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Local bodies spurn PCB's offer
LAHORE, May 16: The joint action committee of the local cricket associations of the country has rejected Pakistan Cricket Board's offer to discuss their problems, individually instead of jointly. ... 
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Sri Lanka on brink of emphatic victory
BULAWAYO, May 16: Kumar Sangakkara emulated skipper Marvan Atapattu as the pair hit double centuries to put Sri Lanka in a virtually unassailable position on the third day of the second Test against Zimbabwe here on Sunday. ...
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Sri Lanka may sue ICC over Murali's ban
COLOMBO, May 16: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapakse is all set to sue the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its decision to outlaw spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's controversial 'doosra' delivery. ...
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Ebrahim banned for one Test
HARARE, May 16: Zimbabwe batsman Dion Ebrahim has been suspended for one Test for his comments regarding Sri Lanka off-spinner Muralitharan. Ebrahim was the recipient of a surprise orthodox leg-break from Muralitharan on the first day of the second Test in Bulawayo on Friday. ...
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Bangladesh almost pull off famous win
KINGSTOWN, May 16: West Indies survived a major scare before beating Bangladesh by one wicket in the first One-day International here on Saturday. ...
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England keep faith with Caribbean heroes for 1st Test
LONDON, May 16: England predictably kept faith with the side that demolished West Indies 3-0 this year when the squad for the first Test against New Zealand was named on Sunday. ...
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Key stars as Kent beat Kiwis
LONDON, May 16: England discard Robert Key scored his second century of the match on Sunday as Kent comprehensively defeated New Zealand by nine wickets at Canterbury. ...
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Rebels overlooked for Harare match
HARARE, May 16: None of the 15 white rebel Zimbabwe players were named in a 'A' side to play a two-day match against Australia starting on Monday in a sign that a resolution to the crisis is no closer. ...
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IHF official visits hockey stadium
LAHORE, May 16: The event manager of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) visited the National Hockey Stadium on Sunday and was briefed about the arrangements being made for holding the Champions Trophy to be heldfrom Dec 3 to 13. ...
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India overwhelm China
GIFU, May 16: India's men's team overwhelmed China 4-0 while their women's team bowed to South Korea 3-0 in the Prince Takamado Cup hockey tournament that was dogged by rain on Sunday. ...
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Jimenez sweeps to success at Asian Open
SHANGHAI, May 16: Miguel Angel Jimenez won his third European Tour title of the year when he swept to victory in the Asian Open by three strokes on Sunday. ...
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Coria's luck runs out
HAMBURG, May 16: World number one Roger Federer ended the claycourt run of Guillermo Coria with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory in the Hamburg Masters final on Sunday. ...
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