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Posted: January 8th, 2008, 3:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 8 - The Indian cricket board's working committee Tuesday authorised its president Sharad Pawar to take all possible steps to get Harbhajan Singh cleared of the charge of racial abuse even as it decided the Indian squad will continue the Australia tour 'for the present'.
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Posted: January 8th, 2008, 4:00am EST
London, Jan 8 - A cricket crime fighter and a horse racing investigator will headline the attempt of the Association of Tennis Professional - to clear tennis of illegal betting, the men's sanctioning body confirmed Tuesday.The pair, both former London policemen, will work with governing bodies of the game including the International Tennis Federation as the sport tries to clean up any lingering odour of illegal betting or match fixing by players or outsiders.'Integrity of competition is the
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Posted: January 8th, 2008, 4:00am EST
Melbourne, Jan 8 - Team India heaved a sigh of relief as controversial West Indies umpire Steve Bucknor will not be officiating while Harbhajan Singh can play in the third Test against Australia in Perth starting Jan 16, the top International Cricket Council - official announced here Tuesday.In a hurriedly convened press conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground -, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said that Billy Bowden of New Zealand would replace West Indies' Bucknor, an Elite Panel umpir
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Posted: January 8th, 2008, 3:00am EST
Sydney, Jan 8 - Australia's bratty world-champion cricket team is learning that winning is not everything.After not giving visitors India a sporting chance of evening the score after two games and allowing the four-match series to continue in a competitive manner, the team has fallen foul of its own fans. Many sympathise with the Indians in suspending further play until an appeal is heard against a three-match ban the International Cricket Council - imposed on Harbhajan Singh for allegedly s
