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Selectors axe Sami for ODI series
KARACHI, Feb 2: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Sami paid the price of indifferent form this season when he was overlooked on Thursday for the first three matches of the One-day International series against India....
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‘Endulkar’ comes under fire
NEW DELHI, Feb 2: Dismayed Indian fans launched a rare attack on their favourite player Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday. “Tendulkar is over the hill. He should quit and other youngsters should take over,” lawyer Sandeep George said....
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Inzamamul Haq to pick and choose matches
KARACHI, Feb 2: Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq plans to pick and choose which matches he plays in the future in order to protect a persistent back problem....
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Police use force against ticket seekers
PESHAWAR, Feb 2: Police lathi-charged angry fans who had tried to block Saddar Road protesting against non-availability of tickets of the first ODI cricket match between Pakistan and India slated to be played here on Feb 6....
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Gavaskar, Indian press blast batsmen over debacle
NEW DELHI, Feb 2: Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday lashed out at Indian batsmen for a spineless performance in the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan....
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India drop top stars for Pakistan series
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2: Indian Hockey Federation on Thursday axed top players, including in-form Gagan Ajit Singh, from Indian squad for upcoming Pakistan series and Commonwealth Games....
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Amir and Zeeshan snatch hat tricks
LAHORE, Feb 2: Four more matches were decided in the LUMS Football Challenge here on Thursday. Government College University (GCU) defeated NUST EME 2-1. GCU drew the first blood through Fahad, who converted a penalty in the 30th minute....
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South Africans happy as Lee sits out
MELBOURNE, Feb 2: The South African camp gave a resounding thumbs-up on Thursday to news that Australia would rest in-form strike bowler Brett Lee for their upcoming triangular series clash....
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Sharapova opens defence with easy victory
TOKYO, Feb 2: Maria Sharapova on Thursday kicked off her campaign to defend her title at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, fending off a challenge from US doubles specialist Lisa Raymond in the second round....
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Scare for rusty Agassi
NEW YORK, Feb 2: A rusty Andre Agassi fought off two match points to claim a gritty 4-6 7-6 6-0 second round win over Paraguay’s Ramon Delgado at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Wednesday....
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Lawmaker angry over dropped agenda item
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Senator Muhammad Enver Baig was on Thursday fuming after an agenda item seeking explanation from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over Niaz Stadium Hyderabad was dropped from a forthcoming meeting....
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Zimbabweans go back on strike
HARARE, Feb 2: Zimbabwe’s players resumed their strike on Thursday after administrators missed a deadline for paying outstanding match fees. The players walked out on Dec 22 over money they say they have been owed since September....
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Cash for Shahid, Basit, Amir
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) on Thursday gave away cash awards to Shahid Zaman and two others for doing well. Shahid was awarded Rs 300,000 by PSF chief...
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SWFA officials
KARACHI, Feb 2: Sindh Women Football Association (SWFA), which was formed on Thursday, announced its office-bearers with Rubina Irfan as its chairperson, says a press release....
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Goosen shares first round lead, Tiger trails by 3-strokes
DUBAI, Feb 2: Golf’s “Quiet Man” Retief Goosen grabbed a share of the opening day lead in the US$2.4m Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday, but Tiger Woods, out to end his desert win-drought, is handily placed after a confident start....
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Chelsea widen gap at top as rivals falter
LONDON, Feb 2: Fifteen points clear with 14 matches left to play Chelsea’s march to a second consecutive Premiership title was left looking unstoppable despite being held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday....
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Misuse of KMC Sports Complex deplored
KARACHI, Feb 2: People connected with sports have demanded of the city nazim to demolish marriage lawns from the CDGK KMC Sports Complex and stop misuse of the premises....
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Governor’s Cup attracts big field
LAHORE, Feb 2: At least 243 men, women, seniors and veterans will vie in different categories of the 22nd Governor’s Cup amateur golf (54 holes) starting at the Lahore Gymkhana from Friday....
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Hockey: CM Cup from April 29
PESHAWAR, Feb 2: All-Pakistan Chief Minister Cup hockey will commence at the Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium from April 29. This was decided in a meeting of NWFP Hockey Association presided over by its president Malik Mohammad Saad Khan on Thursday....
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Imran grabs hat trick
LAHORE, Feb 2: Punjab and Sindh carved out convincing wins in the National U-14 football championship at Punjab Stadium on Thursday. A hat trick by Imran Abdullah helped Punjab open their...
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Double success for PAF
LAHORE, Feb 2: Half-goal handicap proved vital in Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) victories in two matches of two-chukker each in the Sahir Low Goal Polo Cup on Thursday....
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Railways in final
LAHORE, Feb 2: Railways will meet Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) in the final of the second PFF Football League Cup beating Sindh Government Press 2-0 in the semifinals at Railways Stadium on Thursday....
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Training camp
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Players invited for the national hockey camp had begun to assemble at the Pakistan Sports Complex Thursday with training due to begin on Friday....
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Zahida shine
LAHORE, Feb 2: Punjab University Teaching Departments (PUTD) won the university’s women badminton tital beating Punjab College of Commerce, Gujranwala in the final 2-0 on Thursday....
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