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Lara, Chanderpaul steady West Indies after early shocks
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 26: West Indies recovered from a shaky start to reach 102 for three at lunch on the opening day of the opening Test against Pakistan on Thursday....
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Youhana returning home
LAHORE, May 26: Senior Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana was scheduled to return home from West Indies to look after his ailing father. Tariq Youhana, brother of the ex-Pakistan vice-captain, said on Thursday that his father’s condition was precarious due to kidney problems...
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AZLAN SHAH HOCKEY: Pakistan, Australia and India win opening matches
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26: Mohammad Imran winner helped Pakistan score a hard-fought 2-1 victory over minnows New Zealand in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey opener at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday....
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Aysha steals limelight by winning triple crown
KARACHI, May 26: Aysha Akram of NBP stole the limelight winning the triple-crown while Omar Zeeshan of Wapda became the new men’s singles champion as the 48th National badminton championship at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre on Thursday....
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India to host ICC event after exemption
NEW DELHI, May 26: India will amend an income tax regulation to allow the cricket-obsessed nation to host the Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament as scheduled next year, finance minister P. Chidambaram...
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Moody eyes World Cup for Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 26: Sri Lanka’s new coach, former Australian international Tom Moody, has set his sights on winning the next World Cup and a top three ranking in Test cricket. “Our...
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‘It can’t get worse than this’
LONDON, May 26: Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore told his players to learn from their horror start against England in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday rather than get depressed....
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Bangladesh get torrid welcome at Lord’s
LONDON, May 26: England put Bangladesh’s Test pretensions into sharp perspective on Thursday as the touring side’s first appearance at Lord’s rapidly turned into a rout. The Bangladeshis, keen to convince,...
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Liverpool come from behind to win on penalties
ISTANBUL, May 26: Liverpool produced an incredible comeback to win the Champions League on penalties in one of the most remarkable finals of all time on Wednesday. Trailing 3-0 after a...
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Sharapova, Safin ease into third round
PARIS, May 26: Ice-cool under a blistering sun, Maria Sharapova repelled the free hitting of French wildcard Aravane Rezai and the hopes of a Roland Garros crowd to reach the third...
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Roddick beaten
PARIS: Second seed Andy Roddick of the United States crashed out of the French Open on Thursday losing 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-8 to unseeded Jose Acasuso of Argentina. Acasuso will...
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Rahim becomes ninth youngest Test debutant
LONDON, May 26: Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim became the ninth youngest Test debutant when he was selected for the first Test against England at Lord’s here on Thursday....
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FICA chief calls for six-year schedule
MELBOURNE, May 26: International players’ union boss Tim May plans to lobby the ICC to switch to a six-year world touring programme to help reduce the workload on players. May has...
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Naeem, Mahad clinch junior squash titles
QUETTA, May 26: Favourite Kashif Khan of Sindh fell to unseeded Farzan Rasheed of Punjab in straight sets in the U-19 final, however, M Naeem and Mahad Javed won the U-17...
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Hughes interviewed for Border’s vacancy
MELBOURNE, May 26: Former Test paceman Merv Hughes has been interviewed for the vacancy on the national selectors’ panel caused by the departure of Allan Border, reports said on Thursday. Hughes...
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Thorpe no certainty for NSW, says coach
SYDNEY, May 26: England Test batsman Graham Thorpe was no certainty to play for Australian Sheffield Shield cricket champions New South Wales next season, team coach Trevor Bayliss said on Thursday....
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Ayesha leads team to victory
LAHORE, May 26: Four wickets by Ayesha Ashraf and fine batting by Maria Zaheer helped Garrison Post Graduate College, Lahore Cantt defeat Government College Gulberg, Lahore by 134 runs in the...
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Hyderabad squad announced
HYDERABAD, May 26: Secretary of Hyderabad District Cricket Association (HDCA), Faisal Hameed Siddiqui, has announced a 20-memeber squad of DCA’s U-19 after approval of their names by selection team....
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