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Opener Gibbs returns after injury
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20: Herschelle Gibbs, set to make a comeback as an opening batsman, has challenged some of his star team-mates to regain their best form for South Africa’s first 20-overs international, against New Zealand at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.... 
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Under-19 Cricket: Pacer Rohail wrecks Hyderabad; Nasir slams century
LAHORE, Oct 20: Right-arm medium pacer Rohail Younis snapped six wickets to help Lahore Ravi bundle out Hyderabad for 180 in the first innings of the Inter-region U-19 national cricket championship at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke on Thursday....
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Bracken apologizes for ball tampering slur
SYDNEY, Oct 20: Australian paceman Nathan Bracken apologised on Thursday for insinuating England’s bowlers doctored the ball to claim their first Ashes victory in 16 years....
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Golf: Contrasting fortunes for top stars
MALLORCA (Spain), Oct 20: It was a day of contrasting fortunes for some of the European Tour’s stars Thursday as England’s Jonathan Lomas carded an impressive five-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead at the Mallorca Classic....
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Dravid ready for new responsibility
NAGPUR, Oct 20: Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid on Thursday said he was ready for the new responsibility and was also looking forward to Sachin Tendulkar’s return to international arena from a lengthy injury lay-off....
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Plunkett ‘amazed’ by selection
LONDON, Oct 20: Paceman Liam Plunkett has admitted his surprise at the speed of his promotion into England’s cricket squad to tour Pakistan this winter. The 20-year-old seamer’s goal at the...
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Coach tips Lara to bounce back
BRISBANE (Australia), Oct 20: West Indies coah Bennett King said he expected out-of-form batsman Brian Lara’s class to shine through in the upcoming Test series against Australia....
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Smith happy to be back leading South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20: Rest of the World captain Graeme Smith is delighted to be back leading South Africa after the frustrations of the Super Series against Australia....
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‘Aussies to struggle without McGrath’
SYDNEY, Oct 20: Waqar Younis, former Pakistan cricket captain and fast bowler, says Australian team’s fortunes could take a nosedive in the future if they don’t consider possibility of hiring a specialist fast bowling coach....
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Jayasuriya fit to play against India
COLOMBO, Oct 20: Sri Lanka’s top batsman and former captain, Sanath Jayasuriya will be fit to play against India in the upcoming one-day series despite a freak accident he met with while playing water polo, cricket officials said Thursday....
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Match-winning double act by Mansoor
KARACHI, Oct 20: A match-winning all-round exploits by Mansoor Baig steered Dewan Farooq Motors (DFM) to a convincing 31 runs victory over Bed & Bath in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan festival cricket at KG ground on Thursday....
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PCB donates Rs50m
RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: The chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar M. Khan, called on President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday and presented him with a cheque for Rs....
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Superb knock by Danial
KARACHI, Oct 20: Superb unbeaten knock of 73 by Danial Ahsan helped Omer CC to trounce Asghar Ali Shah (AAS) CC by 58 runs in Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Twenty-20 Cup Ramazan cricket League on Wednesday at AKG Ground....
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Shahid faces qualifier
KARACHI, Oct 20: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman has been drawn against a qualifier in the opening round of the Motorcity Open squash championship to be played in Michigan (USA) later this month....
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Champions League: Lyon join Bayern with hundred per cent record
PARIS, Oct 20: French champions Lyon took another step towards their dream of winning European club football’s most coveted prize with a precious 2-1 win over Greek side Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday....
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Mauresmo beaten by Sloveninan qualifier
ZURICH, Oct 20: Amelie Mauresmo suffered her second defeat in two weeks after she was humbled 6-2 6-0 by Slovenian qualifier Katarina Srebotnik at the Zurich Open....
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Punjab Games: Faisalabad and Islamabad to host handball, volleyball events
LAHORE, Oct 20: Two events of the Second Pakistan-India Punjab Games will be held from Dec 21-27 at Faisalabad and Islamabad. “Majority of the competitions will be held at Lahore while...
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China National Games: Olympic champion Xiang wins 110m hurdles
NANJING, China, Oct 20: Olympic gold medallist Liu Xiang won the 110-meter hurdles on Thursday at the China National Games in a time of 13.10 seconds, his fastest time since winning the Athen’s gold in a world record time....
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Pakistani shufflers leave for Portugal
KARACHI, Oct 20: A 20-member Pakistan bridge squad was due to leave for Estoril (Portugal) in the early hours of Friday to participate in the Bermuda Bowl-World bridge championship to be held at Estoril (Portugal) from Oct 22 to Nov 5....
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Premier League: Army on top thanks to goal difference
LAHORE, Oct 20: National champions, Army gained three valuable points in the second Pakistan Premier Soccer League 2005, beating Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) 2-0 at Army Sports Complex, Rawalpindi under floodlights....
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Top TT stars in action from Nov 21
KARACHI, Oct 20: Top players of the country will take part in the 18th All Pakistan Table Tennis (TT) tournament 2005 that will commence from Nov 21-25 here at National Sports Training & Coaching Center (NSTCC)....
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More probables for trials
LAHORE, Oct 20: Nine more probables were called to appear in the four-day trials being held at the Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad from Oct 22 to select Pakistan team for the 14th Asia Cup qualifying round and the SAFF Championship....
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