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Third ODI: West Indies hit back after Sehwag onslaught
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), May 23: Belligerent batting by Virender Sehwag gave India hope of a huge total in the third One-day International on Tuesday before the West Indies bowlers struck back.... 
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Tennis: Favourite tag unlikely to bother Nadal
LONDON, May 23: A year after he stepped into Roland Garros as a hopeful debutant, Rafael Nadal will return to the French Open with the tag of favourite flapping round his neck....
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Pakistan meet Asian XI in Saudi cricket showcase
KARACHI, May 23: Inzamamul Haq will lead a Test-strength Pakistan XI against an Asian XI for two exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia in an effort to promote the game there, organisers said on Tuesday....
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Warwickshire officials in Test pitch spat
BIRMINGHAM, May 23: Warwickshire''s chief executive has taken the unusual step of criticising his own groundsman just days before the club''s Edgbaston home stages the second Test against Sri Lanka....
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Kamran and Tahir slam centuries
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Tahir Haq and Kamran Hussain belted centuries as Classic routed Mehran by 226 runs on the opening day of the Inter-city cricket tournament at the Diamond Ground on Tuesday....
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Leicestershire in hunt for Asif’s replacement
LEICESTER (England), May 23: English cricket county Leicestershire are stepping up their search for a replacement overseas player for Pakistan''s paceman Mohammad Asif. The club expected Asif to join up with...
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Mahmood keen to continue rapid progress
BIRMINGHAM, May 23: Sajid Mahmood has come a long way in a short space of time. While England were beating Australia by a nail-biting two runs in the second Ashes Test...
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Sohail stars as Abbottabad win zone final
ABBOTTABAD, May 23: All-rounder Mohammed Sohail steered Modern Age School to a four-wicket victory against Govt High School No 1 Bannu in the final of PCB National Inter-school cricket championship at the Commerce College Ground on Tuesday....
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Tendulkar loses fitness battle for West Indies Tests
MUMBAI, May 23: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss next month''s Test series in the West Indies as he has not fully recovered from shoulder surgery....
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First World Cup venue completed
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), May 23: St Kitts & Nevis'' new Warner Park Stadium has become first venue to be completed ahead of Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean next March....
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Zulfiqar grabs match-winner
KARACHI, May 23: A goal in injury time by Zulfiqar Ali put Hyderabad in the league rounds of All Pakistan Anwar Ali Bhaijan Memorial football tournament when they edged out Karachi District East 3-2 at Peoples Sports Complex on Monday....
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Wajid, Saeed excel
LAHORE, May 23: Fine batting by Wajid Ali and fiery bowling by Saeed Siddique helped Model Town Greens enter the semifinals of the 9th Gold Cup defeating Shafqat Rana Academy by...
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Sohaib dazzles
KARACHI, May 23: A fine 63 by Sohaib Rana propelled Jinnah Medical and Dental College to a thrilling one-wicket win over Karachi Medical and Dental College in the 5th AKU Medical College cricket tournament on Monday....
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World Cup Soccer: England to put behind shootout ghosts
LONDON, May 23: England''s World Cup hopefuls are determined to end a tale of woe in penalty shootouts that has dogged their country''s hopes of trophy success....
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Athletics: Double Olympic champion Guerrouj quits
CASABLANCA, May 23: Morocco''s Olympic 5,000 and 1,500 metres champion Hicham El Guerrouj announced his retirement from athletics on Monday. “I am quitting competition,” a tearful El Guerrouj told a news conference....
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Squash: Wapda, Navy, CAA and Army in last four
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Wapda and Navy made it to the semifinals of the second national squash team championship as did CAA and Army following matches on Tuesday at the Mushaf Squash Complex....
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National U-21 football kicks off tomorrow
LAHORE, May 23: Nineteen teams participating in the 2nd National Under-21 football championship have been divided into six groups. The championship is starting from Thursday and being organized by Wohaib Club on behalf of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)....
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PFF official resigns
LAHORE, May 23: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Director Technical Mujahid Ullah Tareen has resigned after developing differences with president Faisal Saleh Hayat. Major Farooq Mir has been made the acting director technical....
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‘Nothing less than winning will be failure’
BERLIN, May 23: Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann says anything less than winning next month''s World Cup would be a failure in his eyes. Hosts Germany are so confident that they have...
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South Korea held 1-1 by Senegal in warm-up
SEOUL, May 23: South Korea were held to a 1-1 draw by Senegal on Tuesday, in the first of four warm-up matches for the side before next month''s World Cup....
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Bajwa hopeful of team bouncing back
KARACHI, May 23: Pakistan hockey coach Asif Bajwa on Tuesday expressed hope that his players would bounce back in next month’s Azlan Shah Cup leaving behind pathetic display in World Cup qualifiers in China....
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Shaukat, Khawer elected
LAHORE, May 23: Shaukat Javed and Syed Khawer Shah have been retained unanimously as president and secretary of the Pakistan Federation of Baseball (PFB) for four years (2006-10)....
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Liaquatabad Town name probables
KARACHI, May 23: Liaquatabad Town on Tuesday named 25 probables for City Nazim cricket Gold Cup. The probables were picked after two-day trials...
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Taekwondo Gold Cup
LAHORE, May 23: The three-day first Inter-provincial Taekwondo Gold Cup will start at the Wapda Sports Complex from Friday. Besides four provinces a team from Islamabad will also take part....
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