UPUL THARANGA FAILS DOPING TEST | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga failed a random doping test during the recent Cricket World Cup. The left-handed player has been informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that he tested positive for a banned steroid.

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BUTT: PAKISTAN SAFE TO TOUR | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt believes the country is once again a “safe place” for international teams to tour. Sri Lanka have turned down a PCB invitation to tour Pakistan in October, citing security reasons.

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Middlesex v Sri Lanka | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
England captain Andrew Strauss made a perfect start to his preparation for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Cardiff a week on Thursday by scoring 151 in the opening match of their tour against Middlesex at Uxbridge.

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INDIAN BOARD OPPOSE DRS ROLL-OUT | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
The Indian cricket board have confirmed they will oppose the International Cricket Council’s bid to introduce the Decision Referral System (DRS) across all forms of the game.

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MORRIS: ENGLAND WILL BLOSSOM | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
England Cricket managing director Hugh Morris is confident the national side will continue their upward trend under the “outstanding leadership” of Andy Flower, who has renewed his contract as team director.

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YARDY RETURNS TO CRICKET | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
Sussex captain Michael Yardy made his return to competitive cricket on Monday, asking for the opportunity to concentrate on his game. Six weeks after flying home early from England’s World Cup campaign due to depression, Yardy led his county against Holland in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash.

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SWANN LAMENTS PACKED SCHEDULE | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes there is too much cricket being played at the moment and the situation needs assessing to avoid player burn-out.

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PAKISTAN CONSIDER IPL EQUIVALENT | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, IPL, County Championship
Pakistan’s cricketers may yet have a shot at their own Indian Premier League-style Twenty20 tournament – but it will take place overseas. The Pakistan Cricket Board are still hoping to set up their version of a competition which has attracted so many of the world’s top players to neighbouring India.

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ACL championship battle pits teams from Iran, South Korea
Asia is a fast-moving place and the Asian Champions League is a fast-growing competition. The tournament has come a long way since 1967, when Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv reigned. It has also come a long way since the format was revamped in 2003 to resemble its European big brother. There has been the occasional hiccup along the way, but the increase in prize money from $4 million in 2008 to $20 …

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Adam Scott eyeing the 2010 PGA Championship title
QUEENSLANDER Adam Scott will be heading home in December with the 2010 Australian PGA Championship firmly in his sights. Having claimed the Stonehaven Cup in an emotional victory at the Australian Open last year, Scott will play the PGA Championship at the Hyatt Regency Coolum from December 9-12 with nothing to prove to his home state [...]

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