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Ex-bureaucrat may replace Ramiz
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Abu Shamim Arif, a retired bureaucrat, is likely to replace Ramiz Raja as the chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board shortly. ... 
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Hussain takes leave from cricket field
LONDON, May 27: Former England captain Nasser Hussain announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, three days after scoring a match-winning Test century against New Zealand. ...
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A decisive man to the end
LONDON, May 27: Nasser Hussain's retirement from cricket on Thursday was a typically decisive, and apparently selfless, move from someone who will be remembered as the finest England captain of his era. ...
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Lehmann sinks Zimbabwe in 2nd one-dayer
HARARE, May 27: Darren Lehmann scored a half-century and took four wickets to play the major hand in Australia's victory over Zimbabwe that clinched the series in the second One-day International on Thursday. ...
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Lamb stepping down as ECB chief
LONDON, May 27: Tim Lamb is to step down as chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the end of September. He has held the post since the ECB's inception in 1997. ...
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Kirsten to become selector
JOHANNESBURG, May 27: Gary Kirsten, South Africa's most prolific batsman, will begin a fulltime job as national High Performance Manager for the United Cricket Board two months after his retirement from the international game after a career spanning 101 Test matches. ...
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Bangladesh brace for Windies clash
CASTRIES, May 27: Bangladesh have a chance to stem the rising tide of criticism levelled at their entry into Test cricket when they face Brian Lara's unpredictable West Indies side in the first of two Tests, starting here on Friday. ...
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Oltmans criticizes PHF
KARACHI, May 27: Roelant Oltmans, the national hockey coach, on Thursday expressed disappointment over leaking of his confidential reports by PHF to the media, saying he won't submit any document in writing in future. ...
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Coach cautious on Pakistan's Olympic prospects
KARACHI, May 27: Pakistan hockey coach Roelant Oltmans on Thursday refrained from making tall claims about the August Olympics, saying lack of time was the major hurdle in preparations. ...
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Three Pakistanis move into 2nd round: German Open Squash
ISLAMABAD, May 27: All the three Pakistanis advanced to the next round of the German Open squash tournament 2004 at Gerlingen, by winning their first round matches on Wednesday, according to reports reaching here on Thursday. ...
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Nomi and Aqeel move into men's singles final
KARACHI, May 27: Second seed Nomi Qamar had to bring out his best in reaching the Men's singles final of the Anti-Tobacco Day tennis tournament organised by the Pakistan Women's Tennis Association ...
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Four ties decided
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Four matches were decided in the Kashmir Cup basketball championship being held at FF Centre Abbottabad, according to reports available here on Thursday. ...
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Brilliant Porto bag European title for second time: Perfect send-off given to Mourinho
GELSENKIRCHEN, May 27: Porto were crowned European champions for the second time as three brilliantly taken goals sealed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Monaco at the Arena AufSchalke stadium on Wednesday. ...
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Dejected Ferrero stumbles out of French Open
PARIS, May 27: A half-hearted Juan Carlos Ferrero surrendered his French Open title without so much as a whimper when he lost to 77th-ranked Igor Andreev in the second round on Thursday. ...
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