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  • Disappointed Kirsten says Proteas deserves choker tag after CT crash-out

    Outgoing South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten has admitted that his team deserved the tag of 'chokers' after South Africa crashed to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it is the first time that a South African coach had publicly accepted what is widely believed in the rest of the cricket world that the ...

  • Clarke says up to umpires to judge any ball tampering

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that it is up to the umpires to deliver judgement on any ball tampering on the field, following the simmering ball tampering allegations against England at the ICC Champions Trophy. England progressed to Sunday's final at the expense of South Africa but are still fuming that former Test bowler Bob Willis opened a can of worms by suggesting that players ...

  • Ahmed cleared for Ashes after successful Oz citizenship vote

    Bringing a ray of hope to Australia's Ashes prospects, leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed has reportedly cleared the final hurdle to be eligible for the looming series in England after legislation that allows him to be granted a passport successfully passed through the Senate. The Pakistan-born asylum seeker is touring with the Australia A squad in England but can now officially be selected for the Ashes ...

  • Battle-hardened Harris confident of staying in England for complete Ashes series

    Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris has said that he will be staying for all the five Ashes Tests. The battle-hardened Harris will make his return from an Achilles injury for Australia A in Friday's three-day tour match against Gloucestershire in Bristol, and is set to take revenge against England in the Ashes, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Although Harris has only managed back-to-back ...

  • ECB chief says Warner row brought CA England authorities closer together

    England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier has said that the aftermath of the David Warner incident has brought the Australian and English cricketing authorities closer together. Warner punched England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar following England's ICC Champions Trophy win over their old rivals at Edgbaston and was subsequently suspended until the first Ashes ...


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Inherit the Wind [DVD]

Inherit the Wind [DVD]

All the names were changed, but the events depicted in Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind were based on one of the most spectacular court battles of the first half of the 20th century. The trial is usually referred to as the "Scopes Monkey Trial, "which in a single phrase combines the name of the defendant (Tennessee schoolteacher John T. Scopes), the major bone of contention (whether he ha ... ...

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  • Champions Trophy scoreboard England vs South Africa Semi-final

    The following is the scoreboard of the Champions Trophy semi-final between England and South Africa at The Oval here Wednesday. South Africa Colin Ingram lbw Anderson 0 Hashim Amla c Buttler b Finn 1 Robin Peterson lbw Anderson 30 Faf du Plessis c Buttler b Tredwell 26 A.B. de Villiers c Buttler b Broad 0 Jean Paul Duminy b Tredwell 3 David Miller not out 56 Ryan McLaren run out (Trott) ...

  • England enter final with emphatic win over South Africa

    England entered their second Champions Trophy final steam-rolling South Africa in the tournament's first semifinal match at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday. Jonathan Trott (82 not out) and Joe Root (48) guided England past South Africa's 175 in 37.3 overs after their bowlers put up an all-round show with Stuart Broad and James Tredwell striking thrice. Earlier, the Proteas were 80 for eight ...

  • South Africa skittled out for 175 against England

    South Africa riding on crucial knocks from David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt posted 175 all out in 38.4 overs against England in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at The Oval here Wednesday. Miller (56 not out) and Kleinveldt (43) shared a superb 95-run stand for the ninth wicket after South Africa were reduced to 80 for eight. Spinner James Tredwell was the pick of the bowlers, ...

  • Assange to stay in Ecuador embassy even if charges are dropped

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has vowed to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped, BBC reported Wednesday. Assange entered the embassy last June last year when his appeal against his extradition to Sweden for questioning was turned down. The WikiLeaks founder has always denied the charges. Assange told journalists at the embassy in ...

  • Proteas media backs England to convert Ashes distraction into motivation for CT semi

    The South African media has said that England will try to convert the distraction of a looming Ashes series into motivation for Wednesday's first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval against South Africa. According to Sport24, although the Champions Trophy is a distant second in importance to the clash with fierce rival Australia and defending the Ashes, England is hoping to see a place ...

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