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Apr 122012
DUBAI: It's remarkable the way the Dubai Festival City Dragon Boat Festival has steadily gained popularity and been received so well by the community.
Just into its fifth edition, the event witnessed 44 teams and over 1,500 Read more [...]
Diego Maradona Confronts ‘Coward’ Fans in Dubai: Soccer Legend’s Five Maddest …
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Mar 312012
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They shouldn't be angry with me they should be angry with the people who did this. They are cowards, not real fans.
The wives and girlfriends were subsequently rushed from the Read more [...]
England to feel the heat in Sri Lanka
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Mar 252012
England loudmouth Graeme Swann wipes his face during a practice session ahead of a cricket match against Sri Lanka. (REUTERS)
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England, Sri Lanka seek Test redemption
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Mar 242012
GALLE: Top-ranked England play Sri Lanka in a two-Test series from Monday with both teams looking to prove a point after recent setbacks in the traditional five-day game. England's status as the world's number one Test side took a big Read more [...]
Afghanistan cricketers on the fast-track to Test status after Twenty20 success …
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Mar 232012
Afghan batsmen are forthright, and artless when they should be manoeuvring
fielders around, but they hacked out a par 146 then bowled with the zest
that has become their trademark.
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Dubai event is a huge part of pre-season preparations, says Sussex skipper Yardy
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Mar 222012
Dubai: Sussex captain Michael Yardy believes a strong showing at today's Emirates Airline Twenty20 event will give his team the perfect preparation ahead of the upcoming English season.
The England all-rounder, who led the Sharks to the final here last year, is looking Read more [...]
Sussex skipper Yardy glad to be back in Dubai
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Mar 222012
Dubai: Sussex captain Michael Yardy believes a strong showing at Friday's Emirates Airline Twenty20 event will give his team the perfect preparation ahead of the upcoming English season.
The England all-rounder, who led the Sharks to the final here last year, is Read more [...]
Ganguly, Dravid headline cricket festival in Dubai
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Mar 222012
The Sevens will come alive with top-class cricket on Friday as a stellar cast of players descend on Dubai for the annual Emirates Airline Twenty20.
Former India captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly head the list of star names and will feature in a select side representing MCC, the Read more [...]
Best england side since 1987: Mark Ramprakash
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Mar 222012
DUBAI: Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash believes that the current side, which recently tasted success against Pakistan in the UAE, is the best he has seen after Gatting's 1987 team.
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Mar 222012
DUBAI - The Sevens will come alive with top-class cricket on Friday as a stellar cast of players descend on Dubai for the annual Emirates Airline Twenty20. Former India captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly head the list of star names and will feature in a select side representing MCC, the Read more [...]
Mar 212012
Dubai: Durham's Graham Onions hopes a flying start to the new season at the Emirates Airline Twenty20 competition here will kickstart his bid to reclaim a place in the England Test side.
The 29-year-old seamer is part of a Read more [...]
Ireland v USA, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Dubai
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Mar 162012
Ireland 160 for 6 (O'Brien 47, Joyce 46, Hutchinson 3-22) beat USA 96 (Rankin 4-9) by 64 runsScorecard
Boyd Rankin's outstanding figures of 4 for 9 which propelled Ireland to victory against USA emphasised his talent and also what a loss he'd be to Irish cricket if snapped up by England. After losing Read more [...]
England gear up for tough Sri Lanka test
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Mar 142012
England's cricketers pose for photographers their after victory in the fourth and final One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 21, 2012. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
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Mar 132012
World T20 places at stake as qualifying event begins today
DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has called the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier that begins in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday (today) "the biggest development event in cricket history". It is not an empty boast as 16 teams Read more [...]
World T20 places at stake in qualifying event
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Mar 122012
DUBAI (Reuters) - International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has called the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier that begins in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday "the biggest development event in cricket history". Ireland's Dave Langford-Smith (R) celebrates with team mates including wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien (2nd R), Kyle McCallan and Read more [...]