| Akmal,
Misbah, arise Pak's hope |
Kolkata,
Dec 2:
Late strike by Harbhajan Singh gave India one more opportunity
to enforce a follow on against Pakistan. Harbhajan dismissed
centurion batsman Kamran Akmal, on a classical off spinner delivery.
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| Murali
equals world record |
Kandy,
Dec 02
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 4-30 to equal
the world record for the most test wickets in history on the
second day of the first test against England on Sunday.
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| Still
good chance of wrapping up series here: Harbhajan
|
Kolkata,
Dec 2:
Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal may have propped up Pakistan
with twin tons but India's star off-spinner Harbhajan Singh
asserts the hosts still have the upper hand in the second Test
and they would like to wrap...
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| Vengsarkar
wants to step down, Board says wait |
New
Delhi, Dec 2:
Chief cricket selector Dilip Vengsarkar wants to step down following
his stand off with the BCCI which has banned him from writing
newspaper columns, but has been told not to do so in view of
the upcoming team selection...
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| Lawson
criticises Kolkata test pitch |
Kolkata,
Dec 2:
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson criticised the docile pitch provided
by India for the second test, saying it did not encourage good
cricket.
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| India
pip Italy 2-1 to stay afloat for title contention
|
New
Delhi, Dec 2:
Making amends for their lapses in the first half, India notched
up a hard-fought 2-1 win over Italy to keep their title hopes
alive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri four-nation women's hockey
tournament here today.
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| United
States clinch Davis Cup |
Portland,
Dec 2:
Bob and Mike Bryan swept aside Russians Nikolay Davydenko and
Igor Andreev in Saturday's doubles to earn the United States
an unbeatable 3-0 lead and a record 32nd Davis Cup.
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