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  • 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 ...

  • Dhonis men practice ahead of semi-final clash against Sri Lanka

    The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka. With this practice session yesterday, the in form Indian players are confident of facing the Sri Lankan team. The players were busy in enhancing their skills at Glamorgan County ...

  • Cook has never felt more nervous ahead of CT semi with Proteas

    England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that he is 'he has never felt more nervous' ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa, despite backing his team to withstand the pressure. Stating that the 'quarter-final' victory over New Zealand was most stressful moment of his reign, Cook said that he expected the Wednesday game to be worse, although he added that he is proud ...

  • US Taliban to have direct peace talks

    The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told reporters the first formal meeting between the US and Taliban representatives was expected to take place in Doha ...

  • Champions Trophy Srinath match referee for first semifinal

    Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker are the on-field umpires while Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis have been appointed as third and fourth umpires, International Cricket COuncil (ICC) said. Englishman Chris Broad has ...


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    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that he is fit enough to spend another five years in the Ecuadorean embassy. According to the Guardian, Ecuador foreign minister Ricardo Patino said that neither London nor Quito was showing any signs of backing down and Assange's situation is totally 'unjust'. Assange who has been holed up in the embassy for nearly a year faces prosecution over sexual ...

  • Proud Bonner beaming about England inclusion

    Terming her call-up to England's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 squad as a "massive achievement", uncapped Gemma Bonner will go to Sweden eager to "make the most of the ...

  • Woman who fell from Heart feared she was under attack inquest hears

    Missed: Frances Murray A woman with mental health problems fell from her balcony after fearing police and family members outside her front door were trying to attack her, an inquest heard. Frances Murray, 57, who lived in the Heart, Walton, suffered from bipolar disorder and mania for 20 years. On the day she fell, November 13, 2011, she had made 66 phone calls to mental health ...

  • Sunbathing weather on hottest day of year so far

    Sunbathing weather on hottest day of year so far VAST parts of the UK are expected to bask in the hottest day of the year so far. Forecasters said temperatures could reach highs of 26C - 27C today, particularly in the south and east. The sunshine struggled to break through the cloud on Tuesday, and the highest temperature recorded was 24C in Manchester - slightly below the high of ...

  • Popular teen died on school trip after complication from brain tumour treatment

    A talented schoolboy died on his way home from a school trip after suffering a "rare complication" from treatment he had for a brain tumour, an inquest has heard. Billy Belderson, 15, of Woodstone Avenue, Stoneleigh, was discovered unconscious on a coach in Calais on the way back from a skiing trip in Austria, in April this year. Westminster Coroner's Court, sitting ...

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