Slight change in Pakistan, India series
LAHORE, Sept 9: A slight change has been made in the schedule of Pakistan-India hockey series second leg to be played in India from Oct 4 to 10.
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Misbah, Hasan named captains
LAHORE, Sept 9: Misbahul Haq and Hasan Raza have been named as captains of the Patron's XI and the Chairman's XI, for the two tour matches against Zimbabwe this month.
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MacGill, Symonds overlooked
SYDNEY, Sept 9: Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill and all-rounder Andrew Symonds were left out of Australia's squad on Thursday for the tour to India in October and November after the selectors decided to go for fresh blood.
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Court orders re-bid in Indian TV rights deal
MUMBAI, Sept 9: Indian cricket's record sale of television rights for US$308m was put on hold on Thursday after a court proposed a re-bid following objections from the sports network which missed out, a report said.
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ICC awards farce, says Ranatunga
COLOMBO, Sept 9: The omission of the world's highest Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan from the ICC awards made it a "farce and a joke," Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga said on Thursday.
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Zimbabwe face stern test in opener
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 9: England captain Michael Vaughan insisted there would be no complacency within his side when the hosts take on struggling Zimbabwe on the opening day of the ICC Champions Trophy on Friday.
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PHF relaxes rule to allow guest players
KARACHI, Sept 9: A number of "guest players" are to appear for different outfits in the Under-20 hockey championship which begins on Friday at Hockey Club of Pakistan.
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PTF not to hold trials for Davis Cup tie
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Rashid Khan, the secretary of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) said on Thursday that holding trials for this month's home Davis Cup tie against New Zealand would not make much sense.
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Feroze becomes oldest living Olympian
LAHORE, Sept 9: The world's oldest-known Olympic medal winner, Pakistan's Feroze Khan, celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday and said sportsmen with discipline could live longer.
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Preparations almost complete: National Games
QUETTA, Sept 9: Arrangements for the National Games being held here from Sept 30 to Oct 5, would be completed by Sept 25, this was stated by the organizing secretary Malik Mohammad Afzal Awan on Thursday.
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Pakistani Paralympic contingent for Athens
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: A 10-member team of special sports persons of Pakistan left on Thursday to Athens to participate in the 12th Paralympic Games to be held there during Sept 17-28.
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Federer, Agassi clash hangs in balance
NEW YORK, Sept 9: The remnants of Hurricane Frances swept into New York to leave the eagerly-awaited US Open quarterfinal between top seed Roger Federer and twice former champion Andre Agassi hanging in the balance on Wednesday.
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Big guns bounce back: World Cup European Zone Qualifiers
LONDON, Sept 9: After a mixed bag of results in Saturday's qualifiers, Europe's major countries asserted their authority on Wednesday with France, England and Italy all winning away.
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Unheralded Buhrmann eclipses Els
CHEONAN, Sept 9: South African Hendrik Buhrmann eclipsed superstar compatriot Ernie Els by taking the first round lead in the US$400,000 Kolon Korean Open on Thursday.
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