The world's top-ranked tennis stars revealed last week they would also be going head-to-head in a special match for charity at Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium on July 14.
Five more teams will have to qualify, while officials are likely to give the go-ahead for a special match between Maori and Aboriginal teams to recognise their contribution to rugby league.
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"To see any team win from that position is quite something but when they are the underdogs it is something truly special, " said BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on Test Match Special.
An ECB special award was given to Peter Baxter, who retired as producer of BBC Test Match Special this summer.
The Test Match Special statistician will be busy answering your questions throughout the English summer.
In 1998 in Trinidad, Test Match Special employed its first female commentator, Barbadian Donna Symmonds.
"When I woke up this morning I had a few nerves, " he told BBC's Test Match Special.
Test Match Special commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins, father of Sussex all-rounder Robin, believes Mushtaq was the pivotal player in 2003.
Test Match Special's Alison Mitchell said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had been expecting the new interpretation.
An inquest has recorded a verdict of accidental death on former England all-rounder and BBC Test Match Special commentator Trevor Bailey.
However, former Australia skipper Ian Chappell, commentating for Test Match Special before the verdict was announced, suggested Ponting should have been suspended.
And Moyes reserved special praise for match-winner Saha, who he tipped to have a big impact on the run-in of Everton's season.
Dozens of former cricketers, sports journalists and many Test Match Special colleagues attended a memorial service in his honour at Chelmsford Cathedral in May.
"He's a lovely timer of the ball, a sweet hitter of the ball and he's a relaxed, laid-back guy, " Strauss told Test Match Special.
However, BBC Test Match Special commentator Simon Mann revealed on Twitter that heavy rain in Melbourne on Thursday - with more forecast for Friday - could put the Twenty20 match in doubt.
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Then I did it in my second Test match at Edgbaston and someone wrote into dear old Brian Johnston on Test Match Special and he let the cat out of the bag.
Later that year, while being interviewed on the BBC's Test Match Special as his autobiography Coming Back To Me was launched, Keynsham-born Trescothick revealed that he had suffered anxiety attacks since the age of 10.
Frindall, the longest serving member of the Test Match Special team, took particular delight that his birth coincided with the first day of the "timeless Test" between South Africa and England in Durban on 3 March 1939, a game which lasted an unprecedented 11 days.
The Windies will need something special to win the match and square the series, but have relatively recent experience of chasing down a mammoth target.
But Moteab scored a sensational second goal which ensured the teams have identical qualifying records and will have to play again in a special one-off match in Sudan on Wednesday.
The squad then moved on to the Moncloa Palace to be greeted by Prime Minister Zapatero, who singled out match-winner Iniesta for special praise.
Leveraging its superior inventory management skills, this year Borders opened a new fulfillment center to be used to ship orders made over the Internet and also to ship special orders to stores fast enough to match the Internet's speed of delivery on rarer books.
Gamers can select one of the eight sexy glossy colors available that match their color palette or request a special color that will make heads turn at their next LAN party.
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Ronaldo had started the night in high spirits as he was presented with a special cap to mark the occasion but after the match, the Real Madrid star left the pitch in pouring rain sporting a face like thunder.
Goals from Scott Rendell and Robbie Wilmott proved the difference in Saturday's match at the Abbey, but Brabin reserved special praise for keeper Danny Potter.
Today is a special day for me in tennis, even if I lost that match.
Maybe easier said than done, but take a look at the way Banana Republic is partnering with Match.com to bring singles into their stores for cocktails and special shopping deals.
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Supporters in the Nou Camp paid a special tribute to the 32-year-old Abidal in the 22nd minute of the match -- the same number as his squad shirt.
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