The All Boys Club -- It's 2008' and sometimes it seems like every possible barrier has been broken down. I mean the President of the United States has roots in Africa (don't we all). Hillory Clinton...
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What a tragedy, an umpire got hit by the ball in the ground and dies.This incident took place when he was umpiring a league match and a fielders through hit him on head." A cricket umpire has died after being hit on the head by the ball during a match. Alcwyn Jenkins, 72, was...
Will we ever see an end to the base running blunders made by professional baseball players? Professionals? Most of whom cash multi million dollar pay cheques to apply their craft can be found at baseball...
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"Wilbur Hackett Jr. had his share of big tackles of SEC quarterbacks in his day, but none generated the buzz of Hackett's hit on South Carolina's Stephen Garcia.Hackett was the umpire who collided with Garcia at...
"Indian Cricket League, 2008 Hyderabad Heroes vs Lahore Badshahs, 1st Match Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad, October 10, 2008 Match Information Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) & DL Orchard (RSA) Third Umpire: R Martinesz (SL) Toss: Lahore Badshahs (Elected to...
"Following the immense success of the umpire decision review system used on a trial basis in the recent India-Sri Lanka series in July-August this year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is now planning to extend it to other Test series too."
Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.Read full story
Australian media accused Indian cricket bosses of arrogance and
bullying after world officials bowed to their demands in rows over
racism and umpiring. "Bullies prosper and sport suffers," the
Daily Telegraph headlined an editorial describing the Board of Control
for Cricket...
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Color home movie Zapruder-style film of Don Larsen's Perfect Game from the 1956 World Series found 50 years later. Story is about color 8mm film shot by Saul Terry while on his honeymoon trip to see the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the...
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"Cricket used to be a gentlemen's game. There was a time when batsmen would give away their wicket if he was convinced that he had nicked a ball, which went to the keeper's hand, before the umpire had their say. The umpires used to pat a player's shoulder telling that if he...
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