| SA
dethrone Aussies; on top of ICC ODI rankings
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Dhaka,
Mar 14:
South Africa rode on an unbeaten half-century by Graeme Smith
to thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets and become the top-ranked
one-day side in the world here on Friday.
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| Hockey
greats hurt by Gill's remarks
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New
Delhi, Mar 14:
Former hockey players on Friday lambasted KPS Gill for terming
the greats of the game as "professional mourners"
and said the IHF chief should own up his own failures instead
of making such "stupid" statements.
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| Performance
in IPL may not get me back in ODI: Laxman
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Mumbai,
Mar 14:
Stylish middle-order batsman VVS Laxman said that he wanted
to get back to the Indian One-day squad but wasn`t sure whether
the selectors would judge his performance in the IPL to book
his place in the shorter version of the game.
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| Shoaib
seeking BCCI help to avoid PCB punishment
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Karachi,
Mar 14:
Amid strong indications that the Pakistan Cricket Board may
severely discipline Shoaib Akhtar this time, the fast bowler
is making all possible efforts, including approaching a top
Indian cricket official to speak to the PCB Chief to bail him
out of the current situation.
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| McCullum
thinks New Zealand can still win
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Wellington,
Mar 14:
New Zealand were still confident of winning the second Test
against England, despite a first innings deficit of 144 runs,
wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum said on Friday.
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