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Lucky Pietersen, Bell thrive as Pakistan toil
FAISALABAD, Nov 22: England made a brave bid to overhaul Pakistan’s big first innings total through century-makers Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell but still remained in arrears on the third day of the Second Test at the Iqbal Stadium on Tuesday....
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Afridi faces PCB probe over pitch incident
FAISALABAD, Nov 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is to hold an independent inquiry into the incident involving Shahid Afridi scuffing the pitch on the second day of the second Test against England....
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Dravid replaces Ganguly as Test skipper
CHENNAI, Nov 22: Rahul Dravid was on Tuesday named India’s new Test captain in place of Saurav Ganguly after the selectors rewarded him for leading the team’s one-day resurgence....
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Soccer: Pakistan meet Uzbekistan in first-ever clash
DUSHANBE, Nov 22: In their first ever clash, Pakistan play Uzbekistan in the opening match of the AFC Youth football championship qualifying round at Republic Centre stadium on Wednesday....
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Zeeshan to play for Pakistan in Bahrain
LAHORE, Nov 22:Zeeshan Rahman, of English Football club Fulham, will represent Pakistan in the three-match practice series being organized in Bahrain with different teams as part of the preparations for the...
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Mahrukh claims girls U-16 title
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Sindh’s Mahrukh annexed girls’ under-16 singles title defeating Sofia Mughal, also of Sindh, in straight games 11-1, 11-2 in the NBP National junior badminton championship at Rodham Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Tuesday....
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Faisalabad head for victory
KARACHI, Nov 22: Faisalabad close in on a three-day win after hosts Rawalpindi were left reeling at 97 for five in the second innings of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday....
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Quaid-i-Azam Trophy: Gritty Amin, Tahir revive Karachi Urban hopes
KARACHI, Nov 22: A gritty century partnership between Aminur Rahman and Tahir Khan gave Karachi Urban an unexpected first-innings lead over Lahore Shalimar on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy...
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Twenty-six probables named for Asia Cup
LAHORE, Nov 22: Twenty-six probables were picked for the National women’s cricket training camp to be held in Karachi from Nov 26. The probables were selected after holding open trials in Karachi and Lahore....
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Mansoor stands defiant
LAHORE, Nov 22: Despite a brave knock from Mansoor Amjad, leaders Sialkot were struggling against Multan on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday....
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Champions League: English big guns eye knockout round
PARIS, Nov 22: Premiership giants Chelsea and Liverpool will be eyeing a spot in the Champions League knockout round on Wednesday as Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Glasgow Rangers and Schalke 04 also target qualification....
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Tendulkar milestone on hold after washout
CHENNAI, Nov 22: Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was forced to wait for his record One-day International appearance after rain washed out the third game against South Africa on Tuesday....
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Table Tennis: 24 matches decided on second day
LAHORE, Nov 22: Twenty-four more matches were decided on the second day of the Golden Jublee Inter-school table tennis tournament in different age categories at Chroma Complex on Tuesday....
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Tomita bags top qualification spot
MELBOURNE, Nov 22: Competition favourite Hiroyuki Tomita beat compatriot Hisashi Mizutori to the top qualification spot for the men’s all around final at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday....
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Hockey: Capital Cup to start on Sunday
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: The first-ever Capital Cup hockey will get under way at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, which has recently received a facelift, on Sunday....
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Eight teams to compete in Punjab football
LAHORE, Nov 22: Eight zonal teams are taking part in the NBP-Punjab football championship to be held at the Punjab Stadium from Wednesday to Sunday....
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Samuels heads home with knee injury
SYDNEY, Nov 22: A knee injury has forced West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels to withdraw from this week’s third Test against Australia and return home early....
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Blazing knocks by Laeeq, Rauf
LAHORE, Nov 22: Fine batting by Mohammad Laeeq and Abdul Rauf helped Faisalabad beat Rawalpindi by 141 runs in the National Inter-region under-19 one-day tournament match at Bohranwali Ground in Faisalabad on Tuesday....
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Watson targets SA tour for comeback
BRISBANE, Nov 22: Sidelined Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said on Tuesday he was aiming for the tour of South Africa to make his comeback from shoulder surgery....
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Faisal nears century
LAHORE, Nov 22: Test reject Faisal Iqbal guided Karachi Harbour into a position of strength with an unbeaten 96 against Lahore Ravi on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League fixture at the LCCA Ground on Tuesday....
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Aqeel in second round
LAHORE, Nov 22: Top seed Aqeel Khan of Wapda had an easy sailing to enter the second round of the National grass court tennis championship beating Husnain Ayub in straight sets at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts on Tuesday....
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3 ties decided
LAHORE, Nov 22: Three matches were decided on the opening day of the Morning Dew Cup polo at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Tuesday....
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Cycling: Army win trophy
LAHORE, Nov 22: Army with 148 points won the 54th National cycling championship on Tuesday. Sui Southern Gas claimed the second position with 138 points. Defending champions Wapda, though lost the...
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Golfers for India
LAHORE, Nov 22: A 12-member Punjab golf team is due to leave for India on Wednesday to play a match against the Indian Punjab team. The match will be played on the Ryder Cup format basis at Chandigarh Golf Club....
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Man-of-the-Year
LONDON, Nov 22: Formula One fans have voted Renault’s world champion Fernando Alonso their Man-of-the-Year and McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen Driver-of-the-Year in an online poll conducted by F1 Racing magazine....
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Gillespie signs Yorkshire deal
LONDON, Nov 22: Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has signed a one-year contract with English county club Yorkshire where he will join his South Australian captain Darren Lehmann....
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