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Majid Haq laments missed chance

1:57pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Record-breaking spinner Majid Haq claimed Scotland had wasted their best ever chance to beat a major nation following a 96-run defeat to Pakistan in the first one-day international at Edinburgh.

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Cricket Australia backs Shaun Tait

9:56am Friday 17th May 2013

Cricket Australia has backed up claims Shaun Tait was not in any way involved in the spot-fixing scandal that has engulfed the Indian Premier League.

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Racist behaviour to carry five-match ban

3:42pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Racist or discriminatory abuse by players will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season, the Football Association has announced.

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Man dribbling 10,000 miles to Brazil

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from the US to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup has been killed by a car just a fortnight after setting off.

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Racist chants hold up Milan-Roma game

9:18am Monday 13th May 2013

AC Milan's Serie A game against Roma was briefly suspended at San Siro due to racist chanting directed at Rossoneri players from a section of visiting fans.

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Pakistan warm-up against Sri Lanka

9:02am Friday 10th May 2013

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will begin the warm-up schedule for next month's Champions Trophy with a day-night fixture at Edgbaston.

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FICA calls for 'cricket vote fixing' investigation

9:50am Wednesday 8th May 2013

The Federation of International Cricketers Associations has called on the International Cricket Council to investigate what it describes as "the alleged fixing" of a recent vote on the ICC Cricket Committee.

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FIFA proposing to get tougher on racism

9:21am Tuesday 7th May 2013

FIFA is proposing tougher punishments against clubs whose players, officials or fans are found guilty of racism and discrimination - including point deductions, expulsion from a competition or relegation.

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Singh and Gambhir not in Champions Trophy squad

11:26am Sunday 5th May 2013

Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir were the most notable exclusions after India named their Champions Trophy squad today.

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£2,500 for 'little Paki friend' comment

9:09am Friday 3rd May 2013

Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green has been fined £2,500 for making alleged "offensive and racist comments" in a media interview, the Scottish Football Association has confirmed.

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Messi was not injured

9:06am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova confirmed after his side's 7-0 aggregate Champions League semi-final loss to Bayern Munich that star forward Lionel Messi was not injured but did not feature in the second leg for fear of getting injured.

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PFA awards row takes new twist

9:58am Wednesday 1st May 2013

The row over Reginald D Hunter's appearance at the PFA Awards took a fresh twist tonight when the agency who booked the controversial comedian accused him of going against its wishes by using offensive language during his act last weekend.

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Afridi and Akmal not in Champions trophy squads

6:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal were the most notable absentees as Pakistan confirmed their 15-man squad for this summer's Champions Trophy.

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PFA dismayed by "unacceptable language" used at awards ceremony

8:55pm Monday 29th April 2013

The Professional Footballers' Association says it is "totally dismayed" by the "unacceptable language" used by comedian Reginald D Hunter in last night's awards ceremony in London.

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