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Pakistan and India won't reach ICC final: Bookies
LONDON, Sept 8: The encounter between arch rivals India and Pakistan might have sold out months before but neither team is bookmakers' favourite to reach the final of ICC Champions cricket trophy beginning from Friday in England. ... 
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ICC champions Trophy battles for recognition
LONDON, Sept 8: The ICC Champions Trophy begins in England on Friday with the game's administrators hoping the competition captures the imagination. The second biggest one-day tournament after the World Cup has struggled to assert itself on a calendar swamped with one-day fixtures. ...
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Dravid, Pathan run away with ICC awards
LONDON, Sept 8: India's star batsman Rahul Dravid was crowned Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year at the inaugural International Cricket Council (ICC) awards at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday. ...
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No tiers in Test cricket
LONDON, Sept 8: There could be many changes in cricket in near future. Nothing as radical as making a premier and second division among Test-playing nations that allows for promotion and relegation ...
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Sri Lankans shocked by Murali snub
COLOMBO, Sept 8: Sri Lanka cricket officials have expressed "surprise and disappointment" that off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan missed out at the inaugural ICC awards on Tuesday. ...
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Current stars ignored in England team of greats
LONDON, Sept 8: England may be riding high in world cricket after winning seven successive Test matches but the country's greatest post-War team unveiled in the October edition of Wisden Cricket magazine on Wednesday contained no members of the current side. ...
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Ex-Olympian demands PHF secretary resign
LAHORE, Sept 8: Former Olympian Saleem Nazim on Wednesday demanded resignation of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Brig Musarrat Ullah Khan and urged the authorities to sack chief selector Akhtar Rasool ...
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Shahbaz to coach Scots
KARACHI, Sept 8: Pakistan legendary hockey player Shahbaz Ahmed will impart training and coaching to Scotland's hockey coaches and players from Sept 29 to Oct 2. ...
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Minister blames sports bodies for decline
KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Qamar Mansoor has blamed associations and federations for serious decline and destruction of various sports in the country. ...
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NA summons sports officials for Olympic debacle
LAHORE, Sept 8: Taking serious note of Pakistan's poor performance in the Athens-Olympics, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports ...
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Capriati and Dementieva storm into semifinals
NEW YORK, Sept 8: Jennifer Capriati and Elena Dementieva claimed semifinal spots at the US Open after a day of drama, controversy and magical tennis on Tuesday. ...
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Japan crush India: World Cup Soccer
HONG KONG, Sept 8: Newly-crowned Asian champions Japan stayed on course for the 2006 World Cup in convincing fashion while South Korea were made to struggle in Wednesday's qualifying matches. ...
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