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PCB orders status quo over ICA's affairs
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday ordered observation of status quo till the board takes a final decision. ... 
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There seems to be a lot of hypocrisy in cricket
Australia had refused to tour Pakistan citing security fears, India made such a song and dance about the safety of its players that Karachi and Peshawar had to be dropped as Test venues ...
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Setback for Bangladesh
DHAKA, Aug 24: Bangladesh captain and leading batsman Habibul Basher will miss next month's ICC Champions Trophy because of a broken finger, a board official said on Tuesday. ...
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I have no plans to quit: Pakistan hockey coach
ATHENS, Aug 24: Pakistan hockey coach, Roelant Oltmans has ruled out the possibility of resigning from the job after failing to motivate the side to medal podium of the Athens Olympics hockey tournament. ...
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India sack coaches over dope issue
NEW DELHI, Aug 24: India have sacked national weightlifting coach Pal Singh Sandhu and Belarussian Leonid Taranenko after two Indian lifters were caught for doping and expelled from the Athens Olympics. ...
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Four home players on course for third leg
LAHORE, Aug 24: Four Pakistanis, out of a total seven included in the main draw, could qualify for the pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Pakistan Circuit Satellite tennis tournament (third leg) on Tuesday. ...
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Davis Cuppers protest against biased officials
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Former Davis Cup players Mushaf Zia and Amman Asghar have called upon the president of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Syed Dilawar Abbas not to appoint what they said were "biased" officials to run tournaments. ...
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Ziad outclass Salar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The matches of Under-13 and Under-17 boys and girls events were played in the 3rd Freedom Cup Junior tennis championships at PTF Complex on Tuesday. ...
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Pakistan invited in Arab Friendship Championship
KARACHI, Aug 24: Pakistan Junior hockey team was invited in Arab Friendship hockey championship to be played in Oman later this year. ...
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England, Egypt remain unbeaten
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Favourites Egypt and England continued their winning streak in the team event of 13th PIA World Junior Squash Championship at Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex on Tuesday. ...
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British boxing teen Amir ensures Olympic medal
ATHENS, Aug 24: Britain's sensational 17-year-old Amir Khan has won at least an Olympic boxing bronze medal after stopping South Korea's Baik Jong Sub in just 1min 37sec to reach the lightweight (60kg) semifinals. ...
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Holmes ends Mutola's dream as Wariner succeeds Johnson
ATHENS, Aug 24: Briton Kelly Holmes extinguished training partner Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive Olympic titles on Monday with an agonisingly close win in the women's 800 metres final. ...
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