Posts tagged australia
Pakistan squandered a golden opportunity: Imran Khan
Jan 8th
Pakistan's former captain Imran Khan has said that the national team had squandered a golden opportunity to beat Australia in their own backyard in so many years. "Our team has lot of talent but they are short on temperament and this was visible in the way we allowed Australia to comeback and win the test in ...
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Loading ...Australia pledges ‘no more, no less’ on climate
Dec 22nd
Australia will do "no more and no less" than other nations to fight climate change, the government said Tuesday, as it prepared to set its greenhouse gas pollution targets after talks in Copenhagen. The centre-left Labor government wants to introduce a carbon trading emissions scheme which could reduce the pollution responsible for global warming by up ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Teams rocked by injury doubts
Dec 15th
Australia versus West Indies at the WACA. It's the sort of fixture that once upon a time had fans salivating at the prospect of a fearsome Caribbean pace attack thundering in on arguably the world's fastest pitch. Sadly, there isn't as much interest in the contest this year but that shouldn't hide the fact that ...
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Gayle dismisses Hauritz’s spin qualities
Dec 14th
Chris Gayle has added to Nathan Hauritz's worries before the Perth Test by saying the offspinner doesn't turn the ball much and is "like I'm facing up to myself". Hauritz will line up in just his third first-class game at the WACA in Wednesday's series-deciding encounter. Gayle, the West Indies captain, wasn't concerned about the inclusion ...
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Asian nations confident despite tough World Cup draw
Dec 5th
Asian nations were dealt a tough draw for the next year's World Cup but the consensus Saturday was that getting through the group stages will be hard, but possible. Australia, the region's standout performer at Germany 2006, were pitted with three-time champions Germany, Ghana and Serbia while North Korea are in the inevitable 'Group of Death'. They ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Big Vito Wins Title, Ric Flair-Wal-Mart ‘Altercation’, & More
Nov 14th
Devin Cutting sent this one in: WWE returns to the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois on February 14th, 2010. Tickets go on sale December 19th, 2009. In regards to a report going around the internet regarding Ric Flair being involved with what looked to be some kind of an altercation during an appearance at a Walmart, ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Zaheer set to return for Test series against Lanka
Nov 9th
Zaheer Khan is set to return to Test cricket while Ashish Nehra would also fancy a comeback to the longer version after a five-year hiatus when the national selection panel meets here tomorrow to pick the Indian squad for the three-match home series against Sri Lanka. Zaheer, who returned to first class cricket recently after undergoing ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...My Name Is Khan to Release on February 12, 2010!
Nov 6th
The releasing date of one of the most awaited movies has finally been declared. YES! Dharma Productions 'My Name is Khan' starring the heartthrob of millions Shah Rukh Khan and the beautiful and talented Kajol Devgan is set to release on Feb. 12, 2010. MNIK will hit the theaters in over 40 countries like United States, ...
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Dhoni backs struggling Harbhajan, second chance for erratic Hilfenhaus
Nov 5th
While only seven members of the injury-hit Australian squad turned up at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium for the optional practice session on Wednesday morning, Team India arrived with their full-strength squad in the afternoon. But even as the rest of his team mates indulged themselves in a friendly game of football on the sidelines, ...
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Australia look to defy odds again
Nov 5th
Big Picture Australia have no business being 2-2 in this series. Seven first-choice men out, followed by two of their replacements (Moises Henriques being the latest). Foreign conditions. Back-to-back matches, spread across the length and breadth of India, suggesting more a sightseeing tour than one of the cricketing variety. Bowlers struggling at the death. Big hitters ...
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Nicole Kidman’s strange sexual fetish encounters
Nov 4th
Melbourne (ANI): In one of her most revealing interviews ever, Nicole Kidman has revealed how she has experienced different levels of love, from ‘mundane’ marriage to ‘strange sexual fetish stuff’. The 42-year-old actress, currently married to country singer Keith Urban, said her life had been about exploring different types of love. The Others actress, who was ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sehwag, Gambhir likely to play Mohali ODI
Nov 2nd
Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who sustained injuries during India's third ODI against Australia, are likely to play the fourth ODI in Mohali later in the day. Both Sehwag and Gambhir underwent fitness test at the Sector 16 stadium in Mohali on Monday and the Indian coach Gary Kirsten would likely to allow both ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chandigarh police bust major cricket-betting racket
Nov 2nd
The Crime Branch of Chandigarh Police on Sunday said that it had cracked a major cricket-betting racket and arrested four bookies in the city. Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Superintendent of Police (Crime) of Chandigarh Police, Madhur Verma, said: "The arrested persons were operating from a rented house and they were caught red-handed while laying bets ...
