Cricket crisis - Lara, other top Windies players, axed
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Brian Lara and other top West Indies players have been ruled ineligible for a January tournament against Australia and Pakistan after refusing to sign a contract due to a dispute over sponsorship deals, sources involved in the dispute said yesterday.
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West Indies have been forced to make a second change to their Champions Trophy squad because of injury. Dwayne Smith is suffering from a shoulder problem and has been replaced by Ryan Hinds.
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LONDON  - West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and put South Africa in to bat in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool B deciding match here at the Oval.
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London, Sept. 4 (NNN): Master-blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was finally ruled out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy starting here on September 10.
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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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West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and put South Africa in to bat in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool B deciding match here at the Oval.
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The West Indies survived an injury scare to captain Brian Lara to beat Pakistan by seven wickets and earn a place in the ICC Champions Trophy Final.
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The impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board and 15 top players appears to have been temporarily resolved after the players were freed to join the training camp for the forthcoming tour of Australia.
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FRANKLY speaking it is time for reasonable heads to take over and solve this problem which threatens to cause major embarrassment for the West Indies.
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JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket coach Eric Simons was axed from his job Friday after a string of dismal performances which saw the country slip from second to sixth and eighth in world Test and one-day rankings.
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Brian Lara strikes an unbeaten 196 to put the West Indies in a commanding position against Pakistan in Multan.
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West Indies captain Brian Lara should be fit to lead his side in the ICC Champions Trophy final against England on Saturday. Lara has been cleared of serious injury after being struck on the neck by a Shoaib
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Veteran Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique will retire from international cricket after an upcoming home series against South Africa, selectors announced here.
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Australia&#39;s Olympic gold champion hockey team has pulled out of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan because of security concerns.
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West Indies may send a weakened squad to Australia for the forthcoming one-day series after most of their 25-man squad missed a deadline to make themselves available amid a dispute over sponsorship.
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London, September 25: West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and opted to field in the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament final against England on Saturday.
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LONDON - Allrounder Dwayne Smith has pulled out of the West Indies cricket squad for this month&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy event in England because of injury.