- Father of Afghan cricket captain taken hostage - Bangkok Post
Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi during the Twenty20 World Cup match against England at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, on September 21, 2012. Unknown gunmen have dragged Nabi's father from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and ...
- PM's knitting skills the hotly contested item - The Canberra Times
It previously successfully bid for dinner with the PM for three same-sex couples and a surfing lesson with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for an Afghan refugee. ...
- Live article connection interrupted. Please refresh your browser - Sydney Morning Herald
Oh, and, poor countries host the most asylum seekers;; Defence Minister Stephen Smith has given his strongest indication yet that Australia will keep special forces soldiers in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year; and; the High Court has accepted ...
- Afghanistan Advancing On The Coaching Front - Asian Cricket Council
With the game reaching out into new provinces, new towns and new schools, the Afghanistan Cricket Board are holding a Level 0 coaching program this week prior to running a Level I course next week. 34 candidates are in Kabul for the basic coaching ...
- Corruption Currents: From Behind the Bribery to a Crackdown on Consultants - Wall Street Journal (blog)
A U.S. Senator put a hold on aid to Afghanistan until he gets an explanation from the Obama administration on a decade of payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (Reuters). A Macau tycoon ...
- Super League set of six: McNamara's ideas taking shape for World Cup - The Guardian
Still on the World Cup and Anthony Minichiello, the Sydney Roosters and former Australia full-back who will captain Italy in their first appearance in the tournament – possibly preceded by a warm-up game against England – has made some interesting ...
- Australia's Pakistan-born leg spinner set for Ashes spotlight - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
When back in Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border, he was informed that, as one of the region's most notable cricketers, and through his work as a coach and for a non-government organisation that promoted education of young girls and women, he was ...
- Day in Pictures, June 17, 2013 - Albany Times Union
Birds of a feather stick together: Bernie Vince of the Adelaide Crows nearly gets an earful of pigeon during an AFL rugby match against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Michael Dodge, Getty Images). Birds of a feather stick together: Bernie ...
- Queen's Birthday Honours : Cricket , jewellery and ballet stars get gongs ... - Ham&High
After retiring from county cricket in 2001, Mr Khan helped promote the game in schools before becoming community development manager at the Professional Cricketers' Association. Since 2005 he has been director of operations for The Cricket Foundation ...
- Champions Trophy: Australia v Sri Lanka, The OvalLive - BBC Sport
Aussie, via TMS inbox: Music at a cricket match is a pathetic idea. You want to sit back and enjoy ..... James Torrance, via TMS inbox: Sadiq, Mushtaq, Hanif, Yousuf, Azharrudin, Hafeez, Ashraful, Asif, Amir, Irfan and Nabi from Afghanistan? 18 overs ...
