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Cricket-Fourth Pakistan player being investigated - newspaper

Cricket News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:26
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over match-rigging claims, The News of the World newspaper said on Saturday.

Nehwal criticises Delhi's preparations, then backtracks

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:51
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Delhi's chaotic preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games proved India was not capable of hosting major international events, Games ambassador Saina Nehwal said on Saturday, before retracting the statement hours later.

G20 members agree economic recovery to continue

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 05:55
GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said.

Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift - minister

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 05:04
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

Chandhok completes first laps of Korean F1 circuit

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:15
LONDON (Reuters) - Karun Chandhok declared South Korea's new, and as yet unfinished, grand prix circuit to be in good shape after becoming the first person to drive a Formula One car around it on Saturday.

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:33
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:32
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.

FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:31
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.

Tendulkar tells youngsters to resist lure of money

Headline News - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:21
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar advised young cricketers on Friday to resist the lure of money and play the game in the cleanest possible way.

Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:44
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the $27 billion company.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:44
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

New one-day format could hurt World Cup chances - Ponting

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:27
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the new domestic one-day format could damage the World Cup preparations of fringe players.

Cricket-New one-day format could hurt World Cup chances -Ponting

Cricket News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:24
MELBOURNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the new domestic one-day format could damage the World Cup preparations of fringe players.

Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:55
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

Dutch beat Australia with Paumen triple

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:28
ROSARIO, Argentina (Reuters) - Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday.

India should follow map to account convertibility - RBI

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:00
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - India should move toward capital account convertibility on a calibrated basis according to domestic and global factors, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Duvvuri Subbarao said on Friday.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:25
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:10
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

Police question suspended Pakistan trio

Headline News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:54
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.

UPDATE 3-Cricket-Police question suspended Pakistan trio

Cricket News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:42
LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.
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