Cricket: Pakistan duo ruled out
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Pakistan pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are ruled out of the World Cup with injuries.
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Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar took six wickets between them as England were dismissed for a modest 202 in the first one-day international at Sophia Gardens.
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Karachi: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka starting on Thursday because of a shoulder injury.
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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled from the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa after a bust up with team mate Mohammad Asif.
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Captain Darren Lockyer and goalkicker Craig Fitzgibbon have been ruled out of Australia&#39;s Tri Nations rugby league Test against Great Britain this weekend.
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Justin Langer scored 191 as Pakistan dismissed Australian for 381 in the first cricket Test in Perth. He fell short of a double-hundred in successive Tests after becoming Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s fifth wicket early on day two.
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A decision will be made about injured Australian opener Justin Langer on Sunday morning but Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has ruled himself out of the second cricket test starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
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Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar have been cleared to play in the second test against Australia starting in Melbourne on Sunday.
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England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has been ruled out for the entire Test series against India after suffering a recurrence of a hernia injury.
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Indian captain Saurav Ganguly, who missed the last two tests against Australia with injury, has been picked for the first test against South Africa but will miss the match due to an unprecedented ban for a slow over rate.
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Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu put the blame on his batsmen after their eight-wicket defeat by Pakistan. They only totalled 232-9 and Yousuf Youhana (107) and Man of the Match Shoaib Malik (86) comfortably knocked off the runs for the home side.
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Pakistan sent Shoaib Akhtar home from the Twenty20 world championships in South Africa on Friday after the fast bowler had a bust-up with teammate Mohammad Asif, officials said.
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Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have had their bans for doping overturned by an appeals committee.
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England omit Marcus Trescothick for the day-night international against Pakistan.
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BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): A number of top West Indies players have ruled themselves out of consideration for Januaryâs one-day cricket series against Australia and Pakistan because of an ongoing contract dispute, cricket officials said on Wednesday.
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Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar is ruled out of the first Test against Australia.
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Pakistan have recalled Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for the preliminary 25-man squad for next month's tour of South Africa despite uncertainty over their doping cases.