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Somersaulting PHF names Shahnaz as manager-cum-coach
KARACHI, Aug 5: PHF secretary Akhtarul Islam took a sharp U-turn on Saturday when he named Olympian Shahnaz Sheikh as the new manager-cum-chief coach till next month’s World Cup, replacing Asif... 
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Friction led to debacle, says PHF secretary
KARACHI, Aug 5: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Saturday conceded that team flopped at recent Terrassa Champions Trophy because of “friction” between the players and manager-cum-coach Asif Bajwa....
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Younis, Yousuf help Pakistan battle back
LEEDS, Aug 5: England batsman Ian Bell scored his third century in consecutive Tests before Pakistan battled back in fine style on the second day of the third Test at Headingley on Saturday....
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Defensive approach made little sense
LEEDS, Aug 5: The Smasher brand was on display on Saturday. Pakistan''s short, squat, youngish openers both trusted their Smasher bat to rebrand their country''s concept of an opening partnership....
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Young guns lead Sri Lankan recovery after early shocks
COLOMBO, Aug 5: Youngsters Chamara Kapugedera and Prasanna Jayawardene sparked a Sri Lankan batting revival after South Africa threatened to run away with the second cricket Test on Saturday....
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Atapattu returns for ODI series
COLOMBO, Aug 5: Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu has been named in a 15-man squad for the one-day triangular series also involving South Africa and India....
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Aussies fire more Ashes salvos
SYDNEY, Aug 5: The Ashes are still more than three months away but the mind games are already well under way....
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WICB ignores union as talks fail
BRIDGETOWN, Aug 5: A 14-man West Indies cricket squad was named on Friday to play in a tri-series with India and Australia despite the administrators failing to settle tour contracts with the players....
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World Cup chief hopes for a Cinderella story
NEW DELHI, Aug 5: World Cup cricket CEO Chris Dehring is hoping the 2007 championship in West Indies turns out to be a ‘Cinderella story’ — or a tournament full of surprise results....
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Shoaib plays village game
LONDON, Aug 5: Shoaib Akhtar, the fastest bowler in the world is turning out for a English village cricket team in West Midlands....
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‘Getting away from family not easy’
SYDNEY, Aug 5: International cricket is easy compared to parenting, says Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath but admits it would not be that easy for him to make a smooth comeback...
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Mushtaq picks up groin injury
LONDON, Aug 5: Sussex were given an injury scare on Friday during their crucial Championship match against Lancashire at Hove with Mushtaq Ahmed picking up a groin strain....
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Pakistani kids to represent Premier League club
KARACHI, Aug 5: Pakistan soccer received a huge boost on Saturday when English Premier League club Charlton Athletic drafted two Karachi United players from Pakistan into their under-13 side for a match against a visiting American club....
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Pakistani athletes failed to impress in 7th, 8th editions of SA Games
KARACHI, Aug 5: The performance of Pakistani athletes at the 7th South Asian Games which were held at Chennai from Dec 20 to 28, 1995, left much to be desired....
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Rooney sees red again as United win
AMSTERDAM, Aug 5: Wayne Rooney''s fragile temperament flared up again as he and Paul Scholes were both sent off as Manchester United beat Porto 3-1 in the opening game of Amsterdam Tournament on Friday....
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PGF chalks out hectic schedule for next season
KARACHI, Aug 5: The prestigious 72-hole Asian Tour Pakistan Open Golf Championship carrying handsome prize money will be played at Karachi Golf Club from Jan 19 to 22 next year....
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Woods bogey hands Quigley lead
GRAND BLANC (Michigan), Aug 5: American Brett Quigley will take a one shot lead over Tiger Woods into the third round of the Buick Open on Saturday after the world number one began the day with his first bogey....
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Shabbir cards 67 to move in front
KARACHI, Aug 5: Title holder Shabbir Iqbal of Navy carded a six birdie 5-under 67 for an aggregate 9-under par 135 to emerge sole leader at the end of second round...
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Rangers need own goal to draw
GLASGOW, Aug 5: Rangers needed a late own goal to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday....
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Crespo keen on Italy return
ROME, Aug 5: Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has admitted he wants to leave the English Premiership champions....
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Military team for Irish golf
KARACHI, Aug 5: A seven-member combined military team is due to leave for Ireland on Aug 12 to feature in the CISM Golf being held there from Aug 13 to 19....
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Clement shocks Hewitt to reach semi-finals
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Arnaud Clement reached the Legg Mason Classic semi-finals by stunning third seed Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 6-4 on Friday, his first victory over the Australian in eight attempts....
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Raikkonen on pole for Hungarian Grand Prix
BUDAPEST, Aug 5: McLaren''s Kimi Raikkonen snatched pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday after penalty-hit title contenders Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher failed to make the top 10....
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Horse-racing: The Conqueror’s fancied to win day’s honours
KARACHI, Aug 5: Three-year-old bay colt, the Conqueror’s, is fancied to win days honours should he sprint to victory in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Ferrari has enough firepower to tame rivals
LAHORE, Aug 5: If every thing goes her way, Ferrari should make amends by winning the feature event when the day and night Lahore Summer Meeting goes underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Cycling: Landis set to be stripped of title
PARIS, Aug 5: Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is set to become the first victor of the race to be stripped of his title after his B sample confirmed he...
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Agassi pulls out of Canadian Masters
TORONTO, Aug 5: Andre Agassi has withdrawn from next week''s Canadian Open, organisers said on Friday. Three-times winner of the Masters event and runner-up last year in Montreal, the tournament was...
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Norwegian sprinter faces life ban
OSLO, Aug 5: Norwegian sprinter Aham Okeke faces a life ban from competition after being caught and then confessing to using the male sex hormone testosterone, anti-doping officials said on Saturday....
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Venus withdraws from LA Open
LOS ANGELES, Aug 5: Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week''s Los Angeles Open due to a left wrist injury, tournament organisers said on Friday....
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Christie appointed as mentor
LONDON, Aug 5: Former Olympic 100 metres champion Linford Christie, who tested positive for the steroid nandrolone in 1999, has been appointed as a mentor to the British athletics team.A...
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