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A Predictable Turn
The Bob Woolmer murder investigation may be heading down a familiar path.
Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been murdered after angering radical Muslims, according to a BBC investigation.
The Panorama TV show suggests some players followed the extremist Muslim movement, Tablighi Jamaat.
The claims come as preliminary toxicology tests confirm Woolmer was rendered helpless with a powerful poison [...]
Praying, Not Playing
I’m sure you’ve all heard of losing your religion, but how many of you have heard of losing because of your religion?
PJ Mir (not to be confused with PJM – ed.), Pakistan’s media manager during the World Cup, has blamed the influence of religion in the dressing room for Pakistan’s disastrous performance in the Caribbean.
Speaking [...]
Drowning Is Such Sweet Sorrow
A new suspect has emerged in the Bob Woolmer murder mystery.
Clue: He’s very strong, has plenty of spirit, has killed before, and is not only not a Fundamentalist Muslim, but is actually despised by them.
The revelation has fuelled mounting speculation that the Pakistan cricket coach’s death was not murder but a tragic accident.
A witness described [...]
Murder Mystery
With the apparent murder of Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer no closer to being solved, two Pakistani fans wanted by Jamaican police for questioning are claiming their innocence. At the same time, there are those who believe he was murdered by someone involved in match-fixing, while Pakistan cricket board officials are claiming he died of [...]
Predictable Developments
You had to know this was coming.
Police are treating the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as suspicious and cricket officials say they believe he may have
been murdered.
Jamaican police announced today investigations had provided “sufficient information” to continue probing the coach’s death.
Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman Pervez Mir said: “The police suspect that Woolmer may [...]
Death of a Coach
Updated (see below)
A day after Pakistan’s shock loss to Ireland (on St Patrick’s day, no less) in the Cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s coach Bob Woolmer has died after being found unconscious on the floor of his hotel room.
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer – a former England Test batsman – has died after being found unconscious in [...]
On the Verge of a Crisis
The cartoon riots might be nothing compared to the reaction generated by Australian cricket players Matthew Hayden and Jason Gillespie, if they fulfil promises they made.
The Bangladesh port city of Chittagong could be in for a shock in the coming days if Jason Gillespie and Matthew Hayden are true to their word.
The pair made bold [...]
Most Unbelievable Cricket Game
Ever.
Shame about the result though.
Try Explaining a ‘Googly’ to Him
It seems that Dubya might have great taste in sports:
US President George W Bush said this week “I’m a cricket match person” – and he’ll have a chance to show it at a cricket event during his brief upcoming trip to Pakistan.
Details were hard to come by, but White House aides said on Friday that [...]
