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  • Enhanced contract payments for Australian cricket eves

    Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ...

  • 2018 World Cup infrastructure inadequate

    Russia is struggling to beef up its hospitality infrastructure ahead of the 2018 World Cup, with seven of the 11 host cities lagging behind in the number of hotel rooms on offer. Only Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg and Kazan meet the FIFA requirement of 60,000 hotel rooms for host cities, World Cup deputy CEO Alexander Djordjadze said Tuesday at the Football Build Expo here. "It's no secret ...

  • China to host maiden Royal Trophy golf meet

    The Royal Trophy Golf Tournament will be held for the first time in China Dec 20-22 at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, Royal Trophy co-managing director Ivan Ballesteros said Tuesday. "We are very pleased to announce that the next edition of the Royal Trophy will be held at Dragon Lake Golf Club in China. The previous edition of the competition was an enormous success with the Asian team ...

  • Hyundai Motor commences Trophy Tour for ICC Champions Trophy 2013

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  • Sven-Goran Eriksson to reveal sexy secrets in tell-all book

    Sven-Goran Eriksson is planning to tell all about his time as England's football coach in a new autobiography. The Swede's memoir, Svennis, will talk about the time when he had affairs with Ulrika Jonsson, 45, and FA secretary Faria Alam, 47, the Daily Star reported. The 65-year-old former player told the publication that there has been so much said about him that is not true, so he wants to ...


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Kung Fu Panda 2 [Blu-Ray]

Kung Fu Panda 2 [Blu-Ray]

In the inevitable, but mostly enjoyable sequel Kung Fu Panda 2, Jack Black reprises his role as Po, a roly-roly panda-turned-Dragon Warrior, and there is probably no actor working today who is better at conveying boundless enthusiasm and awe. His voice has the same crackling ... ...

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  • Anderson most skillful fast bowler in the world England bowling coach David Saker

    England's bowling coach David Saker has described Jimmy Anderson as the most skillful bowler in the world, following the latter's astounding display during the Lord's Test against New Zealand. The ICC ratings place Steyn at number one, while Anderson languishes at sixth place, more than a hundred ranking points behind. But Saker admits that despite Steyn being an outstanding bowler, Jimmy has ...

  • Ex-PCB chairman Tauqir demands imposition of ad-hoc on board

    Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Lieutenant General (retired) Tauqir Zia, along a few former and current players and administrators, have serious reservations on the mechanism adopted by the PCB, and is demanding the imposition of ad-hoc on the board. The Daily Times quoted Tauqir as saying that ad-hoc for at least three months is the need of the hour to fix ...

  • Warner expected to plead guilty for Twitter rant during CA hearing

    Australian Test batsman David Warner is expected to plead guilty during Cricket Australia hearing over his recent Twitter rant with two prominent journalists. Senior Code of Behaviour Commissioner, Justice Gordon Lewis, will hear the case via teleconference. According to news.com.au, Warner faces sanction ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or counseling after being reported under CA's ...

  • New England football kit compared to old German strip

    The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared with West Germany's outfit in the 1960s and 70s by some fans. The kit was sponsored by 'Nike', who opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge, Sky News reported. Fans took to social media to express their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "The new England ...

  • 2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017

    The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head of the government agency auditing the project said. The stadium is to host a 2018 World Cup semifinal, but the new date means there could be a rush to prepare it for scheduled Confederations Cup games in 2017. "The ...

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