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Friday, December 31, 2010

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Finally Shakib named Bangladesh captain.

As was widely expected, Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh into this year's World Cup after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Friday, named the world's number all-rounder as captain and dashing opener Tamim Iqbal as his deputy for the next one year.


After Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's latest knee injury there was no other choice for the game's governing body but to declare Shakib as the Tigers' skipper. However, the appointment of Tamim as vice-captain came as a surprise to many with wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim long mooted as the most likely candidate.

It was still not an easy decision for the BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal to select Shakib as captain, as the number one all-rounder was reportedly not ready to take charge only for the World Cup, instead insisting on long-term duty when he met with the BCB president in the morning.

The BCB boss finally agreed on a one-year tenure after a meeting with the high-ups including the selectors at his Mirpur office and the decision this time made Shakib happy. The world's best all-rounder had previously expressed his disappointment on his short-term, stop-gap role.

“Yes, this time I am happy. I always believe in a long-term policy. Now I can plan something for the team,” said Shakib soon after the BCB made the official announcement on the eve of the New Year.

“Now my first job will be to work towards a good team for the World Cup. I firmly believe that the captain has to have a strong opinion on team selection. Definitely I will be part of the team selection this time,” he added.

The world's number one all-rounder also said that he was looking forward to the 2011 World Cup where Bangladesh is one of the co-hosts along with India and Sri Lanka.

“Definitely my first target is to play good cricket in the World Cup and do something as a co-host. I have to take all the responsibility for good or bad result in this big event. I am however excited to lead the team in the World Cup,” said Shakib.

The Bangladesh captain also believes that there will be a good partnership with Tamim.

“We have a very good relationship and hope we can work together to inspire the team for good results in the coming days,” Shakib hoped.

Tamim was however quite surprised by the decision but he was delighted to do his duty.

“I'm surprised because I never thought about it. I will try my best to do my duty as the vice-captain,” said the left-hander, who just went through a very successful year with the bat.

BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus explained the reason behind the board's decision of declaring the captain and vice-captain for one year.

“We took the decision because we thought that it will help our cricket and team performance. Shakib successfully led the team in the last couple of series and we have faith on him that's why we went for a long-term policy,” explained Yunus.

“What we believe is that this decision will also help Shakib to become a good leader because he will get enough time to think about his captaincy. On the other hand we picked up Tamim as vice-captain because he is a performer and has a good future and we want to give him an opportunity so that he can prepare himself as a leader,” he added.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Who will be champion team of icc world cup cricket 2011?

Who Will Win the Cricket World Cup 2011?


It is now a burning questions.Guys, it is the time to pick favorites for the Cricket World Cup 2011. The countdown for the mega event has begun, and everyone, including the legends of cricket have started picking their favorites to win the World cup. According to the legends of the game India is favorite to win the World cup.



In my opinion India is not favorite to win this World cup, even though they are top contenders for the coveted trophy. One of the main reasons for India's unlikely success is the fact they are playing in front of the home crowd. Such big events like World cup brings a lot of pressure on the players. The title of being favorites adds to already existing pressure of home crowd expectations. Indifferent form of their best one day batsman Yuvraj Singh could also harm India's chances. Moreover their senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar will be desperate for winning this World cup in order to have at least one big trophy under his belt before he retires from cricket. You can see Sachin Tendulkar faltering or failing when approaching an important milestone. He has never featured in a World cup winning team despite featuring in five editions of the tournament. This is likely to be the last World cup for Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar is known to fail whenever there is pressure on him. Any shrewd captain should be able to exploit this weakness of Sachin Tendulkar. Another issue would be the spot to play Gautam Gambhir. Gautam Gambhir is better as an opener. He might not be effective in one day games in the middle order, and it could disrupt the whole batting order. There is no clear picture yet as to what combination India is likely to go. There is too much confusion with too many confusing choices. But if some of the players in the Indian batting line up hit purple patch, nothing could stop India from winning this edition of the World cup.

Australian team is not being picked as favorites this time. They are still the at the top of the ICC ranking table. Moreover reduced expectations on the Australian team might work in their favor. What could go against the Australian team is form and future of some of their key players, including their captain and star batsman Ricky Ponting. The Ashes results could also have a bearing on their performance in the upcoming World cup. The Australian team is still a force to reckon with and can peak at the right time to win the World cup.

South Africa is my favorite to win the World cup this time. They neither have the pressure of being favorites, nor they are playing in front of their home crowd. The tag of being chokers might actually work in their favor this time. Because they have been labeled chokers, it may release the any expectations on them, and may ultimately release any pressure on them. They have one of the best batting line up and best the best fast bowler in the world in their line up. South Africa should be able to open their account for World cup trophies.

The most unpredictable team ever, and the most unpredictable team in the tournament. Pakistan is not being given much of a chance by the pundits, but you should discount Pakistan at your own peril. Again, less expectation from this team may eventually work in their favor. Moreover, not having to play before home crowd, yet playing home like condition may also favor them. They may not have the best team in the world on the paper, but have the team to beat any team, and have players who can change the course of the game from any situation.

England has also emerged as a very strong team in the recent past. They could repeat their success in T20 edition of the World cup in the one day version, of course with little bit of luck at crucial stages of the tournament. England also has considerably less pressure on them.

Sri Lanka is a good team, but will be under pressure playing in front of their home crowds. I do not see Sri Lanka going all the way especially without Jaysurya in their ranks at the top of the order, and indifferent form of Tilakratne Dilshan. The Sangarkara's and Jayawardana's are not much effective in one-day format, especially in the absence of big hitters like Jaysurya at the top. They do not have a threating bowling line up either. I do not give much chance to Sri Lanka.

New Zeeland is one team, about whom the less said the better. They have some capable cricketers, but are failing as a unit. A couple of good games at the knockout might just give them an outside chance of winning the trophy.

West Indian team of today is exactly opposite of the West Indian team that participated in the first three editions of this prestigious tournament. I do not see West Indies winning this tournament, but cricket is funny old game.

