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FIFA asks for details on Ivory Coast football disaster

FIFA asks for details on Ivory Coast football disaster Zurich - Football's ruling body FIFA asked Monday for a full report from the football federation of the Ivory Coast after 22 people died Sunday when a wall collapsed during a World Cup qualifying match between Ivory Coast and Malawi.

Tens of thousands of fans were packed into the Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan, the West African Nation's largest city, to watch Chelsea star and national hero Didier Drogba score twice in a 5-0 rout of Malawi.

However, tragedy struck when fans appear to have panicked following the collapse of a wall.

Miandad claims he has been reinstated as PCB Director General

Miandad claims he has been reinstated as PCB Director GeneralKarachi, Mar. 30 : Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has claimed that he has been re-appointed as the Director General (DG) of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

According to The News, Miandad himself announced his reinstatement to the post. There has been no official confirmation on the report.

Earlier, while resigning from the post, Miandad had said that he was quitting because the job description did not fit with his idea of what it should be.

Jenson Button's 'steamy quickie' with lover to celebrate Oz Grand Prix win

Jenson Button's 'steamy quickie' with lover to celebrate Oz Grand Prix winLondon, March 30 : Jenson Button shared steamy minutes with his lingerie model-girlfriend after winning the Australian Grand Prix.

The Brit racer rushed to his private room with lover Jessica Michibata after his Formula One victory in Melbourne.

The 29-year-old appeared 10 minutes later wearing a grin.

"It got a bit steamy in there," the Sun quoted him as saying.

Strauss tells KP to keep his mouth shut

Strauss tells KP to keep his mouth shutBarbados (West Indies), Mar. 30 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has warned Kevin Pietersen to keep his mouth shut.

Captain Strauss and England's management are increasingly unhappy at KP's words and actions.

Strauss, whose side beat the Windies in yesterday's one-dayer, was quoted by The Sun as saying: "Sometimes what he says is put in big headlines so he must be conscious of the attention what he says does receive."

Proteas spinners effect a 20-20 series win against Aussies

Johan BothaCape Town (South Africa), Mar. 30 : A battery of South African spinners -- acting captain Johan Botha, seasoned Robin Peterson and debutant Roelof van der Merwe played a crucial, luminary role in South Africa bagging the Standard Bank Pro20 highveld mini-series 2-0 against Australia.

The series sweep was a complete reversal of what happened Down Under several weeks back, and the weekend's successive wins before ecstatic, capacity crowds at the Wanderers and Centurion respectively stand the Proteas in pretty good stead for the second World Twenty20 jamboree in England not too long up the drag.

Shunning ICL Abdul Razzaq expresses desire to play for national team once again

Shunning ICL Abdul Razzaq expresses desire to play for national team once again Lahore, Mar. 30 : Following Pakistan middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf's announcement that he is to terminate his contract with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), and eager to join the national squad, another Pakistani ICL player, Abdul Razzaq has expressed his desire to play for Pakistan once again.

He said that the ICL management has released all Pakistani cricketers from their contracts.

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