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Suresh Raina notched up a century on debut besides putting on a 236-run partnership with veteran Sachin Tendulkar as India avoided the follow on to reach 477 for four in their first innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday.Raina (112) Tendulkar (152) were holding fort for the visitors at the break in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings mammoth total of 642/4 declared.Overnight 382 for four, India needed 51 more runs to avoid the follow at the start of play on Thursday.Tendulkar, after a lot of waiting and watching, pushed debutant off spinner Suraj Randiv along the carpet to the cover boundary as he began bridging the still large first innings deficit.Raina compounded Randiv's anxiety as he swatted the lanky bowler to the long off boundary for the first six of the day.The 150-run partnership between the two came in 156 minutes and 243 balls and marked the highest fifth wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka. India's 400 came in 686 balls.Raina also incidentally became the 12th debutant century maker for India as he and Tendulkar reached a 200-run partnership in 334 balls.Earlier, the stout Raina did well to drill a short-pitched Dilhara Fernando delivery between extra cover and mid off for boundary.Tendulkar, on his part, executed a perfectly-timed square cut to a 140 kph Prasad delivery as India inched towards a position of safety.Dammika Prasad rattled Tendulkar with a short-pitched delivery which hit the Indian's helmet and raced to the boundary.Meanwhile, Tendulkar accompalished his 150 with the help of a six and 20 fours. He reached the milestone in 261 balls.
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Indian bowling doesn`t justify top ranking: Waugh
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While many would credit former captain Steve Waugh for making Australia a world-beating side, the man himself credits a little-known match in the 1998 Commonwealth Games - the only time cricket was included in the multi-discipline event - for the turnaround.Australia had made it to the finals back then, where they lost to South Africa. "During that game, we did not prepare hard enough. We lost to South Africa and won the silver medal. Although winning that silver is still one of my proudest moments, we had lost a gold medal which we should have won," Waugh told The Indian Express. "That was very painful. After that loss, the team made a pact that we would never lose again for lack of effort. I believe that that defeat was the catalyst for our team's success in the future," he added.Waugh said he continues to be passionate about the CWG and remains hopeful that cricket would be reintroduced. When asked about his role in the forthcoming games in October, Waugh said he had, in fact, been approached to be a part of Australia's Commonwealth Games squad in a motivational role and wanted to be a part of the Games but other work commitments prevented him from doing so.Waugh, however, said that the era of Australian dominance in cricket across all three formats - Tests, ODI's and T20's - was over. He said while the Aussies were still the team to beat in the limited overs format, there were "4-5 teams who are equally good" in Test cricket. However, Waugh was not convinced about India's merits of figuring in that group. "Realistically, with their current bowling attack, they do not seem like the World No1 side, although that is what the rankings say."But he admitted it was unfair to judge the Indian bowling on the basis of their performance in Colombo, a wicket he termed "unfair to bowlers".However, he praised the Pakistani bowling in the Leeds Test, which Pakistan had won, singling out Mohammad Aamer as "the superstar of the future."The 45-year-old Waugh denied that he would be coaching an IPL team next season, saying although he had been approached by a few franchises, the job entailed a commitment he was unwilling to make. "The only cricket I play now is in the backyard with my son," he signed off.
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While many would credit former captain Steve Waugh for making Australia a world-beating side, the man himself credits a little-known match in the 1998 Commonwealth Games - the only time cricket was included in the multi-discipline event - for the turnaround.Australia had made it to the finals back then, where they lost to South Africa. "During that game, we did not prepare hard enough. We lost to South Africa and won the silver medal. Although winning that silver is still one of my proudest moments, we had lost a gold medal which we should have won," Waugh told The Indian Express. "That was very painful. After that loss, the team made a pact that we would never lose again for lack of effort. I believe that that defeat was the catalyst for our team's success in the future," he added.Waugh said he continues to be passionate about the CWG and remains hopeful that cricket would be reintroduced. When asked about his role in the forthcoming games in October, Waugh said he had, in fact, been approached to be a part of Australia's Commonwealth Games squad in a motivational role and wanted to be a part of the Games but other work commitments prevented him from doing so.Waugh, however, said that the era of Australian dominance in cricket across all three formats - Tests, ODI's and T20's - was over. He said while the Aussies were still the team to beat in the limited overs format, there were "4-5 teams who are equally good" in Test cricket. However, Waugh was not convinced about India's merits of figuring in that group. "Realistically, with their current bowling attack, they do not seem like the World No1 side, although that is what the rankings say."But he admitted it was unfair to judge the Indian bowling on the basis of their performance in Colombo, a wicket he termed "unfair to bowlers".However, he praised the Pakistani bowling in the Leeds Test, which Pakistan had won, singling out Mohammad Aamer as "the superstar of the future."The 45-year-old Waugh denied that he would be coaching an IPL team next season, saying although he had been approached by a few franchises, the job entailed a commitment he was unwilling to make. "The only cricket I play now is in the backyard with my son," he signed off.
