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  • Uncapped fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan destroyed South Africa A's top order to get the New Zealand cricketers off to a winning start in a Twenty20 match at the City Oval on Tuesday. New Zealand posted

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on ICC Women World Cup: Pakistan team to play 10 warm-up matches

    With a view to selecting a strong Pakistan women cricket team for participation in the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup to be held in India, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Women's Wing is organising 10 matches

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Starc, Siddle bowl Australia to thrilling Test win

    Pacemen Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc bowled Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in the first Hobart Test on Tuesday, claiming six wickets in the final session for a thrilling win. The Sri Lankans had

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  • Barcelona's star Argentinian striker Lionel Messi has pledged to stay with the Spanish giants until June 2018 by renewing his contract, the club said Tuesday. Currently leading the league by a huge nine points, Barcelona

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Wasim hails Bangladesh’s decision to tour Pakistan

    Legendary paceman Wasim Akram Tuesday hailed Bangladesh's decision to tour Pakistan next month, saying it was an important step on the road to reviving international cricket in the country. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Monday said

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Katongo wins BBC African player award

    Christopher Katongo has been named BBC African Footballer of the Year after leading outsiders Zambia to 2012 Cup of Nations glory in Gabon. The 30-year-old striker skippered Chipolopolo (The Copper Bullets) to victories over Senegal,

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on No evidence of Aussie ball-tampering: ICC

    ICC match referee Chris Broad said Tuesday he found no evidence of Australian ball-tampering during the first Hobart Test and would not be taking the matter any further. Sri Lanka's team management had expressed concern

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Indonesia blames pilot error for deadly Sukhoi crash

    Indonesian investigators blamed pilot error Tuesday for the May crash of a Sukhoi jet, post-Soviet Russia's first passenger plane, which slammed into a volcano killing all 45 on board. The flight, with a veteran pilot

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Christmas presents stolen from children’s hospital

    Police appealed for help on Tuesday to find the thief who stole Christmas presents destined for sick children at London's world-famous Great Ormond Street Hospital. The wrapped presents, which included portable DVD players, DVDs, Nintendo

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 19th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Iraqi president in hospital after suffering stroke

    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who has mediated among Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties, was in hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke that left him in "critical but stable condition", government officials and

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