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• ICC postpones Champions Trophy in Pakistan

  - 2008-08-24

  DUBAI AFP — The International Cricket Council ICC Sunday postponed until next year September's Champions Trophy in Pakistan over security fears. The move came two days after South Africa refused to send their team, while players' associations from Australia, New Zealand and England urged their players not to travel...

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• Cricket chief reveals Champions Trophy concerns

  - 2008-08-19

  BEIJING AFP — World cricket's leading administrator has said the "perilously close" start of next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan made the ongoing uncertainty over the tournament a "concern". David Morgan, the president of the International Cricket Council ICC, was speaking just hours before Haroon Lorgat, the governing body's...

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• Controversial cricket umpire Hair set for Test return

  - 2008-04-28

  LONDON AFP — Controversial Australian cricket umpire Darrell Hair is set to return to international cricket after being appointed to stand in the second Test between England and New Zealand which will be his first taste of international action since 2006. The 55-year-old was recalled to the elite panel...

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• Floods, heatwaves send signal about global warming's impact: UN

  - 2007-06-27

  GENEVA AFP — Recent floods in Asia and Britain, and heatwaves in southern Europe, show the world must be better prepared to cope with the impact of climate change, the United Nation's top disaster prevention official said Wednesday. "Heavy rainfalls in Pakistan, India and northern England and heatwaves in...

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• Match-fixing still goes on, says England's Vaughan

  - 2007-03-24

  LONDON AFP — Match-fixing still exists in cricket, England captain Michael Vaughan said in an interview published Saturday, amid claims murdered Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had been set to expose corruption in the sport. Asked by The Sun newspaper whether he believes match-rigging goes on in the world game,...

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• Three arrested over 2005 London suicide bombings

  - 2007-03-22

  LONDON AFP — Three men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Al-Qaeda-inspired suicide bombings on London's public transport network two years ago, in a possible breakthrough for investigators. Two men, aged 23 and 30, were arrested shortly before 1:00 pm (1300 GMT) at Manchester Airport, northwest England,...

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• Hair rejects ECB offer

  - 2007-02-19

  LONDON AFP — Darrell Hair, who was banned from officiating at Test matches in November, has said he will not take up an offer from the English cricket authorities to be placed on their reserve list for the 2007/08 season. The Australian, who was involved in the ball-tampering row...

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• Pakistan defer dope tests on offenders Akhtar and Asif

  - 2007-02-18

  LAHORE, Pakistan AFP — Pakistan completed dope tests on all but three of their World Cup 15-man squad and five reserves, but tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were deferred, an official said. "Asif is in England for a reassessment of his elbow injury and on his return...

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• Aussie umpiring body supports dumped Hair in newspaper advert

  - 2006-11-17

  SYDNEY AFP — The New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association has run a full-page newspaper advertisement in support of dumped Australian international umpire Darrell Hair. The advertisement describes the International Cricket Council's decision to axe Hair from international matches as a "travesty of justice". The ICC's decision came...

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• Cricket council ranked Hair second-best umpire before sacking

  - 2006-11-11

  SYDNEY AFP — The International Cricket Council rated Australian Darrell Hair the second-best umpire in the world before it sacked him for alleged incompetence, reports here said, citing secret documents. Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper said it had uncovered a copy of the last annual personal performance appraisal that Hair received...

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