Category: CRICKET
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South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test Cape Town
Cape Town – South Africa, Feb 17, 2013: A cracking match in Cape Town continued to be a great advertisement for Test cricket as it served up another yo-yoing session on the fourth morning which handed South Africa an advantage they never ceded, going on to complete their fifth Test win in a row and…
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Australia claim sixth ICC Women’s World Cup title
Mumbai – India, Feb 17, 2013: Australia marched its way into Women’s World Cup history tonight as the side won a record sixth ICC Women’s World Cup title after it beat West Indies by 114 runs in front of a vociferous crowd at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadium. Electing to bat first, Australia…
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Australia and West Indies go head-to-head
Mumbai – India, Feb 16, 2013: Glory, Five-time champion Australia will face West Indies in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013 at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadium tomorrow, with the match beginning at 1430 and broadcast in High Definition around the globe by the ICC Broadcast Partner, Star Sports.…
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South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test Cape Town
Cape Town – South Africa, Feb 15, 2013: Pakistan cricket continues to confound. In the morning, South Africa’s ruthless pack of quick bowlers ran through the opposition top order yet again and all the fears over Pakistan’s brittle batting seemed to have come to pass. Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq, however, showed there was plenty…
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Pakistan’s sports Icon Dr. Shah passes away
Karachi – Pakistan, Feb 6, 2013: Pakistan’s renowned sports leader, Patron of Sport Journalists Association Sindh (SJAS) Dr Muhammad Ali Shah passed away on Tuesday. He was also the Minister of Sports Sindh and President Sindh Olympic Association. SJAS announcing three days mourning on his demise, has suspended all its activities. Dr Shah, 67, breathed…
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ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013
Cuttack – India, Feb 06, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced details of the umpire appointments for the Super Six stage of the current ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013, which is taking place between Mumbai and Cuttack with the final scheduled for the Cricket Club of India on 17 February. The tournament…
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ICC Board held its first meeting of 2013 in Dubai
Dubai, Jan 31, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board held its first meeting of 2013 in Dubai and among the decisions made were: Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme New Zealand Cricket has been allocated US$1.8m, which represents US$0.6m for each of the next three years from the ICC’s Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP)…
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ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2012
Mumbai – India, Jan 29, 2013: ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2012 champion and five-time ICC Women’s World Cup winner Australia start off as the favourites to qualify for the Super Six stage of this week’s ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 from Group B which also includes New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa. Alongside Australia, New…
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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 India
Mumbai – India, Jan 28, 2013: Defending champion England will start as favourites to qualify for the Super Six stage of this week’s ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 from Group A which also includes host India and qualifiers West Indies and Sri Lanka. The second and third place will be a hard fought contest, with…
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Event Technical Committee confirms replacement
Dubai, Jan 21, 2013: The ICC has confirmed the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013 has approved Renee Chappell as a replacement player for Jess Jonassen in the Australia squad for the tournament. The event is scheduled to be playing in India from 31 January to 17 February 2013. The…