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Lahore, Oct 6 (ANI): Former Pakistani cricketer Mudassar Nazar has decided to quit as head coach of his country's National Cricket Academy (NCA) in order to take up a coaching job at ICC's Global Cricket Academy in Dubai.

Las Vegas, Oct.6 (ANI): Former American football star O.J. Simpson is in a state of "shock" over his conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, a verdict that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life.

London, Oct 6 (ANI): Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo got the brush-off from a Colombian soap star who thought that the Manchester United ace was gay.

New York, October 6 (ANI): The judges presiding over the hearing on former American football player O.J. Simpson's trial regarding the botched gunpoint memorabilia heist in a Sin City hotel room said Sunday night that the Juice convicted himself with his own words.

London, Oct.6 (ANI): England can beat Australia in next summer's Ashes series here, claims fast bowler Steve Harmison.

Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday said he is looking forward to scalping Aussie captain Ricky Ponting during the four-Test series starts in Bangalore this week.

London, Oct.6 (ANI): Chelsea coach Phil Scolari believes his team will get even better and probably take a shot at the title this year.

Washington, October 6 (ANI): Ace swimmer Michael Phelps received a warm welcome from thousands of people lining the streets of Towson, Maryland, Saturday afternoon to welcome their local Olympic heroes home.

Sydney, Oct 6 (ANI): Cameron White has been called in to join the Aussie team in India because the touring side needed another leg-spinner. This was the reason for White's selection after Bryce McGain injured his shoulder, and Beau Casson was once again left at home despite his brilliant bowling figures of 29 wickets in the Pura Cup for the Blues last season.

Sydney, Oct 6 (ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has ranked Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar as No. 1 in his list of best players included in his new book "Shane Warne's Century", to be launched in London tomorrow.

Kolkata, Oct 6 (ANI): Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that he is looking forward to scalping Aussie captain Ricky Ponting as the four-test series starts in Bangalore this week.

Karachi, Oct 5 (ANI): Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who has been facing a tough time for more than a year now for being out of form, is now getting support from his country's veteran cricketers for captaincy of the national team.

Melbourne, Oct 5 (ANI): Over-enthusiastic football fans are to be blamed for encouraging predatory instincts among high-profile players, according to a study.

Sydney, Oct 5 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has reportedly decided to replace injured spinner Bryce McGain with all-rounder Cameron White, after Jason Krejza failed to impress in the ongoing four-day tour match against Board President's XI.

Melbourne, Oct 5 (ANI): Former Aussies coach John Buchanan has said that the Australian side touring India was not invincible, and that with India's better track record this year, both the sides could prove uncertain for each other in the forthcoming Test series.

Melbourne, Oct 4 (ANI): Cameron White, the Victoria all-rounder, has been named as the replacement for the injured Bryce McGain in the Australian Test squad in India. He will join the squad on October 6 in Bangalore.

Jalandhar, Oct 4 (ANI): Three Pakistani club will be the main attraction of the Surjit Silver Jubilee hockey tournament to be played under floodlights at the Surjit Astro-turf hockey stadium here from October 18 to 25.

New York, Oct.4 (ANI): O J Simpson has been found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery in Las Vegas.

Sydney, Oct 4 (ANI): Another Australian off-spinner and Jason Krejza's predecessor, Colin Miller, has claimed that his drinks were spiked and he had reported the matter to Cricket Australia's chief medical officer.

Karachi, Oct.4 (ANI): Out of favour Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's future in the game is likely to be determined only after the Lahore High Court rules on a case on October 8.