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Kaneria and Shabbir rout West Indies as Pakistan level series
 KINGSTON (Jamaica), June 7: Danish Kaneria ended with five wickets in an innings for the 11th time in Tests and lanky paceman Shabbir Ahmed grabbed four wickets as Pakistan completed...
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Jhelum overwhelm Chakwal in hurry
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Jhelum were in a hurry as they routed Chakwal by nine wickets on the first day of their two-day match in the National Under-19 Championship at the ARL. Cricket Ground. Chakwal were restricted to 137 by right arm fast bowler Atif Shahzad who picked up 5-51...
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PCB Advisory Committee member quits
LAHORE, June 7: Ad hoc chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M. Khan admitted on Tuesday that Lt Gen Arif Hasan, a member of the Advisory Committe has quit. Gen Arif...
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Advisor urges PCB to plead Karachi’s case
KARACHI, June 7: Sindh advisor on Information and Archives, Salahuddin Haider, has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board chief to plead before his English counterpart the case for staging a Test at...
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Wapda, SSGC triumph
QUETTA, June 7: Habib Bank, Wapda, Army and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) scored victories on Tuesday in the General Musa Gold Cup hockey. Bankers defeated Customs 2-1. Ejaz Rasool and...
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Federer struggles against Soderling
HALLE (Germany), June 7: World number one Roger Federer had a tough test against Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the first round of the ATP grasscourt tournament here on Tuesday before triumphing...
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Chappell’s salary makes headlines
NEW DELHI, June 7: Indian cricket chiefs say they have offered “each and every thing” to new coach Greg Chappell, including an annual basic salary of between US$175,000 and 185,000 on...
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Australians pay respects to World War I troops
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX (France), June 7: Ricky Ponting’s Australian cricketers paid their respects to the 10,000 Australian troops who died in France in World War I on Monday. The 16 members of the...
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Youhana to undergo surgery
KARACHI, June 7: Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana is to undergo surgery on a chronic problem in his right shoulder which has troubled him for two years. “I underwent MRI and ultrasound tests last week and they showed ruptures in muscle tissues in the shoulder,” Youhana said on Tuesday....
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Arch-rivals meet with Cup ticket at stake
 MONTEVIDEO, June 7: World Cup champions Brazil face arch rivals Argentina on Wednesday night in a winner-takes-all clash with the victors earning a berth for next year’s 32-nation World Cup finals....
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Juventus wallop FC Tokyo
 TOKYO, June 7: David Trezeguet scored twice as Italian champions Juventus beat FC Tokyo 4-1 on Tuesday in the second of two close-season games in Japan. The J-League club outplayed Juventus...
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Home title hopes dashed
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Home side Habib Bank’s hopes of winning the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship were dashed on Tuesday by Kazakhstan’s Rahat at the Liaquat Gymnasium. Needing a victory to...
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Army retain boxing title
LAHORE, June 7: Army with four gold, two silver and four bronze medals retained the title, winning the 30th national boxing championship at the Atiq Stadium under floodlights on Sunday night....
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AFS summer camp starts
KARACHI, June 7: Former International hurdler, Muhammad Talib, has asked young athletes to take advantage of free coaching under the guidance of experts and enhance their endurance and skills....
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Railways trounce City Club
LAHORE, June 7: Two goals by skipper Zaheer Abbas enabled Railways to beat City Club, Lahore 5-0 in the First National Challenge Cup football championship at the Railways Stadium on Tuesday....
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Venkatesh to lead India
LAHORE, June 7: Midfielder Shanmugam Venkatesh will lead India against Pakistan in the three-match football series starting from June 12. A Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)...
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Pakistan to host Asia Cup
LAHORE, June 7: Pakistan Baseball Federation, secretary Syed Khawar Shah, has been elected as an executive committee member of the Asian body in the elections held in Switzerland on Sunday....
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Top stars to contest country’s richest tournament
KARACHI, June 7: The KC Tennis championship 2005, Pakistan’s richest national ranking tournament, begins at the Karachi Club from June 20,...
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Age Group swimming on Saturday
LAHORE, June 7:Punjab Women Age Group swimming championship will be held on June 11. The competitions will be held in Under-10 (born in 1995), U-12 (born in 1993), U-14 (born in...
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Jones cleared over debatable dismissal
LONDON, June 7: England wicket-keeper Geraint Jones has been found not guilty of breaching the ICC code of conduct following a controversial incident during the recently concluded second Test against Bangladesh....
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