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Rhodes hired to bring change in fielding culture: PCB chief
KARACHI, May 10: Ad hoc chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M. Khan admitted on Wednesday that hiring of South African Jonty Rhodes was not going to convert Pakistani fielders into world-beaters overnight.... 
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Sri Lankans face daunting task in first Test
LONDON, May 10: Springtime in England is greeted with relief and delight by all apart from visiting opening batsmen. Green pitches and extravagant movement in the air and off the seam...
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India undecided on Tendulkar
MUMBAI, May 10: India''s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar resumed training on Wednesday following shoulder surgery, but officials are unsure if he will be fit for the Test series in the West Indies in June....
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Mongia century lifts Leicester
LONDON, May 10: India batsman Dinesh Mongia hit a century to put Leicestershire in a strong position on the first day of their Second Division County Championship match against Glamorgan at Grace Road....
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PHF finds scapegoats in Mujahid, Saeed
LAHORE, May 10: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), in the wake of senior team''s poor showing in the World Cup qualifying tournament, has sacked manager Saeed Khan and coach Rana Mujahid while retaining Asif Bajwa as head coach....
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Dismal show by Pakistan women, juniors
ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Pakistan Junior Fed Cup team competing in Thailand has suffered successive defeats in the tournament that began on Monday....
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ICC clears India’s six-year tour plans
NEW DELHI, May 10: Board of Control for Cricket in India''s (BCCI) initiative to redraw its international schedule for coming years was given official stamp by ICC''s new six-year Future Tours Programme....
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Murali aims for good debut at Lord’s
LONDON, May 10: Muttiah Muralitharan wants to mark his first Test appearance at Lord''s by taking five wickets in an innings for Sri Lanka against England and getting his name on the dressing room honours board....
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Jayasuriya reverses decision to quit Tests
LONDON, May 10: Sri Lanka''s most prolific Test and one-day batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will join the squad currently touring England after confirming on Wednesday that he has reversed a decision to retire....
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BCCI pulls up Sehwag for Ganguly comments
NEW DELHI, May 10: Indian vice-captain Virender Sehwag was on Wednesday pulled up by cricket chiefs for praising ex-captain Saurav Ganguly and raising concerns about player burnout....
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Soccer: Army go down tamely in AFC Cup opener
KARACHI, May 10 : Pakistan Army were humbled in inaugural match of second AFC President Cup when they were overwhelmed by Tatung (Chinese Taipei) on Wednesday at Sarawak Stadium, Kuching (Malaysia)....
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Jamaica team for India tour opener
KINGSTON, May 10: Jamaica has named a strong 15-man squad, including eight Test players, for next Tuesday''s one-day match against touring Indian team at Jarrett Park....
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Asian Games qualifiers from today
DHAKA, May 10: The qualifying round of 15th Asian Games hockey tournament will start on Thursday with hosts Bangladesh to play Singapore in opening match in absence of Indonesia, at Moulana Bhasani National Stadium....
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Soccer: Ronaldinho happy with Barca move
BARCELONA, May 10: For World Player of the Year Ronaldinho, having the opportunity to win trophies such as the Champions League is precisely the reason he joined Barcelona three years ago....
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KG plans to convert tennis courts into car park
KARACHI, May 10: Karachi Gymkhana has come out with a novel idea to construct over Rs100m car parking for its members by demolishing the century old existing six tennis courts....
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Mauresmo crushes Dushevina
BERLIN, May 10: World number one Amelie Mauresmo swept aside Vera Dushevina 6-1 6-2 in her opening match at the German Open on Wednesday....
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Arsenal tops United, Chelsea in earnings
LONDON, May 10: Arsenal may have struggled in fourth place in the Premiership but their exploits in Europe allowed them to top the earnings league for the English top flight....
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Karate camp in full swing
PESHAWAR, May 10: National karate camp for the forthcoming 10th SAF Games is in full swing at PSB Coaching Centre under two Iranian coaches....
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Shooting course from June 4
KARACHI, May 10: National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) will conduct an eight-day coaching course at Naval Shooting Range from June 4....
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Asif declared best gymnast
PESHAWAR, May 10: Defending champion Pakistan Army retained the 7th National junior gymnastic title after securing 106 points at Army School of Physical Training and Fitness Centre, Abbottabad, on Wednesday....
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Double success for Army
LAHORE, May 10: Army won two matches in the Governors''s Cup national volleyball at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala on Tuesday night....
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Tahir grabs crown
KARACHI, May 10: Unseeded Tahir Gul whipped Azheruddin in three sets to win the 45 plus singles title of the second National Seniors tennis championship at the Karachi Gymkhana on Wednesday....
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Khateeb for Malaysia
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan''s Khateeb Rizwan has been appointed match referee for a game of the Asia Premier Cricket Championship in Kuala Lumpur....
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Kahn to quit
BERLIN, May 10: Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Wednesday that goalkeeper Oliver Kahn will quit the German national team after the World Cup....
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