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PCB seeks assurance from Shoaib
LAHORE, Oct 18: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought assurance from temperamental paceman Shoaib Akhtar about his commitment to fitness, team spirit and discipline as conditions for regaining his place... 
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PCB receives ICC go ahead for Shabbir
 LAHORE, Oct 18: Cricket’s governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday cleared Pakistani pacer Shabbir Ahmed of having a suspect bowling action and allowed him to bowl again in international matches....
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Confusion prevails over status of trial fixture
KARACHI, Oct 18: Utter chaos and confusion created by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have thrown the status of the ongoing trial fixture between Pakistan XI and Karachi at the National Stadium into question....
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Karachi lose wickets in mad scramble
KARACHI, Oct 18: Karachi had lost half their side for 73 runs in the now-curtailed second innings of the trial match against Pakistan Xi at the National Stadium on Tuesday....
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Quaid Trophy Gold League: Multan recover after follow-on
LAHORE, Oct 18: Off-spinner Kashif Shafi snapped up five for 36 to help Lahore Shalimar force Multan to follow-on in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday....
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Peshawar trounce Pindi
KARACHI, Oct 18: Fazle Akbar captured five for 51 to help defending champions Peshawar crush Rawalpindi by an innings and 108 runs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at the Arbab Niaz Stadium on Tuesday....
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Quetta on verge on victory
KARACHI, Oct 18: Quetta were on verge of victory after reducing Hyderabad to 171 for six in the second innings of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Bugti Stadium on Tuesday....
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Abbottabad make shaky start
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Abbottabad made a shaky start to their rain-hit Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match against Islamabad on Tuesday after both captains decided to forfeit their first innings....
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Nasir guides LS to thrilling win
LAHORE, Oct 18: A hurricane unbeaten century by opener Nasir Jamshed guided Lahore Shalimar (LS) to an exciting 10-run win over Sialkot in the National Inter-region U-19 One-day cricket championship at the Saga Ground, Sialkot on Tuesday....
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Faisalabad on top
LAHORE, Oct 18: Fine bowling by left-arm medium fast bowler Samiullah Niazi and leg-spinner Imran Khalid, who took eight wickets between them, guided Faisalabad into a winning position against Sialkot in...
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South Africa recall Morkel
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 18: Hard-hitting all-rounder Albie Morkel has returned to the South African squad ahead of the Twenty20 international against New Zealand on Friday....
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Deadly spell by Rafiq
LAHORE, Oct 18: Fine bowling by Mohammad Rafiq, who finished with seven wickets for 28 runs helped Dharampura Club beat Punjab University Club by six wickets in the Mian Iqbal memorial cricket tournament at Samanabad Ground on Tuesday....
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Streak retires from Test and One-dayers
DURBAN, Oct 18: Heath Streak has retired from international cricket to captain English county Warwickshire. Former Zimbabwe captain Streak, 31, said his decision was prompted by financial and personal considerations....
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Tennis: Nalbandian and Ferrer advance to third round
 MADRID, Oct 18: Fifth seed David Nalbandian eased into the third round of the Madrid Masters with a comfortable 7-6 6-3 win over Austrian Juergen Melzer....
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Soccer: Wapda regain top spot
RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Pakistan Navy surprised PTCL by a solitary goal while title favourites Wapda and KRL emerged easy winners over their less formidable opponents in the Pakistan Premier League Football championship at floodlit Army Stadium on Monday night....
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Croat admits guilt in German soccer betting scandal
BERLIN, Oct 18: A Croatian man admitted his guilt on Tuesday in a two million euro ($2.4 million) German match-fixing scam which has deeply embarrassed soccer authorities preparing to host next year’s World Cup....
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British Open: Nicol and Ricketts land crowns
 MANCHESTER (England), Oct 18: Australia’s Anthony Ricketts got the better of home hope James Willstrop to win the men’s title at the British Open 11-7, 11-9, 11-7....
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PTTF to conduct coaches course
KARACHI, Oct 18: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) will organize a level 1 coaching course for the coaches in collaboration with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at Islamabad from Dec 2 to 9....
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Badminton: Pakistan squad for India
LAHORE, Oct 18: A 20-member Pakistan Badminton squad left here on Tuesday for India to take part in Indian Satellite international badminton tournament to be played in New Delhi from Oct 20-23....
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Habib inspires Saddar Town
KARACHI, Oct 18: A fine knock of 81 by Habibur Rahman inspired Saddar Town to a 52-run victory over Clifton Gymkhana in the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA Ground on Tuesday....
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AKG Blues in last eight
KARACHI, Oct 18: Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Blues sailed into the quarterfinals of AKG Twenty20 Cup Ramazan cricket tournament after scoring a thrilling three-run victory over Rangers Gymkhana at the AKG Ground on Tuesday....
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Aussies threaten World Cup walk off
SYDNEY, Oct 18: Australia are threatening to walk off the pitch in next month’s World Cup playoff in Uruguay if there is a repeat of the crowd trouble that marred their previous visit four years ago....
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