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IPL 2009 - 2nd Semi-Final Live: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings Free Live Streaming
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Watch Live Streaming of IPL 2009 - 2nd Semi-Final Live: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings at Johannesburg, May 23, 2009
Match: IPL 2009 - 2nd Semi-Final: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date: May 23, 2009
Time: 14:30 GMT
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IPL 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
IPL 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
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Watch Live Streaming of IPL 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
Match: IPL 2009 - Final: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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RBS T20 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Sialkot Stallions vs Lahore Lions
RBS T20 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Sialkot Stallions vs Lahore Lions
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Watch RBS T20 2009 - Final Live Streaming: Sialkot Stallions vs Lahore Lions
Match: RBS T20 2009 - Sialkot Stallions vs Lahore Lions
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: May 29, 2009
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First international T20 cricket - Al Barakha Cup - in Canada under Dubai realty firm sponsorship
The first international T20 cricket tournament will kick off on October 10 2008 at the Maple Leaf Grounds in Toronto under the sponsorship of the Dubai-based Al Barakah Group, a leading real estate company with projects worth AED 10 billion in the UAE.more
The four-day four-nation tournament - Al Barakha Cup - is being organised by Sports International Marketing (SIM), a Pakistan-based sports event management company with worldwide operations in association with the Dubai-based Media Agency Middle East (MAME). Al Barakha Cup will be sponsored by the realty form for five years.
Commenting on its sponsorship of the match, Mr. Imran Khan, CEO, Al Barakha Group said:'We believe that the cricket tournament offers us a unique opportunity to highlight the spirit of Dubai in promoting sports across the world. Being a Dubai-based company, we consider it as great value add to our endeavor in foraying into the North American market, particularly Canada.'
He said cricket is almost a religion in South Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India but the game has always had a lower profile in a sports-conscious country like Canada, whose national team is largely made up of expatriates from cricket-playing countries. 'In this context our sponsorship presents us an opportunity to be part of the efforts to spread the appeal of cricket in countries like Canada where the sports has started enjoying appeal,' Mr. Khan added.
Cricket in Canada received a boost after the 2003 World Cup, when Canadian John Davison clubbed half a dozen sixes against the West Indies in the fastest recorded century in the history of the tournament. Today, it is one of the fastest growing sports in the country.
Elaborating on the details of the ICC approved match, Mr. Bipin Pathak, CEO of MAME, said:'We are delighted that our partnership is taking the spirit of cricket to Canada where the appeal for the sport is gaining ground. We are confident that the tournament - the first T20 tournament in Canada as well as internationally - would catch the imagination and interest of youngsters.'
He said MAME comes from a distinguished track record of associating with various cricketing events. Part of Percept Limited, one of the leading entertainment, media and communications conglomerate from India, the agency offers business consultancy to satellite channels, both free-to-air and DTH platforms, and publications. Its 360° solutions cover product introduction, packaging, distribution and content syndication as well as the creative and media planning aspects.
The four-nation limited overs tournament gets off the ground with Sri Lanka facing Zimbabwe on October 10 2008. Other teams on the match will be Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Canada.
According to SIM Chairman Mr. Numan Nabi Ahmed, the Canadian T20 tournament which has already received the stamp of approval from the ICC and is likely to feature on the annual international cricketing calendar.
'We are happy that we are contributing to building the future of cricket in North America, which has one of the biggest expatriate populations from South Asia in the world. Although Canada is not a Test-playing nation it has been participating in limited overs cricket and first class games against non-Test playing nations, including the World Cup, ICC International Cup and Americas Cup. Our initiative to take cricket back to the Americas has received tremendous response from all quarters. The Pakistan Cricket Board has extended full support and the other Boards have also been extremely cooperative, readily agreeing to send their teams for the tournament.'
SIM is the first private sector company from Pakistan - and the fourth in the world - to organise international cricketing events. Backed by The Brand Partnership, one of Pakistan's largest communications groups, the company has opened the doors of international cricket in North America. It motivates and encourages the large population of cricket lovers in the region with its slogan: 'Cricket has found a new home - North America'.
The company has also entered into a strategic partnership with Media Agency Middle East (MAME), the single window media and media-business consultancy provider, to promote and popularise cricket in Canada.
Percept has also been involved with Indian and international cricket for over 20 years and was an integral part of the team behind the first international cricket tournament, the 'Sahara Cup' cricket series, organised in Canada in 1997- 98. -
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Abdur Razzak reported for suspect bowling action
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MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak has been reported for a suspect bowling action after the drawn second test against New Zealand, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday.
Umpires Daryl Harper and Asoka de Silva said they had concerns over the left-arm spinner's faster ball and decided it was appropriate that the delivery be scrutinised further after monitoring it during the two-test series won 1-0 by New Zealand.Razzak is required to submit an independent analysis of his action by a member of the ICC's panel of human movement specialists under the authority's bowling review and can continue to play until the study in done.
Razzak will be suspended from bowling that particular delivery in international cricket with immediate effect if found to have been bowling with an illegal action.
If his action itself is proved suspect during the analysis, he faces a ban and will have to undertake remedial measures.
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With money in the kitty, India is safe

Self-righteousness is a mask that can get ripped off by the lure of money and comfort. There was a time in the not-too-distant past when India for the western cricket world was a place where naked sadhus and elephants roamed the streets.It was a place where playing cricket was a compulsion and not a necessity and most topnotch players, fearing for their health and physical well-being, preferred to give the "uncivilised world" a miss.
This perception has changed to the extent that the same world now finds India the most beneficial place to be in and would not mind even losing a "limb" for financial gains.
We in India need not be afflicted by any sort of inferiority complex and don't even need to be defensive when it comes to convincing the world that the "white" skin is immune to the bomb blasts that strike terror all around.
The Australians, who never stop giving sermons on ethics, morality and use the need for being "fair" to justify their actions, have decided to go ahead with the Indian tour. The same Australians, who last month said a firm no to Pakistan on the grounds that it is not a safe place to visit, probably did not even take a second to say yes to India.
We are not complaining. Why should we! It only adds strength to the argument that the "civilised" world cares for dollars as much as the "uncivilised" world does. And when comforts, like a wonderful off-the-field life, get added to the menu, anyone will be mad to turn their back on us.
India need not look towards the Nuclear Deal to convince itself that they have arrived on the international scene. That the Australians have said yes to us, without even any persuasion, is a stronger sign that we are now part of the first world.
Poor Pakistan! What does it have to offer to the cricketing world? Neither sponsors flush with money, or mouthwatering prospects to play in a league like IPL and no social life which can tempt the young, fit hulks.
So, terrorism, in such hostile circumstances, becomes a greater danger and a convenient justification to wear the mask of self-righteousness.
PS: Did I hear someone say that the Australians did not want to select Andrew Symonds for the India tour and that disciplining him was just a ruse to justify his omission? The reason given is that the Australians fear that Symonds would be targeted by the Indians - if not the players, surely by the crowds - and the pressure would have been too much to handle, for the player as well as the team.
So, they created a situation where there was a need to discipline him for his "misdeeds" when Bangladesh came calling.
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Well, agreed, this may be too wild a conspiracy theory to be taken seriously. But when we live in a world of masks, reality acquires many faces.

