| Lee
ends Sri Lanka`s plucky innings
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Hobart,
Nov 20:
Brett Lee finished off Sri Lanka`s prolonged resistance today,
leading Australia to a series sweep and a 14th consecutive Test
win.
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| Kalmadi
allays fears about CWG preparation
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New
Delhi, Nov 20:
Despite the Commonwealth Games Federation expressing concern
over preparations for the mega event to be staged in Delhi in
2010, the organisers have denied that work is behind schedule.
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| Pakistan
looking back for inspiration in India
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New
Delhi, Nov 20:
Pakistan will seek inspiration from their last two tours of
India to offset their current poor form when the teams begin
a three-Test series on Thursday.
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| Kumble
will be under pressure in Australia: Ponting
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Melbourne,
Nov 20:
A month to go before the Indians land in Australia for a Test
series, skipper Ricky Ponting has started the usual mind games,
saying Anil Kumble will find it very hard to cope with the pressure
of captaincy like his predecessors Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul
Dravid.
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| Atapattu
retires
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Hobart,
Nov 20:
Marvan Atapattu decided it was time to retire rather than leave
his international future to a Sri Lanka selection panel he described
as ``Muppets'' led by a joker.
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| Vengsarkar
bows to BCCI diktat, stops column
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Mumbai,
Nov 20:
After being on collision course with the BCCI, chief selector
Dilip Vengsarkar seems to have bowed to the Cricket Board's
diktat and has stopped writing columns for a Marathi daily owned
by BCCI chief Sharad Pawar's brother.
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