| Sangakkara
special takes SL to 332
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Karachi,
June 30:
Sri Lanka posted a formidable total of 332 runs from the allocated
50 overs to put Bangladesh under tremendous pressure in the
3rd Super Four match in Karachi.
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| Baichung
pitches for a second tenure for Houghton
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New
Delhi, June 30:
Critics may be baying for national football coach Bob Houghton's
blood after India's SAFF Cup debacle but for captain Baichung
Bhutia the Englishman is the best coach the team has had in
four decades and should be given a second tenure.
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| Dhoni
is right, back-to-back games tough: Kumble
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Bangalore,
June 30:
Indian Test captain Anil Kumble today endorsed his ODI counterpart
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are taking
a toll on the players' bodies.
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| BCCI
vows to save Zimbabwe
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New
Delhi, June 30:
Throwing its weight behind Zimbabwe Cricket, the BCCI has made
it clear that it would oppose any move to expel the trouble-torn
African nation from the International Cricket Council in the
2nd July meeting of the governing body's executive committee.
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| Akhtar
files petition in Lahore HC
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Karachi,
June 30:
Unwilling to accept even a reduced 18-month ban, maverick fast
bowler Shoaib Akhtar has filed a writ petition before the Lahore
High Court contesting the original five-year ban imposed on
him by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
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| Express
Lee fastest to reach 300 ODI wkts
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Brisbane,
June 30:
Australian speedster Brett Lee became the fastest bowler to
claim 300 wickets in One-Day International.
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