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PCB resents Senator's remarks
LAHORE, Aug 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to give a written reply to a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports for what it considers highly defamatory remarks against the PCB chairman and former chief executive. ... 
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Sangakkara leads impressive Lankan recovery COLOMBO, Aug 11: Kumar Sangakkara scored a brilliant century for Sri Lanka on Wednesday as he dominated South Africa's pace attack to lift the home side to 303 for three at stumps on the first day of the second cricket Test. ...
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Muralitharan opts out with shoulder injury
COLOMBO, Aug 11: A shoulder injury to Muttiah Muralitharan has the Sri Lankan team management worried after the ace off-spinner was forced to miss the second Test against South Africa on Wednesday. ...
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England aim to maintain winning run intact
MANCHESTER, Aug 11: England will show no mercy to West Indies when they go into the third Test starting on Thursday at Old Trafford already 2-0 up in the series. ...
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Best, Jacobs dropped for Champions Trophy
ST JOHN'S, Aug 11: Pace bowler Tino Best and wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs were left out when West Indies named their 14-man squad on Tuesday for the ICC Champions Trophy in England next month. ...
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Waugh craves for Aussie success in India
SYDNEY, Aug 11: A Test cricket series win in India was last unconquered frontier for Steve Waugh, but former captain hopes Australian team under Ricky Ponting would break 35-year drought when they play in the country next month. ...
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Aqeel remains Pakistan's sole hope
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Top seed Aqeel Khan was the only Pakistani to survive the pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Satellite Circuit tennis championship on Wednesday as three others fell at the Islamabad Club. ...
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Briton Parke outguns Farrukh
SHEFFIELD, Aug 11: Pakistan's Farrukh Zaman failed to make his way in the main round of the Mamut English Open squash championship at the Crucible Theatre after losing against England's Simon Parke in straight sets. ...
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Hockey teams primed to beat Athens heat
ATHENS, Aug 11: Never mind the opposition, many hockey teams limbering up for the Olympics are ready to wage war against the heat. ...
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South Korea and Great Britain earn victories
ATHENS, Aug 11: New Zealand conceded a late goal to open their Olympic men's hockey preparations with a 2-3 loss to world No. 4 South Korea. ...
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Ex-coach blames federation for decline
BERLIN, Aug 11: Former Germany coach Berti Vogts claims the German Football Federation (DFB) have been 'asleep' for the past six years and that is why the German team are at such a low ebb. ...
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Frustration for Juventus, joy for Liverpool
LONDON, Aug 11: Juventus had to come from two goals down to scrape a 2-2 home draw with Swedish underdogs Djurgarden, while Liverpool strolled to a 2-0 win at Graz AK in the Champions League's third qualifying round on Tuesday. ...
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Athens prepares for Olympic party under security blanket
ATHENS, Aug 11: A seven-year marathon to prepare Athens for the greatest sporting show on earth - the Olympic Games - was nearing completion Wednesday as an unprecedented security blanket smothered the Greek capital. ...
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Swede becomes sport's most powerful woman
ATHENS, Aug 11: Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg became the most powerful woman in sport on Wednesday when she was voted International Olympic Committee vice-president. ...
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