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Grieving Younis pulls out of final Test
LAHORE, Nov 27: Pakistan’s hopes to win the Test series against England received a setback on Sunday as vice-captain Younis Khan has pulled out of third Test, which starts at the Qadhafi Stadium from Tuesday, because of his brother’s death.... 
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Indian woman claims Wasim is her hubby!
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: An Indian mother of four children in Uttar Pradesh’s Burhanpur district says she is the wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram, Press Trust of India said on Sunday....
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Maryam annexes title
LAHORE, Nov 27: Maryam Raheem annexed the women’s singles title beating her sister Nida Raheem in the final of the National grass court tennis championship at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts on Sunday....
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Kamran wants to emulate keeping heroes
LAHORE, Nov 27: Wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has played an important role in the resurgence of the Pakistan cricket team yet he started keeping only after national selectors rejected him as a batsman....
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Hussey slams century as Aussies hit back
ADELAIDE, Nov 27: Australia captured two quick wickets after Mike Hussey chalked up his second test hundred to regain the initiative in the third and final Test against West Indies on Sunday....
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Ramesh, Aftab scythe through Hyderabad batting
KARACHI, Nov 27: Hyderabad had no answer to Karachi Harbour’s pace duo of Rajesh Ramesh and Malik Aftab as they crashed to 72 all out on the opening day of the...
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Strugglers get away from drop zone
LONDON, Nov 27: Defender Joseph Yobo hauled Everton out of the Premier League relegation zone with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Newcastle United and Fulham also steered clear...
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Proteas hoping to benefit from Ganguly row
MUMBAI, Nov 27: South Africa hope the added pressure on India over the omission of sacked captain Saurav Ganguly will help them win the fifth and final One-day International on Monday....
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Openers shine against subdued Lankans
BANGALORE (India), Nov 27: Indian Board President’s XI openers Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan hit fifties against a struggling Sri Lanka on the rain-hit second day of their three-day game on Sunday....
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Al Faris upsets applecart to grab birthday cup
KARACHI, Nov 27: Four-year-old colt, Al Faris, upset the applecart when he ran away with the prized Shah Mardan Shah II Pir Pagaro VII Double Birthday Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Welcome Boss lands November Cup
LAHORE, Nov 27: President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday graced the Lahore Race Club (LRC) by an impromptu visit and saw horse races in floodlights at the Racecourse....
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Palmer moves into Qatar Classic final
KARACHI, Nov 27: Top seed Frenchman Thierry Lincou tumbled out of the Qatar Classic squash after losing a dramatic five-game semifinal to Australia’s David Palmer at Khalifa International Squash Complex in Doha on Saturday....
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SGP qualify for Gold Cup final
KARACHI, Nov 27: Sindh Government Press (SGP) reached All-Pakistan Gold Cup football tournament semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Gwadar Port Authority thanks to a Mohammad Bukhsh winner at Bizenjo Stadium, Gwadar on Sunday....
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Federal Cup starts today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Federal Cup tennis tournament is due to start on Monday with all the top players including Pakistan No. 1 Aqeel Khan on show....
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Faisalabad and Sargodha in final
LAHORE, Nov 27: Faisalabad and Sargodha qualified for Punjab Inter-district football championship final, after 2-1 victories at Punjab Stadium on Sunday. Sargodha defeated Bahawalpur 1-0. Bilal opened the account for Sargodha, scoring a field goal in the 17th minute....
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Sialkot stumble against Pindi
LAHORE, Nov 27: Despite good knocks by Shahid Yousuf and Atiqur Rahman, Sialkot struggled to 146-5 against Rawalpindi on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot on Sunday....
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Solid start by Multan
LAHORE, Nov 27: Half-centuries by Azhar Shafiq, Kamran Hussain and Saeed Anwar Jr enabled Multan to reach 262-8 against Faisalabad on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday....
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Casey finishes in style
BEIJING, Nov 27: Briton Paul Casey fired a closing-round 65 to surge through the field and set up a playoff victory over compatriot Oliver Wilson in the China Open at Shenzhen Golf Club on Sunday....
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Jayasuriya’s vow
COLOMBO, Nov 27: Sri Lanka’s former captain Sanath Jayasuriya vowed on Sunday to fight back and reclaim a place in the Test squad after being dropped for the upcoming series in India....
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Yasir beaten in qualifiers
KARACHI, Nov 27: Pakistani youngster, Yasir Butt faced humiliating defeat at the hands of Egyptian Ramy Ashour in straight sets in the qualifying rounds of World Open squash championships in Hong Kong on Sunday....
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Haris seals victory
LAHORE, Nov 27: Six goals by Sufi Muhammad Haris, including a hat trick, helped Master Paints Reds beat Sea Gold 10-3 to win the Polo Cup at the LPC ground on Sunday....
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Qasim in semis
KARACHI, Nov 27: Qasim Kamani continued his victory run as he trounced Bharat Satiani to reach the semifinals of the 9th Karachi Club open snooker championship at Amir Bakhsh Billiards Hall on Saturday....
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