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Pakistan complete Test, ODI double over England
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Pakistan scored a thrilling 13-run win in the fourth One-day International at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series....
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Australia eye win after Hodge’s double century
PERTH, Dec 19: Brad Hodge completed a double-century on Monday to put Australia in control of the opening Test against South Africa with one day’s play remaining....
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Shabbir’s career threatened by ban
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Pakistan paceman Shabbir Ahmed had been banned for one year by the ICC for a suspect bowling action while off-spinner Shoaib Malik was cleared, a top official said on Monday....
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Harbhajan Singh puts Sri Lankans into spin
AHMEDABAD (India), Dec 19: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh snared four Sri Lanka wickets in quick succession to leave them on 131 for five and give India the edge on the second day of the third and final Test on Monday....
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Nauman and Misbah reap rich harvest
KARACHI, Dec 19: Spinners Nauman Alvi and Misbah Khan shared nine wickets between them to help KESC bowl out UBL for 235 in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II cricket championship on Monday....
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Customs salvage a draw
KARACHI, Dec 19: Pakistan Customs salvaged an honourable draw in their four-day Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) at UBL Sports Complex on Monday....
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Match-winning show by Riaz, Ashar
LAHORE, Dec 19: Paceman Riaz Afridi claimed four for 34 and opener Ashar Zaidi hit an unbeaten 62 to help PTCL beat ZTBL by nine wickets in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Monday....
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Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Pakistan have agreed to play two Tests and five one-day games on their tour to Sri Lanka in April and May next year, officials said on Monday....
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Langer ruled out of second Test
PERTH, Dec 19: A hamstring injury has forced opening batsman Justin Langer out of the second Test against South Africa, Australian team physiotherapist Errol Alcott said on Monday....
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Crowd trouble over tickets issue
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Some genuine holders of tickets faced problems in entering the Pindi Cricket Stadium for the 4th One-day International between Pakistan and England on Monday....
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Beast from the East is king of the world
BERLIN, Dec 19: At seven feet tall and weighing in at 24 stone, Nicolai Valuev is a hard guy to miss. But the 32-year-old Russian is guaranteed to stand out even...
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Ten-man Osasuna hold Real Madrid
MADRID, Dec 19: Ten-man Osasuna spoiled Juan Ramon Lopez Caro’s first home game in charge of Real Madrid, as they held Real to a 1-1 draw in the Primera Liga on Sunday....
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Warne takes a dig at Muralitharan
PERTH, Dec 19: Shane Warne, who with 87 wickets in 2005 holds the world record for maximum Test cricket wickets in a calendar year, has taken a dig at Muttiah Muralitharan, his main rival in the spinning stakes....
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Polo: Four-goal Ahmad seals victory
LAHORE, Dec 19: All four goals by Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana, including the winner, helped Millat Tractors earn a 4-3 win against Harvester on the opening day of Harvester Services Cup polo on Monday....
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Coach is all excuses for poor performance
LAHORE, Dec 19: Pakistan hockey coach Asif Bajwa on Monday admitted that the team’s performance in the Champions Trophy was below par and cited three reasons for it....
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Young Ansari edge out Babul Sports
LAHORE, Dec 19: The second phase of third KASB Premier Football League commenced on Monday at Azam Nagar Football Ground, Qasimabad, Liaquatabad, Karachi when Young Ansari Club edged out Lyari’s Babul Sports Club 2-1....
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Tennis: Yasir topples Gul to move into last eight
KARACHI, Dec 19: Talented Yasir Khan toppled seventh seed Inam Gul in straight sets to advance to the last eight stage of the Rs360,000 Karachi Club Yaqoob Admaney memorial tennis tournament at KC hard courts on Monday....
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Karate: Railways claim crown
LAHORE, Dec 19: Railways with 52 points won the 13th National Tenshinkan karate championship for the fourth consecutive time at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Monday....
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FIFA awards for Brazil, Ghana
ZURICH, Dec 19: Brazil won the top team title and Ghana the award for the most improved team in the 2005 FIFA world rankings published Monday....
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Bridge: Favourites clinch honours
KARACHI, Dec 19: Awesome Data Steel, with their cerebral firepower, grabbed the inaugural Younus Suriya memorial bridge tournament by 139 victory points (VPs) at Karachi Club Bridge Hall on Sunday....
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Soccer: Senior team bound for Dhaka today
LAHORE, Dec 19: The Pakistan senior team will leave for Dhaka on Tuesday to play against Bangladesh in the first leg of 14th Asian Cup football championship qualifying round match to be held at Bagabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on Thursday....
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Chinese teenager grabs UK title
YORK (England), Dec 19: Chinese teenager Ding Junhui confirmed his status as a superstar in the making when he beat six-time world champion Steve Davis 10-6 to win the UK Championship on Sunday....
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Pakistan Open next month
KARACHI, Dec 19: Over 100 top golfers from Asia would be converging on Karachi next month to feature in the Jan 19-23 Pakistan Open golf championship at Karachi Golf Club, said a spokesman for Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) on Monday....
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Aga Khan, SKBZ School in final
KARACHI, Dec 19: Aga Khan School, Garden and SKBZ School reached the final of Secondary Board Inter-school table tennis championship on Monday. Aga Khan School beat Nasra School, Korangi 3-1 and SKBZ School down CAA School No.1...
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