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Beckham in, Zidane out from openers
SEOUL, May 28: French superstar Zinedine Zidane limped out of the World Cup’s revolving door on Tuesday as England’s inspirational midfielder David Beckham strutted back in having made a miraculous recovery... 
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S. Korea to deploy missiles near stadia
SEOUL, May 28: South Korea will place surface-to-air missiles and station sniper squads near stadiums during the World Cup finals to counter any September 11-style assaults, a defence ministry official said...
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Senegal player detained for theft
SEOUL, May 28: South Korean police will take action against a Senegalese World Cup footballer for stealing a $240 gold necklace from a shop, a news report said....
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Numbers guide to World Cup
YOKOHAMA (Japan), May 28: The 17th World Cup kicks off on Friday in Seoul, with 32 teams hoping to lift the trophy after the final in the Japanese port city of...
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Axed Keane controversy gets spicy
NIIGATA (Japan), May 28: Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has denied suggestions he forced his World Cup squad to choose between him or disgraced former captain Roy Keane....
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Boos, jeers for Blatter in dramatic meeting
SEOUL, May 28: FIFA president Sepp Blatter, fighting to hang on to his job, faced boos and jeers as a congress on the finances of world soccer degenerated into one of...
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Goal-shy show by Argentina
 NARAHA (Japan), May 28: Rival marksmen Gabriel Batistuta and Hernan Crespo both failed to find the net as Argentina were surprisingly kept goalless in two hours of World Cup warmup soccer...
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‘Big four’ may miss training
KARACHI, May 28: Pakistan’s ‘big four’ are likely to miss the first two days of the training camp starting at the Gaddafi Stadium from Wednesday....
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Graf wins legal battle
COLOGNE (Germany), May 28: Former tennis star Steffi Graf won a legal battle against Microsoft on Tuesday when a German court held the US software giant responsible for users posting fake...
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India oppose play-off switch
NEW DELHI, May 28: India are opposed to plans by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to play their postponed World Cup play-off series against the United States in England, an official...
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Raja gets first major ICC role
LONDON, May 28: Former Pakistan all-rounder Wasim Raja will act as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) match referee for New Zealand’s tour to West Indies during June and July, the ICC...
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Henin fizzles in drizzle
 PARIS, May 28: Justine Henin’s French Open fireworks failed to ignite on a dank and wet Parisian Tuesday as the Belgian fifth seed was bundled out of the first round by...
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PCB defends ‘thought leader’ concept
LAHORE, May 28: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday hit back at criticizm over the appointment of Dr Aamer Siddique, the human resource consultant, who will be travelling to Australia as ‘thought leader’....
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Pakistan’s request accepted
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Responding quickly to Pakistan’s request for a change in venue of this August’s World Junior Championship, the World Squash Federation (WSF) has sought the opinion of its member...
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