Bangladesh has the ability to upset quite a few teams in this tournament like it did to India in the previous editions. Ireland too can upset the big teams as it knocked out Pakistan in the initial stages of the tournament in the last edition of the World cup. The rest of the teams, I guess, are mere participants.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Probable semi-finalists

 With the 2011 World Cup around the corner, speculation on the probable champions has started to rise. Australia has dominated the competition for a long time winning the Cup 3 consecutive times, in 1999, 2003 and 2007. This time, however, many fear that the 4-time World Cup winners will face a much stiffer challenge to reclaim the title.


An interesting fact to notice is that in all their previous three wins, Australia has faced the three Asian giants in the final. 1999 was the year when Wasim Akram’s Pakistan failed miserably after scoring just 132 runs in the final. The 2003 final saw Indian bowlers being smashed to all parts of the ground in South Africa. In 2007, Sri Lanka were hoping to replicate their 1996 World Cup win but failed.

Another stat regarding Asian teams in the tournament is that in the previous 5 ICC World Cups, there has been an Asian team in the Final. In 1992, Pakistan won their only ODI World Cup under the influential captaincy of Imran Khan. In the following 1996 competition, Sri Lanka beat Australia in the final at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan.


Considering the fact that the 2011 World Cup is being played in Asia, the three mighty Asian teams have a good chance of winning the tournament. The list of for probable semi-finalists, however, is easily topped by India.

1. India: One of the greatest batsmen of all time, Sir Viv Richards, has labelled India as the favourites for the 2011 tournament. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India has developed a formidable team which will be difficult to beat on home soil. A batting line up which includes the little master Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yousaf Pathan, Dhoni and the inform Virat Kohli, can demolish any bowling attack. Perhaps the only worry the Indian camp has is the lack of pace in their bowling attack which is held together by only Zaheer Khan.

2. Australia: Australia might not be as strong a team as they were a couple of years back, nonetheless, it is still hard to rule out a team which has made it to the final in the previous four attempts. The Kangaroos have managed to reach the final of the World Cup 6 times in the 9 tournaments held so far. As a Captain, Ricky Ponting has a remarkable 100% record in the competition. Australia have won all 22 matches played under his leadership. Their experience in the tournament is bound to come in handy even with this less high profile team.

3. Sri Lanka: This will be spin-wizard Muttiah Muralitharan’s final World Cup outing and he will surely be looking to end his illustrious ODI career on a high. On World Cup pitches, which are expected to support spin bowling, Murali’s magic can single-handedly win games for Sri Lanka. He will be supported by the Lasith Malinga in the bowling department, who will be looking to exploit batsmen with his reverse swing. The batting will be anchored by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene and players like Tillakaratne Dilshan will look to impose themselves on the opposition.

4. Pakistan: Most people will be surprised to see this name in the list as Pakistan has failed to secure an ODI series win since 2008. However, given the fact that the World Cup will be played in conditions similar to Pakistan, this unpredictable team has the ability to cause an upset. With players like captain Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar, who can win matches single-handedly, Pakistan can go on to win their second World Cup title.

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Dates and Details of Fixtures

The Cricket World Cup is held every 4 years by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and in 2011 the host nations are India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This 10th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will be played in One Day International (ODI) format, where each side plays 50 overs, and 14 nations will participate.


The first game will take place in Bangladesh at Dhaka on Saturday 19 February 2011 where India will take on Bangladesh and there will be an elaborately planned opening ceremony. The final will be played at Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai in India on Saturday 2 April 2011. There is a record prize pool for the game of US$10 million.


Fourteen cricketing nations will participate in the Cricket World Cup and the teams have been divided into two groups.


Group A consists of Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B consists of India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Games will be held at 13 different venues across the three host nations of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. There will be a total of 49 matches and Bangladesh will host eight matches at 2 different venues (Dhaka and Chittagong) including the opening game and a quarter final.

Sri Lanka will host twelve matches at 3 different venues (Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele). India is host for 29 of the 49 matches including the finals and a semi-final. Games will be held at eight different venues in India and these are Mumbai, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and New Delhi.

The 49 Fixtures of the Cricket World Cup 2011


Match no.DateTeamsVenue
 1 19 Feb 2011 India vs Bangladesh Dhaka
 2 20 Feb 2011 New Zealand vs Kenya  Chennai
 3 20 Feb 2011 Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota
 4 21 Feb 2011 Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad
 5 22 Feb 2011 England vs Netherlands Nagpur
 6 23 Feb 2011 Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota
 7 24 Feb 2011 South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi
 8 25 Feb 2011 Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur
 9 25 Feb 2011 Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka
 10 26 Feb 2011 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo
 11 27 Feb 2011 India vs England Kolkata
 12 27 Feb 2011 West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi
 13 28 Feb 2011 Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur
 14 1 Mar 2011 Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo
 15 2 Mar 2011 England vs Ireland Bangalore
 16 3 Mar 2011 South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali
 17 3 Mar 2011 Pakistan vs Canada Colombo
 18 4 Mar 2011 New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad
 19 4 Mar 2011 Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka
 20 5 Mar 2011 Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo
 21 6 Mar 2011 India vs Ireland Bangalore
 22 6 Mar 2011 England vs South Africa Chennai
 23 7 Mar 2011 Kenya vs Canada New Delhi
 24 8 Mar 2011 Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekelle
 25 9 Mar 2011 India vs Netherlands New Delhi
 26 10 Mar 2011 Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle
 27 11 Mar 2011 West Indies vs Ireland Mohali
 28 11 Mar 2011 Bangladesh vs England Chittagong
 29 12 Mar 2011 India vs South Africa Nagpur
 30 13 Mar 2011 New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai
 31 13 Mar 2011 Australia vs Kenya Bangalore
 32 1 Mar 2011 Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle
 33 14 Mar 2011 Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong
 34 15 Mar 2011 South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata
 35 16 Mar 2011 Australia vs Canada Bangalore
 36 17 Mar 2011 England vs West Indies Chennai
 37 18 Mar 2011 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai
 38 18 Mar 2011 Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata
 39 19 Mar 2011 Australia vs Pakistan Colombo
 40 19 Mar 2011 Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka
 41 20 Mar 2011 Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata
 42 20 Mar 2011 India vs West Indies Chennai
 43 23 Mar 2011 First Quarter Final Dhaka
 44 24 Mar 2011 Second Quarter Final Colombo
 45 25 Mar 2011 Third Quarter Final Dhaka
 46 26 Mar 2011 Fourth Quarter Final Ahmedabad
 47 29 Mar 2011 First Semi Final Colombo
 48 30 Mar 2011 Second Semi Final Mohali
 49 2 April 2011 Final Mumbai

Australia has won the last three consecutive World Cups in 2007, 2003 and 1999 and will be keen to maintain their title, but there is expected to be fierce competition, particularly from host nations India and Sri Lanka.

