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PCB likely to appoint paid CE, treasurer
LAHORE, Aug 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to have paid chief executive and treasurer from now onwards. Currently, Ramiz Raja is working as the chief executive while the post of treasurer has been lying vacant ... 
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Shaharyar justifies all his actions including hiring consultants
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Contracts with coach Bob Woolmer, trainer Murray Stevenson and physiotherapist Darryn Lifson have not been signed as yet, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says in a written reply to the Senate Standing Committee on Sports. ...
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Players win matches not laptop: Miandad
NEW DELHI, Aug 3: Pakistan's cricket legend Javed Miandad is not happy with the way he was sacked as the national team's coach and also does not loses his cool when asked about his reaction to the sacking. ...
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PCB to honour Oval Test heroes
KARACHI, Aug 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan side which won the The Oval Test against England in 1954 will presented with special commemorative medals at Lahore on Aug 16. ...
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Sri Lanka to play two Tests after ODIs
KARACHI, Aug 3: Sri Lanka will play a two-Test series against Pakistan immediately after the October's triangular tournament, which also involves Zimbabwe, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday. ...
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Inzamam is a timid captain compared to Atapattu
Pakistan lost only one match in the run-up to the final of the Asia Cup. India lost two but made it to the final. On the face of it this would suggest a cockeyed-format. But the bonus point factor had to be taken into calculations. ...
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England win fan Ashes flames
BIRMINGHAM, Aug 3: England may have been soundly beaten in the last eight Ashes series but hopes are growing that Australia will at least be given a run for their money when they tour England next year. ...
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Sri Lanka banking on spinners against South Africa
GALLE, Aug 3: Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu on Tuesday said he hoped to make full use of the spin-friendly pitch here in the first Test against South Africa. ...
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PSF should focus on kids: Jansher
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Former World and British Open champion Jansher Khan on Tuesday reiterated that Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) focus on kids between the ages of seven and eight years in their bid to find a champion. ...
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Agassi advances as Fish quits
CINCINNATI, Aug 3: Andre Agassi escaped another first round defeat on Monday and gained a measure of revenge when his opponent Mardy Fish retired at 4-6, 7-6, 4-1 in the Cincinnati Masters. ...
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Japan and China set up explosive Asian Cup final
BEIJING, Aug 3: Defending champions Japan staged an epic fight back against a determined Bahrain to win a seven goal thriller on Tuesday and set up an explosive Asian Cup final against hosts China who downed Iran. ...
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Incentives for Russian gold medal winners
MOSCOW, Aug 3: Russia's gold medal winners in Athens could receive the biggest bonuses the country has paid to their Olympic champions. ...
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