Cricket
Board delegation meet President
June
30, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – A 13-member delegation of Bangladesh Cricket Board made a
courtesy call on President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban on
Thursday.
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Sri
Lanka-Pakistan Scoreboard at lunch
June
30, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – A 13-member delegation of Bangladesh Cricket Board made a
courtesy call on President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban on
Thursday.
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Cricket
Board President accorded reception
June
29, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Bangladesh Cricket Board President Saber Hossain Chowdhury was
accorded a reception at Zia International Airport yesterday on his return
from a successful mission in the just concluded ICC meeting in London that
unanimously awarded Test status to Bangladesh.
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Chittagong
also celebrates
June
29, 2000
Chittagong
(UNB) – Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday brought out a
jubilant procession in the city to mark the crowning of Bangladesh with
test status in cricket.
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Junior
cricket team leaves for Asian under-15
June
29, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh national junior cricket team leaves here on Thursday
for Malaysia to take part in the Asian Under-15 Cricket Championship that
began yesterday.
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Lords:
the best venue hits century
June
29, 2000
LONDON
(AP) - West Indies players have been told to be ruthless and hardheaded in
the historic Lord's game against England and not to lose focus by the
venue's 100th test starting Thursday.
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Sri
Lanka wins toss, elects to bat
June
29, 2000
KANDY,
Sri Lanka (AP) - After a delay because of overnight rain, Sri
Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss Wednesday and elected to bat
first in the final match of a three-test series that Pakistan has already
won.
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Bangladesh
Biman hailed test status hood
June
28, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has hailed
the crowning of Bangladesh as the 10th Test-playing country of the world
cricket.
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FBCCI
jubilant for ‘Test status’
June
28, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – FBCCI yesterday warmly greeted cricketers, organizers and the
government on Bangladesh’s achievement of Test status as 10th full
member of International Cricket Council.
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BTV
to telecast live national rejoicing rally
June
28, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- Bangladesh Television will telecast live a national rejoicing rally
and a cultural function from Paltan Maidan today (Wednesday) at 4.30 pm.
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Pakistan
waiting for another win
June
24, 2000
GALLE,
Sri Lanka (AP) - Pakistan took a 419-run first innings lead
and then claimed one Sri Lankan second innings wicket to get a commanding
position at the end of third day's play of the second test match Friday.
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Cronje
breaks down after testimony
June
24, 2000
CAPE
TOWN (AP) - Former South
African cricket captain Hansie Cronje
broke down in tears Friday after being grilled for three days about his
acceptance of illicit payments.
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Investigators
question Azharuddin.
June
23, 2000
NEW
DELHI (AP) - Federal investigators on Thursday questioned former Indian
cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin, who allegedly introduced former South
African skipper Hansie Cronje to
an
Indian bookie in a match-fixing scandal that has shaken the sport.
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Now
Cronje faces psychiatric depression
June
22, 2000
CAPE
TOWN (AP) - Disgraced South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who
last week confessed to taking about dlrs 100,000 in bribes and gifts from
gamblers, suffers from clinical depression, Cronje's psychiatrist told a
commission of inquiry Wednesday.
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Bangladesh
seeks support from
England
June
22, 2000
DHAKA - Bangladesh is seeking support from England
in its bid to win test status at next week's meeting of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) at Lord's.
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Akram
gets 400 wickets but won’t retire
June
20, 2000
COLOMBO
(AP) - Pakistan's star all-rounder Wasim Akram, who has became the fourth
bowler in test history to complete 400 wickets, has said he was looking
forward to playing for another year and a half.
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Sex
scandal threatens Warne’s vice captaincy
June
20, 2000
MELBOURNE
(AP) - Shane Warne could have jeopardized his position as Australian
vice-captain after being embroiled in a British tabloid sex scandal.
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Azhar Invited For
Cape Town Hearing
June
20, 2000
Mumbai,
Mohammed Azharuddin is likely to be invited by the Justice King Commission
in South Africa next week to give more evidence on match-fixing, an
internet site has reported from Cape Town on Monday.
