5:40 PM
My taxi driver has informed me he thinks Pakistan will 'crush' us 2moro. I told him to be quiet politely ...@StuartBroad8
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Saudi women to be allowed in sport stadium
Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islam prohibits unrelated men and women from mingling.—AFP photo
RIYADH:
A government-run Saudi Arabian newspaper reports that for the first
time in the conservative Muslim country, women will be allowed to attend
soccer matches in one of the country’s stadiums.
Al-Sharq
newspaper on Saturday quoted unnamed officials as saying that women
will be able to watch the matches in a new facility that will be
completed in 2014 in the western port city of Jeddah.
The
officials say that the new stadium will include a family section with
private cabins and balconies for women who wish to attend the games.
Saudi
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Pakistan v England: Tourists humiliated to lose series
Second Test, Abu Dhabi, day four:
Pakistan 257 & 214 beat England 327 & 72 by 72 runs
Match scorecard
Eoin Morgan being bowled by Abdur Rehman was part of England's collapse
England crumbled to a 72-run defeat in the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi to lose the three-match series.
Chasing 145 to win, the tourists were bowled out for 72, with left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman taking 6-25.
Only Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior reached double figures as
England wilted under the pressure applied by the Pakistan...
