Lady Gaga back at Lollapalooza

CHICAGO: Lady Gaga has come a long way since her appearance three years ago at the Lollapalooza music festival but she hasn’t forgotten some critics’ less-than-stellar reviews of that performance.

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6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan

KABUL: Ten members of a medical team, including six Americans, were shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care in remote villages in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the team said Saturday.

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Pietersen flirts with danger against Pakistan

BIRMINGHAM: Kevin Pietersen was dropped for a third time in the one innings and had another lucky break on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston here on Saturday.

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Afridi wants Pak to replicate T20 form in Tests

BIRMINGHAM, England: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has rallied his players to carry forward their consistency in the Twenty20s against Australia to the two-Test series that begins at Lord’s on July 13.

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Zardari meets Chinese PM Wen

BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday met Chinese premier Wen Jiabao and discussed whole gamut of Pakistan-China bilateral relations.

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Kashmir streets under army lockdown to end protest

SIRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the authorities continue with an indefinite curfew in Srinagar and other major cities and towns Thursday to prevent people from holding protest demonstrations against the recent killing of protesters by Indian troops.

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Strauss: England can cope without Pietersen

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss insists he has no qualms about leading a side without Kevin Pietersen.

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England squad for Bangladesh series announced

LONDON: Jonathan Trott has earned a one-day international recall as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen while Graeme Swann has been rested, allowing James Tredwell to come into the squad for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh that begins July 8.

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NZ through to Super Eights

PROVIDENCE, Guyana: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by seven runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in their rain-affected World Twenty20 match here on Tuesday.

Chasing n easy target of 85 runs, New Zealand were 36 for one in 8.1 overs when rain stopped play. Opener Brendon McCullum was batting on 22 with Martin Guptill (6) after Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya got Jesse Ryder out caught behind by Tatenda Taibu for 2.

Later, the match was awarded to New Zealand on D/L method. Thus the Black Caps became the first team to reach the Super Eights winning their both matches while Zimbabwe, beaten in their all two matches (both on D/L method) are out of the tournament.

Earlier, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 84 in 15.1 overs against New Zealand in their Group B match in the World Twenty20 here at the Providence Stadium on Tuesday.

After New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and put Zimbabwe into bat, Zimbabwean openers Tatenda Taibu (21) and Hamilton Masakadza (20) provided a good start but as soon both were out others could not resist the attack from the Kiwi bowlers.

The only other batsman getting into double figure was Greg Lamb, who remained not out on 14 while the number of extras were 11.

Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum captured three wickets for five and 16, respectively while Vettori claimed two for 10.

The Black Caps retained the same side that beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the tournament”s opening match on Friday.

Zimbabwe made two changes to the team that suffered a 14-run loss on the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match against Sri Lanka here Monday.

Andy Blignaut replaced Brendan Taylor at the top of the order and leg-spinner Timycen Maruma came in for seamer Christopher Mpofu.

Ireland win toss, put England into bat

PROVIDENCE, Guyana: Ireland won the toss and elected to field against England in day/night Group D match of the World Twenty20 here at the Providence Stadium.

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England: Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (captain), Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom.

Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Niall O”Brien (wk), Alex Cusack, Kevin O”Brien, Gary Wilson, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, Andre Botha, Boyd Rankin, George Dockrell.

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