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Rehman confirms willingness to play for Pakistan: PFF
KARACHI, Oct 8: Up-and-coming versatile Fulham defender Zesh Rehman on Saturday officially confirmed his availability for Pakistan, saying he would be more than willing to don the national colour.... 
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BFA official satisfied with facilities for Asia Cup LAHORE, Oct 8: Yukichi Maeda, advisor to president of Baseball Federation of Asia hopes Pakistan will host the Asia Cup qualifying round in April....
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Woolmer hints team almost finalized
PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer on Saturday said that he has almost sorted out the players who are likely to figure in the forthcoming home series against England....
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Malik ready to open the innings
KARACHI, Oct 8: Pakistan’s all rounder Shoaib Malik on Saturday said that he was ready to open the innings during the coming high profile home series against England....
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Umar Gul and Hasan shine in abandoned tie
PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Hasan Raza struck a magnificent unbeaten century and speedster Umar Gul took a five-wicket haul before the four-day fixture between Pakistan XI and Peshawar Panthers was abandoned as...
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McGrath back for final game; Pietersen doubtful
MELBOURNE, Oct 8: Premier pace bowler Glenn McGrath is expected to be back for Australia in Sunday’s dead final Super Series one-day match against the World XI here....
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Chappell, Ganguly can resolve issues: Wright
MELBOURNE (Australia) Oct 8: Now that they’ve agreed to a truce, John Wright believes India coach Greg Chappell and national captain Sourav Ganguly will discover there’s no place like home to resolve their issues....
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Ganguly hopeful of playing against Lanka
KOLKATA, Oct 8: After being ruled out of Challengers Series with an elbow injury, Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly expressed hope he would regain full fitness and be ready for coming home series against Sri Lanka....
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World Cup Qualifiers: England hang on; Beckham sent off
MANCHESTER (England), Oct 8: David Beckham was sensationally ordered off but England hung on for a 1-0 win over Austria on Saturday that keeps them in control of their own World Cup destiny....
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Flintoff set to move up the order
MELBOURNE, Oct 8 Crowd favourite Andrew Flintoff is set to move up the Rest of the World cricket batting order after impressing in opening two games against Australia....
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Horse-racing: Tharkyee fancied to clinch feature event today
KARACHI, Oct 8: Tharkyee, a three-year-old colt, is fancied to win the feature event when the Winter Gymkhana race meeting starts at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Golf: Montgomerie stays in front by one shot
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8: Britain’s Colin Montgomerie sleep-walked his way to a one-under-par 69 to cling to a one-shot lead after the second round of the WGC Championship on Friday....
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Shaheen, Kamran excel
KARACHI, Oct 8: A fine half-century by Shaheen Malik inspired A.O. Blues to a 47-run win over AKG Greens in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKG Ground on Saturday....
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Six-wicket haul for Bernard
KARACHI, Oct 8: Andre Bernard produced a superb spell of bowling to claim six for 28 as KGA Gymkhana outclassed Danish CC by 10 wickets in the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA Ground on Saturday....
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Sohail fastest in trials
KARACHI, Oct 8: Five pacemen registered the speed of 80 mile per hour (MPH) on the second night of PCB Pace Attack Bowling contest 2005 at the National Stadium on Friday....
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Golovin crushes Indian rising star Sania
TOKYO, Oct 8: Third seed Tatiana Golovin of France swept past India’s Sania Mirza 6-2, 6-4 and into the women’s final on a windy day at the Japan Open on Saturday....
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Horse-racing: Dubawi retired to stud
LONDON, Oct 8: Dubawi, easy winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas, will miss the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Belmont Park in New York on Oct. 29 and has been retired to...
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Younger Schumacher on pole in Japan
SUZUKA (Japan), Oct 8: Ralf Schumacher put Toyota on pole position for the team’s home Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday as rain dashed the hopes of championship leaders McLaren and Renault....
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Singapore on course for World Cup berth
SINGAPORE, Oct 8: Mardan Mamat kept Singapore on course for a World Cup berth with an inspirational fourball performance in a Nations Cup qualifier in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday....
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Lahore races cancelled
LAHORE, Oct 8: Lahore Winter Meeting races scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled in view of the loss of life and property following Saturday’s earthquake in the country....
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All-round show by Faraz
KARACHI, Oct 8: Youngster Faraz Patel produced a good all-round performance to help Customs CC defeat Callmate CC in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival match at the KG Ground on Saturday....
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Rowers to compete in India
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: A Pakistan rowing team is likely to feature in the international competition in India this month. The international championship will be held at Hyderabad (India) later this month....
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Sindh TT trials on 11
KARACHI, Oct 8: Open trials to select four junior players to attend a national junior coaching and training camp in Islamabad will be held at Sindh Sports Complex Nazimabad on Oct 11 at 10.00am...
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Soccer: Beaten PWD relegated to B Division
LAHORE, Oct 8: PWD were relegated to B Division when they suffered their 16th defeat, losing 0-2 to Pakistan Navy in Premier League soccer on Friday night at Rawalpindi’s Army Stadium....
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Karachi Club triumph
KARACHI, Oct 8: Karachi Club (KC) beat AO Blues by eight wickets in the Dr MA Shah Floodlight Trophy on Friday at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium....
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Dros to skipper South Africa
PRETORIA, Oct 8: Gerald Dros will once again lead South African team in Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on Oct 22 and 23....
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