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| January 15, 2006 | Sunday | Zilhaj 14, 1426 |
Pakistan run riot as India face uphill struggle
LAHORE, Jan 14: India survived a testing last hour without losing a wicket but still faced an uphill task to save the first Test after Pakistan batsmen ran riot on the second day at Qadhafi Stadium on Saturday....
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Young guns happy at scoring centuries
LAHORE, Jan 14: Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal were delighted over scoring centuries against India on Saturday but they did not rate their innings as the most precious of their Test careers....
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Pakistan has attained consistency
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Coach Bob Woolmer believes the Pakistan cricket team has attained a measure of consistency while Inzamamul Haq’s captaincy had spurred the team to clinch victory over England....
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PCB, BCCI agree to revive ODIs at neutral venues
LAHORE, Jan 14: India gave up its six years old policy of not meeting Pakistan at neutral venues for bilateral matches as the two cricket boards have decided to play five One-day International series at off-shore venues every year....
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Assault was planned, says Afridi
LAHORE, Jan 14: Pakistan’s all-rounder Shahid Afridi revealed he made a conscious attempt to hit six sixes in a single over on Saturday in first Test against India. ...
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World Cup ticket orders heavily oversubscribed
BERLIN, Jan 14: Orders for 250,000 tickets for this year’s World Cup in Germany on offer in the final sales window are set to be oversubscribed about 18 times, organisers said on Friday, two days before applications close....
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Langeveldt adds to South African injury woes
BRISBANE, Jan 14: South Africa’s injury woes worsened ahead of Sunday’s tri-series clash with Australia as seamer Charl Langeveldt joined fast bowlers Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini on the sidelines with a groin strain....
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Martyn still dreams of Test recall
MELBOURNE, Jan 14: Australian Test discard Damien Martyn has not yet given up hope of fighting his way back into the team for their upcoming tour of South Africa....
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Asia to make joint World Cup bid
LAHORE, Jan 14: Asia will make a joint bid for the 2011 cricket World Cup with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh agreeing to host the mega event, officials said on Saturday....
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Premier League: Arsenal hit seven, Liverpool defeat Spurs
LONDON, Jan 14: Arsenal thrashed Middlesbrough 7-0 to gain ground in the race for Champions League places on Saturday while fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 1-0 at Liverpool and Manchester United lost 3-1 at Manchester City....
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Hockey stars talk about silly point
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14: As cricket fever took over on Friday, archrivals turned-friends India and Pakistan will come to a standstill. Apart from zillion cricket lovers watching from the stadia and on...
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West Indies ‘A’ meet Pakistan in England
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Jan 14: West Indies ‘A’ are to play a two-day match against Pakistan on their cricket tour of England next July and August on a schedule that includes four three-day matches against the counties....
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BD look for Under-19 World Cup history
DHAKA, Jan 14: Bangladesh look well-equipped to make history at February’s ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka by reaching Super League stage of competition for the first time. ...
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Clubs may boycott ties over TV row
ROME, Jan 14: Fourteen Serie A sides are threatening to boycotting matches against Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan in a dispute about the way clubs sell their TV rights....
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School soccer from 21st
KARACHI, Jan 14: With an objective to promote soccer at grassroots level, the inaugural Karachi United school championship kicks off from Jan 21, Karachi United announced on Saturday....
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Bird flu stops teams going to Turkey
BUCHAREST, Jan 14: Five Romanian first division teams have cancelled plans to schedule their traditional winter training in Turkey at the last minute because of bird flu....
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‘Alonso move could unsettle Renault’
VALENCIENNES (France), Jan 14: Formula One champion Fernando Alonso’s decision to move to McLaren in 2007 could unsettle Renault’s title defence, Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne said on Saturday....
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Horse-racing: Dumbo poised to win feature event
LAHORE, Jan 14: Four-year-old dark-bay colt, Dumbo, looks set to lift the Sukkur Plate, Class V handicap race to be gone over 1400m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Savabeel fancied to lift Sir Hidayatullah Cup
KARACHI, Jan 14: Four-year-old filly, Savabeel, who opened the year on a winning note, is fancied to lift Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Cup and make it two in a row when...
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Cycling: Ullrich aims for second Tour de France win
CALA D’OR (Spain), Jan 14: German Jan Ullrich has set his sights on a second Tour de France victory nine years after his first following the retirement of seven-times winner Lance Armstrong....
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Roddick downs Haas to lift title
MELBOURNE, Jan 14: World number three Andy Roddick fended off four set points in the second set on his way to defeating Germany’s Tommy Haas 6-3 7-6 in the final of the invitational Kooyong Classic on Saturday....
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Furyk, Campbell set pace as Wie exits
HONOLULU, Jan 14: Former winner Jim Furyk fired a second successive three-under-par 67 to hold a share of the Sony Open lead after Friday’s second round....
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Boxing: Injury forces Corrales out of Castillo rematch
RESEDA (California), Jan 14: Diego Corrales’s Feb 4 defence of his lightweight world title against bitter rival Luis Castillo is off after the champion was hurt in training....
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Arif, Javed book berths in Asian Tour
KARACHI, Jan 14: Leader Arif Khan and Muhammad Javed got through the two-day trials to book berths in the Asian Golf Tour-Pakistan Open with superb rounds of four-under-par 68 at Arabian Sea Country Club (ASCC) on Saturday....
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CA worries as touts begin Ashes sale
SYDNEY, Jan 14: Cricket Australia (CA) had to give a stern warning to its own staff after Ashes tickets allocated to an employee were found on sale through eBay....
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Khalid Ali tops STA ranking
KARACHI, Jan 14: Khalid Ali Nazar accumulated 80 points to top men’s ranking of the Sindh Tennis Association (STA) released on Saturday. The annual ranking is based on the five provincial ranking tournaments held last year....
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Bankers triumph
LAHORE, Jan 14: Two goals by Ahmed Ali Tiwana helped Soneri Bank qualify for the final of the Mueen Uddin Cup Polo beating The Collectibles 4- 2 1/2 on Saturday....
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Boy killed in Dakar rally
DAKAR, Jan 14: A boy was killed in Senegal on Saturday after being hit by a support vehicle during the 14th stage of the Dakar Rally, a day after another child died in a similar accident, race organisers said....
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Badminton trials
LAHORE, Jan 14: Trials to select Punjab badminton team will be held at New Khan hall on Jan 18. The selected team will take part in the 49th national championship to be held here from Jan 24 to 31....
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Davenport to open first day matches
MELBOURNE, Jan 14: Women’s top seed Lindsay Davenport will open play on Rod Laver Arena against Australian wildcard Casey Dellacqua on the opening day of the Australian Open here on Monday....
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