September 2, 2010
SEATTLE – Nearly two dozen mountaineers and park rangers are searching for the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, who's been missing since a weekend camping trip in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.
John Arum was expected to arrive home Sunday after climbing Storm King, a rugged mountain peak about a seven-hour drive from Seattle. Family members grew worried when the 49-year-old environmental lawyer and accomplished hiker did not return.
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September 2, 2010
LOS ANGELES – The wife of one of Lance Armstrong's former teammates said Wednesday she has spoken to a federal agent investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and other cyclists.
Betsy Andreu, the wife of former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu, said she has talked with Food and Drug Administration agent Jeff Novitzky about Armstrong, but declined to discuss details. She said in a phone interview that her husband has also talked to the agent.
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September 1, 2010
TAUNTON: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Tuesday it would not suspend players embroiled in betting scam allegations while the claims are investigated, though they are set to miss the next match.
Meanwhile British authorities revealed they had made three arrests on money laundering grounds, which sources confirmed were linked to the cricket scandal.
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September 1, 2010
LONDON: Kevin Pietersen was dropped by England on Tuesday for the first time in his international career.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement that the 30-year-old batsman had been omitted from their squads for the Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan which start on Sunday and the five one-dayers that follow.
Twenty20 squad: Collingwood, Anderson, Bopara, Bresnan, Broad, Steven Davies, Kieswetter, Morgan, Sidebottom, Swann, Luke Wright, Yardy.
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September 1, 2010
NEW YORK – Victoria Azarenka collapsed and fell to the ground while chasing down a routine forehand and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, a half-hour into her match on another steamy day at the U.S. Open.
The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1 in the first set on the Grandstand court, where the temperature had reached 90 degrees with 42 percent humidity by 11:30 a.m.
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September 1, 2010
CAPE TOWN: ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat says he would be at "a loss of words" if the 'spot-fixing' allegations against three Pakistani cricketers turn out to be true but rejected criticism that the scandal has highlighted the world body's failure to deal with corruption in the game.
Speaking at the Cape Town International Airport after a brief return to the country in the middle of a 'spot-fixing' scandal that has rocked world cricket, Lorgat said players have to help in preventing such cases.
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September 1, 2010
TAUNTON, England: Mike Atherton, the former England captain, wants Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir to undergo rehabilitation instead of getting punished if charges of playing a role in a ‘spot-fixing’ scandal are proven against the young fast bowler, writes Khalid Hussain.
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September 1, 2010
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesday served a legal notice on British newspaper The Daily Telegraph for linking him with a spot-fixing scam involving seven national team players.
The Pakistani cricketers are being investigated by British police over a newspaper sting in which a bookmaker was allegedly paid to get the team to bowl no-balls during the fourth Test against England at Lord’s which Pakistan lost Sunday.
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September 1, 2010
LAHORE: A Pakistan court on Tuesday summoned seven national cricket players, the country’s sports minister and its cricket chief to face treason charges over fixing allegations in England.
The chief justice of the High Court in the eastern city of Lahore said those under investigation in England, plus sports minister Ijaz Jakharani and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt must appear on September 7.
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September 1, 2010
LONDON: Pakistan High Commission in London said Tuesday Scotland Yard Police merely carried out investigation with Pakistani players alleged of cricket betting scam but however, they have so far leveled no charges upon them, Geo News reported.
In a statement issued from Pakistan HC in UK, shelving the impression that cricket team has been asked to abandon ongoing visit, said: “Neither any action is in progress against alleged players nor have they been asked to come back home.”
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