Glasgow Rangers vs St Johnstone Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 29 December 2010

St Johnstone vs Rangers Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 29 December 2010 : This is an important match for the St Johnstone to win agiasnt the team like Rangers. Rangers have shown great performances in last few matches. v was looking for the their Uefa Champions League Groups and they want to win the league too. Rangers Glasgow have some of the best players in their team to face the St Johnstone . Watch The match live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match between these two teams were given just before the match was going to start.

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Motherwell vs Celtic FC Live Stream

Celtic vs Motherwell Live Stream | 29 December 2010 : This is going to be a great match between these two teams both teams were looking forward to win this match against each other but the team which was looking good and strong in this match was non other then the Celtic . Celtic was looking for the title race against the Rangers Glasgow. Watch this match live when the Celtic will take on the Motherwell. All the live streaming links will be given here just before the match was going to start.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool EPL Live stream

Wolverhampton Wanderers are struggling at the foot of the Premier League table, While Liverpool them self not finding it easy to cope with the fesitve games as their match on the weekend was washed out due to the bad weather and now that fixture against Blakpool will be rearranged to some other time. Wolves on the other hand have replaced West ham United at the foot of the table and now things are looking very doom and gloom their and if they want to get out of that slump they will have to be at their best against Mersyside Reds on Wednesday night.

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Bolton Wanderes vs Chelsea Premier League Live & Highlights

Two games in two days mean Chelsea will be taking on Bolton Wanderers in the league on Wednesday night at 7:45 PM GMT, only 1 day after the big clash against Arsenal. you can watch the live streaming action of that match here, links will be placed here shortly before it all starts on the night. Chelsea have been struggling big time in the league and they will be hoping to get back to winning ways when host Bolton Wanderers, right now they can not afford to drop points as United are kind of Running away with the title.

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Arsenal vs Wigan Free Live Stream , 29 December 2010

Wigan vs Arsenal Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 29 December 2010 : This is the match which Arsenal will try to win in any condition if they have to fight for English Premiere League Title this season . Arsenal was much better this season then the last . Arsenal have a great squad to face the team like Wigan. Wigan was on the other side they were looking good this season and showing good performance agaisnt the all EPL teams watch this match live online here . All the live streaming links to watch this match was posted here just before the match was going to start.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Afridi says Eden Park okay for T20s, but not fit for ODI

Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said that the redeveloped Eden Park cricket ground here is okay for Twenty20 internationals, but not for 50-over one-day internationals.

The pitch at the Auckland ground has been rotated 45 degrees clockwise, so that it runs parallel to where the halfway line of the rugby field would be. The result is longish boundaries square of the wicket, but short ones down the ground, a New Zealand website reports.


“I must say it’s small, but the people who are coming for Twenty20 cricket, they want to see some big shots, so for Twenty20 I think it’s a perfect ground.”

Afridi didn’t think the new layout made the arena of adequate standard for one-dayers.New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor had a different view.

Taylor believed bowlers would still get reward in ODIs if they bowled well and to a plan.

“Those boundaries square are some of the bigger ones in the world.”

He also said the previous alignment made Eden Park a ground that favoured left-handed batsmen, whereas now things had probably been evened up.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Arsenal vs Chelsea 27 December 2010 Highlights

Arsenal vs Chelsea Highlights Goals Videos | EPL | 27 December 2010 : This is great match for both teams . Both teams were looking for points from this match. The team who was looking good and strong was Arsenal . Arsenal vs Chelsea is always a war match between these two teams they will faced each other with full spirit of revenge from each other. They have faced each other many times and know how to play one an other. Cheslea have a good and strong squad with some strikers . Watch all the Highlights from this match .

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Chelsea vs Arsenal 27 December 2010 Live Stream EPL

In the biggest match this week we will have Gunners taking on Chelsea in the league and both teams have been playing some ordinary football at the moment, Chelsea specialy struggling to finad any form and have been winless in the last 5 premier league games and have been at their poor for in the last few years and will be looking to make a comebak in the next few matches. You can watch the full match live here, links will be placed shortly before it all starts on the night.

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Birmingham FC vs Man United FC Online Live Stream

Birmingham City are not enjoying good form of late and now they have the visit of league leaders, and getting anything out of this match would be really difficult. Birmingham City have played 17 matches in the league and their record is pretty humble to say the least with only 18 points and on 17th position only two clear of the relegation Zone.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 Live Strream 2nd Match

Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi is confident the defeat in the first Twenty20 wont impact that much and the will soon get use to the conditions in the series and that hey will be a different team altogether. While Waqar younis had similar things to say, only time wil tell whether or not they can make a comeback or their losing streak continues.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd Test – Live & Highlights


Spurs vs Newcastle Live Streaming

Tottenham have been unbeaten in the last 7 games and harry Redknapp will be hoping to keep the run going as the season enters into the hot spot of the year and it will be very good if they can get all three points against Newcastle United.


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Tottenham Hotspurs vs Newcastle United – Live & Highlights
Date: 28 December 2010, Time: 3:00 PM GMT
Vanue: White Hart lane, London


Manchester City vs Aston Villa Highlights

manchester City and Aston Villa in the premier league. Both teams had very contrasting result s in the league last week with City winning against Newcastle United while Villa lost against Spurs even with the one man advantage.

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Manchester City vs Aston Villa – Live & Highlights


Motherwell vs Rangers 1-4 Highlights

Motherwell vs Rangers Preview : This match is very much important for Motherwell . Motherwell have a great squad to face the team like Rangers. Rangers were looking for 3 points in the league watch full match highlights at the end of the match. Motherwell will try to win this match agaisnt the Rangers.

