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PCB reposes faith in Inzamam
LAHORE, Jan 23: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday named Inzamam-ul-Haq as captain for the whole of 2004 in a break from the policy of series-by-series appointment. ... 
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Officials hopeful of Peshawar staging Test against India PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Officials of NWFP Cricket Association (NWFPCA) and Peshawar District Cricket Association (PDCA) are hopeful that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would allocate a Test match against India at the Arbab Niaz Stadium ...
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India outclass Pakistan
BANGLORE, Jan 23: A hurricane century by opener Ali Murtaza (109) and Uday Kaul (59), followed by a four-wicket haul by Piyush Chawala, enabled India to register a 71-run victory against Pakistan in Under-17 Asia Cup. ...
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Highest bidder awarded TV rights: Minister
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Dubai-based TenSports and ARY Digital were awarded the contract for telecasting international cricket in Pakistan because they were the highest bidders, sports minister Rais Munir Ahmad said ...
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SCA invites 60 for trials
KARACHI, Jan 23: Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) has invited 60 cricketers from 12 districts of interior of Sindh to appear in the trials for formation of Hyderabad Regional team for Quaid-i-Azam Trophy starting from Feb 8. ...
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Quaid-i-Azam Cup, Trophy trials schedule announced
LAHORE, Jan 23: The Quaid-i-Azam Cup and Trophy cricket tournaments will commence from Feb 8. The One-day matches will be followed by four-day first-class matches. ...
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Tendulkar, Sehwag doubtful for today's tie against Zimbabwe
ADELAIDE, Jan 23: Openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were once again expected to be rested from the starting line-up of an in-form India as it takes on struggling Zimbabwe in the tri-nation series one-day cricket match in Adelaide on Saturday. ...
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PCB eyes Indian sponsors
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: The cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping to tap Indian companies to secure sponsorship for its long-awaited home series against India starting in March. ...
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Ganguly fined for time wasting
MELBOURNE, Jan 23: India captain Saurav Ganguly has been fined 80 per cent of his match fee for time wasting during his side's defeat by Australia in Sydney on Thursday. ...
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Sri Lanka retains Tillakaratne as Test captain
COLOMBO,(Sri Lanka) Jan 23: Hashan Tillakaratne has been retained as Sri Lanka's Test cricket captain for the upcoming Australian tour, a cricket board spokesman said on Friday. ...
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Waugh's blunders prove costly
PERTH (Australia), Jan 23: Retiring Australian captain Steve Waugh cost his home state dearly Friday, dropping two catches to leave Western Australia well placed after the first day of its Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales. ...
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Frenchman penalized for spitting
MELBOURNE, Jan 23: Frenchman Fabrice Santoro was fined $1,500 on Friday after spitting in the direction of a line judge, one of two incidents in which senior players vented their anger over contentious line calls at the Australian Open. ...
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Ruthless Roddick stakes claim with stunning victory
MELBOURNE, Jan 23: Champion Andre Agassi needed just 89 minutes to surge a step closer to a fifth Australian Open crown on Friday before Andy Roddick staked his claim with an even more ruthless third-round performance. ...
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PSF to host 9 international tournaments in 2004
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) will organise as many as nine international tournaments this year including the World Junior Championship in August. ...
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Rs12.5m approved for upgradation of squash complex
RAWALPINDI, Jan 23: A sum of Rs 12.5 million was approved on Friday for upgradation of the Liaquat Bagh squash complex, rendered useless by floods that hit Rawalpindi in 2002. ...
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Perry emerges sole leader
LA QUINTA (California), Jan 23: Kerry Perry shot a six-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on Thursday. ...
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