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LEEDS: Kevin Pietersen remains a talking point, even when he's injured, and so it was that England captain Alastair Cook found himself being quizzed about the star batsman in Leeds on the eve of the second and final Test against New Zealand at Headingley.It was at Headingley last year that Pietersen scored a spectacular century against his native South Africa only to say that it was "difficult being me".Soon afterwards Pietersen was dropped for sending texts critical of then England captain Andrew Strauss to South African players.However, with Strauss retiring after England's series loss to the Proteas, Pietersen was back in the fold for the tour of India and scored a superb 186 at Mumbai in November.But he is currently sidelined with a knee injury that will also rule him out of next month's Champions Trophy, although England are confident he will be fit in time for the Ashes.England may ...
NEW YORK: LeBron James, who won his fourth NBA Most Valuable Player Award in five seasons this year, was the only unanimous choice on the All-NBA First Team all-star squad announced by the league on Thursday.The Miami Heat superstar was joined on the lineup chosen by a media panel by NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City, Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, Tim Duncan of Aan Antonio and Kobe Bryant of the ...
POLSA: Giro d'Italia organisers have made plans to start the race's 19th stage on an alternative route as wintry weather conditions continue to play havoc with the course.On the first of two consecutive days in the Dolomite mountains Friday, the peloton was due to tackle two major mountain passes - the Gavia and the Stelvio, the latter, at 2,758 metres, being the highest point of the 96th edition.However as road workers battled to clear snow ...
LONDON: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff may no longer be a member of the England side but that won't stop him from returning to cricket duty for Twenty20 action with an Australian twist.With the Ashes underway, Flintoff -- victorious in his one-bout boxing career -- will be back on more familiar territory with two Twenty20 matches involving English and Australian cricket stars of yesteryear.Also taking part in the Betfred Big Bash Challenge at the Grappenhall ground in ...
WENTWORTH: South Africa's James Kingston posted a six-under par 66 to lead the first round of the European PGA Championship on Thursday on a day of frustration for Rory McIlroy.McIlroy shot a two-over par 74, the same score as Graeme McDowell, whilst fellow Ryder Cup player Luke Donald, who has won the Wentworth event for the last two years, ended six-over and is in danger of missing the cut. Paul Lawrie was a shot worse ...
DUBLIN: Mohammad Hafeez scored his fifth century in one-day international cricket to put Pakistan in a commanding position in the first match of their series against Ireland at Clontarf on Wednesday.The Pakistan innings was interrupted four times by rain but only three overs were lost and the tourists scored 144 off 16 overs after the final rain-break to finish on 266 for five.Ireland's revised target was 276 off 47 overs.Hafeez, who came to the wicket ...
NEW DELHI: Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy tournament in England amid media reports he is under Indian police investigation for spot-fixing, the ICC said Thursday.The announcement comes a week after police arrested three cricketers, including Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).The International Cricket Council (ICC) said the decision ...More Articles...
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