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Lukewarm response for third Test tickets: Shoaib expected to be fit
KARACHI, Jan 28: There was lukewarm response when tickets for the third and final Test between Pakistan and India finally went on sale on Friday.... 
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PCB chief hopes Karachi produces result
KARACHI, Jan 27: A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) admitted on Friday he had not expected a batsmen-dominated three-Test series against archrival India that stands locked at 0-0 after two matches....
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Indian manager urges Pakistan players to show calm
KARACHI, Jan 27: Indian cricket team manager, Raj Singh Dugarpur on Friday called upon Pakistani players to show calm during the high profile Pakistan-India series to maintain friendly atmosphere between the two greatest rivals of cricket....
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West Indies under-19 go down fighting
KARACHI, Jan 27: Paceman Javon Searles snapped up five wickets for 33 runs but failed to save West Indies U-19 from 15 runs defeat against Pakistan U-19 in third ODI at NBP Sports Complex ground on Friday....
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Australian Open Tennis: Federer faces Baghdatis in dream final
MELBOURNE, Jan 27: Roger Federer reached his third consecutive Grand Slam final on Friday with an easy win over Nicolas Kiefer at the Australian Open, to set up an intriguing clash with new star Marcos Baghdatis....
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Army squeeze into last four after penalty-shootout
KARACHI, Jan 27: Pakistan Army reached the semifinals after a 3-1 penalty shootout victory over PTCL in the All-Pakistan departmental hockey championship at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Friday....
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Swede Stenson keeps firing
DOHA, Jan 27: Sweden’s Henrik Stenson moved clear of the field at the two million dollar Qatar Masters with a second round 68 at the Doha Golf Club on Friday....
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Tunisia dump South Africa
ALEXANDRIA, Jan 27: Classy Tunisia defeated South Africa 2-0 here at the Harras El-Hedod Stadium Thursday to join Guinea in the quarterfinals of the 2006 African Nations Cup....
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Aqeel hopeful of doing well in Davis Cup
KARACHI, Jan 27: Pakistan No. 1 Aqeel Khan has expressed optimism about his team’s chances in the upcoming Asia-Oceania zone group 1 Davis Cup away tie against Chinese Taipei on the latter’s soil starting Feb 10....
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Imported Aussie coaching staff under scrutiny
GEORGETOWN, Jan 27: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Thursday it would conduct a review of Australian coach Bennett King and his four-man team, amid concerns over the international side’s poor performance....
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Yasir to meet Shafiq for top prize
KARACHI, Jan 27: Chinese Taipei-bound Yasir Khan booked his berth in the men’s singles final of the Sindh ranking tennis championship when he posted a straight sets victory over Rizwan Shamsi in the second semifinal on Friday....
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Ghulam rescues PIA from total collapse
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) made an unimpressive start to their Patron’s Trophy Quadrangular game against Habib Bank at the KRL Stadium on a day affected by poor light....
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Former greats assail dead wickets
KARACHI, Jan 27: Former Pakistan Test greats assailed preparations of dead wickets for first two Tests as both ended in draw in the high profile Pakistan-India series....
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Jayasuriya back for key ODI clash
PERTH, Jan 27: Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya is expected to resume his place in the team for Sunday’s vital triangular series clash with Australia in Perth after recovering from a thigh strain....
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England call up first Sikh
LONDON, Jan 27: Monty Panesar was called up Friday to fill the vacant spin berth for England’s forthcoming three-Test tour of India. The uncapped 23-year-old left-armer, who has become the first...
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Cyprus waits to crown its miracle worker
NICOSIA, Jan 27: Cyprus is praying tennis star Marcos Baghdatis can complete his incredible giant killing journey in the Australian Open by beating Roger Federer in final....
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Tri-series after Windies Tests
KARACHI, Jan 27: Tri-series involving Pakistan, West Indies and Zimbabwe will be held after two Test match series against the Caribbeans in December, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M.Khan...
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Squash: Shahnawaz, Moqaddas emerge champions
LAHORE, Jan 27: Shahnawaz and Moqaddas Ashraf emerged as the new champions in the boys and girls category in the Lahore City junior squash championship on Friday....
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Ex-champion Tahir outclasses Kashif
LAHORE, Jan 27: Twenty-six matches were decided in the first round of the 49th national badminton championship men’s singles event at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Friday....
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Sports Medicine Centre
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: A Sports Medicine Centre is being established at the Pakistan Sports Complex. The aim of the project will be to screen athletes for diseases, promotion of health through...
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PSB to establish snooker centre in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will build a National Snooker Centre at Pakistan Sports Complex. The decision in this matter was finalised when the Honourary Secretary of Pakistan Billiards...
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Women Basketball: SSC, KCW in final
KARACHI, Jan 27: Defending champion and the hosts, Sir Syed College (SSC) and Karachi College for Women (KCW) were through to the final of the Karachi Board Inter-collegiate girls’ basketball championship at the formers court on Friday....
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Varsity boxing
HYDERABAD, Jan 27: The Director Sports (boys) University of Sindh Friday said that All-Pakistan Inter-universities Boxing Championship 2005-2006 will be organised from Feb 20 to 22, 2006 at Allama I.I....
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South soccer
KARACHI, Jan 27: South Football Championship will be held at Gabol Park Stadium from Feb12, City Football Association Karachi South announced on Friday....
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