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With world`s `best` bowlers, Butt ready to host England
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Pakistan will begin a four-Test series against England on Thursday in the belief that its young side is about to start a new era in the national game. "It's a new beginning for Pakistan cricket, and especially for a young side," Butt said as he prepared for Thursday's start. "To win against the world's best is always an achievement. We would have loved to have done it in front of our home crowd, but we need to tell them that we love them and we hope we will be playing in front of them soon."The bowling attack in particular attracted lavish praise from the captain. "Mohammad Aamer is definitely one of the best bowlers in the world at the moment," Butt said. "If not the best then certainly in the top three and Mohammad Asid is the best bowler with the new ball I have seen since Glenn McGrath."There are few mysteries concerning the England lineup, with Pakistan set to run into Graeme Swann, the spinner with the most wickets in the world in 2010. England's selectors named a 12-man squad on Sunday and publicly stated a preference for six batsmen, meaning the only outstanding selection issue concerns which of the five bowlers will be the 12th man. Stuart Broad and Swann are certain to play on their home ground, which leaves James Anderson, Steven Finn and Tim Bresnan competing for the two remaining places.
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Pakistan will begin a four-Test series against England on Thursday in the belief that its young side is about to start a new era in the national game. "It's a new beginning for Pakistan cricket, and especially for a young side," Butt said as he prepared for Thursday's start. "To win against the world's best is always an achievement. We would have loved to have done it in front of our home crowd, but we need to tell them that we love them and we hope we will be playing in front of them soon."The bowling attack in particular attracted lavish praise from the captain. "Mohammad Aamer is definitely one of the best bowlers in the world at the moment," Butt said. "If not the best then certainly in the top three and Mohammad Asid is the best bowler with the new ball I have seen since Glenn McGrath."There are few mysteries concerning the England lineup, with Pakistan set to run into Graeme Swann, the spinner with the most wickets in the world in 2010. England's selectors named a 12-man squad on Sunday and publicly stated a preference for six batsmen, meaning the only outstanding selection issue concerns which of the five bowlers will be the 12th man. Stuart Broad and Swann are certain to play on their home ground, which leaves James Anderson, Steven Finn and Tim Bresnan competing for the two remaining places.
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Airspace to be closed near Clinton`s wedding to keep paparazzi at bay
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New York, July 29 (ANI): If media reporters are hoping to catch an aerial view of Chelsea Clinton's wedding, they better have a contingency plan.According to The New York Times, The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to ban flights below 2,000 feet for the area surrounding the estate on the Hudson River where Clinton is to be married.The F.A.A. also routinely bans flights at the request of the Secret Service when a senior federal official or dignitary's safety is at issue.In this case, with the mother of the bride being the secretary of state and the father a former president, that was the concern.A spokeswoman for the F.A.A. said Wednesday that the Secret Service had requested the flight restriction. (ANI)
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New York, July 29 (ANI): If media reporters are hoping to catch an aerial view of Chelsea Clinton's wedding, they better have a contingency plan.According to The New York Times, The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to ban flights below 2,000 feet for the area surrounding the estate on the Hudson River where Clinton is to be married.The F.A.A. also routinely bans flights at the request of the Secret Service when a senior federal official or dignitary's safety is at issue.In this case, with the mother of the bride being the secretary of state and the father a former president, that was the concern.A spokeswoman for the F.A.A. said Wednesday that the Secret Service had requested the flight restriction. (ANI)
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Holbrooke says corruption helps Taliban to win recruits
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Washington, July 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard C Holbrooke has claimed that rampant corruption in Afghanistan is providing the Taliban with its number one recruiting tool.The New York Times quoted Holbrooke, as saying that in the light of this, Washington was taking adequate precautions to cut down the misuse of aid to Afghanistan."If you read Taliban propaganda, which we study very carefully, they never mention the issue of women, girls in school, because that was their most losing issue. What they talk about is corruption, which is why we're here. That's their No. 1 recruiting tool. We're not missing money," Holbrooke said at a hearing of the House subcommittee that oversees financing of the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development.Holbrooke acknowledged that some of the money probably came from illegal activities like drug trafficking. He said corruption was still endemic in Afghanistan, describing it as a "malignancy" that could destroy everything the United States was trying to achieve there. (ANI)
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Washington, July 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard C Holbrooke has claimed that rampant corruption in Afghanistan is providing the Taliban with its number one recruiting tool.The New York Times quoted Holbrooke, as saying that in the light of this, Washington was taking adequate precautions to cut down the misuse of aid to Afghanistan."If you read Taliban propaganda, which we study very carefully, they never mention the issue of women, girls in school, because that was their most losing issue. What they talk about is corruption, which is why we're here. That's their No. 1 recruiting tool. We're not missing money," Holbrooke said at a hearing of the House subcommittee that oversees financing of the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development.Holbrooke acknowledged that some of the money probably came from illegal activities like drug trafficking. He said corruption was still endemic in Afghanistan, describing it as a "malignancy" that could destroy everything the United States was trying to achieve there. (ANI)
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British kids taken to India, Pakistan don`t come back
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London, July 29 (IANS) A huge number of British children are taken by one of their parents to an overseas country, including India and Pakistan, and never returned, officials said Thursday.The number of British children 'abducted' by a parent and taken overseas has risen by 39 percent in 2009, the child abduction department of Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said.The department handled 146 cases of children taken to countries not covered by the 1980 Hague Convention on international child abduction, compared to 105 in 2008, The Independent reported.The countries include India, Pakistan, Thailand, Ghana and Nigeria, which have not ratified the convention.The highest number of 'abductions' take place in summer, when a parent takes a child on holiday to a country where they have relatives, and then refuses to bring them home, the FCO report said.'If a parent wishes to take their child to live in a new country they will normally need either the permission of the other parent or British courts,' Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne said.'International parental child abduction, whether intentional or not, can cause huge distress to families.'Cases where British nationals return to the country with their child following the breakdown of a relationship while the family is living abroad are also likely to be treated as abduction, he said.
