Lara shaken but stirred
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It was all a bit of a fast bowler&#39;s joke at the time but, as Brian Lara lay dazed on the pitch, the words of Shoaib Akhtar must have felt a little more sinister.
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SOTOGRANDE: Sergio Garcia showed the consistency that has lifted his game this year with a four-under 67 in difficult conditions to share the Volvo Masters lead with Spanish compatriot Jose Manuel Lara yesterday.
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JUSTIN Langer sniffed the rarified air of cricket&#39;s 20-century club, but it took Darren Lehmann&#39;s 28 not out to give a nervous home city sweet dreams last night.
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BANGALORE: India&#39;s first innings was not exactly what would be expected of the world&#39;s best batting line-up. Most of the Indian batsmen were as shaky as a blade of grass in a strong wind, barring a couple _ Irfan Pathan and wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
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Ricky Ponting has expressed surprise at Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s insipid performance with the ball in Australia&#39;s second innings in the Melbourne Test, which Pakistan lost by nine wickets.
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London, Sept. 23. (PTI): West Indies captain Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semifinal against Pakistan yesterday, has not suffered a serious injury and was expected to be fit for the ICC Champions
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit an attractive century to help the West Indies post 238-7 against Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international here, an innings that saw Brian Lara pass another career milestone.
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SOUTHAMPTON, England -- West Indies captain Brian Lara had to quit after being struck on the neck by a bouncer as his side beat Pakistan by seven wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.
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This was not an easy day on which to play cricket. The sun shone brilliantly enough but for all of the opening day of the series a buffeting westerly crosswind flapped the trouser legs of the players, put
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Brian Lara expects the England fast bowlers to come up with something similar to the Shoaib Akhtar bouncer that struck his neck and left him dizzy in the Champions Trophy semi-final, West Indies coach Gus Logie said yesterday.
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England will target Brian Lara in the Champions Trophy final after the West Indies captain was felled by a delivery from Shoaib Akhtar in the semi-finals.
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Joe Torre always says that nothing restores order like a well-pitched ballgame. Consider order restored. Mike Mussina tossed eight brilliant innings of three-hit ball
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LONDON - West Indies captain Brian Lara praised his sideâs composure and discipline after they had successfully chased 247 to beat South Africa here at the Oval and win a place in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinals next week.
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Indian cricket and crisis seem to be made for each other. Such are the ways of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the sport continues to lurch from one crisis to another.
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This second one-day international against India produced one of those rare passages of play that will remain sharply etched in the memory however fast the years may pass.
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Century-maker Jacob Oram respected, frustrated and then bludgeoned an all-conquering bowling attack before his own &quot;popgun&quot; bowling sent tremors through Australia&#39;s top order in the first cricket test today.
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Sport: Skipper Michael Vaughan is in belligerent mood in advance of the second test, his first in 18 months.