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SA
cricketer confesses to taking 100,000 dollars in bribes
June
17, 2000
CAPE
TOWN, JUNE 15 (AP) - Sacked South African cricket captain
Hansie Cronje confessed Thursday to taking about dlrs 100,000 in bribes
from gamblers since 1996, and also linked former Indian and Pakistani
captains to bookmakers.
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Warne
admits "talking dirty"
June
17, 2000
SYDNEY
(AP) - Australian cricketer Shane Warne on Friday
admitted "talking dirty" but denied harassing a British nurse
after she reportedly spurned his advances in a nightclub.
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Sri
Lanka’s 100th Test: Ranatunga made history!!!
June
16, 2000
COLOMBO
(AP) - Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga made cricketing history
Thursday by becoming the only player to participate in his country's
inaugural as well as the
centenary
test.
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"Cronje’s
testimony rubbish": Azharuddin
June
16, 2000
BOMBAY
(AP) - Former Indian cricket skipper Mohammed
Azharuddin
on Thursday dismissed as "rubbish" the testimony of
former
South African captain Hansie Cronje linking him to the
matchfixing
scandal.
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Nurse alleges, Warne gave her hotel room key
June
16, 2000
SYDNEY
(AP) - A British nurse who claimed Australian cricketer
Shane Warne harassed her by leaving "very explicit" messages
on her telephone answering machine has said she regrets
sparking
a tabloid sex scandal.
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ACB
chief speaks with Warne over sex scandal
June
15, 2000
BRISBANE
(AP) - Australian Cricket Board chief executive Malcolm Speed has spoken
with Shane Warne over an alleged sex scandal engulfing the star spinbowler.
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“Stiff
necked” Ramprakash to be replaced
June
15, 2000
BIRMINGHAM,
England, JUNE 14 (AP) - England opener Mark Ramprakash was forced
to cut short his final net session with a recurrence of a stiff neck on
the eve of Thursday's opening test against the West Indies.
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Indians decry match
fixing accusation
June
14, 2000
NEW
DELHI (AP) - Indian cricket officials on Tuesday rejected
a suggestion by the South African cricket chief that India's World Cup
victory against arch-rival Pakistan may have been fixed.
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Bacher tells inquiry of matches fixed in 99 World Cup
June
13, 2000
Former senior Pakistani cricket official Majid Khan told South African
cricket chief Ali Bacher that two matches of the 1999 World Cup,
India-Pakistan and Pakistan-Bangladesh were fixed, Bacher told the King
Commission, inquiring into corruption in cricket here on Monday.
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Cricket board won't take immediate action
June
13, 2000
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- The Australian Cricket Board won't take action against Shane Warne for an alleged sexual harassment incident with a British nurse, saying they will let it rest as a private matter "at this stage."
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England
Squad announced against WI
June
12, 2000
LONDON,
JUNE 11 (AP) - Offspinner Robert Croft and allrounder Mark Ealham Sunday
were named in a 14-man squad for the first cricket test against the West
Indies starting in Edgbaston on Thursday.
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Public
prosecutor offers Cronje, others indemnity for full disclosure
June
11, 2000
JOHANNESBERG,
JUNE 10 (AP) - Disgraced cricket players Hansie Cronje, Herschelle Gibbs
and Henry Williams have been offered indemnity from criminal prosecution
if they tell all about their alleged involvement in matchfixing, an
official said Saturday.
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Shoaib Akhtar released by Notts
June
10, 2000
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been released from his
contract by Notts due to a potentially career threatening stress
fracture. Coach Clive Rice and the Notts committee say they will
stand by Shoaib, but will plan for the rest of the season on the
assumption that he will not be able to play for the county this
year. It is believed it could be at least a month before he is fit
again.
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Gibbs is withdrawn from the touring squad
June
10, 2000
On Friday 2 June 2000, it was conveyed to the United Cricket Board by
legal representatives for Mr Herschelle Gibbs, that he admitted having
been approached with a view to match fixing, that he had agreed to
participate in this regard (but in the event did not do so and received no
money), and that previous denials he had made to the UCBSA in that respect
had not been true.
