View Article  Collingwood laughs off Warne's Ashes jibes

England's Paul Collingwood on Thursday laughed off Australian spin legend Shane Warne's prediction of another Ashes whitewash when the old rivals lock horns again in 2009.

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View Article  Stanford 20/20 gets go-ahead

The 20-million-dollar Stanford 20/20, the world's richest cricket match which had been in danger because of a bitter row over commercial rights, will go-ahead as planned, organisers said on Thursday.

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View Article  World's richest match will be saved - report

A deal to salvage the 20-million-dollar Stanford 20/20, the world's richest cricket match, could be announced later Thursday, media reports here claimed.

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View Article  Unofficial ICL begins fresh season with hope

The rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) enters its second season on Friday hoping to gain recognition from the sport's world governing body and provide more thrills than before.

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View Article  Ponting ends India lean trot with crafty century

Skipper Ricky Ponting ended his run drought on Indian soil with a superb century as Australia came back strongly after a shock start in the first Test on Thursday.

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View Article  Siddique, Mortaza help Bangladesh upset New Zealand

Zunaed Siddique and Mashrafe Mortaza scripted Bangladesh's first-ever victory over New Zealand in one-day cricket with a comfortable seven-wicket win in the opening match on Thursday.

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View Article  Hoggard, Langer to star in Hong Kong Sixes

England paceman Matthew Hoggard, Australian batsman Justin Langer and West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul will all star at the Hong Kong Sixes next month, organisers said Thursday.

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View Article  Sri Lanka may miss top players for England tour

Sri Lanka's sports minister has asked the country's cricket board to release players for the Indian Premier League (IPL), forcing selectors to pick a second-string side for the England tour.

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View Article  Ponting, Katich flay India after early shock

Skipper Ricky Ponting and Simon Katich overcame the first-over dismissal of Matthew Hayden to lead Australia's fightback in the first cricket Test against India on Thursday.

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View Article  Mortaza, Razzak restrict New Zealand to 201

Bangladesh paceman Mashrafe Mortaza (4-44) and spinner Abdur Razzak (3-32) dominated to restrict New Zealand to 201-9 in the first one-day international here on Thursday.

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View Article  Australia recover after early blow in first Test

Australia recovered from the first-over dismissal of Matthew Hayden to reach 75-1 by lunch on the opening day of the first Test against India here on Thursday.

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View Article  Pakistan selector quits over team change

Pakistan's chief cricket selector said Thursday he had resigned after administrators changed a member of the squad bound for a Twenty20 tournament in Canada without asking him.

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View Article  New PCB chief vows to revive Pakistan cricket

Pakistan's new cricket chief Ejaz Butt Thursday vowed to restore the health of the sport in the nation, plagued by security concerns and disciplinary problems.

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View Article  Bangladesh win toss and put New Zealand in to bat

Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and sent New Zealand into bat in the first one-day international at Shere Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday.

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View Article  Australia bat first against India

Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Chinnaswamy stadium here on Thursday.

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