Malta: Malta international midfielder Kevin Sammut has been given a 10-year suspension by European soccer's governing body UEFA after being found guilty of match-fixing in the Euro 2008 qualifier between Norway and Malta.
The match ended in a 4-0 win for Norway, who scored three times in the last 18 minutes. Sammut, one of three players cited in the ruling by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Board, was substituted at halftime.
UEFA said there was not enough evidence to enforce bans against the other players named in the case.
Sammut, 31, told a news conference he intended to appeal the sentence which his legal team claimed was "blatantly unjust"....
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08:37 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Karachi: The Pakistan team might be on a winning streak in the ICC World Twenty20 but some former greats have their concerns over the batting of the team. Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas expressed apprehensions over the inconsistent batting performances by the team. We won a big match against South Africa on Friday but the way the batsmen made a hash of chasing a small total is worrying for me....
02:06 AM, Jul 02, 2008
Karachi: In the wake of their not-so-impressive outings in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has advised the trio of Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal to review their approach towards batting in the shortest format of the sport. While Azhar said that Pakistan can claim to be a valid contender for the ICC World Twenty20 title due to its varied and effective resources but its...
04:30 PM, Jun 30, 2008
New Delhi: Legendary former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, who knows more than a thing about playing the game for over two decades, feels that India's batting legend Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't drag himself to a stage where he is at the mercy of national selectors. Talking to the English daily Times of India, Imran said if he were Tendulkar, he wouldn't want to quit the game when not at his best. ...
10:28 AM, Jun 30, 2008
Colombo: A chastened England will resume their faltering defence of the World Twenty20 later this week desperate to find a way to tackle spin after crashing to their biggest loss in T20 cricket. India's spinners sent Stuart Broad's men packing for just 80 in Sunday's group A match in Colombo, a defeat of 90 runs. It was England's lowest total in the shortest format and their heaviest defeat. Luckily for ...
10:18 AM, Jun 30, 2008
Colombo: Offspinner Harbhajan Singh, who made a memorable comeback to internataional cricket by helping India thrash England in a World Twenty20 group league match here, dedicated his Man-of-the-Match award to his mother and close friends who stood by him in his hour of crisis. It's been a hard year. Being out of the side. Other boys were doing really well, so it was really difficult for me to make a...
02:07 AM, Jun 30, 2008
Colombo: Harbhajan Singh made a resounding comeback to international cricket with a four-wicket spell that spun India to a mammoth 90-run win over England at the ICC World Twenty20 on Sunday. Harbhajan, who replaced R Ashwin in the dead Group A rubber, credited his stint with Essex in the English county for getting his rhythm back after a hard year. I think it was important for me to bowl lots...
01:20 AM, Jun 30, 2008
Lincoln: A listless display by India 'A' allowed New Zealand 'A' to win the third and final unofficial ODI by 65 runs and square the three-match series 1-1 here on Sunday. The Indian boys won the first match and the second ended in a tie. For the second successive game, the India 'A' middle order faltered and they were bowled out for 163 in 42.1 overs, after the hosts rode...
12:22 AM, Jun 30, 2008
Colombo: Having lost to Australia in their World Twenty20 opener, West Indies would not have the luxury of experimenting against Ireland here on Monday, as they need a win at any cost to book a berth in the Super Eights stage. Although West Indies start as clear favourites, especially with Chris Gayle in smashing form, the William Porterfield-led Irish side has a penchant for springing a few surprises at the...
11:19 PM, Jun 29, 2008
Sri Lanka innings: 7th over: 46 for 5: Albie Morkel gets his first over and concedes 8 runs and gets a wicket. Sri Lanka batsmen never got the kind of start they needed and the seven-over match didn't give them the opportunity to raise the tempo at the later stage. Dale Steyn claims two wickets while Kallis and Albie Morkel chipped in with one-wicket each.
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01:29 PM, Jun 29, 2008
Colombo: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday defended beleaguered speedster Zaheer Khan, calling him the Sachin Tendulkar of Indian bowling but at the same time indicated a few changes in the team line-up for the last World T20 group match against England here Sunday. It's easier to go after a bowler when is not doing well. For me, Zaheer is the Sachin Tendulkar of the Indian bowling attack. He has ...
01:23 PM, Jun 29, 2008
Colombo: Chris Gayle has enthralled the cricket loving public across the globe with his ability to hit big sixes and the Jamaican giant says 'proper balance' is the key in executing those towering shots. The key thing is balance. You have to have good balance to be able to hit a lot of sixes. I put special emphasis on my balance. You have to realise that bowlers aren't always going...
02:33 PM, Jun 28, 2008
London: Kevin Pietersen's omission and the selectors' decision to drop Essex batsman Ravi Bopara after a poor run of form this year paved the way for two uncapped batsmen to be included in Alastair Cook's 16-man squad for the four-match Test series, which begins in Ahmedabad on November 15. Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root have been called up after both enjoyed impressive seasons in English county cricket. Compton, ...
04:40 PM, Jun 27, 2008
Colombo: Amidst many calling for the out-of-form Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, West Indies great Brian Lara has come out in support of the India batsman. At the ICC awards here on Saturday night, Lara, who many stellar cricket pundits believe was as good a batsman as Tendulkar, told IBN7, “I am not sure if I am all correct. But I have noticed that he [Sachin Tendulkar] is not playing the shorter...
02:15 AM, Jun 27, 2008
New Delhi: The BCCI on Friday sought to justify the decision to terminate the IPL contract of debt-ridden Deccan Chargers, saying it was compelled to take action after the beleaguered franchise claimed that it had not committed any breaches and threatened to take legal recourse. The BCCI said the decision to terminate the IPL contract of Deccan Chargers was taken after careful deliberation and only due to the absolute inability...
03:37 PM, Jun 26, 2008
Kolkata: Terming star Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh's comeback as incredible, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the left-hander's performance in the recently concluded Twenty20 International against New Zealand. It is incredible, to say the least. In spite of lack of match practice, there were glimpses of vintage Yuvraj in the match. He looks fit and his performance will only improve with time. It was a very...
02:56 AM, Jun 26, 2008
Brendon McCullum's whirlwind 91 took New Zealand to a challenging 167 for 5 in 20 overs after MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field in the second Twenty20 against New Zealand in Chennai on Tuesday. India went in without Virender Sehwag, while New Zealand recalled Daniel Vettori.
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12:57 PM, Jun 25, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday backed senior team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, insisting that he remains a phenomenon despite being off-colour in the just-concluded Test series against New Zealand. I don't want to comment on what others have said. But Sachin is somebody we all have looked up to while playing. He is the best cricketer I have played with, Harbhajan said. He scores 100s but never gets tired....
11:08 AM, Jun 24, 2008
Sharjah: Michael Hussey and Glenn Maxwell hit fighting half-centuries to help Australia beat Pakistan by three wickets in the third and final one-day international, taking the three-match series 2-1 on Monday. Hussey scored 65 for his 39th fifty and Maxwell hit a 38-ball 56 not out to round off a challenging chase of a target of 245 in 47 overs spoiling Pakistan's chances of beating Australia for the first time...
07:55 AM, Jun 23, 2008
London: England coach Andy Flower on Friday said that Andrew Strauss was a great man and deserved to be remembered as one of his country's best captains. Flower, speaking publicly for the first time since Test skipper Strauss announced his retirement from all cricket on Wednesday, told Sky Sports: He's a great man. Very simply he's a great bloke, a very strong man with a good sense of what is...
03:16 AM, Jun 22, 2008