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Newcastle United 1-3 Manchester City Highlights Goals

Newcastle vs Manchester City Preview : This is the match for which Newcastle Team was looking forward as they have great squad to face the team like Manchester City. Newcastle was looking for their 3 points win agaisnt the Manchester City . Watch this match Live here with full match highlights.

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Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland Video Highlights | 26 December 2010

Manchester United vs Sunderland Preview : this is the match which is very much important to win for the Sunderland if they have to stay in the English Premiere League. Manchester United have a great squad to face the team like SunderLand . Manchester United will try to get all 3 points fro mthis match. Sunderland have a great squad to face the team like Manchester United. Full match highlights will be given here at the end of the match.

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Tottenham vs Aston Villa Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : Aston Villa was working hard to get points agaisnt the team like Tottenham , Man City , And Newcastle United . Aston Villa have a great squad to face the team like Tottenham. Tottenham was on the other side they were looking for all 3 points from this match as they have a great squad to face the team like Aston Villa. Watch this match Live here. All the links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Celtic vs St Johnstone Highlights Goals Video | 26 December 2010

Celtic vs St Johnstone Live Stream | Highlights Goals Video | 26 December 2010 : This is the match which is very much important for the Celtic . Celtic will try to get the 3 points from this match as they have a great squad to face the team like St Johnstone. St Johnstone will try to get win agaisnt the Celtic. Both teams were looking for the Points in the league watch this match live online here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Motherwell vs Rangers FC Live Stream 26 December 2010

Motherwell vs Rangers Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : This is another great match from this week fotball contest when the the Motherwell team will take on the Rangers team as they have a great squad to face the team like Rangers. Rangers will try to win this match against the Motherwell. This is going to be a great match of the week both teams were looking forward to win this match watch this match . All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Wigan vs Wolves Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Wolves vs Wigan Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : This is the match which both teams were looking forward to win agaisnt each other but the team who was looking good in this match was non other then the Wolves . Wolves recent performance agaisnt the Wigan was better . Wigan will try to win this match agaisnt the Wolves . Wigan have a great squad to face the team like Wolves . Watch this match live here when the Wolves will take on the Wigan. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Newcastle Utd vs Man City Live Stream 26 December 2010

Newcastle United vs Manchester City Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : This is the match of the week when these two teams will take on each other but the team which was looking good and strong was non other then the Manchester City. Manchester City was looking for the Uefa Champions League spot for the Next Season their performance is very good then all the other Epl teams. Manchester City have a great squad with good skilllfull players . Manchester City will try to get all 3 points to stay at the top of the league with Manchester United. Watch all the action live here when the Newcastle will take on the Manchester City. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before them match was going to start.

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Man United vs Sunderland Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Manchester United vs Sunderland Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : This is the big match of the week when these two teams will take on each other both teams were looking for the points . Manchester United was looking for the Epl battle . Manchester United was on the top of the league with one game in hand . Manchester United will try to win this match agaisnt the Sunderland. Watch all the action live when the Manchester United will take on the Sunderland . All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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West Brom vs Bolton Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Bolton vs West Brom Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : West Brom was looking for the win this season and they were performing great in the league . v have a good squad and a great team to face the teams of the English Premiere League. They were much better then the last season. West Brom Fans were looking West Brom in the top ten postions of the English premiere League . But on the other side there was an other great team who was looking for the points this season Bolton. Watch this match live when the Bolton will take on the West Brom. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Liverpool FC vs Blackpool Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Blackpool vs Liverpool Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 ; This is going to be the match of the week between these two teams both teams were looking for the points . Liverpool was looking good and stronger side in this match agaisnt the Blackpool . Liverpool have a great squad to face the team like Blackpool . Liverpool will try to get all 3 points from this match . Watch this match when the Blackpool will take on the Liverpool . All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 : This is the match which is looking good for Blackburn Rovers team . Blackburn Rovers have shown many good perfromances in the year 2010 . This time they were going to face the team Stoke City . Stoke City was looking good and strong team this season in the English premiere League . Stoke City have a great squad of good players in the team they just want to get the top ten of the league Positions. Watch all the action live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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West Ham vs Fulham Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010

Fulham vs West Ham Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 26 December 2010 This is the match for which Fulham was looking forward to win. Fulham have played a great season of football in the 2010 . Fulham have tried thier best to give thier best shot agaisnt all the English Premiere League teams and they have succeeded agaisnt them . Fulham is going to face the big opponents this week West Ham . Watch this match live here when these two teams will take on each other.



Hand injury renders Indian opener Gautam Gambhir doubtful for Durban

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Saturday rendered a doubtful starter for the second Test against South Africa after injuring his left hand and the team management will take a decision on his participation before the toss on Sunday.

While captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that Zaheer Khan, who missed the first Test in Centurion due to hamstring injury is fit to play, he did admit that Gambhir's injury in the knuckles of his left hand is a concern ahead of the second Test.
"As of now, Zak (Zaheer Khan's nickname) is fit. He has opted out of today's session but he is fit. Gautam has a bit of a niggle in his left hand. He got hit during the last Test. We can only take a call once we receive the formal report from the physio. He batted today also, but he has a bit of swelling," Dhoni told the reporters on the eve of the second Test.
The southpaw looked in utter discomfort during the first innings when South African pacers sorted him out with short-pitched stuff. However Gambhir showed a lot of grit scoring 80 in the second innings.
In case, Gambhir doesn't get fit in time, reserve opener Murali Vijay will be inducted into the playing XI. However it will be a test of character for Vijay who is not known to be too comfortable while playing short pitched stuff.

Edwards and Taylor not among World Cup probables

Legspinners Devendra Bishoo and Anthony Martin, fast bowler Jason Holder, and batsmen Jonathan Carter and Kirk Edwards are the uncapped players named in West Indies' preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.


The list also included former captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, both of whom were excluded from the recent tour of Sri Lanka. Fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor, who have just begun their comeback from long-term injuries, were not included. Brendan Nash is the only player on a WICB central retainer contract left out of the mix.

The squad will be trimmed by half for the tournament, which starts on February 19 in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.

Squad: Lionel Baker, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr, Sulieman Benn, Dave Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Jason Holder, Anthony Martin, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Devon Thomas.

