England's troubled series against Pakistan hit a fresh low yesterday when rival players had to be separated in the nets at Lord's and Andrew Strauss said he and his team-mates were considering legal action against Ijaz Butt after the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board refused to withdraw match-fixing claims.
Continental Airlines failed in its second attempt in two months to raise air fares in the face of rising fuel prices, as competitors withdrew matching increases yesterday.
The West Indian originally had permission to use the eye-catching bat, which has a pink handle and a black blade but that approval was withdrawn after match officials discovered the bat had marked the white ball.
The Third Test in Adelaide was Morris's first Test as captain, after Hassett withdrew on match eve due to a strained hip muscle.
After the match, Borga and Yokozuna attacked Tatanka, causing kayfabe injuries that forced Tatanka to withdraw from the match at Survivor Series.
Nicklaus was forced to withdraw from the match moments before beginning his second round, because of muscle spasms in his back.
The North Queensland Cowboys scrum half had been expected to withdraw from the match after his uncle was killed in a vicious beating incident in Brisbane on Friday.
Germany's focus on two qualifying matches for the 2008 European Championship has been deflected by a growing controversy over the decision of one of its youth players to withdraw from a match in Israel.
"He is just so accurate with his kicking," said New Zealand's Daniel Carter, who is rated the best No.10 in the world but who has been forced to withdraw from the match with a calf strain.
He started in the Fourth XI after his brother had to withdraw from a match.
"The scope of what was withdrawn precisely matches the area in which the European Commission has been investigating," said Florian Müller, a patent consultant in Germering, Germany.
