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Fresh pictures emerge of Pak players with Majeed

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In another exclusive photo from 'News of the World', fixer Mazhar Majeed is seen dining with virtually the entire Pak team during the tour of Australia. 

Any team can win Champions League T20: Dhoni

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Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni said every team playing in the Champions League T20 has a good chance of winning the title as it's all about giving your best on a particular day. 

I was tricked, blackmailed: Hameed

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Yasir Hameed has claimed that he was tricked into giving the statements and later blackmailed to stand by them. 

Pietersen fined over Twitter rant

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Kevin Pietersen was fined an "undisclosed amount" for his foul-mouthed Twitter tirade after being dropped from the England squad, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday. 

One or two players may be wrong but game is clean: Harbhajan

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India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday refused to believe that cricket is no longer a clean sport in the wake of spot-fixing scandal and said commitment of all the cricketers around the world should not be questioned because of the misdeeds of a few individuals. 

Atkinson inspects Feroz Shah Kotla pitch

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ICC's chief pitch consultant Andy Atkinson on Monday inspected the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch, which was banned for one year from hosting international matches after the abandoned India-Sri Lanka game last year. 

China wants India in 'low-level equilibrium', says PM

Times Of India
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Asked about China's needling of India by referring to J&K as 'India-controlled Kashmir', PM Manmohan Singh agreed that Beijing could be tempted to use Kashmir and Pakistan 'to keep India in low-level equilibrium'.

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Celebrity ads: Dhoni beats SRK, Sachin

Times Of India
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During the January to June period, while Dhoni endorsed brands for 24 companies on TV, Shah Rukh and Sachin were seen promoting the products of 16 and 15 firms, respectively, according to a report.

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How China milked US slowdown

Times Of India
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China milked the opportunity offered by the slowdown in US economy by pushing up its investment in that country by 360% in 2009. This is one reason why it has managed to grab the 5th rank in FDI.

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Six-phase polling in Bihar from October 21

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Bihar is the only state witnessing assembly polls this year. The term of the 243-member assembly will end on November 27.

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Three protesters killed in Kashmir, toll 68

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Three persons were killed and 14 others injured as security forces allegedly opened fire on a stone-pelting mob that had attacked a senior police officer's convoy in Baramulla district in Kashmir Valley today.

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Indian Navy foils Somali pirate attack

Times Of India
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An Indian warship on Sunday foiled an attempt by Somalian pirates to hijack merchant vessels off Somalia's coast in in the Gulf of Aden, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.

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British MP's wife found working as a sex worker

Times Of India
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A British MP's wife works as a prostitute charging 70 pounds "for oral sex without a condom followed by full sex with a condom", said a media report on Monday.

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Allahabad woman 'chops off' lover's private parts

Times Of India
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Jyoti, a widow, has been arrested for allegedly chopping off autorickshaw driver Jai Prakash's private parts. She suspected that Prakash was cheating on her.

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Austria bans mosque web game

Times Of India
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Austrian authorities have banned a far-right online game where players eliminate animated mosques and Muslims, the political party behind the game said.

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I’m happy Ash married Abhishek: Salman

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Salman has been plagued by questions about the status of his relationship with Katrina recently and the Bollywood superstar is perturbed as to why the media is making big news out of the issue.

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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant

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The England and Wales Cricket Board says it has fined batsman Kevin Pietersen an "undisclosed sum" following comments he made on Twitter after discovering he had been dropped from the limited-overs squads.

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PCB needs to act tough to curb fixing: Boycott

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Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott today said the Pakistan Cricket Board should act strongly on the spot-fixing allegations involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif and cited as an example the strict measures taken by the Indian board during the 2000 match-fixing episode.

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ICC should probe more Pakistani players: Mohd Zahid

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Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Zahid feels there are more Pakistani players indulging in match fixing activities and they need to be investigated by the ICC anti-corruption and security unit.

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Reframe rules to curb spot-fixing: Latif to ICC

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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif today said the ICC needs to re-design its laws and rules to root out the spot and match-fixing menaces from the game as the current rules only abet the malpractice.

