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| October 08, 2006 | Sunday | Ramazan 14, 1427 |
PCB reinstates Younis as skipper for Champions Trophy
LAHORE, Oct 7: Pakistan cricket experienced a remarkable turnaround here on Saturday when Younis Khan was reinstated as captain for the ICC Champions Trophy just two days after he had refused to accept the role.The...
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No problems with Shaharyar, says Younis Khan
LAHORE, Oct 7: Reinstated Pakistan skipper Younis Khan said here on Saturday that he accepted the captaincy on the advice of new chairman PCB and in the best interest of the nation....
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Pakistan arrive in India for Trophy
NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Pakistan were determined to put weeks of off-pitch drama and a damaging captaincy row behind them at the ICC Champions Trophy, stand-in captain Younis Khan said on Saturday....
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BCCI rejects ICC offer of dealing with players directly
NEW DELHI, Oct 7: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected the ICC''s offer to speak directly to the Indian players regarding the Members Participation Agreement (MPA)....
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PBF set to take action against Mehrullah, Faisal: Marijuana charges at SA Games
KARACHI, Oct 7: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) said on Saturday that Mehrullah and Faisal Kareem were facing charges of using marijuana but the federation would take action against them only after official confirmation....
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‘It was right time to quit’
LAHORE, Oct 7: The outgoing chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M Khan has said that it was the right time for him to quit the job....
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Pakistan cricket’s October revolution
It was certainly the night of the long knives and much like the purge that we read about in history; a Caesar befallen and the dramatic irony being that among the back stabbers was one of his own....
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Lankans in strong position as Tharanga hits century
MOHALI, Oct 7: Opening batsman Upul Tharanga crafted an attractive century Saturday as Sri Lanka posted 302 for eight against Bangladesh in the first limited-overs qualifier for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament....
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No special Indian visas for Pakistani fans
KARACHI, Oct 7: No special visas will be issued to Pakistan cricket fans for the Champions Trophy in India in the wake of the recent Mumbai blasts....
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Zimbabwe set for Lara masterclass
AHMEDABAD, Oct 7: Zimbabwe will hope to take a few lessons from batting great Brian Lara when they clash with his West Indian team in a Champions Trophy qualifying match on Sunday....
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Federer sets up final clash with Henman in Japan Open
TOKYO, Oct 7: World number one Roger Federer blasted past Germany''s Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Japan Open on Saturday....
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England can win Trophy, says Flintoff
NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Andrew Flintoff arrived in India bristling with confidence that he can lead England to success in the Champions Trophy which started on Saturday....
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Schumacher has chance to take title
SUZUKA (Japan), Oct 7: Heading into Sunday''s Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are tied atop the Formula One driver standings on 116 points with two races remaining....
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SOP names squad for Shanghai, Mumbai
KARACHI, Oct 7: Special Olympics Pakistan (SOP) on Saturday named a 10-member team for a demonstration cricket match against their Indian counterparts during the Shanghai Invitational Games being held in the Chinese city from Oct 10 to 19....
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Harbhajan apologises
NEW DELHI, Oct 7: India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh apologised on Saturday for offending his Sikh community by appearing in a liquor advertisement with his hair down....
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Birj-ul-Arab fancied to win today
KARACHI, Oct 7: Birj-ul-Arab, an eight-year-old horse, who posted a facile three lengths victory in the last meeting on Oct 1 is on course to stretch his run in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Quince poised to claim hat-trick
LAHORE, Oct 7: Three-year-old colt, Quince, will once again be in action in the feature event when the 6th Lahore Winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Jehanzeb excels in Ramazan basketball
KARACHI, Oct 7: Trailing 10-15 at the end of first quarter, Neighbourhood United first division stormed back to register 56-48 victory over Nishtar Club in the opening match of Neighbourhood United Ramazan basketball tournament at Arambagh floodlit court Friday night.The...
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Zahid, Sheraz shine
KARACHI, Oct 7: Zahid Raza and Sheraz Ahmed performed splendidly to help ABN AMRO Bank outclass U-fone by 127 runs in the second AKU Twenty20 Ramazan Colour-kit cricket tournament here at the AKU ground on Friday....
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Karachi Urban thrash Quetta
KARACHI, Oct 7: Karachi Urban thrashed Quetta by a massive margin of 224 runs on the third and final day of their three-day PCB Inter-region Under-19 Cricket Championship penultimate round match at PCB Regional Academy ground on Saturday....
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Southend in semis
KARACHI, Oct 7: Hosts Southend CC qualified for the semi-finals of the Southend Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament on Friday defeating Inbox CC by 69 runs....
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Hyderi Baloch triumph
KARACHI, Oct 7: Ejaz Bhutto slotted home the match-winner to guide Hyderi Baloch to a close 1-0 victory over Bacha Khan at KASB soccer league at CDGK Stadium on Friday....
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