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Brilliant Yousuf century rallies Pakistan
LONDON, July 15: Mohammad Yousuf''s chanceless 185 not out, his first Test hundred at Lord''s, was the cornerstone of Pakistan''s recovery against England on Saturday....
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Further setbacks for Pakistan as Malik, Asif fly home
LONDON, July 15: Injured Pakistan stars Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik have flown home from the tour of England as they each try to regain fitness....
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Klinsmann favourite to succeed sacked US coach
NEW YORK, July 15: United States coach Bruce Arena was dismissed on Friday after a disappointing World Cup performance and former Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann is among the candidates to take over....
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New Proteas skipper faces enormous task
JOHANNESBURG, July 15: South Africa''s first black Test captain Ashwell Prince know there''s a huge task on his shoulders when he leads out the national squad against a victory-hungry Sri Lanka in Colombo later this month....
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Volleyball: Pakistan outgun India
LAHORE, July 15: Pakistan notched up a fine win over arch rivals India and breezed into the semi-finals of the 9th Al-Rashid volleyball championship in Dubai, according to information made available by Pakistan Volleyball Federatio (PVF) on Saturday....
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More hard work ahead: Kaneria
LONDN, July 15: Pakistan''s leg spinner Danish Kaneria was a tired man on Friday after his marathon bowling effort in England''s first innings at Lord''s but predicted more hard work ahead this summer....
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Indians hope to boost pace reserves
NEW DELHI, July 15: India''s selectors are hoping more pace bowlers will come to the fore ahead of next year''s Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean....
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Greenidge new convener of West Indies selectors
ST JON’S, July 15: Gordon Greenidge has been appointed as new convener of West Indies selectors, following a meeting by directors of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in Barbados....
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Lord’s capacity set for increase
LONDON, July 15: A potential multi-million pound windfall for the MCC, the owners of Lord''s, could result in a further increase in cricket ground''s capacity....
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Scolari staying with Portugal until 2008
LISBON, July 15: Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has signed a new two-year contract to remain in charge of the national team until July 2008, the country''s football federation announced on Friday....
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World Cup cost perturbs top ICC official
DUBAI, July 15: International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed is concerned about spiralling costs involved in travelling to see World Cup next year in the Caribbean....
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Solskjaer returns to sink Pirates
DURBAN, July 15: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored his first goals for Manchester United since 2003 as the English Premiership club cruised to a 4-0 friendly tournament victory against Orlando Pirates on Saturday....
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Disgraced Juve, Lazio, Fiorentina relegated
ROME, July 15: Italy''s most successful soccer club Juventus were relegated to second division Serie B on Friday along with ex-champions Fiorentina and Lazio after a sports tribunal found the clubs guilty of offences in a match-fixing trial....
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Golf: Ogilvie in control as ailing Wie quits
SILVIS (Illinois), July 15: American Joe Ogilvie took charge at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois and Michelle Wie made a premature exit with heat exhaustion on Friday....
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Dominant Schumacher on pole for 68th time
MAGNY-COURS (Paris) July 15: Michael Schumacher led Fr ench Grand Prix with a dominant demonstration of his enduring skills in Saturday''s qualifying session as Ferrari delivered a one-two to fill the front row of the grid....
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Usman, Hasan shine for Zone-IV Whites
KARACHI, July 15: Zone-IV Whites and Zone-V Whites chalked out their second victories in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 cricket tournament on Friday....
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Fata names 32 probables
PESHAWAR, July 15: A PCB selection committee headed by Regional Development Officer (Abbottabad) Nasim Fazal on Saturday announced names of 32 probables for the Fata senior cricket camp starting from July 19 at Cantt Academy premises, Qayyum Sports Complex....
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Aamir Pakistan’s main hope
KARACHI, July 15: Aamir Atlas Khan is Pakistan''s main hope in the individual World Junior squash championship that begins with qualifying rounds from Sunday at Palmerston North, New Zealand....
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Wariner runs fourth fastest 400m in history
ROME, July 15: World and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner became the fourth fastest 400 metres runner in history with a time of 43.62 seconds at the Golden League meeting on Friday....
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My Own Job, Zargar should vie for honours
LAHORE, July 15: A tricky card of six events awaits race-goers at the day and night Lahore Summer Meeting to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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PBSA in hunt for snooker coach
KARACHI, July 15: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) have given green signal to Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) to hire a foreign coach to train and...
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Gatlin set to miss duel with Powell
RALEIGH (North Carolina), July 15: Injured world and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will not race 100 metres co-world record holder Asafa Powell at this month''s London grand prix meeting, the organiser said on Friday....
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Mughal replaces Ganjera
KARACHI, July 15: Pervez Hussain Mughal has taken over as director, National Sports Training and Coaching Centre (NSTCC), Karachi....
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Karachi races postponed
KARACHI, July 15: The weekly races being held at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday have been postponed in the aftermath of assassination of a religious scholar, an official announcement of the Karachi Race Club (KRC) said on Saturday....
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