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Senator seeks documents from PCB
ISLAMABAD, June 26: An opposition senator is seeking details of all personnel employed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the salaries being drawn by them and their perks and privileges.... 
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Dubious last-gasp penalty sees 10-man Italy through
KAISERSLAUTERN, June 26: Francesco Totti scored a contentious penalty in the last minute of stoppage time to give 10-man Italy a 1-0 win over Australia in the World Cup second round on Monday....
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Portugal in last-eight after ill-tempered Dutch melee
NUREMBERG, June 26: Portugal booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a bruising and bad-tempered 1-0 win over Netherlands at the Frankenstadion on Sunday...
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Blatter says official should have yellow-carded himself
BERLIN, June 26: The record stream of yellow and red cards in the World Cup has soccer''s highest official issuing his own caution – to the referees....
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Klinsmann rubbishes rumours of US job
BERLIN, June 26: Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said on Monday he was not interested in any other job, dousing speculation he might be the next United States coach....
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Ghana keen to end African drought against Brazil
DORTMUND, June 26: Ghana bid to become the first African team to beat or even score against Brazil at the World Cup when they face the holders in Tuesday''s second round match....
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Time for Raul to make his mark against France
HANOVER, June 26: For a man about to play his 99th international and who is already the all-time leading scorer for his country and in the Champions League, there should be no need to question the pedigree of Spain captain Raul....
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Scolari once again on England’s trail
BADEN BADEN, June 26: England''s World Cup quarter-final with Portugal pitches them against the man behind their last two tournament exits who could have been their next manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari....
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Portugal to appeal Deco red card
MARIENFELD, June 26: Portugal plan to appeal against the red card handed to playmaker Deco in the stormy second round win over the Netherlands, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Monday....
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More than 100 English fans barred from two cities
BERLIN, June 26: Some 130 England fans who were detained after violence flared on Saturday in Stuttgart before England''s World Cup match with Ecuador will be barred from the cities of Gelsenkirchen and Munich, police said on Monday....
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Japanese coach Zico defends his tactics
TOKYO, June 26: Japan coach Zico on Monday drew a curtain on his career as head coach of the national squad by defending his judgment in his team''s crucial first match against Australia in the World Cup....
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‘Not enough whites in French team’
PARIS, June 26: French people do not fully identify with their national soccer team because there may be too many “players of colour”, far-right National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen said on Monday....
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Dujkovic unfazed by champions
DORTMUND, June 26: Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic will tell his players to neither fear nor revere the Brazilians as they prepare for their World Cup second-round match on Tuesday....
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Controversial referee gets dad’s backing
MOSCOW, June 26: Russian referee Valentin Ivanov, heavily criticised for his World Cup performance on Sunday, has received full backing from his most loyal fan, father and former top international striker Valentin Ivanov Sr....
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Granddad’s tips pay off for Rodriguez
HERZOGENAURACH, June 26: Maxi Rodriguez said his granddad''s coaching had helped him develop the technique he showed when scoring a superb World Cup winner for Argentina against Mexico....
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‘Rooney can win World Cup for England’
STUTTGART, June 26: Steven Gerrard backed striker Wayne Rooney to drive England to World Cup glory after the side''s 1-0 victory over Ecuador in the second round on Sunday....
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Verbeek to replace Advocaat as Korean coach
SEOUL, June 26: Dutchman Pim Verbeek was on Monday named new coach of South Korea''s soccer team. Formerly the assistant, Verbeek takes over from compatriot Dick Advocaat who stepped down after...
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Portuguese erupt with joy
LISBON, June 26: Raucous celebrations erupted in Portugal on Sunday after the country beat the Netherlands 1-0 to reach the last eight of the World Cup....
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Figo free to play
BERLIN, June 26: Portugal captain Luis Figo is free to play against England in the World Cup quarter-final after FIFA said they would not upgrade the yellow card he received for a head-butt against the Netherlands to a red....
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Ecuadoreans celebrate despite exit
QUITO, June 26: Thousands of Ecuadoreans danced on the streets on Sunday to celebrate a World Cup campaign which they said had put the South American country on the map....
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Souvenir door
BERLIN, June 26: The stadium door at Leipzig which French star Zinedine Zidane kicked in anger after being substituted during the 1-1 draw with South Korea is to be kept in...
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Rain halts Federer’s whirlwind start
LONDON, June 26: Roger Federer''s bid for a fourth successive Wimbledon crown got off to a whirlwind start on Monday only to be stalled by the notoriously fickle London weather....
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Faultless Alonso clinches 6th win
MONTREAL, June 26: Fernando Alonso produced a faultless display as he cruised to his sixth win of the season in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday....
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Triple crown beckons young Zuhair
KARACHI, June 26: Pakistan No 1 in U-13, Zuhair Raza, is on course for a possible triple crown in the 16th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the end of penultimate day at CDGK sports complex on Monday....
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India chasing stiff target
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), June 26: An unbroken, century opening stand between Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer before lunch has breathed life into India''s chase for victory in the third Test against West Indies on Monday....
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FIFA president to decide second Goal Project
LAHORE, June 26: FIFA Goal Project Development Officer Manilal Fernando said on Monday that although he had discussed the option of awarding the second FIFA Goal Project to Pakistan, a final...
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Daisy Against All triumphs after objection
LAHORE, June 26: Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards strictly abiding by rules of racing disqualified two fillies belonging to stewards, who won first and second position in a race during the...
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All-round show by Saad
LAHORE, June 26: An excellent all-round performance by Saad Nasim enabled Government Muslim Model High School to thrash Government Comprehensive High School by 171 runs in the PCB Lahore Region Inter-school cricket championship on Monday....
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Nadia adjudged best athlete
LAHORE, June 26: Fine contribution of 21 points by Nadia Zulfiqar helped Punjab win the Inter-provincial U-17 girls athletics championship with a total points tally of 107 on Monday....
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U-18 hockey camp starts tomorrow
LAHORE, June 26: Fifty probables were selected to attend the Punjab U-18 hockey camp which starts from Wednesday. The Punjab Hockey Association (PHA) selected the boys from the national U-18 camp...
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