Adam Milne named in NZ World Cup probables

Eighteen-year-old fast bowler Adam Milne is among six uncapped players who have been included in New Zealand's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup. Jacob Oram, who is considering calling time on his injury-ridden career if he cannot make the cut for the big event, has also been picked.


Dean Brownlie and Luke Woodcock, who along with Milne got their first international call-ups for the Twenty20s against Pakistan, also find a place in the side. Canterbury's Rob Nicol and Central Districts' Doug Bracewell - nephew of former New Zealand player and coach John Bracewell - are the other new faces in the list, along with wicketkeeper Reece Young, who has replaced Gareth Hopkins for the Tests against Pakistan. Hopkins, who struggled through the India tour in both the Tests and one-dayers, failed to make the cut for the World Cup as well.

"A number of uncapped guys who have excelled domestically made the squad," chief selector Mark Greatbatch said. "We believe it represents the best one-day cricketers we have in New Zealand. There is genuine competition for places as we look to select final 15 for the World Cup and that's exciting."

The squad will be reduced to 15 players by January 19.

Squad: Brent Arnel, Hamish Bennett, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Ian Butler Grant Elliott, Daniel Flynn, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, James Franklin, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Andy McKay, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Shanan Stewart, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, Reece Young

Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal given World Cup deadline

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal have until December 30 to provide the PCB with the necessary documents to clear their names for World Cup selection.


"The PCB has asked them to submit the documents about their assets and bank accounts by December 30 to be considered in the list of probables for the World Cup," Subhan Ahmad, the board's COO, told APP.

The ICC had extended Pakistan's deadline for the submission of its preliminary 30-member squad for the tournament to January 5, after receiving a request from the board. Kamran and Malik have not played for Pakistan since their controversial tour of England in August and were left out of the tour to the United Arab Emirates. They have also been denied permission to play league cricket in Bangladesh. The PCB has remained fairly tight-lipped about the reasons for their exclusion.

Kamran and Malik had both questioned the board's decision to not clear them for the New Zealand tour. Kamran had written to the ICC asking if he was under investigation and got a clean chit from them. The ICC had sent him and Salman Butt notices during Pakistan's tour of England in August, seeking information about events related to the 2010 World Twenty20 held in May.

Legspinner Danish Kaneria, who has not figured in Pakistan's one-day plans in recent times, was also earlier given until the end of the year to submit his replies to the board's integrity committee's queries, in order to gain clearance to play for the country.

Ian Billcliff omitted from Canada's probables

Batsman Ian Billcliff is the only notable omission from Canada's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup. Ashish Bagai has been named captain and the squad also includes veteran allrounder John Davison who has been actively involved with Cricket Australia as a spin bowling coach.

Chris James, the chairman of selectors, said it was a tough decision to omit Billcliff, who has played 19 ODIs for Canada averaging just under 28, including three games during the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. "It was an especially difficult decision for us when it came down to Billy (Billcliff). Internationally, he has been one of our top-rated performers. Unfortunately we were unable to line up our schedules with the preparation tours and we had to leave him out."
Canada have just completed a short tour of India where they played against several sides. They next head to the West Indies for the Caribbean T20 in January where they will also play a few 50-over matches against Antigua and Somerset.
"We are confident that we have found the right mix of youth and experience to represent Canada at the World Cup and build a solid foundation for the future of Canadian cricket," James said.
The final 15-man World Cup line-up will be named after their participation in the Caribbean T20 tournament.
Canada squad: Ashish Bagai (capt), Waleed Ahmad, Manny Aulakh, Akshay Bagai, Harvir Baidwan, Trevin Bastiampillai, Umar Bhatti, Grant Broadhurst, Rizwan Cheema, Khurram Chohan, John Davison, Parth Desai, Jeremy Gordon, Tyson Gordon, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Amabhir Hansra, Sandeep Jyoti, Nitish Kumar, Usman Limbada, Henry Osinde, Hiral Patel, Cecil Pervez, Balaji Rao, Manrick Singh, Junaid Siddiqui, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Zubin Surkari, Hamza Tariq, Karl Whatham, Zameer Zaheer

Friday, December 24, 2010

ICC World Cup 2011 and the Bangladesh Cricket Team

Bangladesh Cricket Board announced their 30-players preliminary squad for the World Cup 2011 co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.


Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Imrul Kayes, Junaed Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Sohrawardi Shuvo, Shahriar Nafees, Nazimuddin, Shamsur Rahman, Jahurul Islam, Sahagir Hossain, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Dollar Mahmud, Mohammad Mithun, Nasir Hossain, Shuvagoto Hom Chowdhury, Shabbir, Rahman, Alok Kapali and Enamul Haque are the part of the preliminary squad from the Bangladesh side. These players will participate in the training camp and after that 15-player final squad will be announced.

The overall performance of Bangladeshi side was not so bad in 2010 especially in last couple of series Bangladeshi players gave the tremendous performance. Recently Bangladesh has won two home series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The victory of Bangladesh in these two series picks the morale of Bangal tigers at a peak position. Bangladesh will host eight World Cup matches in Dhaka and Chittagong, and will also enjoy the hosting of the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2011 on Feb 17 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city.

In ICC World Cup 2011 teams groups Bangladesh is placed in group “B” where its group neighbors are India, South Africa, England and the West Indies. Netherlands, Ireland. Bangladeshi players will play all of their first round matches on their own land. So there is a good chance for the Bangladeshi team to take the full advantage of their home ground and home crowd and their familiar conditions. Dutch team and the Irish side may be not become so tough enemies of the Asian side but the difficult task is to defeat India, South Africa, England and West Indies. Bangladesh will start the journey towards World Cup by playing match against India on February 19 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

There is no doubt in this that Bangladesh have to face the challenge of four stronger teams but the Bangladeshi couch and players are hopeful that they will try to give their best performance in the mega event and the audience should be ready for the upsets.3DM2HQ3BP5C7

Bangladesh team jersey selected for world cup Cricket

The grand finale of Grameen Phone Jersey festival celebrated at Hotel Radison yesternight. 4238 young fashion designer participated in the competition of making jersey for Bangladesh cricket team regarding forthcoming ICC world cup 2011.
President of Bangladesh cricket board AHM Mostafa kamal and CEO of Grameen Phone Odvar Hadgedal gave the winning awards to the winners. Student of Shanta Morium University Sejan Linkon becomes champion. He had been awarded a crest along with 300000 taka. Saurav Das from Narayanganj won first runner up award and Habibullah won 2nd runner up award. They were given 2 lakhs and 1 lakh taka.
Cricketers and officials of Bangladesh cricket and some Zimbabwe players and officials were present in the ceremony.

