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Cricket: Wellington rush imports straight in

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:06:07 UTC

Imports Muttiah Muralitharan and Brendan Taylor will be rushed straight into the Wellington cricket side for their HRV Cup opener on Sunday.Muralitharan and Taylor have yet to arrive in New Zealand but have been named in the Firebirds...

Students abroad uncertain about future as Re falls

timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:37:29 UTC

MUMBAI: Students abroad and their parents in India find it difficult to budget for their expenses as the rupee looks like being in a free-fall zone vis-a-vis the US dollar. Indian students aspiring to study in the United States or those already studying there are unsure about what they should be...

Sachin Tendulkar, Dhyan Chand can now be given Bharat Ratna

timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:23:08 UTC

Country's highest civilian honour will now be awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order "in any field of human endeavour".

'Warner is the future of cricket'

www.foxsports.com.au — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:00:00 UTC

The future of cricket ... Fidel Edwards says Warner can excel in any form of the game. If the ballast of expectation didn't already weigh heavily on Dave Warner, it does now after his Big Bash brother in arms, West Indian paceman Fidel Edwards, dubbed Australia's new opening star as not just the future...

Farmers crisis? Only 50 MPs stay to discuss it

timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:29:38 UTC

NEW DELHI: Farmer suicides and the agrarian crisis have been the reason for many disruptions in Parliament, but when the time comes to discuss the issue, hardly anyone bothers to attend, as happened in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when not even 60 MPs were present. In fact, there were probably just 50...

Former Australia paceman Jason Gillespie dizzy with expectation at Yorkshire

Jim White — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:00:18 UTC

It's going to be a good time." Listening to Gillespie talk, his enthusiasm bouncing round the Long Room at the club where he played from 2006-07, it was easy to forget that this was an institution in a state of trauma barely three months ago. Back in September, Yorkshire were relegated to...

Execution of arrest warrants vital for ending crimes in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor

feeds.bignewsnetwork.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:28:44 UTC

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today renewed his call for the arrest and transfer of those alleged to have committed genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur, citing ...

Lee ready to burn the Heat

www.foxsports.com.au — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:26:58 UTC

Fit and ready ... Lee (R) can't wait to fire some deliveries at Matthew Hayden. Pace veteran Brett Lee says he has the work in his body to give Brisbane Heat some hurry-up in the season-opening T20 Big Bash League clash at the SCG. Sydney Sixers: Brad Haddin (c), Dwayne Bravo, Ed Cowan, Josh Hazlewood,...

Tykes are good enough

feeds.bignewsnetwork.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:22:24 UTC

Gillespie, who has worked as the fast bowling coach with Australia A and Kings XI Punjab, played for the Tykes as an overseas pro in 2006 and 2007. The former Australia international now returns to ...

Dale Steyn celebrates landmark as South Africa lay Sri Lanka low

www.guardian.co.uk — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:06:43 UTC

Chanaka Welegedara of Sri Lanka is bowled by a ball from South Africa's Dale Steyn during the first Test at Centurion. Dale Steyn became the second quickest bowler to 250 Test wickets as South Africa assumed complete control after one day of the first Test against Sri Lanka, at Centurion. Steyn,...

Cricket: Philander, Steyn ruthless as Sri Lanka struggles

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:05:44 UTC

Fast bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn shared nine wickets overnight as Sri Lanka again struggled in South Africa to be bowled out for 180 on day one of the first test.The Proteas were then 90-1 in their first innings at close...

Court rules BCCI can't invoke Nimbus bank guarantees

feeds.bignewsnetwork.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:53:41 UTC

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the BCCI cannot invoke bank guarantees worth Rs 1600 crore (approximately $300 million) given by Nimbus Communications, who held the broadcast rights to cricket ...

Jason Gillespie urges education over match-fixing issues

feeds.bignewsnetwork.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:18:46 UTC

New Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie believes education is the key to keeping county cricket clean from match-fixing. The England and Wales Cricket Board's anti-corruption chief Chris Watts, ...

Interpol offers its services to BCCI

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:07:29 UTC

Interpol has offered its services to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to battle corruption, rampant betting and thwart the underworld's influence on the game.

With PM in Moscow, India likely to get Russian nuclear submarine by year-end

timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:59:54 UTC

NEW DELHI: India will finally get to operate INS Chakra, the rechristened Akula-II class nuclear-powered submarine 'K-152 Nerpa' being leased from Russia for 10 years, in the new year. With PM Manmohan Singh now in Moscow, sources said India would in all probability get the Nerpa around end-December....

Routing Iran oil payments on PM's Moscow agenda

timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:50:12 UTC

NEW DELHI: With Turkey refusing to be intermediary for Indian oil payments to Iran, New Delhi is expected to start talks with Moscow about routing payments through Russian banks. Energy and defence is high on the agenda as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes his annual summit visit at a time when Russian...

BBL a step to baggy green: Waugh

www.foxsports.com.au — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:48:31 UTC

But what was once regarded as nothing more than a light-hearted game of hit-and-giggle (think Andrew Johns playing for New South Wales in 2007), T20 cricket is now taken much more seriously. With big-name imports like Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi set to meet returning veterans like Shane Warne and...

Team of the Year: The Verdict

www.rte.ie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:45:42 UTC

It has been another great year for Irish sport in 2011 both at home and abroad with major winners, European champions and endless world-class performances across the sporting spectrum. Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland have ended their ten-year exile from major competition, while Shamrock Rovers...

Former Pakistan board president Nur Khan dies aged 88

www.espncricinfo.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:36:34 UTC

Air Marshal Nur Khan, the former Pakistan cricket board president, has died in Rawalpindi. He was admitted to Combined Military Hospital on December 12 and was suffering from anemia and a chest infection

Emphasis on T20 and one day game 'shortsighted'

feeds.bignewsnetwork.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:20:07 UTC

One of New Zealand's greatest batsmen will lead the chorus singing for an immediately revamped schedule of domestic cricket. New Zealand's drought-breaking seven-run victory over Australia this week ...