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World XI drops rusty Shoaib for Super Test
 SYDNEY, Oct 13: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was on Thursday left out of the ICC World team twelve for the six-day Super Test against Australia starting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday....
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ECB declines to change match status
LAHORE, Oct 13: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not agreed to change the status of the first three-day match of their forthcoming tour to Pakistan from ‘practice’ to ‘first-class’....
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Squash: Mansoor falls at first hurdle, Shahid also loses
KARACHI, Oct 13: Pakistan’s Mansoor Zaman fell at the first hurdle in the 2005 British Open squash championships to Australian qualifier Stewart Boswell at the National Squash centre in Manchester on Wednesday....
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Ex-PBF official urges probe into boxers visa refusal
KARACHI, Oct 13: A former Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) official on Thursday accused top officials of deliberately leaving the World Cadet Championship squad in Karachi on the pretext of visa refusal, appealing to the authorities to probe into the episode....
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Ganguly loses out captaincy to Dravid
MOHALI, Oct 13: Saurav Ganguly was axed as India captain on Thursday and his long-time deputy Rahul Dravid chosen to lead the side in home one-day series against Sri Lanka and South Africa....
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Tremlett also ruled out of Pakistan tour
LONDON, Oct 13: Pace bowler Chris Tremlett on Thursday became the second England quick to pull out of this winter’s tour to Pakistan....
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Smith a bully: Vaughan
LONDON, Oct 13: England captain Michael Vaughan has attacked his South African opposite number Graeme Smith for being childish, dictatorial and something of a schoolboy bully....
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Unseeded Italian stuns Mauresmo
 MOSCOW, Oct 13: Second seed Amelie Mauresmo was dumped from the Kremlin Cup in the second round by unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-1 6-1 on Thursday joining several other high-profile players on the sidelines of the $2.3...
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World series concept at stake: Speed
SYDNEY, Oct 13: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed has warned the World XI they must perform in the Super Test against Australia starting on Friday after losing the one-day series 3-0....
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Inter-region U-19 Three-dayer: Jamshed and Rohail rock Abbottabad
LAHORE, Oct 13: Lahore Ravi’s pacemen Jamshed Ahmed and Rohail Younis shared nine wickets between them as Abbottabad made 212 on the opening day of the three-day Inter-region Under-19 National Cricket...
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‘Cookie deal just not cricket’
SYDNEY, Oct 13: Don Bradman’s family lashed out Thursday at a deal to sell biscuits bearing the Australian cricket legend’s name in India. The family said the Bradman Foundation failed in...
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Mahmood steals limelight
KARACHI, Oct 13: A splendid all-round performance by first-class cricketer Mahmood Hamid inspired Pak Gymkhana to a crushing six-wicket victory over hosts Karachi Gymkhana in the 20th KG Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Thursday....
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Tariq inspires Dolphins
KARACHI, Oct 13: A tidy spell of spin bowling by Tariq Rasheed guided Baqai Dolphins to a four-wicket win against M. Tex Sports in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Twenty20 cricket tournament at the AKG Ground on Thursday....
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Uruguay to face Australia again
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 13: Uruguay are again barring Australia’s way to the World Cup finals after beating Argentina 1-0 on Wednesday to clinch the playoff spot in the South American qualifying group....
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Shuttlers for Indian capital
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistani shuttlers are to take part in the Asian Satellite badminton tournament being held in New Delhi between Oct 20-23....
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Pakistan to compete in Darjeeling
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: A Pakistan team is to leave for Darjeeling, India next week to compete in the first World Taekwondo Championship....
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Rustam-i-Pakistan final next week
LAHORE, Oct 13: The final bout for the ‘Rustam-i-Pakistan’ title between defending champion Bashir Bhola Bhala (Lahore/Wapda) and Zahid Iqbal (Sahiwal/Railways) will be held in Multan on Nov 25....
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Zaka to lead deaf squad
LAHORE, Oct 13: Zaka Ahmed Qureshi will lead Pakistan 16- member deaf cricket team in the second World Cup which starts in India from Nov 17....
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