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...Charles River Basin. Originally scheduled as a dual meet, the race moved upstream and was run as an untimed event. Rowing from the BU Bridge back towards Harvard to finish at the Weeks Bridge, the Black and White raced five varsity boats as well as the novice squad, while six varsity crews from Brown also raced the course, where headwinds and crosswinds proved challenging to navigate. The heavyweight crew team will compete against Princeton and Cornell next Saturday while the lightweights travel to Camden, New Jersey this weekend for the Knecht Cup, which will feature over 50 crews from schools...
...Hartwick (23-11, 5-1) early Saturday afternoon. Hours later, Harvard’s matchup with Brown (17-12, 4-1) was still undecided through the final minute, but the Bears ultimately clawed out an 11-10 win.Sunday saw a reversal of roles, as the women’s squad trounced Utica (2-8, 0-5) and Connecticut College (2-3, 2-3) 19-2 and 23-4, respectively.The Crimson will have the chance to prove itself as more than just a viable competitor against Brown again next Saturday in Norton, Mass.“They?...
...second varsity eight competed in the Sharp Cabrillo Cup, which the squad had won last year. The Crimson, however, finished third, with Cal, Washington and Stanford finishing first, second, and fourth, respectively, to mirror the top-four of the Copley...
...squad still comprises unpaid amateurs (even in South Africa, they are not drawing match fees but a $50 per diem provided by the generosity of the ICC), many of whom look quite a bit older than their listed age. The Afghan National Cricket Academy in Kabul consists of four battered training nets and one bowling machine, a piece of equipment used by serious players to practice shots. When the power cuts out, which happens frequently in the Afghan capital, the machine can't be operated. These are the wretched resources used by the Afghans to compete against nations that have...
...Despite these handicaps, they have been able to draw on seemingly limitless reserves of drive and ambition to reach their present position. "We will crush all the teams," says Abid's brother Karim Saddiq, a 25-year-old opening batsman, with the unshakeable belief that typifies the squad. "It's my mission to be player of the tournament." The players have already shown their mettle in South Africa, winning their first two games against Denmark and Bermuda with poised batting and destructive bowling. If they finish in the top four of their group - which also includes, the Netherlands...