Akram, Ijaz Ahmed, Malik suspended
Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram and two of his teammates, Salim Malik and Ijaz Ahmed, have been temporarily suspended from the national team.

New Zealand Lord over England
New Zealand levelled the series against England today when they won the second Test at Lord's by nine wickets.

Dhanraj, Mukesh will be considered; others have no chance -- Gill
Indian Hockey Federation chief KPS Gill rules the body with an iron hand. He makes no bones about his stand on the six players who were axed from the team after India's gold-medal winning performance in the Bangkok Asian Games.

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