ICC weighing up HQ move back to London - report

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering a proposal to relocate its headquarters back to London from Dubai, according to a report on Sunday.

Shashank Manohar, president of the Indian board, made the proposal at the last executive board meeting in October and the idea had garnered support, the "Dawn" daily newspaper reported.

"Most of the affiliated members agree on the proposal and have asked the ICC president and chief executive of what would be required to move back the headquarters to London," it said.

The ICC moved its headquarters to Dubai from Lord's in 2005. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is the first person who scored 17,000 runs in ODIs during the fifth One Day International against Australia in Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.

The moment Tendulkar attained that mark the packed vociferous Rajiv Gandhi Stadium crowd jumped out of their seats and erupted in jubilation.

Tendulkar's wait to reach the 17,000-run mark in One-dayers continued in Mohali as he missed the milestone by just seven runs after getting dismissed for 40 on a dubious decision in the fourth ODI against Australia.

South Africa batter England

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South African openers Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman shared a world record partnership to set up a devastating 84-run victory over England in their Twenty20 international at Centurion.

The pair scored at more than 12 runs an over in scoring 170 off 84 balls - the biggest partnership for any wicket in international Twenty20.

The huge defeat for England, which came despite the return from injury of their leading batsman Kevin Pietersen, tied the two-match series at 1-1.

Inzamam-ul-Haq
28th Mar, 2006 14:11:40 PM

Full name : Inzamam-ul-Haq
Born :March 3, 1970, Multan, Punjab
Current age : 36 years 223 days
Major teams :Pakistan, Asia XI, Faisalabad, ICC World XI, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, United Bank Limited
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Slow left-arm orthodox

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He is the middle order batsman playing for Pakistan national team and he is considered to be one of Pakistan's best batsmen of all-time.

Win against Pakistan boosts N.Zealand cricket: Vettori

ABU DHABI — Captain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand had grown in confidence after winning their three-match one-day series against Pakistan 2-1.

New Zealand scored a seven-run victory over Pakistan here on Monday, having survived an explosive half-century by tail-ender Mohammad Aamir, during which he and Saeed Ajmal scored a new Pakistani record of 103 for the 10th wicket.

"The key thing is that it's a victory no matter how you achieve it," said Vettori, whose team have been without a coach for this series after Andy Moles resigned citing differences with players.

"A win away from home is great, we don't have many and it definitely grows the confidence because there are a lot of inexperienced guys in the team who will learn more."

Sachin Tendulkar rates the 2007 World Cup cricket debacle as the worst moment of his professional career.

In fact, the Master Blaster blamed the setback on batting order blunder.

India could not make it to the Super Eight stage of the high-profile tournament in the West Indies and crashed out after defeats against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson will depart Australia's VB Tour of India.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) announced that after consultation with medical and coaching staff Johnson and Watson will depart Australia's VB Tour of India as they continue to have their workload managed ahead of the upcoming Australian summer and the tour of New Zealand in March.

NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said: "In view of the extremely heavy workload shouldered by Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson since the ICC World Twenty20 in May 2009 and with the imminent start of the Australian summer which includes six Test matches in eight weeks, ODI and Twenty20 series against the West Indies and Pakistan and a tour to New Zealand early next year, the NSP has decided Mitchell and Shane will depart India as soon as possible.

Chelsea have been dealt an injury blow with the news that Ashley Cole is sidelined with a depressed fracture of the tibia.

Cole has been withdrawn from the England squad for their friendly game against Brazil due to the injury.

Cole missed three matches after injuring himself in the Blues' 4-0 thrashing of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in October.

The left-back re-injured himself against Atletico last week, and it could be worse as it is an aggravation of the old injury.

Cole was injected with painkillers to get over the pain threshold and feature for Chelsea in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United.

There is a possibility that the 28-year-old may face a long period of recovery with this injury.

A spokesman for Chelsea confirmed: "Ashley Cole has not been selected in the England squad for their friendly against Brazil.

