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PCB ignores senior stars for ICC ceremony
LAHORE, May 15: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has overlooked three senior Test stars, including captain Inzamamul Haq, by nominating fast bowler Mohammad Sami to represent the country at the unveiling ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy in London on Monday. ... 
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Murali may boycott Australian tour over chucker remarks
BULAWAYO, May 15: Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan renewed a threat to boycott an upcoming tour of Australia on Saturday after that country's Prime Minister John Howard called him a chucker. Muralitharan said Howard, a keen cricket fan ...
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Atapattu cracks sixth double century
BULAWAYO, May 15: Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu scored his sixth Test double century here on Saturday to put his side in command of the second Test against Zimbabwe. ...
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Zimbabwe rebels given 21 days notice
HARARE, May 15: The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) has given the players it fired this week 21 days to return to work. A ZCU media release on Friday gave the 15 rebels "a further 21-day notice to rectify their breaches of their agreements ...
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PSF names teams for Asian championship
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Pakistan on Saturday named both boys and girls teams for participation in the 12th Asian Senior squash championship being held at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) next month. ...
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Ex-Olympians blame officials for defeat in Jr Asia Cup defeat
KARACHI, May 15: Pakistan's 5-2 humiliation against arch- rivals India at Junior Asia Cup hockey drew criticism from two former stars on Saturday who blamed the team officials for the defeat ...
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PFF announces 1st round schedule of National League
LAHORE, May 15: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Saturday announced the first round schedule of the national league in which 10 teams out of total 16 will be involved. ...
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South Africa celebrates 2010 World Cup award
ZURICH, May 15: South Africa was awarded the right to host the 2010 soccer World Cup finals on Saturday to finally erase the agony of four years ago when they lost out on the 2006 finals to Germany by a single vote. ...
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Arsenal's immortals take their place in history
LONDON, May 15: Arsenal stuck to the script and booked their place in history on Saturday by becoming the first side in more than a century to complete an unbeaten sweep through an entire league campaign. ...
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Mauresmo scrapes through as Italians tumble
ROME, May 15: Second seed Amelie Mauresmo battled back from the brink of defeat to beat home favourite Silvia Farina Elia 6-1 2-6 7-5 and advance into the semifinals of the Rome Masters on Friday. ...
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Woods leads by one stroke at halfway stage
IRVING, May 15: Tiger Woods moved into a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday after shooting a three-under-par 67 that left the world number one on eight-under 132. ...
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South Korea edge out India, Japan rout China
GIFU, Japan, May 15: Lee Jung-Son struck home a game-deciding goal to give South Korea a 3-2 win over India for their second straight win in the men's event at the Prince Takamado field hockey tournament on Saturday. ...
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