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PCB chief fires marketing director
LAHORE, Jan 2: Shaharyar M. Khan in his first major decision as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief fired marketing director Zahid Bashir on Friday. ... 
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Pakistan hold all the aces against New Zealand
AUCKLAND, Jan 2: The cricketing gods have dealt Pakistan all the aces for the one-day series against New Zealand starting from Saturday. ...
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India's tour will not feature Asia Cup
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: The Asia Cup, the symbol of limited-overs cricket supremacy in the continent, is expected to be held in July after officials decided against clubbing it with India's upcoming tour of Pakistan. ...
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Nasir named skipper for Asia U-17
LAHORE, Jan 2: Opener Nasir Jamshed, has been named captain of a 14-member Pakistan Under-17 team for the Asia Under-17 tournament to be played in India from Jan 13 to 27. ...
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Tendulkar gatecrashes Steve Waugh's retirement party
SYDNEY, Jan 2: India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored his first half-century of the series to put a dampener on Australian captain Steve Waugh's farewell party on the first day of the fourth and final Test on Friday. ...
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Kaif ruled out of ODI series
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: Indian middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif will not play in the limited-over tri-series in Australia because of a thumb injury. ...
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Award for Ponting
SYDNEY, Jan 2: Ricky Ponting on Friday was awarded the McGilvray Medal as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Test cricketer of 2003. ...
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India crush West Indies
LUCKNOW, Jan 2: Paceman Harvinder Singh took a five-wicket haul as India bowled out West Indies for a paltry 55 to register a 228 runs victory in the 1st Under-19 Commonwealth cricket championship league. ...
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Rudolph slams stylish century
CAPE TOWN, Jan 2: Jacques Rudolph struck a stylish century but South Africa lost a clatter of late wickets as honours were shared with West Indies on day one of the third Test at Newlands on Friday. ...
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Croft calls it a day
LONDON, Jan 2: England off spinner Robert Croft has announced his retirement from international cricket, according to his county side Glamorgan on Friday. The 33-year-old played 21 tests and 55 one-day internationals. ...
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India names Azlan Shah squad
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has announced an 18-man squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament starting in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from Jan 8. ...
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Oltmans for gradual improvement
KARACHI, Jan 2: Pakistan hockey coach Roelant Oltmans on Friday did not promise a victory at Azlan Shah Cup but calling his side "The Green Machine" vowed it would take off this year. ...
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PHF continues to ignore Imran
KARACHI, Jan 2: Although his skills were acknowledged abroad, Imran Warsi has no place back home as Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) continues to toss around the full-back between senior and junior training camps before ignoring him. ...
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Coach Rashid unhappy with preparations
LAHORE, Jan 2: Pakistan tennis coach, Rashid Malik says that Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is not preparing seriously for the forthcoming Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group-I tie against Thailand to be held at Bangkok from Feb 6 to 8. ...
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Ten teams for qualifiers
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The continental qualifying round being held in Karachi this April for the 2005 Junior World Cup will feature 10 teams instead of eight, Pakistan hockey secretary Brig. Musarratullah Khan said on Friday. ...
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FA Cup holders Arsenal on a historic quest
LONDON, Jan 2: Arsenal begin their quest to become the first club since Blackburn Rovers in 1886 to win the English FA Cup three years in succession with a tough tie against Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday. ...
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