UPDATE 2-Cricket-England crumble under Ajmal's off-spin
* Ajmal takes fifth five-wicket haul (Updates at end of England innings)
Cricket-Pakistan v England - first test scoreboard
Jan 17 - Scoreboard at the end of England's first innings on the first day of the opening test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday. England won the toss and elected to bat. England first innings A. Strauss b Ajmal 19 A. Cook c Akmal b Hafeez 3 J. Trott c Akmal b Cheema 17 K. Pietersen lbw b Ajmal 2 I. Bell c Akmal b Ajmal 0 E. Morgan lbw b Ajmal 24 M. Prior not out
Cricket-England 192 v Pakistan - first test, day one
Jan 17 - England were bowled out for 192 after tea on the opening day of the first test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.
Cricket-England 139-7 v Pakistan - tea
Jan 17 - England were 139 for seven wickets at tea on the opening day of the first test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday. England won the toss and opted to bat.
UPDATE 1-Cricket-England win toss and bat in first test
Jan 17 - England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and opted to bat in the first test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.
Cricket-Australia squad unchanged for fourth test against India
MELBOURNE, Jan 17 - Australia named an unchanged 12-man squad on Tuesday for next week's fourth test against India in Adelaide, where they could wrap up a 4-0 series clean sweep.
PREVIEW-Cricket-Acrimonious rivalry resumes at neutral venue
LONDON, Jan 16 - A rivalry riddled with acrimony resumes on neutral territory in Dubai on Tuesday with England seeking to consolidate their world number one ranking against a Pakistan side rebuilding after the 2010 corruption scandal.
Soccer-Cannavaro and Pires set for India's IPL style league
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 - Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, former Argentina skipper Juan Pablo Sorin and Frenchman Robert Pires are set to feature in an Indian soccer competition that hopes to replicate the success of cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL).
Cricket-Away test failures puncture Dhoni's leadership aura
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni's one-match ban means the India captain will have time for an introspective look as to where and when his Midas touch deserted him as his team mates battle to avoid a series whitewash against Australia in Adelaide.
Cricket-Tendulkar returns to India's ODI squad for Tri-series
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 - Sachin Tendulkar, who has not played a one-day international since last year's World Cup, was named in India's 50-over squad on Sunday for a Tri-series with Australia and Sri Lanka next month.
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