TOP ODI BATSMEN - World Cup Cricket News

    1. Hashim Amla
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    4. MS Dhoni
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Prize money for world cup cricket 2011

ICC Board meeting which was held in Dubai on April 20, 2010.
The decision of ICC Board meeting is That The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 4 million, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 millon. The decision was taken at the Board meeting.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Pak Vs NewZ 1st t20 Live Online Streaming

Pakistan will go into the match with kind of loss of form as they are coming into the serie with a defeat from Aukland 11 where they were humbled by the New Zealand state side, but the level of unpredictability is so high that we can even expect them to bounce back straight away a stunn new Zealand in their own home grounds.

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It will be a interesting battle and many Pakistan viewers are looking forward to the big match on Sunday. It will be onair in theearly hours of Pakistani Time on Sunday morning and you can follow the live action here, live streaming will be available closer to start of the match.

4th Test England vs Australia Live Stream

It is going to be huge test match and England will have to play some extra special cricket to regain the league in the Series which is going to be huge task. It is going to be great match and many people are looking to watch the match online and you can tune in here to watch the action live. Live streaming links will be available shortly before it all starts on the night according to GMT.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Live Stream | Highlights

Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 22 December 2010 : This is a cup match of the Geramn League of DFB- POKAL In this Compitation both teams were looking for the win . Last week both teams performed well but the team who show good performance is non other thne the Bayer Munich when the beat the Stuttgart by scoring 5 great goals both of the teams were trying hard to get the win from this Match. Watch all the action live from this match . All the links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Real Madrid vs Levante EN VIVO COPA DEL RAY

Real Madrid vs Levante Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 22 December 2010 : This is a great match for the Real Madrid team . Real Madrid Team was looking for the win against Levante in the Copa Del Ray. These two teams have faced each other many time but the team which was looking good and strong was non other then the Real Madrid. Real Madrid previous performance is much better then the Levante. Watch all the action live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Rafael Nadal Vs Roger Federer Madrid Live Stream

Two of the greatest rivals in the history of sports will be going head to head for the two matches for the Charity Exibition, it as the invitation of Rodger Federer which Rafa Nadal accepted and now will scheduled to play two matches one in Zurich the home town of Rodger Federer while 2nd one will be in Madrid which happens to be Nadal backyard. You can watch both the games here live, I will be placing live streaming links shortly before it all starts on the night. Please comeaback minutes before the start of the match to get the live links.

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Rodger Federer vs Rafa Nadal (Exhibition Madrid)

Monday, December 20, 2010

BCCI Releases Indian Cricket Team for World Cup 2011

The Board of Cricket Counsel of India has released the list of Indian team of 30 probables for 2011 World Cup. The new surprise entries like Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin.
Chairman of the Selection Committee K Srikanth stated that the players have been choosen purely on basis of their merit and the final team will be selected in a month’s time.

The list includes Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virendra Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth and others.

Irish Cricket World Cup squad announced.

Cricket Ireland has announced preliminary squad of 22 for the 2011 World Cup which is being held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April.

It's as expected a very experienced squad, with seven players currently attached to English counties. One of those is of course Ed Joyce, who was granted special dispensation by the ICC to participate in the tournament. Eight of the line-up played for Ireland in the last 50 over World Cup in the West Indies in 2007.
Coach Phil Simmons said of his squad: 'There are no surprises in the 22, as we've had a fairly settled squad this past year. Our training camp in India last month went well and it was fantastic preparation for the conditions which we'll be facing when the tournament starts.
'There's a lot of experience in the squad, but that's balanced by the fact we've got a few exciting youngsters as well. Both Paul Stirling and George Dockrell have turned in some great performances in 2010, and the World Cup will be a great stage for them.
On the progress of Regan West (shoulder) and Boyd Rankin (foot) who are both recovering from injury, Simmons said: 'Boyd is bowling again and on track to be fully fit for the tournament. Regan is working hard after his shoulder operations, and will undergo a final fitness assessment before the final squad is announced - we're still hopeful that he'll make it.'
Ireland will travel to Dubai in January for a pre World Cup training camp, and have scheduled warm-up games against New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Nagpur before their first game in the competition proper against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 25 February.
Ireland has been drawn in a group alongside Bangladesh, India, England, the Netherlands, South Africa and West Indies.
The preliminary squad in full is as follows:
William Porterfield (Warwickshire) (capt)
Andre Botha (North County)
Alex Cusack (Clontarf)
George Dockrell (Leinster)
Phil Eaglestone (Strabane)
Allan Eastwood (Pembroke)
James Hall (Waringstown)
Trent Johnston (Railway Union)
Nigel Jones (Civil Service North)
Ed Joyce (Sussex)
Rory McCann (Instonians)
John Mooney (North County)
Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union)
Niall O'Brien (Northants)
Andrew Poynter (Clontarf)
Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire)
Paul Stirling (Middlesex)
Albert van der Merwe (The Hills)
Regan West (Civil Service North)
Gary Wilson (Surrey)
Andrew White (Instonians)
Craig Young (Sussex)

ICC Future Tours in 2011 II ICC Calendar 2011

January 2011
England in Australia
Tri-Series in Australia (Eng, Aus & SL)
India in South Africa
Pakistan in New Zealand
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
February 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
March 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
April 2011
Australia in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
India in West Indies
May 2011
Sri Lanka in England
Australia in Bangladesh
India in West Indies
Pakistan in West Indies
June 2011
Sri Lanka in England
Zimbabwe in Australia (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Pakistan in West Indies
July 2011
Sri Lanka in England
Zimbabwe in Australia
India in England
Pakistan in West Indies
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 5 ODIs)
August 2011
India in England
Australia in Sri Lanka (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
September 2011
India in England
Australia in Sri Lanka
Australia in South Africa (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Pakistan in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
October 2011
England in India (5 ODIs)
Australia in South Africa
Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka in Pakistan (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
West Indies in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
November 2011
Australia in South Africa
New Zealand in Australia (2 Tests)
West Indies in India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Sri Lanka in Pakistan
December 2011
New Zealand in Australia
West Indies in India
India in Australia (4 Tests)
Zimbabwe in New Zealand (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Pakistan in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Sri Lanka in South Africa (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)

Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to score 50 Test centuries

India on Monday celebrated the record-breaking feats of Sachin Tendulkar after the champion batsman scored an unprecedented 50th Test century.
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led the glowing tributes even as India faced almost certain defeat in the first cricket Test against South Africa at Centurion.
Tendulkar was unbeaten on 107 as India ended day four still 30 runs behind with two second innings wickets in hand and hoping the predicted rain on Tuesday would save them the match.
But Indians back home appeared little concerned by the team’s precarious position in the Test, confirming the widely held belief that defeat did not matter as long as Tendulkar scored a century.
The 37-year-old is the most prolific batsman in history with a record 46 one-day hundreds to go with his 50 Test centuries since he entered the international arena back in 1989.
“It is an amazing achievement to play for the country for over two decades and still continue to be the team’s anchor,” Prime Minister Singh said.
“Sachin makes all of us so very proud.”
The 50-ton feat was flashed on the front pages of leading newspapers and television channels rounded up past and present cricketers to speak on the batsman they compared to the legendary Don Bradman of Australia.
“Don of a new era” screamed the front page of the Times of India, which devoted three pages to the master’s achievements under catchy headlines like “Batman Forever” and “Sachincredible”.
“Legend, 50 times over”, the Hindustan Times wrote on its front page, while the Indian Express headlined its story “Sachin cricket enters 51st century”.
Tendulkar’s consistency over a 21-year period earned high praise with former captain Sourav Ganguly calling him the “best batsman ever” ahead of the late Bradman, who retired in 1948 with a Test batting average of 99.94.
“It’s an unbelievable achievement by an unbelievable cricketer,” Ganguly said, adding that the man now dubbed ‘Ton’dulkar by the media could still be playing beyond 40.
“Believe me, age is not a factor in this game till you are 40. He is not finished yet by any means. Cricket remains his passion.”
India’s South African coach Gary Kirsten, who played against Tendulkar in the 1990s, admired the batsman’s commitment to the sport.
“The key to his success is his approach to the game, his humility to learn and try to do better all the time,” Kirsten was quoted as saying by Indian media at Centurion.
“For him, a Test match begins two days earlier, preparing for it. He wants to face the maximum number of balls at the nets. You will not see him play a loose shot at the nets.
“He is focused all the time, he wants to do better all the time,” said Kirsten.
Tendulkar has scored seven Test centuries this year, during which he also notched up the first double-century in the history of one-day cricket.
“It’s been a phenomenal year for him,” said Kirsten. “I think he is playing better than ever.”

South Africa Defeats India by Innings and 25 Runs in First Cricket Test

South Africa beat top-ranked India by an innings and 25 runs in their series opening cricket Test at Centurion.
Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took the remaining two Indian wickets on the final morning to dismiss the touring team for 459 in its second innings. The South Africans had amassed 620-4 declared after skittling India for 136 in its first innings.

Sachin Tendulkar finished on 111 not out after yesterday becoming the first player in 133 years of elite Test cricket to register 50 centuries.
The second Test starts Dec. 26 in Durban before the best- of-three contest concludes in Cape Town from Jan. 2. South Africa has won all four previous home series against India.

Kirsten ssays Tendulkar the professor of batting

India coach Gary Kirsten hailed Sachin Tendulkar as a batting "professor" after the 37-year-old became the first man to reach 50 Test centuries.

Tendulkar achieved the milestone on Sunday as he battled to save the first Test against South Africa in Centurion.

It was a remarkable achievement for Tendulkar in his 175th Test, but it came as little surprise to Kirsten.


Kirsten said: "Every innings he's very determined to go out and do something. This is an incredible individual milestone but he's really focused on making big contributions for the team.

"He wants to make his runs in important situations. He wants to make sure the team's doing well whilst he's getting those individual milestones.

"He's enjoying his cricket more than he ever has. For the team having done well over the last couple of years has given him a new motivation to make his runs and make his contributions for the good of the team.

"He's just got better and better. This year he's been unbelievable.

"For me he's a professor in batting. He's very streetwise in terms of the way he goes about his business.

"He understands every situation that he's confronted with in a match and he plays accordingly."

Tendulkar (107 not out) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (90) shared a 172-run seventh-wicket stand, but India closed day four when a storm blew in on 454 for eight, still 30 runs short of making South Africa bat again.

Kirsten cited Tendulkar as an example for all aspiring players to follow, saying: "He still works extremely hard on his game. I think I throw more balls in the nets to him than anyone else.

"It's little wonder that he's been so successful over so many years because he treats every cricketing day with humility and respect and works as hard as he can on his game.

"He just loves the game. He wants to be out there, he wants to hit balls, he wants to practise - but I think it's the way he practises which is the key.

"It's a great lesson for young cricketers.

"He doesn't take one ball for granted in a practice session. He tries to hit it perfectly every time and you'll never see him having a loose net, or playing a loose shot. He gets very irritated when he gets out."

Tendulkar has scored seven Test centuries in 2010, the most he has ever managed in a calendar year.

Kirsten said: "He studies the whole book for the exam then goes out and gives himself the best chance for success."

Bangladesh to host 2012 Asia Cup

Bangladesh have been awarded the rights to host the 2012 Asia Cup after an executive committee meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in Dhaka over the weekend. The tournament will be held at the Shere Bangla National stadium in Mirpur from March 1 to March 12. The last time Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup was in 2000.

"We are thrilled the 11th Asia Cup will be held in Bangladesh," Syed Ashraful Huq, CEO of the ACC, told ESPNcricinfo. "It goes well with Mustafa Kemal's presidency of both bodies [ACC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board] and we are confident the tournament will go well."

The tournament will involve Asia's four Test-playing nations - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. "We are endeavouring to have more countries take part in future events [of the Asia Cup]," Shahriar Khan, media manager of the ACC, told ESPNcricinfo. "At this stage Afghanistan are the only real world-class challengers. We would like the other countries to come up and once they are ready, we would expand the Asia Cup in the years ahead."


