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Playing with an injury was a mistake, says Bhutia
New Delhi: Admitting that he had been "unprofessional" enough to play even while he was nursing an injury, Indian football star Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday said it would take him at least another 3 to 4 weeks to get back into action.
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India Board sends conditional players terms to ICC
Kolkata: The World Cup contract crisis is expected to deepen further as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday forwarded the signed Player Terms with qualifications to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
India "real threat" at the World Cup: Fleming
Hamilton: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming on Tuesday described India as "a real threat" at the World Cup and said the team possessed much more talent than it had been allowed to show by the "below-par" pitches in his country.
Protesters invade Lord’s as Eng debate over Zim
London: Protesters invaded the Lord's ground in London on Tuesday as English cricket authorities met to decide whether to reject British premier Tony Blair's call to boycott Zimbabwe during next month's World Cup.
ESPN Star TV looking for a share of World Cup pie
New Delhi: In a bid to get a piece of the World Cup pie, ESPN Star Sports on Tuesday said it was negotiating with Doordarshan to produce pre and post match programmes during the mega event in South Africa next month.
Doubts raised over Kenya’s share of WC matches
Nairobi: Doubts were raised on Tuesday over whether Kenya would host two World Cup cricket matches next month after a delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to reveal its findings after a two--day visit.
Olympic-style opening ceremony for World Cup 2003
Durban: There will be an Olympic style opening ceremony at cricket's mega show -- the ICC World Cup 2003 -- which will showcase and celebrate the African continent.
Alcott unfazed by injuries to key players ahead of WC
Brisbane: The man Australian Test captain Steve Waugh calls "the best in the business" of getting injured players back on the field was unconcerned on Tuesday by a rash of injuries to four key bowlers in Australia's World Cup squad.
Badly mauled Indian side gets morale-boosting words
Hamilton: A badly mauled Indian side had morale-boosting words to hear from the two captains at the end of its nightmarish tour on Tuesday with Saurav Ganguly exhorting the players to "hold their heads high" and Stephen Fleming admitting they "had more talent in them than the pitches allowed them to show".
Warne may be back for tri-nations finals: Buchanan
Brisbane: Australia's match-winning leg spin bowler Shane Warne, recovering from a severe shoulder injury, may be back in international action as early as next week, Australian coach John Buchanan said on Tuesday.
Lankans enjoying ideal WC preparation: Whatmore
Sydney: Former World Cup One-day champion Sri Lanka is enjoying an ideal preparation for this year's World Cup contest starting next month despite an unimpressive recent win-loss record, coach Dav Whatmore said on Tuesday.
Hussain backs wayward Harmison as England's future
Sydney: England must persist with big fast bowler Steve Harmison despite his often wild deliveries
and poor fielding, England captain Nasser Hussain said on Tuesday.
Fleming helps Kiwis canter to 5-2 series victory
Hamilton: India's cricketers on Tuesday ended a disastrous tour of New Zealand easily losing the
seventh and final One-dayer after another insipid batting display, which would have further dented
their confidence prior to the World Cup.
Maher replaces Gilchrist as wicket-keeper against SL
Brisbane (Australia): Specialist batsman Jimmy Maher will replace Adam Gilchrist as Australia's
wicket-keeper in Wednesday's tri-nations series One-day International against Sri Lanka, coach
John Buchanan said.
ECB officials to meet at Lord's on Zimbabwe ties
London: English cricket authorities are due to meet here at Lord's later on Tuesday to decide
whether the team's controversial World Cup opening match against Zimbabwe in Harare next
month should go ahead.
It's crucial to reach the WC super six stage: Kapil
Bhopal: Former India captain and ac all-rounder Kapil Dev has said that India can win
this year's World Cup only if it managed to reach the last six of the tournament.
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