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Ad hocsim continues to haunt PCB
KARACHI, May 29: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been under ad hoc management for the last six years and there are no signs of a democratic set up in near future... 
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West Indies wrap up series with fourth consecutive win
PORT-OF-SPAIN, May 29: West Indies struck with pace and spin to take the last six wickets for 66 runs and win the fifth and final One-day International against India by 19 runs on Sunday (partly reported in Monday’s edition)....
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Golden boy Shujauddin richer by Rs0.8m
ISLAMABAD, May 29: Pakistan Sports Trust (PST) on Monday gave away cash awards of Rs3.8 million among the medal winners of 18th Commonwealth Games held at Melbourne in March this year....
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Shoaib Akhtar joins camp
LAHORE, May 29: All speculations about fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar were over when he joined the conditioning camp at Qadhafi Stadium on Monday after remaining absent for four days....
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Excellent knock by Wasim
KARACHI, May 29: Daffodils Model School recorded an emphatic 276-run victory over GBSS Saudabad as three more matches were decided in the PCB National Inter-school (Karachi region) cricket tournament on Sunday....
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American Blake outlasts Thailand’s Paradorn
PARIS, May 29: James Blake matched his best showing at the French Open, and all he had to do was win a single match. Playing with the flair that has helped...
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Enthusiastic fans to welcome champions
COLOGNE, May 29: Brazilian vibes, samba rhythms and ice-cold caipirinhas will fill the fun-loving city of Cologne when Germany''s street party capital welcomes the world champions and their enthusiastic fans at the World Cup....
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Harmison overlooked for final Test
LONDON, May 29: England have named an unchanged squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka starting at Trent Bridge on Friday, meaning Steve Harmison was not included....
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Azhar guides Surrey to crucial victory
LONDON, May 29: Former Pakistan player Azhar Mahmood’s all-round brilliance kept English cricket county Surrey''s faint hopes of winning South Conference of Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy alive as they beat Glamorgan by 68 runs at The Oval on Sunday....
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Soccer: Bankers in last eight
KARACHI, May 29: National Bank of Pakistan sailed into the quarterfinals of All-Pakistan Anwar Bhaijan Memorial football tournament by defeating Sindh Government Press 2-1 at People’s Stadium on Sunday....
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Favourites flop
LAHORE, May 29: Fancied horses flopped in five out of six events during the Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. The only favourite to win was bay filly Top...
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Golf: Runaway win for Howell
VIRGINIA WATER (England), May 29: Britain''s David Howell increased his lead on Europe''s order of merit with a runaway victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday....
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Gatlin outshines Powell in 100m supremacy
EUGENE (Oregon), May 29: Olympic and world champion Justin Gatlin clocked 9.88 seconds to outperform joint world record holder Asafa Powell in separate 100 metres races at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday....
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Jan named BFA chairman
LAHORE, May 29: Jan Muhammad Mari has been named as acting chairman of the Balochistan Football Association (BFA) in place of Mohammad Yunus Changezi. The change was made after Changezi had resigned early this year....
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Badminton tourney
KARACHI, May 29: Karachi region badminton championship will be held at KPT Hall from June 2 to 5, vice president of Karachi Badminton Association Saleem Paracha announced on Monday....
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Easy for fancied boxers
LAHORE, May 29: Fancied boxers moved into the next round of the Chief Minister Cup Cadet and Junior national boxing championship as 19 fights were decided in first round held at Atiq Stadium on Sunday night....
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Venues of Sindh Games inspected
HYDERABAD, May 29: Members of the 10th Sindh Games organising committee visited different places in the city on Monday to finalise arrangements for the Games. Sindh Sports Minister Qamar Mansoor along...
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Soccer: Punjab to face Navy in last eight
LAHORE, May 29: Punjab will face Navy in the first quarterfinals of the 2nd national U-21 football championship at Railways Stadium on Tuesday. After the completion of 21 league matches at six centres, eight teams have qualified for the quarterfinals....
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