Posts Tagged "Zimbabwe"

Recording an impressive 2-0 series win against New Zealand restored the universal cricketing maxim, but the real test will be against the incoming South Africans.

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Australia has secured a quarter-finals berth at the rugby Sevens tournament in Dubai, despite suffering a 33-7 loss to New Zealand.

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After the recent victory over Bahrain in a FIFA World Cup qualifier, where the Socceroos were completely outplayed for most of the match but still managed to win, there may be some truth in the claim that the ‘Curse of the Socceroos’ may finally be over.

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It has certainly been an interesting week or so for me, by any measure. After a narrow loss in the Canada 20/20 final to Sri Lanka, I returned to Lahore to be met by more than 40 journalists and TV cameras at the Alama Iqbal airport. You would have been excused for thinking that we [...]

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There are many things to admire about Indian cricket. For starters, as the world’s second most populous country, India gives international cricket a critical mass it would otherwise not enjoy.

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Pakistan’s newly appointed cricket board chairman is quoted on a website saying he is unhappy with the performance of the national team’s Australian coach Geoff Lawson.

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Mugabe gives Zimbabwe’s Olympic champ cash prize

By AFP, 30 Aug 2008

 

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose country faces runaway inflation, today gave $US100,000 ($A116,000) to champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry who won gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics.

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Recession won’t affect new Olympic broadcast deals

By John Bagratuni, 6 Aug 2008

 

Future Olympics will see further rising television income despite the recession in some parts of the world, but maybe no longer an international torch relay leg, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said today.

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The ICC executive board recently endorsed Zimbabwe as a full member of the ICC, which effectively endorses the thuggish Mugabe regime that has taken over cricket in that unfortunate, beleagured country.

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Violence, whether it is racially, politically or religiously motivated, is a regular ritual at football games throughout Europe and the rest of the world. This has always been a big negative for the game and is not an easy criticism to deflect.

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Strife-torn Zimbabwe will remain a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) officials said today, after the deeply-divided governing body worked out a last-minute compromise.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) should hit Zimbabwe for six and dump it from international competition, federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.

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Powerful India will oppose any moves to throw strife torn Zimbabwe out of world cricket and is counting on the rest of the Asian bloc for support, a senior official told AFP today. More cricket Lee’s 300th one to cherish

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For a man who says he doesn’t covet personal milestones, Ricky Ponting certainly knows how to celebrate them.

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In the lead up to the 2008 (3rd) Australian Football International Cup, to be held in Melbourne and Warrnambool this August, I want to dispel some misconceptions around the event.

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