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Former London Metropolitan police chief Paul Condon has been appointed to head the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption body set up to eradicate match-fixing from the game.

England's plans to host a triangular one-day tournament involving India and Pakistan have been put on hold due to political tensions on the sub-continent, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.

ESPN Star Sports has acquired the exclusive telecast rights for all international cricket out of Pakistan till the year 2002.
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Jahangir Khan, the record 10-times British Open Squash Champion from Pakistan,has been elected a Vice President of the World Squash Federation (WSF).
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The Indian government has denied the country's national cricket team permission to play a test match in Pakistan next month, according to local television reports.

International Cricket Council (ICC) investigators have been invited to visit Pakistan at the end of this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said.
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The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed a three-year, #11m ($16m) Test match sponsorship deal with services provider npower.
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In a move that should add significant revenues to the coffers of cricket?s poorest affiliate nation, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that Bangladesh has been granted Test status.

International one-day cricket is set for a return to Wales after the ECB announced Australia and Pakistan would play in Cardiff as part of the triangular tournament which will also include England.
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) secretary Shafqat Rana, who made controversial comments about the decision to suspend fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, has been relieved of his duties.

Majid Khan, chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has called for any player found guilty of match-fixing or bribery to be banned for life and his assets seized.

Kenyan cricket chiefs have asked the sport's world governing body for more international matches following the recent West Indies tour of the country.

Indian cricket chiefs have until today to provide assurances that they can host this year's ICC Cup.
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The England Cricket Board will announce a new test match sponsor tomorrow to replace Cornhill Insurance who pulled out at the end of this year's series against West Indies.

Former South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje confessed on Thursday to approaching two team mates about fixing a one-day match against India this year and admitted accepting nearly $100,000 from bookmakers since 1996.
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Last year's Cricket World Cup generated a #30m profit, according to a report by the England and Wales Cricket board.
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Right-wing Hindu leader Bal Thackeray has threatened that his Shiv Sena party will not allow Pakistani cricketers to play on Indian soil, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has reported.

The Asian Cricket Test championship will go ahead even if India decides to withdraw from the tournament, a top official has confirmed.