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PCB makes face-saving demands to BCCI
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), bending backwards as much as they can to please the Indians ahead of their forthcoming tour, have told their counterparts they would expect them to reciprocate when Pakistan play there next year. ... 
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Our batsmen hold the key to success: Ganguly
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly said he believed batsmen hold the key to India's success in upcoming historic series against arch- rivals Pakistan. ...
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India may hire Srinath as bowling coach
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Javagal Srinath, former spearhead of the Indian cricket team's pace bowling attack, is the frontrunner to take over as the team's bowling coach on next month's tour of Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. ...
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India, West Indies also qualify for semi finals: ICC Under-19 World Cup
DHAKA, Feb 26: India and the West Indies joined Pakistan and England in the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup after beating Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively in the Super League round on Thursday. ...
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Razzaq and Kamran guide Lahore to remarkable win
LAHORE, Feb 26: A magnificent unbroken partnership of 246 between Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal carried Lahoreto a remarkable five-wicket victory over Rawalpindi in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match at the LCCA Ground on Thursday. ...
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Speedster Rauf destroys Quetta
MULTAN, Feb 26: Tall fast bowler Abdul Rauf claimed a match bag nine for 92 to help Multan defeat Quetta by 139 runs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy fixture at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday. ...
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First day's play washed out
BULAWAYO, Feb 26: A downpour in the early afternoon washed out the first day of the second cricket Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. ...
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Jones needs shin scan
LONDON, Feb 26: England fast bowler Simon Jones needs a shin scan before he can fly to the West Indies to join the rest of the team ...
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Kenyan stars to play against England
NAIROBI, Feb 26: Kenyan cricket captain Steve Tikolo and opener Kennedy Obuya have been invited to play for the West Indies Cricket Board Chancellors XI against England in Jamaica next week. ...
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Selectors to shortlist probables today
KARACHI, Feb 26: Although the selection committee is nowhere to be seen at national junior hockey training camp, it is scheduled to "shortlist" the probables on Friday for the series against The Netherlands and Malaysia next month. ...
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Officials worried over Jr team's preparations
KARACHI, Feb 26: Pakistan's preparations for April's Junior Asia Cup hockey may be jeopardized because of too little time for the competition, team officials said on Thursday. ...
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Ex-Olympians demand abolition of 'dummy' selection committee
KARACHI, Feb 26: Former stars put Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and its selectors to sword on Thursday, demanding to abolish what they called dummy "selection committee." ...
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Dope tests under IOC and WADA
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Doping control will be carried out at the SAF Games in collaboration with International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission, World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) and the medical representatives from SAARC countries. ...
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Unseeded Wasif humbles second seed Nomi
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Unseeded Wasif Cheema and the veteran Hameedul Haq on Thursday scored upset victories at the PTF Complex to go storming into the semifinals of the Greener Pakistan National Clay Court Championship. ...
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Venus Williams comeback suffers another big blow
DUBAI, Feb 26: Venus Williams continued her disappointing start to the year when she suffered a 6-2 6-3 defeat by Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open on Thursday. ...
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United and Juventus suffer defeats: European Champions League Soccer
LONDON, Feb 26: Manchester United and last season's runners-up Juventus will have to come from behind to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League after losing away legs on Wednesday. ...
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