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Rashid's ban reduced, fine waived
LAHORE, Dec 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to reduce former Test captain and wicket-keeper Rashid Latif's six-month penalty to one month and waived off the cash penalty of Rs 15,000 ... 
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Burning effigies unhelpful: Woolmer
MELBOURNE, Dec 22: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer says constant criticism of his cricket team's miserable form against Australia was unhelpful. ...
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Inzamam, Shoaib declared fit for second Test: Warne warns Pakistani batsmen
SYDNEY, Dec 22: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq and strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar have been cleared to play in the second Test against Australia starting in Melbourne on Sunday. ...
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Australia impressed but not that much
SYDNEY, Dec 22: Australia's cricketers have praised England's record sequence of eight successive Test wins but questioned their chances of winning next year's Ashes. ...
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McGrath top, Shoaib sixth
SYDNEY, Dec 22: Australian pace man Glenn McGrath has ousted England's Steve Harmison as the world cricket's top-ranked bowler. ...
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India to rotate players for BD ODIs
CHITTAGONG, Dec 22: India plan to rotate players during their three one-day matches against Bangladesh, starting on Thursday, in preparation for next year's home series against Pakistan. ...
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S. Africa call up Gibbs and Langeveldt
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 22: Batsman Herschelle Gibbs was named on Wednesday in a South African squad for the second and third Tests against England. ...
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SAF soccer hero urges financial security
KARACHI, Dec 22: Pakistan's SAF Games football hero Abdul Aziz Baloch on Wednesday urged for incentives and employment opportunities for the players, saying the game could not be revived without sense of security among the young footballers. ...
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Austria's tennis ace Koubek banned
VIENNA, Dec 22: Austrian Stefan Koubek, the world number 60, said on Wednesday he had been banned from competition for three months for doping. ...
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Barcelona symbolic winter champions
MADRID, Dec 22: Barcelona ended the year on a high as striker Samuel Eto'o grabbed a late winner to seal a 2-1 home victory over Levante on Tuesday that earned his side the symbolic title of winter champions. ...
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