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Asif ruled out of first Test: Setback for Pakistan
LONDON, July 12: Pakistan lost a third paceman on the eve of the first Test against England starting at Lord''s on Thursday when Mohammad Asif was ruled out with an elbow injury....
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Kaneria wants to play major role
LONDON, July 12: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is looking forward to playing a major role in the four-Test series against England starting at ''home of cricket'' Lord''s on Thursday....
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England have not beaten Pakistan in home series since 1982 LONDON, July 12: Pakistan have not lost a series in England since 1982, a record unmatched by any other Test-playing nation....
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Four Pakistanis chase gold medals
KARACHI, July 12: Top Pakistani pugilists — Asghar Ali Shah, Mehrullah, Abid Ali and Faisal Kareem — kept gold medal hopes alive when they boxed their way into Green Hill Cup boxing finals on Wednesday....
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Mudassar happy with academies’ staff
LAHORE, July 12: National Cricket Academy (NCA) Director Mudassar Nazar avoided to comment if all the new appointments at the NCA and Regional Academies were made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on his recommendations....
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Watson, Haddin put Aussies ‘A’ on top
DARWIN (Australia), July 12: Shane Watson made his case for a Test recall on Wednesday when he smashed 161 not out for Australia ‘A’ against Pakistan ‘A’ on the second day of a four-day match at the Marrara Cricket Ground....
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Pakistan move above England in Test rankings SYDNEY, July 12: Pakistan have moved above England into second place behind Australia in the world Test rankings, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday....
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Golf: Goosen, Els head field at Scottish Open
LOCH LOMOND (Scotland), July 12: Eight of the world''s top 20 players will take the high road to Loch Lomond on Thursday for the first round of the Scottish Open, a tasty appetiser ahead of next week''s British Open at Hoylake....
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Zonal U-15 cricket
KARACHI, July 12: The 16-team KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 cricket tournament, which was inaugurated at the weekend, resumes on Thursday with three matches....
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Puerta ban reduced
LONDON, July 12: Argentine Mariano Puerta''s record eight-year ban following a positive dope test has been reduced to two years on appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Wednesday....
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Carew steps down as WI selector
ST JOHN''S (Antigua), July 12: West Indies'' Convenor of Selectors Joey Carew revealed on Wednesday he will not stand for re-election for the next two years....
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Pakistan should win Test, ODI series against England
A tour of England is always a tricky business. The ball swings and seams much more than anywhere else. Playing conditions are far different than the sub-continent....
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Hurdler Liu breaks joint world record
LAUSANNE, July 12: China''s Olympic champion Liu Xiang powered down the track to set a world record of 12.88 seconds in the men''s 110 metres hurdles on Tuesday....
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Loew new German coach as Klinsmann quits
FRANKFURT, July 12: Juergen Klinsmann, who led Germany to a surprise third-place finish in the World Cup and won over the hearts of the nation, said on Wednesday he was stepping down and assistant Joachim Loew would take his place....
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World Cup-winning Italy coach resigns
ROME, July 12: Italy''s World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has resigned, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Wednesday....
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Shoaib, Maria crowned champions
LAHORE, July 12: Shoaib Hasan annexed the national U-19 squash title overcoming Adil Atlas in the final in straight ways at the Punjab Squash Complex on Wednesday....
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Italy move up to No 2 in redesigned rankings
ZURICH, July 12: Brazil remained No 1 on Wednesday with World Cup champions Italy moving up to No 2 in FIFA''s redesigned world soccer rankings....
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Zidane could lose award, hints FIFA chief
ROME, July 12: Zinedine Zidane''s head-butt on Italy''s Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final might cost him the tournament''s Golden Ball award, FIFA president Sepp Blatter hinted in an interview published on Wednesday....
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TT squad for SAF Games
KARACHI, July: Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) on Wednesday named a 10-member squad for the 10th SAF Games which runs in Colombo from August 18 to 28....
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Ali, Zeeshan put KG in semis
KARACHI, July 12: Ali Allawala and Zeeshan Essa put Karachi Gymkhana in the semi-finals of the inaugural Ian Fyfe Invitation Twenty 20 cricket tournament beating Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) by 34 runs at the KGA Ground....
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Khaled-Ghufran clinch title
KARACHI, July 12: Competing from North-South and East-West direction, Khaled Mohiuddin pairing with Ghufran Ashraf clinched the Howell Movement in the Karachi Club Mid-week Pair bridge contest with 60 per cent score on Tuesday....
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Weightlifting squad named
LAHORE, July 12: Pakistan has announced an eight-member weightlifting team for the 10th South Asian Games to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Aug 18 to 28....
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Shahnawaz to lead
LAHORE, July 12: Shahnawaz will lead the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) team in the ongoing 6th PFF Soccer League Cup 2006....
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Stars outshine Awami Club
PESHAWAR, July 12: Stars Club defeated Awami Club 3-2 in the final of the Kohat Region Inter-Club Volleyball Championship at Army Signal Training Centre ground on Wednesday....
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