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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Georgians hold 1st vote since 2008 war

TBILISI, Georgia: Voters in Georgia were choosing local leaders Sunday in the first ballot since President Mikhail Saakashvili led the country into a disastrous war with neighboring Russia nearly two years ago.

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India dismiss Lanka for 242 in tri-series

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: After being spanked in the opening game, Indian bowlers produced a disciplined show to dismiss Sri Lanka for 242 in their second match of the ODI tri-series Bulawayo on Sunday.

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I cried at Ajmer: Kunal Kohli

Love your mother, dont dwell, and accept the reality of your surroundings says film director Kunal Kohli.

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Synthetic cell created. New organisms next in line?

WASHINGTON: US scientists have developed the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome, in a breakthrough which may lead to creating bacteria to clean up environmental problems, a new study showed on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 in US

MIAMI: A historical bat and ball matchup takes place in Florida this weekend between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

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West Indies, South Africa opening ODI today

ANTIGUA: West Indies will seek a drastic turnaround in fortunes when they face South Africa in the opening one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series here today.

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PCB Recommends Action Against 5 Players

The PCB inquiry committee, probing into Pakistan’s poor performance in Australia, has recommended disciplinary action against five players including former captain Shoiab Malik and Shahid Afridi.
‘The inquiry committee has recommended that the board suspend former captain Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved and Umar Akmal Rs 0.2million fine and Shahid Afridi, Kamran Rs0.3million for various violations of the code of conduct’.
Sources said Abdul Razzaq could be tipped as coach for T20 World Cup.

Waqar, Wasim And Ijaz Given Posts After Clearance:Ijaz Butt

Chairman Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt has said that the services of players like Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed are being utilized after clearance and recovery of fines.
Defending Waqar Younis’s appointment as Pakistan coach, despite allegations of match fixing against him, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt said all those fined on the basis of Justice Malik Qayyum’s inquiry report 10 years ago have been cleared for national duties now.
The Qayyum commission also recommended life bans on former captain Salim Malik and pace bowler Ataur Rehman. Butt disclosed that Waqar would be paid around $7,650 monthly salary besides other perks. ‘We think that is a reasonable amount we are paying for his services since former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was paid around Rs1.7 million a month by the Board’, Butt added.

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