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London, July 29 (IANS) A huge number of British children are taken by one of their parents to an overseas country, including India and Pakistan, and never returned, officials said Thursday.The number of British children 'abducted' by a parent and taken overseas has risen by 39 percent in 2009, the child abduction department of Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said.The department handled 146 cases of children taken to countries not covered by the 1980 Hague Convention on international child abduction, compared to 105 in 2008, The Independent reported.The countries include India, Pakistan, Thailand, Ghana and Nigeria, which have not ratified the convention.The highest number of 'abductions' take place in summer, when a parent takes a child on holiday to a country where they have relatives, and then refuses to bring them home, the FCO report said.'If a parent wishes to take their child to live in a new country they will normally need either the permission of the other parent or British courts,' Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne said.'International parental child abduction, whether intentional or not, can cause huge distress to families.'Cases where British nationals return to the country with their child following the breakdown of a relationship while the family is living abroad are also likely to be treated as abduction, he said.
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US rejects motion for withdrawal of `secret` American troops operating in Pak
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Washington, July 29(ANI): US lawmakers have rejected a blunt challenge to President Barack Obama's war strategy, defeating a resolution calling for American troops' removal from Pakistan by a crushing 38-372 margin.The resolution proposed by Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich and Republican Representative Ron Paul would have required the Obama administration to pull American military trainers out of Pakistan by the end of the year.Citing the 1973 War Powers Resolution, introduced after the Vietnam War, Kucinich had said that the Obama administration had violated the Act, as it "only allows the President to send US armed forces into military operations abroad if the Congress approves the decision or if the US is under a serious threat or attack"."We have known that US forces have been operating in secret inside the territories of Pakistan without congressional approval," The Daily Times had quoted Kucinich, as saying while proposing the bill."It is our constitutional responsibility as members of the Congress to act," he added.There are about 200 military personnel in Pakistan, and up to 120 are assigned to train the Pakistani military in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.The US Special Operations Forces has also been allowed to operate alongside Pakistan military's Frontier Corps on humanitarian missions.However, US officials had said that the teams join the Pakistani troops only when commanders determine that there is relatively little security risk.The U.S. troops are allowed to defend themselves and return fire if attacked, but the official emphasized the joint missions are not supposed to be combat operations.Pakistan, however, has publicly stuck to its long stated objection of allowing any foreign troops from operating on its soil. (ANI)
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Washington, July 29(ANI): US lawmakers have rejected a blunt challenge to President Barack Obama's war strategy, defeating a resolution calling for American troops' removal from Pakistan by a crushing 38-372 margin.The resolution proposed by Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich and Republican Representative Ron Paul would have required the Obama administration to pull American military trainers out of Pakistan by the end of the year.Citing the 1973 War Powers Resolution, introduced after the Vietnam War, Kucinich had said that the Obama administration had violated the Act, as it "only allows the President to send US armed forces into military operations abroad if the Congress approves the decision or if the US is under a serious threat or attack"."We have known that US forces have been operating in secret inside the territories of Pakistan without congressional approval," The Daily Times had quoted Kucinich, as saying while proposing the bill."It is our constitutional responsibility as members of the Congress to act," he added.There are about 200 military personnel in Pakistan, and up to 120 are assigned to train the Pakistani military in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.The US Special Operations Forces has also been allowed to operate alongside Pakistan military's Frontier Corps on humanitarian missions.However, US officials had said that the teams join the Pakistani troops only when commanders determine that there is relatively little security risk.The U.S. troops are allowed to defend themselves and return fire if attacked, but the official emphasized the joint missions are not supposed to be combat operations.Pakistan, however, has publicly stuck to its long stated objection of allowing any foreign troops from operating on its soil. (ANI)
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