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Shaharyar, Ramiz at odds on central contract system
LAHORE, April 24: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Shaharyar M. Khan, on Saturday contradicted his own chief executive Ramiz Raja on the issue of central contract system for the players when he declared that the board had not yet taken a final decision on the matter. ... 
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South Korea and India qualify for semifinals
KARACHI, April 24: Three goals by Tushar Khandker propelled India to a facile 10-0 win against Bangladesh and book a semifinal berth at Junior Asia Cup on Saturday. Defending champions South Korea also made it to last four with a 8-2 victory but not before a first half scare by Chinese Taipei at Hockey Club of Pakistan. ...
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Khurram posts another impressive win
KARACHI, April 24: Khurram Hussain Agha, maintained his top billing, when he registered another 4-0 victory, this time against NWFP's Ziaul Islam, on the second day of the qualifying rounds in the 8th Style Ranking snooker championship played on Saturday at the Karachi Gymkhana. ...
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Kiran, Mumtaz get wild card entries
KARACHI, April 24: Pakistan top swimmers Kiran Khan and Mumtaz Ali got wild card entries for Athens Olympics 2004 to be held in August. According to the details, Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF) got the clearance for two swimmers from the organizers of Athens Olympics. ...
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National Open tennis starts today
LAHORE, April 24: The HBL National Open grass court tennis championship, is all set to start on Sunday with added incentives at the Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) courts in Bagh-i-Jinnah ...
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Tributes showered on birthday boy Tendulkar
NEW DELHI, April 24: Friends and rivals paid glowing tributes to Sachin Tendulkar on his 31st birthday on Saturday, saying the Indian superstar remained the most difficult batsman to dislodge. ...
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Murali's report forwarded to ICC
COLOMBO, April 24: Sri Lanka's cricket board have forwarded the official report on Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra to the International Cricket Council, board president Mohan de Silva confirmed on Saturday. ...
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Rain ruins 2nd ODI
PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 24: The second One-day International between West Indies and England was abandoned as a draw after only 16 overs on Saturday because of torrential rain. ...
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Second string again on duty for Zimbabwe
HARARE, April 24: A continued boycott by 15 white Zimbabwe professional cricketers has forced the national selectors here to choose a team once more from the country's second string to meet Sri Lanka ...
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Australia rout Malaysia 5-1
SYDNEY, April 24: Australia finished the round-robin matches at the head of the leader board in the mens field hockey 4-Nations Challenge, beating Malaysia 5-1 on Saturday. ...
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Button upstages Schumacher, claims maiden pole
IMOLA, April 24: Jenson Button broke world champion Michael Schumacher's stranglehold on Formula One when he claimed his first career pole position in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix here Saturday. ...
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Venus puts US level against Slovenia
PORTOROZ, April 24: Venus Williams overwhelmed Katarina Srebotnik 6-1 6-2 to put the United States level 1-1 with Slovenia in their Fed Cup World Group first round tie on Saturday. ...
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