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Asia promises spectacular World Cup
NEW DELHI, May 1: Asia''s cricket chiefs celebrated the award of the 2011 World Cup by vowing on Monday a spectacular event that will be “as big as the one for football”.... 
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Difficult opener for Pakistan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1: Pakistan have been drawn to meet Holland in eight-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup to be played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, from June 18-25....
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Prince slams century as Test ends in tame draw
CAPE TOWN, May 1: Ashwell Prince made an unbeaten century as South Africa preserved their series lead by drawing the second Test against New Zealand at Newlands on Monday.Prince...
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West Indies chalk up second straight win over Zimbabwe
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 1: West Indies heeded captain Brian Lara''s demand for improvement and completed a tidy 98-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second One-day International on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground (partly reported in Monday’s edition)....
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GCC will bid again for ICC rights
ABU DHABI, May 1: Rupert Murdoch-owned Global Cricket Corporation (GCC), which paid $550 million to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for major tournament rights till 2007, has incurred losses, one of its top officials said....
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Singhs plot UAE’s defeat
KARACHI, May 1: Pacemen Rudra Pratap Singh and Vikram Singh shared the spoils evenly as India ‘A’ continued their unbeaten run in the EurAsia Cricket Series with a 126-run rout of...
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Warne considering ODI comeback
SYDNEY, May 1: Ace leg-spinner Shane Warne has had talks with Australia over a possible return to one-day cricket ahead of next year''s World Cup in the West Indies....
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BCCI help sought to resolve dispute
JOHANNESBURG, May 1: South African cricket authorities are hoping that new President of Indian cricket board, Sharad Pawar, would assist in resolving a six-year old dispute that has kept top players Nicky Boje and Herschelle Gibbs away from playing in India....
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New Zealand puts up brave face
WELLINGTON, May 1: Disappointed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) officials emphasized the positives on Monday after losing a joint bid with Australia to host the 2011 World Cup but winning the event for 2015....
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Malinga tipped to trouble England
LONDON, May 1: Australian left-hander Travis Birt is tipping Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga to give England almost as many problems as spin maestro Muttiah Muralitharan in the upcoming three-Test series....
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Clark rewarded with contract
MELBOURNE, May 1: New South Wales bowler Stuart Clark has been rewarded for his fine performances in the 3-0 Test whitewash of South Africa by being named on Monday as one of Australia''s 25 contracted players for the next 12 months....
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Snooker: Dott inches towards world title
SHEFFIELD (England), May 1: Graeme Dott edged agonisingly closer to a first world title when he opened up a 9-4 lead over former winner Peter Ebdon in the best-of-35-frame world snooker championship final on Sunday....
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Couch chips in to seal unlikely PGA Tour win
NEW ORLEANS, May 1: Unheralded American Chris Couch produced one of the PGA Tour''s most unlikely wins with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday....
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Munir, Shabbir in top 100 of Asian Order of Merit
KARACHI, May 1: Two Pakistani golfers found their place in top 100 club as UBS Asian Order of Merit list announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday....
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Princess Haya elected FEI president
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1: Princess Haya of Jordan, daughter of the late King Hussein, was elected president of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Monday with a promise to haul it “into the 21st century”....
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Table Tennis: China claim 15th men’s team world title
BREMEN (Germany), May 1: China won the men''s world team table tennis championship Monday with a dominant 3-0 victory over South Korea in the final....
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Davydenko avoids defeat
ESTORIL (Portugal), May 1: Russian Nikolay Davydenko ended a hat trick of clay disappointments on Monday, winning his first match of the season on the surface to advance to the second round of the Estoril Open....
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England sets up clash with China
TOKYO, May 1: England beat South Africa 3-0 on Monday to set up a daunting midweek quarter-final against holders China at the Thomas Cup....
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‘Controversial records will stand’
BERLIN, May 1: The German Athletics Federation (DLV) said on Monday it was impossible to erase controversial records set by athletes who were part of the state-run drugs programme in former East Germany (GDR)....
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Bankers in last eight
KARACHI, May 1: Fancied Habib Bank Limited (HBL) cruised into the semifinal of All Sindh Akhter Abbas Memorial football tournament after crushing Pak PWD 4-0 in the quarterfinal on Monday at Mehfooz Stadium....
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All-Pakistan football from today
KARACHI, May 1: Twelve top teams of the country will be seen in action in All-Pakistan floodlit football tournament getting underway from Tuesday at Bahawalpur....
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Ovais, Bilal shine
sKARACHI, May 1: Ovais Hasan and Bilal Abid chipped in with 29 an 26 points each as hosts Aga Khan University (AKU) secured triumph in 5th AKU Inter-University basketball tournament when...
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