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Entries for July, 2009

Tamim Century Hands Bangladesh Advantage

Tamim Iqbal’s maiden Test century put Bangladesh in position to push for victory as they closed day four of the first Test…

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Unbeaten Canada win Americas Under-19 Championship

A round-up of the final day’s action at the Americas Under-19 Championship 2009 in King City

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Comprehensive wins for Canada and Bermuda

A round-up of the fourth day of matches in the ICC Americas Under-19 Regional Qualifiers

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USA and Canada set for U-19 showdown

A round-up of the first three days of the ICC Americas Under-19 Regional Qualifier

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USA and Canada post easy wins

Canada will now play against the USA on Friday, a crucial game for both teams

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Amir Khan is touted as the next Manny..

No less than the legendary coach of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, Freddie Roach predicted that rising British boxing star Amir Khan will be the next superstar in boxing just like the Pacman, the globally recognized best-pound for pound boxer today. Roach who currently trains Khan at the famous Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, California> revealed [...]

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Cricket with John Buchanan

Former Australia coach, John Buchanan’s new book The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20 cites India’s Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman as unsuitable for the Twenty20 format. Referring to Tendulkar’s stature, Buchanan wrote, “Tendulkar has been lauded, and rightly so, as one of the very top batsmen in the history [...]

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WIPA and WICB continue to strike over players’ issue

In an interview to a cricket website, the President of the West Indies Players’ Association, Dinanath Ramnaraine, has said that the West Indian cricketers are not striking work, because they are under no contract with the cricket board. He also criticised the cricket board for not negotiating the contract issue with the WIPA saying that [...]

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Canada through to Quarters

As the Gold Cup moves into its business end, Canada clinched the top spot to ensure that they go through to the quarter finals with their confidence level at an all-time high. After beating Jamaica and El Salvador in their first two group games, the Canadians had all but secured their place in the quarter [...]

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South Africa Name 20 Probables For Champions Trophy

South Africa have named a squad of 20 probables for the 2009 Champions Trophy, which will be held in South Africa in…

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