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BCCI to unveil guidelines in wake of IPL scandal
last Sunday
Dubai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal has got even murkier with more evidence coming out and many more matches set to come under the scanner. It is understood that more players are also likely to be involved and hence the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is... Full story
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Shantakumaran Sreesanth’s world falling apart
last Sunday
Dubai: Shantakumaran Sreesanth’s fate seems to be already sealed, with police set to produce more evidence against the pacer after raiding the hotel room in which he stayed away from his teammates. Like the Dubai’s Kerala Premier League (KPL), which is set to remove Sreesanth as... Full story
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Adam Gilchrist bows out with a victory in Kings XI’s last IPL match this season
last Sunday
Dharamsala: Playing their final league match, Kings XI Punjab finished on a winning note by beating table-toppers Mumbai Indians by 50 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. It was also the last match for their... Full story
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Alex Ferguson, Jamie Carragher prepare to bow out
last Sunday
London: The Premier League will bid farewell to a host of high-profile characters when the 2012-13 season concludes on Sunday, with legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher among the figures taking their leave of the sport. Ferguson will take... Full story
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Defeat no reason to lose job: Milla
over a week ago
16 May 2013 Luis Milla insists his future as Al Jazira boss shouldn’t be decided by the type of forlorn fortune that saw them lose the Etisalat Cup final to Ajman. Jazira surrendered an early lead at Zabeel Stadium on Tuesday evening, when Founeke Sy and Boris Kabi cancelled out... Full story
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Aussie bowler Tait angry over spot fix claims
over a week ago
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. Test player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and fellow bowlers Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were all... Full story
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Michael Phelps planning comeback
over a week ago
18 May 2013 The son of the US national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Peter Busch, whose father Frank oversees the American program, is a news anchor at a television station in Fort Myers, Florida. A brief story from the... Full story
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Filipino ultra-marathon athlete begins GCC leg of global run for OFWs
over a week ago
Dubai: Filipino ultra-marathon runner Cesar Guarin begins the seventh leg of his 16 phase global run, from Bahrain to the UAE, via Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman on Monday. Having already run 16,000km across 15 countries since 1983, the 57-year-old from Manila still has 26,000km and 32... Full story
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Cesar Guarin: “Father of Ultramarathon”
over a week ago
Cesar Guarin Filipino global runner and the "Father of Ultramarathon" in the Philippines continues his run in the Middle East along Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed road in Dubai United Arab Emirates on Monday May 13, 2013. He is on a quest to finish his 43,258 kilometer solo run in 42 countries... Full story
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Winfried Schaefer to leave Thailand post: reports
over a week ago
Bangkok: German Winfried Schaefer is on his way out as Thailand’s head coach after a trio of key defeats, local media reported on Saturday. The 63-year-old, who has also coached Cameroon, has failed to arrest a recent dip in form since Thailand lost to Singapore in Southeast... Full story
Sunday May 26, 2013
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