Sangakkara reaches 10,000 as Sri Lanka hammer Australia

Tpdau Kumar Sangakkara hit his 10,000th run in one day internationals to help Sri Lanka, and with help of sangakara Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets in a rain shortened Tri-series match on Friday.

Australia set the 152 runs target for Sri Lanka from 41 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method after Australia had been bowled out for 158 in an innings that was interrupted for two hours by wet weather.

Symonds retires from all forms of cricket

Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds who was one of the best and game's highly talented player in the cricket world. Yesterday he announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket, bringing an end to cricket career marked by controversies and disciplinary breaches.

The 36 year old Symonds who got temperamental and colourful personality whose racial row with Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh made headlines in 2008, cited family reasons for his decision to quit cricket.

He has also said that he would not be playing this IPL season as he was quitting competitive cricket in the wake of the impending birth of his first child.

"Effective immediately, I am retiring from all forms of professional cricket," Symonds said.

Symonds has not played any of the cricket match for Australia since being sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup in England three years ago but has appeared for several domestic sides and clubs in limited overs cricket and Twenty20 leagues.

He said with regret that i will not be able to fulfil my final year of the IPL for Mumbai Indians. Indian Premier League and Mumbai Indians both have been very supportive of me, but for me the impending arrival of my first child is a priority,"

England beat Pakistan with help of Cook century

Alastair Cook became the first England captain to score consecutive ODI centuries. With the help of his century England set the taget 250 runs for Pakistan on Wednesday in the second one-day international in Abu Dhabi.

England's captain cook won the toss for the second time in the four match series, and he chose to bat first. Cook made 102 runs from 118 deliveries.

After set the 250 runs target it was turn for bowler to prove them self. Fast bowler Steven Finn then turned in another match-winning performance with four for 34 from 10 overs as Pakistan were all out for 230 from 49 overs.

When Kevin Pietersen reached on 26 Saeed Ajmal have sent back to the pavilion in one of the nicest ball nad kevin got out by LBW.

Ravi Bopara also played a nice inning and hit second consecutive half-century with 58 and Eoin Morgan struck a brisk, unbeaten 25.

Mohammad Hafeez (26) and Imram Farhat (47) gave Pakistan a steady start with 61 but suddently wickets then fell regularly as the England bowlers maintained a tight line and length.

Afridi struck 18 from as many deliveries and captain Misbah-ul-Haq kept his side in the hunt with 47 from 59 balls before he was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter, who clung on to a skied mis-hit at full stretch off Stuart Broad.

IPL much bigger than BPL, as per Tanvir

Pakistan's all rounder Sohail Tanvir has said that the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) is not in same attraction as the IPL(Indian Premier League).

Tanvir who was playing for Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the IPL. He said while has was enjoying BPL and also said BPL ccould not be compared to IPL.

I don't think any one can compare IPL and BPL. IPL was much bigger scale and is still a biv event. And the BPL will surely take time to establish itself as big event like IPL, "Tanvir said".

Tanvir said "It is the good initiative from Bangladesh cricket. It will give big boost to Bangladesh cricket and its players who can learn a lot playing with so many foreign players".

As PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf also claimed that he will hopefully launch Pakistan Premier League this year.

Ashraf said "We are in talks with different sponsors to start the PPL and i am sure we can launch this event in this year. We see it as platform to bring back international cricket to Pakistan.

As PCB has been trying to hold PPL for last five years but due to lack of sponsorship and reluctance of foreign players to play in Pakistan and they have failed.

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Kate Upton who just 19 but young kate already has a career defining

She’s just 19, but young Kate Upton already has one career-defining acquirement, gracing the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.

As Sophia Neophitou saud: We would never use Ms. Kate Upton for Victoria's Secret show.

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Dawes appointed as India's new bowling coach

Well recently BCCI has announced that Australian Joe Dawes will be the India's new bowling coach after the tour of Australia.

Dawes is a former Queensland fast bowler who have played 76 1st class matches from 1997 to 2005. He has been bowling coach of Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.

As BCCI has decided to relive Eric Simons from his job at the end of the ongoing tri series in Australia,

Simons has been associated with the Indian team since 2010 when he was roped in by then coach Gary Kirsten. Simons' contract expires at the end of the current tour Down Under.

As Eric Simons is also the bowling coach of Delhi Daredevils. So we can not say all is lost for simons.

Tevez: Mancini treated me like a dog!

Carlos Tevez has landed in England to face a fresh storm after he accused Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini of treating him ‘like a dog’.

The Argentinian is arriving back in Manchester today before travelling to Carrington at around 5pm.

Mancini was at Carrington on Tuesday morning as he prepares to introduce Tevez back into his squad.

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