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Theron, Hardy to Star in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Oct 31st
The rumors are true: Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy will star in George Miller's long-awaited continuation of the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. Miller is set to start filming next August in Australia. Hardy has previously been seen in films like Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down. He also has a ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Joel targets title and ticket
Oct 30th
Sydney drenches its inhabitants in a singular, seductive charm. Home to iconic landmarks such as Bondi Beach, Harbour Bridge, Hyde Park and Sydney Opera House, it is, culturally and climatically, a modern paradise. Joel Porter will attest to that. The deep-lying forward made the city his home by joining Sydney Olympic in 2002. At the age ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ponting denies keeping Lee, Mitch out in preparation for Windies series
Oct 28th
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has denied reports that he is keeping injured fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson out of the Nagpur ODI against India to give them sufficient rest in preparation for the home series against the West Indies. "Their injuries are severe enough to keep them out of the game tomorrow. It's ...
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Bhajji predicts 5-2 score line against Aussies
Oct 28th
Ahead of the second one-day international against Australia, India's combative off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has predicted a five-two score line in favour of his team, and added that India will top ODI rankings at the end of the seven match series. India look to draw level against injury-hit Australia "I believe if we play to our potential we ...
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Hopes out for Nagpur, doubts over Lee and Johnson
Oct 26th
Australia have been hit with injury worries to their bowlers just one game into the seven-match series against India, with James Hopes ruled out of the second match and a question mark over the availability of strike bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson. Allrounder Hopes suffered a hamstring strain during the first match in Vadodara on ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Vadodara was India’s 100th defeat on home soil
Oct 26th
Some key facts on the first one-day international between India and Australia [ Images ] which ended in a four-run defeat for the home side. # Tim Payne has now scored two fifties in his two appearances against India. He had also made 56 in his only other appearance against India in ICC [ Images ] ...
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England lock in 2010-11 Ashes schedule
Oct 8th
England's 2010-11 Ashes defence in Australia will follow a traditional path, with the five-Test series starting in Brisbane and ending in Sydney. Australia, who lost the urn in August, can start planning their way back after the schedule was released, but the visitors have made a change already by asking for three first-class games before ...
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Watson exceeds his own expectations
Oct 8th
Shane Watson is pleased to have arrived home in Sydney after five months on tour with far more certainty surrounding his future than when he flew out. Watson starred for Australia during their Champions Trophy triumph and is the incumbent Test opener having performed well during the Ashes and has quickly become a vital cog ...
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South Pacific tsunami warning causes panic
Oct 8th
Panic has swept across the Pacific after two strong undersea earthquakes off the coast off Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning for the region. The quakes, measuring 7.8 and 7.1 in magnitude, struck at about 9am local time and were immediately followed by a tsunami warning for 11 Pacific nations including Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonai, Nauru ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Desert dust storm chokes Sydney
Sep 23rd
Australia's biggest city, Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in by winds from the deserts of the outback. Visibility is so bad that international flights have been diverted and harbour ferry traffic disrupted. Emergency services reported a surge in calls from people suffering breathing problems. Children and the elderly have been told to stay indoors. Sydney's ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Australia: No US request for more troops
Sep 22nd
Australia says it has not been asked to send more troops to Afghanistan and does not expect Washington to make any quick decisions on a top-level warning that the war there could be lost without more multinational forces. The warning came in a report to U.S. President Barack Obama from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top ...
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Ponting backs young brigade to shine in S Africa
Sep 21st
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes his new-look side can shine at the Champions Trophy which gets underway in South Africa tomorrow. Australia lost the seventh and final ODI against England by four wickets here yesterday, but stil captured the series 6-1 to ease a little of the pain caused by the loss of the Ashes. "The last ...
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Australia reclaim No.1 spot
Sep 18th
Australia have regained their status as the top-ranked one-day side in the world after their latest success over England. The world champions cruised to an 111-run victory over England at Trent Bridge on Thursday to pull 6-0 clear in the seven-match series. That triumph has just edged them back ahead of South Africa in the ICC's ODI ...
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Paine sets up crushing victory
Sep 18th
Australia 296 for 8 (Paine 111, Hussey 65, Anderson 4-55) beat England 185 (Hopes 3-32) by 111 runs Tim Paine's maiden one-day international century and two spectacular, direct-hit run-outs from Ricky Ponting sent England tumbling to their third heaviest all-time home defeat and a sixth consecutive loss to Australia. In a thoroughly dispiriting display, England were ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Cricket-Ponting piles on England agony as Australia go 5-0 up
Sep 16th
Ricky Ponting piled on the misery for England with a masterful century to help Australia claim a comfortable four-wicket win and a 5-0 lead in the one-day series on Tuesday. Captain Ponting thumped 126 in 109 balls as the visitors eased to their target of 300 with 10 deliveries to spare at Trent Bridge. Australia, who again ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...India seeks details of latest Melbourne attack on students
Sep 16th
India is seeking details from its consulate in Melbourne about the reported attack on three Indians. "We are concerned, we are seeking details (of the incident)," official sources told IANS in New Delhi on Tuesday. The three Indians were brutally attacked in a Melbourne suburb by a group of youths who allegedly made racist remarks, according to ...
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India drops to third in ICC ranking
Sep 15th
Their defeat against Sri Lanka in the tri-series followed by Australia's win over England in the fourth one-dayer resulted to India dropping to third place in the ICC ODI rankings list. India were displaced from the top spot within 24 hours of gaining it after their morale-shattering 139-run defeat against the hosts Sri Lanka. After India's defeat, ...
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