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This humiliation was avoidable: Imran Khan

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Former captain blames PCB for not acting years ago when fixing allegations had first surfaced.

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Pakistan cricketers' incomes to be investigated

Indian Express
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The News of the World said the three suspended players face a total of 23 charges from the ICC.

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Crowe raises spot-fixing doubts on NZ-Pak series

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Considers second Test in December 2009 suspicious; 5 catches were dropped, one run-out missed in that test.

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Boycott slams ICC on Pak's 'crime against cricket'

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Former England cricket captain Geoffrey Boycott said the ICC has never dealt with corruption cases involving Pakistan properly.

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Amir's age can come to his rescue if found guilty, hints Lorgat

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Amir, 18, is the youngest player ever to have taken 50 Test wickets.

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No ban on Pakistan by ICC for 'spot-fixing' scam

Indian Express
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ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said players act as individuals so the entire team or the national cricket board cannot be punished for what certain players do.

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Match-fixing: Hameed is mentally 15, says Afridi

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Livid with the opener, Pak captain Shahid Afridi said 'people know the type of character he is.'

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I was tricked, blackmailed: Hameed

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Hameed, in a video, was shown accusing his teammates of fixing almost 'every match' Pakistan has played.

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Pak scandal brought cricket into disrepute: Dhoni

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Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni has called for harsh punishment to be meted out to the guilty.

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New twist in fixing scandal, 4th Pak player under probe

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Former Pak opener Yasir Hameed claims his teammates were involved in fixing 'almost every match'.

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`Spot-fixing` scandal brings cricket into disrepute: Dhoni!

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MS Dhoni said that cricket has been brought to “disrepute” by the `spot-fixing` scandal and the guilty should be handed harsh punishment.

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Scandal-hit Pakistan well beaten by England!

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Pakistan lost the first T20 by five-wickets against by world champions England.

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Yasir Hameed summoned to Pak High Commission!

Zee News
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Yasir Hameed, who has made damning revelations about match fixing involving the team, was summoned to Pakistan`s High Commission.

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Pakitan will continue to play even if players are guilty: ICC!

Zee News
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If involvement of any player in spot-fixing is established, they will be banned but Pakistan as a team will not be punished, ICC said.

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I was tricked, blackmailed: Yasir Hameed!

Zee News
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Disowning the match-fixing accusations he made against his teammates, Yasir Hameed has claimed that he was tricked into giving statements.

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Hameed is mentally 15, unreliable: Afridi!

Zee News
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Hameed has backtracked on match-fixing allegations against teammates but Afridi is livid and ridiculed him as being mentally a teenager.

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Olympics-London 2012 plans for archery at Lord's given go-ahead

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LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.

Cricket-Pietersen fined over Twitter outburst

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LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen was fined on Monday following his online outburst after being dropped by England for the first time in his career.

Cricket-Pakistan tax authorities to look into players assests

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KARACHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said on Monday.

Cricket-Dhoni calls for tough decisions over fixing controversy

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NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.

Cricket-Dhoni goes in to bat for endangered tigers

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NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in a north Indian state, local media reported said on Monday.

WRAPUP 1-Cricket-Further allegations as Pakistan resume tour

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LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan resumed their troubled tour of England on Sunday after a fresh wave of corruption allegations in the worst crisis to hit cricket since the 2000 match-fixing scandal.

Cricket-Hameed says he was duped by British newspaper

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CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan test opener Yasir Hameed said on Sunday he had been duped into making statements reported in the British newspaper The News of the World alleging widespread match-fixing by his team mates.

Cricket-England win first T20 match since World Cup triumph

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CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - World Twenty20 champions England celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan on Sunday.

Cricket-England v Pakistan - first Twenty20 scoreboard

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Sept 5 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of the first Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Sunday.

Cricket-England beat Pakistan by five wickets in first Twenty20

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CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) - England beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Sophia Gardens, Wales on Sunday.