Cricket: Hurt Butcher out of tour
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Mark Butcher is ruled out of England's tour of South Africa with a sprained wrist.
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Andrew Flintoff's hopes of returning to the England team are dealt a massive blow after he fails a fitness test on his troublesome ankle.
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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the third one-day international against India on Monday with a knee injury.
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The Boston Red Sox placed starter Tim Wakefield on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a stress fracture in the area of his rib cage.
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New England captain Jonny Wilkinson looks set to miss his country&#39;s autumn games against Canada, South Africa and Australia as a result of his latest injury.
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Australia&#39;s ace spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday was ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb during batting practice.
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Mumbai - Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne was ruled out of the final Test against India starting on Wednesday after he suffered an injury during a training session.
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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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Joe Cole, the Chelsea midfielder, has withdrawn from the England squad to play in a friendly against Spain because of a stomach bug.
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach   Mike Butcher was suspended for three games after getting   ejected from Monday's game against the New York Yankees.
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England&#39;s pace bowlers will be given another chance to prove they can function without &#39;Freddie&#39; after all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s cricket tour of New Zealand was canceled today to allow the visiting players to return home after tsunamis devastated their country.
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England captain Jonny Wilkinson is ruled out for four to six weeks with an arm injury.
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Fast bowler Brett Lee is ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury and will be replaced by Stuart Clark.
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Kolkata: South African skipper Graeme Smith suffered an injury to his left foot in a minor accident near the team hotel here today.
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Johannesburg - England&#39;s cricket tour to Zimbabwe was on the brink of being called off on Wednesday when the team cancelled its flight to Harare just two days before the first game.
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Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has been left out of India&#39;s squad for this month&#39;s two-test series against Bangladesh due to an abdominal strain.