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Livermore helps Aussies draw with Pakistan: South Korea whip India 4-1
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31: Brent Livermore equalised with seven minutes left as defending champions Australia drew 2-2 with Pakistan in a tense Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match here on Tuesday. In...
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Afridi has apologized to Younis, says PCB chief
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 31: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar M. Khan, observed on Monday that incident involving stand-in skipper Younis Khan and all-rounder Shahid Afridi was regrettable and...
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Pakistan underestimated Windies: Imran, Wasim
KARACHI, May 31: Former Pakistan greats Imran Khan and Wasim Akram on Tuesday blamed selectors for the first Test defeat against West Indies saying that a lack of good bowlers lost...
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Fazal laid to rest
LAHORE, May 31: Former cricket team captain and Oval hero Fazal Mahmood was laid to rest at Mussafarkhana graveyard here on Tuesday. A large number of ex-cricketers, sport officials, friends and...
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‘Fazal always admired youngsters’
KARACHI, May 31: Pakistan pace bowling great Fazal Mahmood, who died in Lahore on Monday at the age of 78, was a great fan of young cricketers, according to former spinner...
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Local associations to protest against PCB
LAHORE, May 31: The city cricket associations of Karachi and Lahore will meet president of Pakistan and stage protest meetings over new cricket board constitution in front of press clubs and...
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Harbhajan eyes county future with optimism
LONDON, May 31: Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh is determined to put the lingering controversy over his bowling action behind him as he prepares to experience English county cricket for the...
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Sri Lanka pin hopes on coach to threaten Aussies
COLOMBO, May 31: Sri Lanka could pose a major threat to world champions Australia’s supremacy in international cricket after picking Tom Moody as their new national coach, says skipper Marvan Atapattu....
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ICC rewards Australia
SYDNEY, May 31: Cricket Australia on Tuesday received a US$500,000 cheque from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in recognition of the country’s position at the top of the ICC Championship tables...
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Lehmann vetoed for selector vacancy
ADELAIDE, May 31: Former Test batsman Darren Lehmann said on Tuesday he was vetoed by Cricket Australia for a position on the Australian selection panel left vacant by Allan Border because...
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Thorpe set to win 100th Test cap
LONDON, May 31: England’s Graham Thorpe will win his 100th cap in the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday but the middle order batsman has been warned he...
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GBHS Thatta in semis
HYDERABAD, May 31: Government Boys High School (GBHS), Thatta qualified for the semifinal beating GBHS, Jamshoro in Pool ‘D’ of PCB Inter-district school cricket championship at the PCB Regional Academy ground...
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Mary Pierce stuns Davenport, Henin ousts Sharapova: Federer, Nadal to clash in semis
PARIS, May 31: France took Mary Pierce to its heart on Tuesday when the 30-year-old crushed world number one Lindsay Davenport 6-3 6-2 to reach the French Open semifinals. “It’s crazy,”...
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Capel upstages rivals to claim 100m crown
PALO ALTO (California), May 31: Reigning world 200 metres champion John Capel won the 100 metres title here on Monday at the US Open athletics championship and fellow American John Godina...
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Volleyball contest starts today
ISLAMABAD, May 31: Saipa of Iran will take on Shanghai (China) in the opening match of the Asian Men’s Club volleyball championship that begins at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Wednesday. A...
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National Jr hockey camp gets under way
KARACHI, May 31: The training camp of national junior probables preparing for tour of Europe and Junior World Cup commences at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore from Wednesday. According to...
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Level-II coaching course
LAHORE, May 31: The Level-II coaching course will be held at the National Cricket Academy, Qadhafi Stadium from July 2 to 8. According to a PCB spokesman Australian Daryl Foster would...
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Challenge Cup soccer
LAHORE, May 31: Six matches will be played on the opening day of the first national football Challenge Cup to be held in five different cities on Wednesday. In all, 34...
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U-17 hockey
KARACHI, May 31: All the provincial teams and those from Azad Jammu and Kashmir are taking part in the Inter-provincial under-17 hockey championship starting from Thursday at the Hockey Club of...
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KARACHI: PBF names Asian Jr officials
KARACHI, May 31: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) announced the names of the officials on Tuesday for the June 20-25 Asian junior boxing championship. A total of 30 countries and are expected...
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