China was one of the contenders for hosting the tournament but lost out due to questions over whether it had the cricketing infrastructure to hold a quadrangular one-day competition. "There are no floodlights, that are required, as all the matches [in the Asia Cup] have to be day and night games," Huq said. The cricket matches of last month's Asian Games were held in the city of Guangzhou in southern China. Guangzhou's stadium has an 80-metre boundary and seven pitches, four of which were used to hold 30 Twenty20 matches during the Asian Games.

India are the current holders of the Asia Cup, having beaten Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final in Dambulla in June this year.

Salman Butt says money in his room was legitimate

Salman Butt, one of the three Pakistan players suspended following accusations of spot-fixing, has denied the allegations and said the money found in his room was legitimate - including payment for opening an ice-cream parlour - and accounted for.


"I have not done anything such as this in all my life or cricketing career," he said in an interview with Sky television, broadcast in the UK on Monday night.

Butt was made captain of Pakistan's Test side after Shahid Afridi's retirement midway through the England tour. During the fourth Test against England at Lord's, Butt, along with seamers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, was implicated in a News of the World sting video that alleged that the trio was involved in bowling deliberate, planned no-balls. The ICC has since suspended the three players from the international game and will decide their fate at an independent tribunal from January 6-11 in Doha.

Butt has now claimed that since he was newly in charge of the side, he could not have exerted the kind of influence required to convince bowlers to deliberately overstep. "I became captain as a result of an accident where the previous captain suddenly decided he couldn't play Test cricket anymore, so to have this kind of influence by three or four games, I think any kind of captain would like that," Butt said. "These kinds of people [Asif and Amir] do not let others decide their roles. The team knows, the opponents know who is going to open the bowling. They just have to decide their ends which they always do, so there is nothing more I would like to say."

Butt did not elaborate on the video evidence since he was bound by the ICC's code of conduct to remain silent on the issue. When asked about the currency notes found in his hotel room in London during a raid following the release of the video, Butt said the money was legitimate and accounted for.

"People can have their opinions but I actually know where the money came from," Butt said. "Everybody knows the Pakistan Cricket Board pays us daily allowances on tours and it was a long tour, so about 11,000 of this money was from my daily allowances. Being captain, I had extra entertainment allowance which amounts to around 4500 from the tour.

"The rest of the money was advance payment for my bat stickers for which I was under contract with Capital Cricket, which shows on the back of my bat. I was given 2500 for the opening of an ice-cream parlour in Tooting [in south London]. I believe the name [of the parlour] is Afters and the manager, or the people working over there, will tell you that I had to do the opening of the ice-cream parlour along with Mohammad Amir. That's what we were paid for."

Meanwhile, Aftab Gul, the lawyer who will be representing Butt at January's hearings, has claimed he has evidence of corruption in the game and the names of the people involved "will make your hair stand on end". Gul said spot-fixing was the biggest form of cricket corruption since it was easy to pull off.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Stuttgart vs FC Bayern Munich 3-5 Highlights Goals Videos

Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich 3-5 Highlights Goals Videos | 19 December 2010 A great match between these two teams both teams have shown good performance against each other but today the Bayern Munich was looking good in this match they have a great squad to face the team like Stuttgart . Stuttgart have scored 3 goals to win the match but the 3 goals is not enough to beat the team like Bayern Munich . Bayern Munich win this match by scoring 5 goals.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Hannover vs Nurnberg Live Stream | Highlights

Nurnberg vs Hannover Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is the match which Hannover wants to win in any condition as they have a great squad to face the team like Nurnberg. Hannover will try to get the win against the Nurnberg . Nurnberg was looking for 3 points in the league as they have a good squad to face the team like Hannover . Both teams want to get win in this match but the team who will give their best they will win this match. Watch this match live here . All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Borussia vs Eintracht Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010

Eintracht vs Borussia Dortmund Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010: Borussia Dortmund was looking in good form after thier match in the Uefa Cup . Borussia Dortmund have performed well in that match . Borussia Dortmund was loooking good this season they have a good squad to face the team like Eintracht. Both teams were looking for the win but the strong team was Borussia Dortmund. Watch all the action live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Kaiserslautern vs Werder Bremen Live Stream | Highlights

Werder Bremen vs Kaiserslautern Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is going to be a great match between these two teams both teams were looking forward to win this match agaisnt each other but the team who was looking good and strong in this match was the Werder Bremen . Werder Bremen previous match performance is good against all the Bundesliga teams . Watch this match live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Schalke vs Köln Online live Streaming

Schalke 04 Vs FC Köln Live stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is the match which Schalke 04 have to win agaisnt the FC Köln . FC Köln was doing well this season their recent perfromances is good both teams want to win this match but the team who want to win this match was non other then the Schalke 04 . Schalke 04 Previous performance in the Uefa champions league and In the league is very much good and they were looking strong this season. Watch this match live here. All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Friday, December 17, 2010

TSG Hoffenheim vs VFL Wolfsburg Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010

Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is going to be a great match between these two teams . Both teams were looking forward to win this match agaisnt each other but the team who was looking good in this match was non other then the Wolfsburg . Wolfsburg have a great squad to face the team like Hoffenheim . TSG Hoffenheim have good team to face the team like Wolfsburg . watch all the action live here .All the live streaming links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

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Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010

Benfica Lisbon vs Rio Ave Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is a very important match for the Benfica Lisbon to win this match agaisnt the Rio Ave . Benfica Lisbon will try to win this match against the Rio Ave . Benfica Lisbon will try to get all 3 points from this match . The team who was looking for the title Liga Sarges . Both teams have great squads to face each other . Watch all the action live here. All the links to watch this match was givn just before the match was going to start.

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Sivasspor vs Fenerbahce Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010

Fenerbahce vs Sivasspor Live Stream | Highlights Goals Videos | 18 December 2010 : This is not a simple match for the Fenerbahce . Fenerbahce have shown great performance in last few matches . Sivasspor was looking good for this match . Fenerbahce will try to win this match to make tier result better for their team . Both teams have great squad to face each other watch all the action live here. All the live streaming links ot watch this match was going to start.

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