Cricket match during Commonwealth meet cancelledNovember 13th, 2009 Port-of-SPAIN - A cricket match that was planned during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here Nov 27-29 has been scrapped, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. The cricket match was scheduled to be played at the unfinished Brian Lara Stadium in south Trinidad, but it is no longer on the agenda, Manning told the media.
Lee says he is far from finishedOctober 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian speedster Brett Lee has said that he is far from finished, and warned that he will return fast and furious despite calls from legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara to embrace the guile and tricks the late Malcolm Marshall used in the twilight of his glorious pace career. "I haven't finished yet.
Lara hints at return to West Indies set-upOctober 21st, 2009 LONDON - West Indies batting great Brian Lara has said that he is willing to join other Caribbean cricket legends in rescuing the game in the region ahead of the winter tour of Australia. The 40-year-old said he is willing to play his part in restoring Caribbean cricket to its former glory.
Michael Clarke poses with Lara Bingle for steamy photo shootOctober 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and model fiancee Lara Bingle recently did a steamy photo shoot for energy drink Synergy. The sportsman seemed happy to enter the showbiz world by doing a joint campaign with her lover for the first time.
Pak NA sports committee alleges team lost against Australia 'deliberately'October 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports Chairman Jamshed Ahmed Dasti has alleged that Pakistan lost the match against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy on purpose, The News reports. Dasti has called on captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt to explain the reason for the team's defeat in the elite eight-nation trophy.
Michael Clarke, Lara Bingle pose for steamy photoshootOctober 4th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Clarke and his fiancée Lara Bingle posed for their first joint project, promoting a no-carbs, no-sugar energy drink. The vice-captain of the Australian cricket team was seen wearing only black jeans as he lounged with the model, who was wrapped in an oversize underwear and cropped T-shirt for the Synergy ad.
Shoaib Akhtar, Misbah-ul-Haq not in probables list for NZ, Australia seriesSeptember 30th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board's senior selection committee has axed controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from a list of 25 probables for the forthcoming series against New Zealand and Australia. Pakistan is to play three One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and a three-match Test series in New Zealand.
Clarke, Bingle 'surprised and embarrassed by public attention'August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian middle order batsman Michael Clarke says he and fiance Lara Bingle laugh when they're photographed on their daily round, but realize that as sporting stars they should be good role models. He admits he is sometimes embarrassed by the attention paid to him and Bingle, but he accepts it is part of life as a top sportsman.
Ponting could achieve the rare dubious record of losing two Ashes series in UKAugust 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting may have become his country's highest scorer in Tests, but he faces the rare prospect of being the second Kangaroo skipper to lose two consecutive Ashes series in England, reports the Courier Mail. The only other is Australia's first touring captain, Billy Murdoch, well over a century ago.
Ponting breaks Border's Australian Test recordJuly 31st, 2009 LONDON - Australian captain Ricky Ponting Friday became the highest Australian Test run scorer in history. Ponting passed Allan Border's former record of 11,174 runs during the first innings in the third Test against England at Edgbaston and is now third on the all time Test run scorer list behind Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, with 12,773 and 11,953 Test runs, respectively.
Oz cricket WAGs won't back down over Ashes tour controversyJuly 5th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson's fiancee has hit back at the controversy surrounding the inclusion of WAGs in Ashes Tour. Jessica Bratich, who recently got engaged to Johnson and is also a karate champ, branded the controversy 'ridiculous'.
PCB awards 'C' category contract to pacer AamirJuly 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded a 'C' category contract to rookie fast bowler Mohammad Aamir. Aamir will get a monthly salary of 100,000 rupees after signing the contract, The Dawn reports.
Australia not racist, says India-born CA officialJune 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket adminstrator and medical practitioner Gorur Harinath, who was awarded an Order of Australia medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours Friday, does not feel the country where he achieved so much is "racist". Indians have been the target of violence past fortnight, but Harinath, who has been living in Australia since 1971, said he never encountered such problems.
Michael Clarke says Lara Bingle's a crazy driverMay 31st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke has admitted that he is scared of her fiancie Lara Bingle's driving. In an interview with GQ magazine, Clarke said that Bingle is a crazy driver and he finds it scary to sit in the passenger seat of her Aston Martin.
Lara Bingle, Lee Furlong no-shows at WAG counselling sessionMay 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket WAGS Lara Bingle and Lee Furlong were no-shows at yesterday's special counselling seminar held at the team's pre-Ashes camp on the Sunshine Coast. The wives and girlfriends of all 25 contracted Australian cricketers - especially the 16 to tour England - were invited to sessions overseen by Relationships Australia.
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