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Yuvraj rescues India after Umar destroys top order
LAHORE, April 5: A wonderful exhibition of seam bowling by Umar Gul and a brilliant maiden century by Yuvraj Singh stole the limelight on an absorbing first day's play in the crucial second Test at the Qadhafi Stadium on Monday. ... 
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'I've been focussing on my line and length'
LAHORE, April 5: Pakistan medium-pacer Umar Gul has attributed his success to concentrating on maintaining line and length, and said in doing so he was following the advice of captain and coach. ...
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Cracks beginning to show in Pakistan camp
LAHORE, April 5: Cracks within the Pakistan team were widening after two frontline players reported unfit on the morning of the opening day of the second Test against India at the Qadhafi Stadium. ...
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Umar Gul's misfortune was good fortune for India
It could have been a day of immense possibilities for Pakistan. It ended as an inconclusive one. In normal circumstances Pakistan would have been happy to have bowled out India for 287 and made 61 for one wicket in reply. ...
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Pressure mounts on Moin to quit
LAHORE, April 5: Former captain Moin Khan faces an uncertain future as the Pakistan selectors continue to mount pressure on skipper Inzamamul Haq to drop the gutsy wicket-keeper from the remaining part of the home series against India. ...
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Pakistan call for curbs on fixing comments
LAHORE, April 5: Pakistan will ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a code of conduct to prevent former cricketers from making match-fixing allegations without substantial evidence. ...
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Referee fears sledging
LAHORE, April 5: The friendly atmosphere, a feature of the current series so far, confounded the apprehensions of ICC's chief match referee, Ranjan Madugalle, about incidents of sledging on the opening day of the second Test at the Qadhafi Stadium on Monday. ...
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Don't blame Lara for debacle: Sobers
LONDON, April 5: West Indies legend Gary Sobers has lent his support to Brian Lara saying that the under-fire captain should not be made a scapegoat for the Caribbean team's first home series defeat by England for 36 years. ...
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Cairns to retire after England tour
AUCKLAND, April 5: New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns will retire from Test cricket after the tour of England this year. Cairns, who turns 34 in June, became the sixth player to score 3,000 Test runs and take 200 wickets in the drawn series against South Africa last month. ...
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Pakistan break India's stranglehold in shooting
ISLAMABAD, April 5: As the 9th SAF Games entered the home stretch, Pakistan landed their first gold medals in shooting, a sport dominated by India who have swept 24 top of the line medals out of the 28 finals contested. ...
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Chathurangan and Kumar become fastest sprinters
ISLAMABAD, April 5: Indian Piyush Kumar became the top sprinter in South Asia on Monday while on the women's side that honour went to Sri Lanka's Jani Chathurangan on a day Pakistan's Nadeem Ahmad landed the hammer throw gold in the 9th SAF Games. ...
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Badam Gul wins first gold for Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI April 5: Afghanistan's Taekwondo player Badam Gul became the first person to win a gold medal for his country at the 9th SAF games. Badam Gul, 26 ...
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Pakistanis advance to 9 boxing finals
ISLAMABAD, April 5: Pakistanis advanced to the finals of nine weight classes in the SAF Games boxing competitions at Liaquat Gymnasium on Monday. The finals will be held on Tuesday with some Pakistani- Indian bouts set to attract spectators. ...
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Mohib elected SABC president
ISLAMABAD, April 5: Mohib Asad, who was elected the president of the South Asian Badminton Confederation (SABC) on Monday, said he would do his best to revive the sport. ...
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Volunteers' services lauded
ISLAMABAD, April 5: Without them journalists could have been groping in the dark. They bring them the results, photocopying an endless load of paper, keeping the media informed on what's going on, and helping them out whenever help is sought - all that with a broad smile. ...
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Domestic setbacks for Europe's big clubs
LONDON, April 5: This week's Champions League quarterfinal second legs seemed to be on the minds of players and coaches alike at the weekend with Arsenal, AC Milan, Monaco, Olympique Lyon, Porto and Deportivo Coruna all suffering domestic setbacks. ...
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