravi Shastri and Chetan Chauhan. "As we get closer to the tour tournament, more announcements will be made. The strategy is to use a lot of World Cup heroes. There are a whole range of players who have already helped us and will be helping us in the future as well," said Harnden. "...
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Abbott, Vince show Hampshire class

Hampshire built on a superb bowling display with a brutal last two sessions on day two with the bat to lead Essex by 429. In Kyle Abbott and James Vince, they boast two exceptional players of international class. via Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
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World Cup wows fans after scintillating start

The opening round of games at the World Cup is almost over and the universal feeling is one of shock and awe. Fans have been served up a marvellous first few days of excitement, controversy and, most amazing of all, goals galore. None of the first 11 matches ended in draws, five were come from behind wins and the number of goals per game has averaged 3.36. Coming four years after the second-lowest scoring World Cup in history, with 2.27, fans can hardly believe it. "I think this has been the best start since at least Italy in 1990," said England fan Ross Letham who watched Argentina-Bosnia at the Fan Fest in Sao Paulo. "The World Cup has been dour and too tactical for years and this has been wide open." The tone was set in the opening match, when the tournament returned to football's spiritual home for the first time since 1950. Brazil recovered to beat Croatia 3-1 in a game that featured an early own goal and a controversial penalty. Le...
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