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Pakistan finally break epic rearguard

(ESPN Cricinfo) - Nobody expected it to be cut this fine. England produced one of the finest stonewalling efforts in their history only to concede the second Test in Dubai to Pakistan with only 6.3 overs remaining on the final day. Six…

Windies go under by 72 runs

(ZIZ Sports) - The West Indies team arrived at the P Sara Oval his morning to be greeted by the usual overcast and gloomy conditions but little did they know that the weather would actually reflect their state off affairs a couple hours…

England rely on Root after Pakistan 378

(ESPN Cricinfo) - There will come a time when Joe Root's back becomes a subject of national concern. Not quite yet. His troubled stretches as yet only concern the physios and anyway, as he sought to bat England into a position of authority…

Sri Lanka storms back in final Test

(Sri Lanka) - There is a saying that: “The phoenix must burn to emerge.” Well, Caribbean fans have only been waiting 20 years for the once powerful West Indies to emerge. At the start of play on the second day of the second and final Test…

Man City: Manuel Pellegrini defends fans over Uefa case

(BBC) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has defended his club's fans after a Uefa disciplinary case was opened against them for booing the Champions League anthem. City will attend a hearing next month after the incident, which…

Authorities suspect Odom overdosed on cocaine, other drugs

(AP) - The court document includes testimony to a Nevada state judge from Michael Eisenloffel, a Nye County sheriff's detective, on Oct. 13 after the former NBA star was found at the Love Ranch in Crystal. ''I believe that Mr. Odom may be…

Australia, SA to tour WI for tri-series in 2016

(ESPN Cricinfo) - West Indies will welcome Australia and South Africa next June for a 10-match ODI tri-series, according to a press release issued Friday by the WICB. Three games each will be held in Guyana and St Kitts while the final four…

Brathwaite bags 6 in fightback

(ZIZ Sports) - He kept in skipper Jason Holder’s ear all the time, telling him he can get the breakthrough, well he got more than that and ended with half a dozen wickets to give the West Indies a chance of squaring the Sobers/Tissera Test…

Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian call off divorce amid recovery

(AP) - LOS ANGELES — Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to stay married as the former NBA star continues his recovery a week after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. Kardashian's lawyer, Laura Wasser, filed a petition…

Johan Cruyff: Netherlands great diagnosed with lung cancer

(BBC) - Netherlands great Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 68-year-old former Ajax player was told of his illness this week after undergoing tests. Cruyff, a three-time Ballon d'Or winner, helped his country reach the…

Misbah ton restores Pakistan poise

(ESPN Cricinfo) - Pakistan had left Abu Dhabi with their batting momentarily in disarray, but as the Test series moved on to Dubai, Misbah-ul-Haq looked matters up and down and took the chance to restore a sense of gravitas. England bowled…