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World Cup

Canada eye venue change in visa impasse

Canada have pleaded with the International Cricket Council to help their three Pakistan-born players obtain visas to enter India for the World Cup which gets underway on February 19.

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Eden Gardens can be ready for World Cup

The bosses of Kolkata's Eden Gardens insisted Friday they could be ready to host next month's India-England World Cup clash after the venue was ruled out because of unfinished renovation work.

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West Indies coach bullish about reaching World Cup semi-finals

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson believes his unpredictable team can defy the odds and reach the World Cup semi-finals, something they haven't achieved for 15 years.

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Bangladesh will be the surprise package of 2011 World Cup

Bangladesh has home support, but lack consistency. Whatever they do,

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ICC World Cup 2011: India gears up for a religious festival

cricketing nations around the world seem to be gearing up in full swing for the big event.

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Eden Gardens declared unfit to host its first fixture

Cricket-loving India suffered a sporting humiliation on Thursday when its most famous ground, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, was declared unfit to host its first fixture of next month's World Cup.The International Cricket Council (ICC) said another stadium would have to be found to hold the India-England clash on February 27 after a renovation programme at Eden Gardens fell months behind schedule

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ICC officials inspect Wankhede Stadium

The Mumbai stadium has undergone a two-year $55 million renovation in preparation for its first World Cup fixture on March 13. It will also host the final on April 2. Organisers of the World Cup have dismissed fears of a repeat of last year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, when many venues were badly delayed and scruffily finished.

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World Cup adorns Bombay Stock Exchange

The International Cricket Council marked the 30-day countdown to the World Cup by displaying the tournament's trophy at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday.ICC president Sharad Pawar, chief executive Haroon Lorgat and tournament director Ratnakar Shetty all rang the opening bell at the BSE to signal the start of the day's trading.

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