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Four decades and still Nash is asked about that over!Forty years since the incident and Malcolm Nash has shifted his base to another continent as well, but he still is asked how Gary Sobers walloped him for six sixes in that eventful over in 1968.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm CA ponders over Aussie No. 6!A day after star all rounder Andrew Symonds announced his possibility of quitting cricket Team Australia`s coach Tim Nielsen indicated that Oz will be prepared in that eventuality. Nielsen was quoted by media saying, "I don`t think we can at the moment, I don`t think we can bank on much at all at the moment, the only thing we can bank on is providing as much support as we possibly can for him to make the right decision for him and for us, to come back into the group 100% committed.”Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm Nash can`t live down Garry Sobers` six sixes!It has been 40 years when Garry Sobers whacked Englishman Malcolm Nash for six sixes in an over but Nash says he is still being asked about the six balls he bowled that day at the St Helen`s Ground in Swansea.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm Batting up the order helped gain rhythm: Flintoff!England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes his promotion to number five has boosted his form with the bat. Flintoff starred in Sunday`s seven-wicket win over South Africa in the fourth one-day international at Lord`s, scoring 31 not out to add to half-centuries at Headingley and the Oval.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm Hurt Laxman questions Afridi`s ethics; Modi remains silent !Controversies and Indian Premier League are proving to be good bedfellows. This time it surrounds around two cricketers with exact contrasting characters. VVS Laxman and Shahid Afridi are two players of exact opposite characters and unfortunately they are leaving no stone unturned to carry on the rivalry even of the field.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm Laxman retaliates, says Afridi lacks team ethics!Stung by Shahid Afridi`s remarks that he lacks leadership qualities, Deccan Chargers captain VVS Laxman on Monday retaliated, accusing the flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder of breaching team ethics.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm CA asks Symonds to seek `psychological` help!Embattled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been urged to seek a psychologist`s help as he deals with the uncertainty surrounding his international cricket career and a bitter fallout with teammates.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:44 pm AITA seeks control of future tour eventsIndian tennis authorities want to have direct control over future tour events after two tournaments were cancelled by their private promoters last week.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:18 pm Graeme Hick to quit county sceneFormer England batsman Graeme Hick will retire from county cricket at the end of the season, his Worcestershire team said on their website (www.wccc.co.uk) on Tuesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:13 pm Federer feels he is peaking for another titleRoger Federer has almost forgotten what it is like not to compete in the closing stages of a grand slam and will aim to continue that run when he faces Russia's Igor Andreev in the US Open fourth round on Tuesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:20 am PCB allows Akhtar to play county cricketFast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's bid to play in the English County Championship has been given the blessing of the Pakistan Cricket Board.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:43 am Sisters set up all-Williams quarterfinalBy now, Venus and Serena Williams know all too well how it feels to set aside sisterhood for a couple of hours and try to beat each other on a tennis court.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:24 am Nadal tested at US OpenRafael Nadal withstood his first test at this U.S. Open, shifting into another gear to beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Monday and match his best result at the tournament that's always bedeviled him.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:19 am Murray storms into quartersSixth seed Andy Murray stormed into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 demolition of Swiss 10th seed Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:01 am Safina underlines title credentials at US OpenDinara Safina's pursuit of a maiden grand slam title gathered momentum on Monday when she defeated German qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-0 to reach the US Open quarter-finals.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 4:39 am Mauresmo ousted by Italian PennettaAmelie Mauresmo's US Open hopes ended in a clutch of double-faults and a 6-3, 6-0 hammering by Italian Flavia Pennetta in the fourth round on Monday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Sep 2008 | 4:39 am Cricket selection trialsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The trials to select the Thiruvananthapuram district under-19 cricket team will be held at 2 p.m. at the K.P.K. Menon Memorial ground on September 6. Players born on or after September 1, 1989 are eligible to take ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Bee Quick triumphsPune: Bee Quick ridden by Neeraj Rawal won the Goel Ganga Developments Million, the feature event of the races held here on Aug. 31. The winner is owned by M/s. S.M.Ruia & Amay S. Ruia. Nosher Cama trains the winner. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Raising an important issueSource: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am North takes first innings leadPERINTHALMANNA: North took a first innings lead of 29 runs against South in the State under-22 inter-zone cricket championship here on Monday. At stumps on day two, South was 91 was for six in its second innings, going into the final ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Abhinand and Admina winBangalore: Abhinand Shetty of Tech Mahindra and Admina of Accenture won the men’s and women’s singles titles in the Ventures shuttlemania inter-corporate badminton tournament here during the weekend. In the finals, Abhinand ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am I am quite a loser, says BindraNew Delhi: Abhinav Bindra says he considers himself a “loser” in life as he has done nothing except shooting at ranges. “All my life has been shooting. I have done nothing in my life. I am quite a loser. I just sleep, run and ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Harika holds Ann MuzychukNEW DELHI: D. Harika drew with 11th seed Slovenia’s Ann Muzychuk in 30 moves in the first game of the second round of the women’s World chess championship at Nalchik, Russia, on Monday. The sedate battle saw Harika, playing white, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Gagan for World amateur golfNew Delhi: Gagan Verma, Saurab Bahuguna and Rashid Khan will spearhead the Indian challenge at the World amateur golf championship for the Eisenhower Cup that gets underway at Adelaide, Australia from October 16 to 19. Gagan and Saurab ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Frings out with broken noseFRANKFURT: Werder Bremen midfielder Torsten Frings will miss Germany’s two opening World Cup qualifying football matches against Liechtenstein and Finland with a broken nose. Frings sustained the injury while playing basketball at a ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Manchester City changes handsLONDON: Thaksin Shinawatra has sold Premier League club Manchester City to an Abu Dhabi group, a Middle East business website reported on Monday. Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment completed the deal late on Sunday ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Nash can't live down Garry Sobers' six sixesIt has been 40 years when Garry Sobers whacked Englishman Malcolm Nash for six sixes in an over but Nash says he is still being asked about the six balls he bowled that day at the St Helen's Ground in Swansea.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Sep 2008 | 5:25 pm
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