Mr Gibbs has now confirmed this in evidence before the King Commission
yesterday. The UCBSA welcomes the fact that Mr Gibbs has taken this step.
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Pakistan
made night to remember victory in Asia Cup Final
June
8, 2000
Pakistan made it a night to remember with a comprehensive 39- run win
over defending champions Sri Lanka in the final of the 7th Asia Cup at the
National Stadium here tonight. After setting the islanders a difficult 278
run target, the 1992 World Cup champions gifted themselves their maiden
continental championship at the sixth try, winning the elusive trophy with
style and flair.
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Scoreboard of Asia
Cup Final between Sri Lanka and Pakistan
June
8, 2000
Asia
Cup, Final
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (day/night)
Result:
Pakistan won by 39 runs
Series: Pakistan wins the 1999/00 Asia Cup
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Inquest
into South African cricket scandal gets under way
June
8, 2000
CAPE
TOWN, JUNE 7 (AP) - South Africa's sports minister said
Wednesday that an official inquiry into charges of cricket matchfixing
should restore faith in the tarnished reputation of the sport.
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Final
battle of Asia Cup today
June
7, 2000
Dhaka,
UNB)- The curtain falls on the region’s biggest cricket carnival after
the final battle between Sri Lanka and Pakistan here today.
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Hussain:
England must dig deep to beat Windies
June
7, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
JUNE 6 (AP) - Despite a rare series triumph, England must
dig deep and lift its game if the home side is to follow is up by beating
the West Indies for the first time since 1969.
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Pakistan
had a good dress rehearsal with Sri Lanka
June
6, 2000
Dhaka,
June 5 (UNB) - Pakistan had a good dress rehearsal with a 7-wicket victory
against their ultimate rival Sri Lanka in the last preliminary match of
the four-nation Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Bangabandhu National
Stadium today (Monday).
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Scoreboard
of Asia Cup Cricket between Sri Lanka and Pakistan
June
6, 2000
Dhaka,
June 5 (UNB) – Scoreboard of the Seventh Asia Cup Cricket match between
Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
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Committee
of proposed Asian Cricket Foundation formed
June
6, 2000
Dhaka,
June 5 (UNB) – A nine-member committee of the proposed Asian Cricket
Foundation (ACF) was formed at a meeting here today (Monday) to raise fund
for the development of cricket in Asia.
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Zimbabweans
make a bold declaration
June
6, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
England, JUNE 5 (AP) - Zimbabwe made a bold declaration on the fifth and
final day, closing its first innings 89 runs behind England to force a
result in the second cricket test at Trent Bridge on Monday.
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Indian reporter is being questioned by police for
publishing controversial report
June
6, 2000
Dhaka, June 5 (UNB) – Ratul Ghosh, a reporter of
Calcutta-based “Dainik Bartoman” is currently being questioned by
police in the city for publishing a controversial report on the ongoing
Pepsi Asia Cup cricket.
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Pakistan
and Sri Lanka meet in a dress-rehearsal match
June
5, 2000
Dhaka,
June 4 (UNB)- Ahead of the final battle in the Seventh Asia Cup Cricket,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka meet in a dress-rehearsal match tomorrow (Monday).
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ICC
president Dalmiya arrived
June
5, 2000
Dhaka,
June 4 (UNB) – International Cricket Council president Jagmohan Dalmiya
arrived here today (Sunday) to attend a meeting on the proposed Asian
Cricket Foundation (ACF) tomorrow (Monday).
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Indian
team left for New Delhi
June
5, 2000
Dhaka,
June 4 (UNB)- The Indian team, already eliminated from the 7th
Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket, left here this (Sunday) evening for New Delhi.
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Lara
says his best is yet to come
June
5, 2000
LONDON,
JUNE 4 (AP) - Brian Lara says his best as a batsman is yet to come
following a self-imposed five-month exile from the game.
