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Indian captain Dhoni hits back at bowling criticismINDIAN captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has vowed to prove Ian Chappell wrong after the former Australian cricketer questioned his team’s lack of ‘champion bowlers’. Chappell, a former Australian captain, claimed India would not...

Zeenat Moosa asks why ‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word for George BushSINCE being opened and actively used by US authorities in early 2002, Guantanamo Bay has never ceased to be at the forefront in this so called...

Ian Chappel puts scorn on India’s ranking achievementA FORMER Australian cricket captain has claimed India won’t be able to hold onto their Number 1 Test ranking slot because of their lack of “champion bowlers”. Ian Chappel made the comments in...

Pakistan all-rounder recruited for Friends Provident T20PAKISTAN star Shahid Afridi has been signed up by Hampshire to play in theFriends Provident T20 cup competition. The all-rounder will join Sri Lankan leg spinner Ajantha Mendis asHampshire’s second overseas player for...

Pakistan lined up for two matches before England tour BangladeshENGLAND will play Twenty20 Champions Pakistan in Dubai next month, it has been announced. The teams will play two matches at the 25,000-seater Dubai International Cricket Stadium before England fly...

Karachi-born star to lead England in Under 19 World CupENGLAND Under-19 captain Azeem Rafiq is confident he has the perfect squad to win the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup which kicks off in New Zealand later this month....

A rundown of all the major news stories that made the pages of The Asian TodayFROM Nick Griffin’s Question Time appearance to Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar riches - we bring you a rundown of all the major news stories that...

A rundown of all the major sport stories that made the pages of The Asian TodayFrom the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team to Amir Khan’s champion winning form - we bring you a rundown of all...

A rundown of all the top entertainment stories that made the pages of DesiXpressWhat an eventful 2009 we’ve had in the glamorous world of Bollywood and beyond! From Shah Rukh’s detention in America, to Kylie Minogue getting ‘Chiggy Wiggy’...

Nuray Goren reveals the culture struggle that hounded sister Tulay to her deathTODAY Mehmet Goren is beginning the first day of a life sentence, jailed for life this week for murdering his 15-year-old daughter Tulay in an honour killing. Damming...