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...other people do it; we also grew up bowling and arguing about who should hang up first. The intrinsic problem with soccer is that a goal can occur at any time, including breaks for nachos, beer or the bathroom. Unlike the rest of the world, with their soccer and cricket and goat malleting, we have perfected our sports so that you only have to tune into the last two minutes to see if Shaq can hit his free throws. We're a busy people...
...years as a news-paperwoman and wrote more than 130 books, though none reached the heights of popularity achieved by the Drew series. Benson wrote 23 of the first 30 Drew stories, with the rest by hired writers. DIED. HANSIE CRONJE, 32, former captain of South Africa's cricket team who was banned from the game for life in 2000 for his role in a match-fixing scandal, in a plane crash; in Western Cape province. Cronje admitted accepting more than $100,000 from gamblers but denied ever throwing a match. DIED. MARIO LAGO, 90, Brazilian actor, samba composer, poet...
There are times, of course, when I wouldn’t trade my duality for anything. I love being able to follow—and I mean seriously follow—cricket and baseball, football and, well, football. I love being able to laugh at my friends in England who get hit movies four months after they open in Boston. And, yes, it’s great to be able to grab a few pints of beer without having to show identification. (Conversely, it is also great to have the option here of not boozing every day, when such temperance...
...trying to smash around the googly for a bit,” said the Englishman Josefowitz, aludding to his native game of cricket. “The 23-2 score was pretty high, but that’s nothing compared to the 523-200 scores you normally have back across the pond...
...Milligan became a comedy-show host, and appeared in a number of films, including Monty Python's Life of Brian. A prolific author, he wrote more than 50 books. See Eulogy. RETIRED. ALLAN DONALD, RETIRED. ALLAN DONALD, 35, South Africa's all-time leading bowler, from Test cricket; in Johannesburg. Donald, who had taken 330 wickets in 70 Tests, quit after mounting injuries. VISAS REVOKED. Of SHAWN CRISPIN, 33, and RODNEY TASKER, 56, Far Eastern Economic Review reporters, by Thai police; in Bangkok. The pair face expulsion from the country and possible criminal charges primarily because of an article alleging...