Shakib Al Hasan slapped with two-year ban by ICC

    Dubai: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from all cricket for two years with immediate effect, with one year of that suspended, after the star allrounder accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. ### The ban comes as a big blow to Bangladesh’s chances in…

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      Update On WWE Filming A Promo For Sting Today

      As we reported last week, WWE sent out a casting call looking for 14 actors that will be featured in a promo video featuring wrestling legend Sting. The promo begins shooting today, Monday, June 16th. While the news seemed to indicate that Sting would be making his WWE television debut soon, the promo is actually…

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        India’s shadow banking crisis is far from over

        Mumbai: A health check on India’s shadow banks shows the crisis in the industry is far from over. ### Indicators from liquidity to share performance show weakness, according to data compiled by Bloomberg as of September 30. In recent weeks, another financier defaulted, it got harder for investors to cut losses in the sector’s debt…

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          EU, Singapore agree free-trade deal

          EU, Singapore agree free-trade deal The agreement is the EU’s first with an Asean country and its second in Asia. European Voice By Andrew Gardner 12/16/12, 9:05 AM CET Updated 4/13/14, 12:16 AM CET The European Union and Singapore today (16 December) announced that they have reached agreement on a free-trade deal, 33 months after…

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            Video: 450kg drugs seized in Abu Dhabi

            Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police confiscated 450 kilograms of drugs hidden inside a truck, the police said on Saturday on its Twitter account. ###### In a video posted by Abu Dhabi Police, technical team of the police show how they unearthed the drugs from inside a truck, after cutting it up using a industrial cutting…

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