Ajmal’s best restricts New Zealand to 211


Tuesday, November 10, 2009
ABU DHABI: Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took a career-best 4-33 to help Pakistan dismiss New Zealand for 211 in 46.3 overs in the third and final day-night international here on Monday.

The 32-year-old initially put brakes on New Zealand, who won the toss and batted, before triggering a middle-order collapse which saw seven wickets falling in the space of 47 runs.

Brendon McCullum, who scored a brilliant hundred in New Zealand’s 64-run win in the second match on Friday, stood out once again with an aggressive 78-ball 76 which included three sixes and six boundaries.

Pakistan won the first match by 138 runs on Tuesday. New Zealand were well on course for a big score but once McCullum got out, caught and bowled by Shoaib Malik, Pakistani spinners led by Ajmal did not allow their rival’s score to prosper.

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the interim heavyweight title. In his Strikeforce debut, top heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko will face unbeaten Brett Rogers. The fight will be Saturday, Nov. 7 at 9 pm ET / PT and can be seen on CBS and Showtime. Fedor, PRIDE entersStrikeforce old former champion with a 26-fight winning
streak with 20 strike. The signing of a three-fight deal with Strikeforce in August and had been scheduled to fight Josh Barnett in “Affliction: Trilogy”. But his fight against Barnett, August 1 event was scrapped due to lack of Barnett to obtain a license to fight over drugs. Meanwhile, Rogers enters the fight with a clean record is 10-0 all by way of strikes, including a knockout in the second 22-victory over former UFC champ Arlovski JuneStrikeforce at an event in St.

Ind vs Aus 6th odi: India Fizzle out for 170 in Must Win Encounter,

crucial match and leveling the series.

20 year old Jadeja, who faced immense criticism for his reckless run-outs in the previous two games, showed the way to his illustrious seniors with a gritty 57 run-knock, his second ever half-century.

Coming into bat with the scoreboard reading 27/5 and India facing an inglorious prospect of being bundled out for a 2-digit score, forget lasting 50 overs, initially along with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jadeja provided some much needed stability to the Indian ship.

But after Dhoni’s dismissal, Jadeja broke through the shackles and along with Praveen Kumar pushed India’s score past 150, in the process ensuring that the bowlers have a decent chance of saving the day for the hosts

Adam Gilchrist
2nd Aug, 2006 14:35:19 PM

Full Name:Adam Gilchrist

Date of Birth: 14 November 1971

Birth Place: Bellingen, New South Wales - Australia

Test Cap No: 381

Major Cricket Teams: Australia - Western Australia - New South Wales

Playing Role: Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting Style: Left-hand bat

Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak

Height: 1.85 m

UEFA Champions League: Late goals foil Liverpool, revive Inter Milan


BERNE: Troubled Liverpool conceded a last-gasp goal in a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon on Wednesday, leaving them in danger of an early Champions League exit, while Inter Milan were on the right end of some late drama. The Italian champions scored twice in the last five minutes to beat Dynamo Kiev 2-1 away and claim their first win in nine European matches. Lyon’s point was enough to send them into the last 16 along with Sevilla, who were held 1-1 at home by VfB Stuttgart, as the duo joined Manchester United,

Flintoff signs three-year deal with Lancashire
6th Nov, 2009 14:33:20 PM

London : Andrew Flintoff has agreed a new three-year deal to play one-day cricket for Lancashire, ending speculation over his future in the county game after he opted to become a freelance player following the decision to turn down an ECB incremental deal.
Flintoff is currently recovering from the knee surgery he underwent following the Ashes series in August and is aiming to return to action in the one-day series against Bangladesh at the end of February. After calling time on his Test career, Flintoff said that he wanted to become "the best one-day player in the world" and is also being linked with a number of Twenty20 sides around the world.

Shahid Afridi

Full name :
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born :
March 1, 1980, Khyber Agency
Current age :
26 years 225 days
Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Griqualand West, Habib Bank Limited, ICC World XI, Karachi, Leicestershire
Batting style :
Right-hand bat
Bowling style :
Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly