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Rs2m cash award for Sohail
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Pakistan's goal-churning machine Sohail Abbas, who became the world's highest scorer this week has attracted presidential attention and is to be rewarded for his feat. ... 
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Pakistan a dangerous side, says Dyson
LAHORE, Oct 12: Sri Lanka and Pakistan held practice sessions under lights at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday, ahead of their clash on Thursday in the last league match of three-nation tournament. ...
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Team strategy vital for Pakistan
Last week I wrote that Pakistan looked an unsettled team and I am wondering whether there is a communication-gap between the team management and the players. ...
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Irfan Pathan can become another Wasim: Imran
DUBAI, Oct 12: Legendary Imran Khan has compared Indian left-arm medium pacer Irfan Pathan to Pakistan's world renowned paceman Wasim Akram, saying the 19-year-old has all the qualities that retired pace spearhead had in his youth. ...
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Zimbabwe captainTaibu dreams of beating England
RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: Zimbabwe's diminutive cricket captain Tatenda Taibu on Tuesday revealed his big cricketing ambitions, saying he wants to upset England in at least one of next month's five one-day games. ...
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Warne prefers to break record on home soil
CHENNAI, Oct 12: Australia's Shane Warne, poised to become the world's highest Test wicket-taker, said on Tuesday he would prefer to achieve the feat before his adoring home fans. ...
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I don't want captaincy, says Gilchrist
LONDON, Oct 12: Australia's stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist says he has no ambition to replace Ricky Ponting on a full-time basis. ...
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Kiwis arrive in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 12: The New Zealand cricket team arrived on Tuesday on a four-week tour during which they will play two Tests and three ODIs. The first Test starts here on Oct 19 while the second will be held in the eastern port city of Chittagong from Oct 26. ...
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No choice but to withdraw: Hockey Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 12: Hockey Australia (HA) defended its decision to withdraw the Olympic champions out of the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan in December, saying security concerns had left it no choice. ...
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Four players advance
PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Four players advanced to main qualifiers after securing victories in the pre-qualifying rounds of the CAS International squash championship, commencing from Oct 14 at PAF Squash Complex. ...
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Aisam clinches ITF title
LAHORE, Oct 12: Pakistan's Aisamul Haq added yet another feather to his cap when he defeated German opponent, Sebastian Fitz, the No.2 seed in a three set final of the ITF international championship in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a message received on Tuesday. ...
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Beachill, Grinham top seeds for British Open
LONDON, Oct 12: The draws for 2004 British Open squash championships have, predictably enough, thrown the world's top ranked players, Lee Beachill of England and Rachael Grinham of Australia, into top seeded positions to reach the finals in Nottingham next month. ...
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Olympic champion struggles
VIENNA, Oct 12: Olympic champion Nicolas Massu overcame his Vienna jinx, but only after losing a long lead and a becoming involved in a struggle of almost three hours against a qualifier in the first round of the 682,750-euro ATP tournament on Tuesday. ...
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Beckham accused of 'bringing England into disrepute'
BAKU, Oct 12: England's 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst has accused David Beckham of tarnishing the country's reputation for fair play by admitting that he deliberately fouled an opponent to earn a convenient yellow card in last week's World Cup qualifier against Wales. ...
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