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Captaincy brings extra pressure: Yousuf
LAHORE, Oct 6: Pakistan’s newly-appointed captain Mohammad Yousuf said here on Friday that while he was confident of team’s good show in the ICC Champions Trophy, captaincy had put extra pressure on him to lead from the front.... 
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Cricketers need to change attitude: Woolmer
LAHORE, Oct 6: Pakistan''s cricketers must change their attitude to succeed, coach Bob Woolmer said on Friday after Younis Khan''s ‘sad’ refusal to captain the side....
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Pakistan reject misgivings over Mushtaq
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected misgivings by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the appointment of leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as assistant coach for the team at the Champions Trophy starting on Saturday....
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Younis agrees to lead Yorkshire
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Younis Khan, who shocked officials when he refused the Pakistan captaincy on Thursday, has agreed to captain English county Yorkshire next season....
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‘Younis undone by moment of madness’
KARACHI, Oct 6: An emotional decision in a moment of madness led to Younis Khan surrendering the Pakistan captaincy on Thursday, informed sources told Dawn on Friday....
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PABF elections augur well for uplift of game
KARACHI, Oct 6: Better late than never. After setting the house of Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) in order in last September, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has resolved the issue...
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Proteas are one of the favourites: Smith
NEW DELHI, Oct 6: South African captain Graeme Smith said on Friday that his team was one of the favourites to lift the Champions Trophy and that his players were raring to go....
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Islamabad in strong position
LAHORE, Oct 6: A fine century by Zeeshan Mushtaq enabled Islamabad to earn a 192-run lead in the first innings against Sialkot on the second day of the PCB Inter-region U-19 cricket tournament at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on Friday....
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BD confident of win as Champions Trophy starts today
MOHALI, Oct 6: Bottom-placed Bangladesh will seek inspiration from their historic victory over Sri Lanka when the two teams open the Champions Trophy One-day tournament here on Saturday....
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‘BD will be given full respect’
MOHALI, Oct 6: Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody said his team would treat Bangladesh with the respect they deserve in the opening match of Champions Trophy qualifying on Saturday....
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‘Trophy is ideal build up for Ashes’
SYDNEY, Oct 6: Australia''s campaign to regain the Ashes then successfully defend their World Cup will start in earnest at the Champions Trophy in India....
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Warne not to return to ODI cricket
MELBOURNE, Oct 6: Shane Warne has restated his determination not to play one-day cricket again ahead of next year''s World Cup by making himself unavailable for limited-overs play with his Australian state team Victoria, reports said on Friday....
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Federer overcomes Suzuki to reach semi-finals TOKYO, Oct 6: World number one Roger Federer dropped a set to a player ranked over 100 for the first time this season before beating local hope Takao Suzuki for a berth in the Japan Open semi-finals on Friday....
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Hussey looms as Australia’s trump card in India
SYDNEY, Oct 6: It is hardly surprising to find Michael Hussey in such a hurry to score runs every time he bats for Australia....
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‘Injury lay-off motivates me to play good cricket’
LONDON, Oct 6: Andrew Flintoff insists his lengthy injury lay-off has given him the perfect motivation to lead England to Champions Trophy and Ashes glory....
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Zeeshan, Shan strike centuries in U-19 tourney
KARACHI, Oct 6: Karachi Urban batsmen Zeeshan Jamil and Shan Masood scored tons to plunder Quetta bowlers on the second day of their three-day PCB Inter-Region Under-19 Cricket final round match at PCB Regional Academy Ground on Friday....
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Farman claims hat-trick
KARACHI, Oct 6: Fast medium bowler Farman Shah claimed a hat-trick to put Pak Gymkhana into the quarter-finals of the 21st Karachi Gymkhana AKD Ramzan Twenty20 Cricket Tournament beating A.O.CC...
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Sindh Muslim triumph
KARACHI, Oct 6: Mohammad Kashif’s match-winner helped Sindh Muslim edge past Shahzad Mohammadan 1-0 in the KASB soccer league at CDGK Stadium on Friday....
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Barthez calls it quits
PARIS, Oct 6: Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez announced his retirement from soccer on Thursday, three months after helping France reach its second World Cup final....
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Australia coach wary of Vaughan’s Ashes return
SYDNEY, Oct 6: Australian coach John Buchanan has dismissed talk surrounding Michael Vaughan''s Ashes prospects in this year''s home cricket series with England as a ‘smokescreen.’...
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