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Waterlogged
outfield rules out play before lunch
June
5, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
England, JUNE 4 (AP) - A waterlogged outfield washed out play before lunch
on the fourth day of the second and final cricket test between England and
Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
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Pakistan
marched into final of Asia Cup Cricket
June
4, 2000
Dhaka,
June 3 (UNB) – Pakistan marched into the final of 7th Asia
Cup Cricket overpowering old foe India by 44 runs in a skirmish here today
(Saterday).
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Scoreboard of Asia Cup Cricket match between
India and Pakistan
June
4, 2000
Dhaka,
June 3 (UNB) – Scoreboard of the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket
match between India and Pakistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here
today (Saturday).
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Atherton,
108 not out, props England to 232 for five at lunch
June
4, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
JUNE 3 (AP) - A fine unbeaten century by Michael Atherton
hit the gloom out of the rain-affected second cricket test on
Satureday as England reached 232 for five at lunch on the third day
at Trent Bridge.
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Scoreboard
Saturday at lunch on third day of second cricket test between England and
Zimbabwe
June
4, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
JUNE 3 (AP) - Scoreboard Saturday at lunch on the third
day of the second cricket test between England and Zimbabwe at Trent
Bridge.
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Worst
match for Bangladesh
June
3, 2000
Dhaka,
June 2 (UNB)- Lackluster performance in every department drugged hosts
Bangladesh to suffer the most harmful defeat against Pakistan in the 7th
Asia Cup Cricket Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today
(Friday).
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India and Pakistan clash in a battle of willow
in Dhaka arena today
June
3, 2000
Dhaka,
June 2 (UNB) – Inveterate rivals India and Pakistan clash in a battle of
willow in Dhaka arena today (Saturday) in the 7th Asia Cup Cricket
Tournament.
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Sri
Lanka's cricket board resigns
June
3, 2000
COLOMBO,
JUNE 2 (AP) - The Sri Lankan cricket board resigned en
masse Friday, plunging the country's most popular sports body into
a new crisis.
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Bangladesh
faces Pakistan today after their glorious victory in WC
June
2, 2000
Dhaka,
June 1 (UNB)- With a delightful world cup memory, Bangladesh faces giant
Pakistan after a year in their last match of the 7th Asia Cup
Cricket Tournament tomorrow (Friday).
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Indians
crushed under lankan juggernaut
June
2, 2000
Skipper
Sanath Jayasuriya fashioned a typically aggressive century to propel
defending champions Sri Lanka to their second successive victory in the
Pepsi Asia Cup yesterday.
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Pakistan
desperate to win the Asia Cup
June
2, 2000
Dhaka,
June 1 (UNB) – Former world champions Pakistan cricket team are keen to
win the ongoing 7th Pepsi Asia Cup to overcome their
title drought in the Asia Cup.
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Elegant
century by Ganguly shaped an 8-wicket victory for India
June
1, 2000
Dhaka,
May 31 (UNB)- An elegant century by Sourav Ganguly shaped an 8-wicket
victory for India over hosts Bangladesh in the 7th Pepsi Asia
Cup Cricket at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today (Wednesday).
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Scoreboard
of rain delayed Asia Cup Cricket match between Bangladesh and India
June
1, 2000
Dhaka,
May 31 (UNB)- Scoreboard of the rain delayed 7th Pepsi Asia Cup
Cricket match between Bangladesh and India concluded here today
(Wednesday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Bangladesh
made ever best total of 249 runs against giant India in Asia Cup
June
1, 2000
Dhaka,
May 31 (UNB)- Bangladesh made ever best total of 249 runs against giant
India in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket at the Bangabandhu
National Stadium today (Wednesday).
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Akram
hit a fastest half-century for Bangladesh against India
June
1, 2000
Dhaka,
May 31 (UNB)- Former captain Akram Khan hit a fastest half-century for
Bangladesh against India in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket at
the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
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Sumon
scored his career’s second half-century in Asia Cup
June
1, 2000
Dhaka,
May 31 (UNB)- Right-hand batsman Habibul Bashar Sumon scored his
career’s second half-century in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup
Cricket against India today (Wednesday).
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