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Cricketers do their bit
Barmy Army Colts and Richmondshire scooped the prizes at the Gateshead Indoor Super 6s Championship but the true winners were ABF The Soldiers Charity who received vital funds to assist soldiers injured in Afghanistan.
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England held as Pietersen struggles
Kevin Pietersen's run of poor form continued as England drew their solitary warm-up match before the opening Test against Bangladesh. Set 284 to win in Chittagong, they closed on 185 for five.
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Flower backs Pietersen to find form
Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A, but is still anticipating a major contribution from the out-of-touch Kevin Pietersen.
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FA probes England security breach
The Football Association is looking into a security breach after a recording emerged purporting to carry discussions between England coaches and players.
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Man Utd return 'excites' Beckham
David Beckham insists he will not show any nerves when he faces Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time with AC Milan on Wednesday night.
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Fallon pulls out of Festival ride
Leading Flat jockey Kieren Fallon makes a late decision to pull out of an intended ride at the Cheltenham Festival.
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Collingwood storms ODI MVP
Paul Collingwood has won the England ODI MVP for the second time in three years, this time by a staggering 75 points from Tim Bresnan in second.
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Iftikhar fills in for Chawla at Surrey
Surrey have signed Pakistan seamer Iftikhar Anjum as cover for Piyush Chawla in their first three LV= County Championship matches of the season.
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Northants in the black
Northamptonshire have announced a small pre-tax profit for the last financial year. The surplus was due to the revenue generated from the tour match against Australia and the Twenty20 Cup run.
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Test spot eludes Ashraful
Mohammad Ashraful, who twice failed with the bat in Bangladesh A's tour game against England, has been left out of the Test squad for the opening match of the series in Chittagong on Friday.
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Razzaq joins Afridi at Hampshire
All-rounder Abdul Razzaq is set to play alongside Pakistan team-mate Shahid Afridi for Hampshire Royals in this year's Friends Provident t20.
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Haddin hundred puts Australia in front
A superbly-paced century from Brad Haddin, featuring a 151-run second-wicket partnership with Ricky Ponting, set up a comfortable six-wicket win for Australia against New Zealand in Hamilton.
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Edwards: Experience will be vital
Captain Charlotte Edwards believes England women have made huge progress following a successful finale to a challenging tour of India.
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England to face Germany in semis
England will meet reigning world and Olympic champions Germany in the last four of the men's Hockey World Cup in India.
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Ireland unchanged for Wales
Geordan Murphy retains his place in the Ireland team for Saturday's clash against Wales as Declan Kidney announces an unchanged starting side.
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Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup
England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield.
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Harrison's European clash is off
Audley Harrison's European title clash with Albert Sosnowski is off because the Pole has been offered a world title shot against Vitali Klitschko instead.
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Pietersen fails in England draw
Kevin Pietersen suffers another batting failure as England draw their three-day Test warm-up match against Bangladesh A
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Khan confirmed to face Malignaggi
Amir Khan will fight Paulie Malignaggi in New York on 15 May, their promoter confirms
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Johnson suggests Bolt 400m switch
Sprint legend Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt should consider moving up to 400m after an impressive relay display.
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