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Indians confident of doing well in Test, ODI series
LAHORE, Jan 10: The Indian players and the coach claimed on Tuesday that they would try to maintain their winning streak in Pakistan. Although declined to predict victory in the Test...
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Tendulkar warns against complacency
LAHORE, Jan 10: India record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday India would have to maintain their intensity right through cricket series as any let-up could be exploited by Pakistan who would pose “a much bigger challenge this time around”....
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It’s clash between two cool-headed skippers
LAHORE, Jan 10: The Test series between India and Pakistan starting on Friday will be played on a knife’s edge, but that is unlikely to ruffle the rival captains....
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Martyn hopes for Test recall
BRISBANE, Jan 10: Ashes discard Damien Martyn views his form in this month’s triangular one-day series as his chance to get back into the Australian Test team....
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Tsunami drew Murali back to Australia
MELBOURNE, Jan 10: Australia’s generous response to the Asian tsunami relief effort convinced star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan to play for Sri Lanka in the one-day series in Australia, skipper Marvan Atapattu said Tuesday....
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Doordarshan drops plans to telecast series
NEW DELHI, Jan 10: India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan has dropped plans to telecast the upcoming Pakistan-India cricket series live and will instead give 90 minutes of highlights daily, a report said on Tuesday....
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PGF to host 21 events in 2006
KARACHI, Jan 10: Pakistani golfers would feature in 21 competitions at home during the first six months of the year starting with the 38th Open Golf championship of Pakistan which runs...
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Mauresmo ousted by teenager
SYDNEY, Jan 10: Amelie Mauresmo’s Australian Open preparation was thrown into disarray Tuesday when the world number three failed in her first match at the Sydney International warm-up event....
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Federer in devastating form for Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 10: Flawless Roger Federer laid down a quiet challenge to his tennis rivals Tuesday, confirming that his form is starting to peak with less than a week to go before Monday’s start of the Australian Open....
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2005 saw decline in Pakistan boxing fortunes
KARACHI, Jan 10: The year 2005 saw a decline in performance of Pakistan’s more experienced pugilists specially at top level and tournaments at home were plagued by controversies....
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Fans face penalty prices at hotels: World Cup soccer
BERLIN, Jan 10: Looking for a cheap room in Germany during the soccer World Cup? Think again. Organisers of the month-long tournament and the German tourist industry had promised reasonable rates...
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Nadal out of Australian Open
PARIS, Jan 10: World No. 2 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of a foot injury, the Spaniard announced on his website on Tuesday....
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Beckenbauer hits out at report stadiums not safe
BERLIN, Jan 10: Franz Beckenbauer criticised a respected German consumer products group for saying there were serious deficiences at World Cup stadiums and said in an interview published on Tuesday they should stick to face creams....
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Winning start for Morocco’s new coach
RABAT, Jan 10: Morocco delivered coach Mohamed Fakhir a 3-0 debut win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in a friendly in Rabat on Monday night....
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Libya to defend unbeaten record
TRIPOLI, Jan 10: Only one of the 16 contenders for the African Nations Cup title in Egypt can boast an unbeaten record at the tournament. And it is not the Samuel...
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Harper looks forward to Kenya job
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Jan 10: Former West Indies cricket coach Roger Harper said he will manage Kenya to 2007 World Cricket Cup in the Caribbean. Harper last week resigned as manager of...
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Hayden turns down Hampshire
LONDON, Jan 10: Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden has rejected the chance to play for English cricket county Hampshire in 2006 season....
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South Africa beat Queensland
MELBOURNE, Jan 10: Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 80 to help South Africa to a 94-run win over Queensland in their one-day match in Brisbane on Tuesday....
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Panesar could be first Sikh spinner for England
LONDON, Jan 10: Monty Panesar, a young British Sikh spinner inspired by Indian legend Bishen Singh Bedi, is widely expected to be named in England cricket squad later this week to tour India in March....
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Big guns for classic
PERTH, Jan 10: American Fred Couples and Argentina’s Angel Cabrera were Tuesday confirmed as starters in next month’s Classic at the Vines Resort here, organisers said....
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