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| October 22, 2005 | Saturday | Ramzan 17, 1426 |
Inzamam predicts England favourites
 LAHORE, Oct 21: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has declared England as favourites in the home series starting from Nov 12 with the first Test to be held in Multan....
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Ex-PCB official alleges financial wrongdoings
LAHORE, Oct 21: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) marketing director Zahid Bashir has appealed to the patron president Pervaiz Musharraf to investigate into the financial irregularities being allegedly committed by the board’s current officials....
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PCB signs deals worth Rs593m
LAHORE, Oct 21: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed contracts worth Rs 593 million with different business houses from Jan 1, 2006 to March 2008 including the home series against England, starting from Oct 26....
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Sri Lankans in India for ODIs
 MUMBAI, Oct 21: Sri Lanka team, led by Marvan Atapattu, arrived here on Friday for seven-match One-Day Series against India to be held from Oct 25-Novr 12....
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National soccer training camp kicks off today
KARACHI, Oct 21: Pakistan kick off their preparations for the forthcoming assignments with the national soccer training camp which begins on Saturday in the absence of newly-appointed Bahraini coach Salman Ahmed Sharida....
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Tendulkar on course for sparkling return: coach
BANGALORE (India), Oct 21: India’s coach Greg Chappell on Friday said star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was set to make a sparkling return to international cricket. “Sachin is well and truly on...
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Ganguly back in reckoning
NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Ousted Indian captain Sourav Ganguly revived his faltering career with a sparkling century in domestic cricket on Friday. The left-hander smashed 18 boundaries and a six in...
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Leg-spinner MacGill hopeful of Test spot
SYDNEY, Oct 21: Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill said on Friday he has done enough to be considered to play in Australia’s first Test against the West Indies in Brisbane next month....
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CA strengthen setup, name new chairman
MELBOURNE, Oct 21: Cricket Australia (CA) moved to strengthen their national coaching set-up with the appointment of Richard McInnes as a full-time performance analyst, the organisation said on Friday....
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‘Bodyline’ bat sold for $12,500
LONDON, Oct 21: A cricket bat used by England fast bowler Harold Larwood during the MCC’s Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932-33 has been sold for US$12,540 at auction....
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Under-19 Inter-region Championship: Rawalpindi in sight of victory against Karachi
RAWALPINDI, Oct 21: Rawalpindi pushed Karachi Urban into a tight corner by taking 168 runs first innings lead and then reducing the visitors down to a second innings 183 four wickets...
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Ponting blasts Fletcher
BRISBANE, Oct 21: England coach Duncan Fletcher may be trying to deflect criticism of his own team by attacking Australia over their behaviour during the recent Ashes cricket series, captain Ricky Ponting said Friday....
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Golf: Haas leads, Woods five shots behind
 TORONTO, Oct 21: American Hunter Haas fired a flawless nine-under-par 63 to grab the first-round lead in the Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on Thursday....
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Ginepri, Ljubicic through to semis
 MADRID, Oct 21: American Robby Ginepri produced an immaculate exhibition of controlled power tennis to see off Spain’s David Ferrer 6-1 6-4 and earn himself a place in the semifinals of the Madrid Masters on Friday....
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China’s top distance runner fails dope test
NANJING, China, Oct 21: China’s star distance runner Sun Yingjie, a world championship bronze medallist, has failed a dope test and been stripped of her 10,000m silver medal at the China National Games, officials said Friday....
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Cricket: Madni and Karim share honours
KARACHI, Oct 21: Ali Muhammad Madni took four wickets Muhammad Hussain CC’s (MHCC) emphatic seven-wicket win over Aleem Sports in the Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Twenty20 Cup Ramazan cricket at AKG ground on Friday....
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Hockey: Chinese qualify for Beijing Olympics
CHANGZHOU (East China), Oct 21: Chinese men’s field hockey national team has qualified for Beijing Olympic Games as host, a FIH official confirmed on Friday during 10th Chinese National Games....
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France out of World Snooker
KARACHI, Oct 21: The International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World snooker championship has attracted 25 countries including the hosts. The world spectacle which envisages competition for both men and women...
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Referees, coach accused of match-fixing
HANOI, Oct 21: Vietnamese police have pressed criminal charges against seven referees and a coach for match fixing, as part of a crackdown aimed at ridding the country’s most popular sport of corruption, state media reported on Friday....
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National baseball postponed
LAHORE, Oct 21: The 14th national baseball championship which was scheduled to be held from Nov 10 to 16 has been postponed due to earthquake disasters....
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Match-winning knock by Atif
KARACHI, Oct 21: Cantt Sports Club beat Baqai Dolphins by five wickets in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan cricket festival 2005 at KG Ground on Friday....
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Anis, Rizwan shine
KARACHI, Oct 21: A five-wicket haul by Anis Sheikh and a superb unbeaten 64 by M Rizwan helped DHA (B) cruise into the final of Kaniz Fatima Memorial cricket tournament outclassing...
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