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Pakistan recall Yasir Hameed for West Indies Tests
LAHORE, Nov 6: Discarded Test opener Yasir Hameed and uncapped bowlers Samiullah Niazi and Abdur Rahman were named on Monday in a 15-member Pakistan squad for the first two Tests of the three-match home series against West Indies.... 
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PHF names new-look hockey squad for Doha Games
KARACHI, Nov 6: Following the debacle at the World Cup, Pakistan announced a new-look 16-man hockey squad for the Doha Asian Games on Monday, vowing that group of five undisciplined players, including Mohammad Saqlain and Sohail Abbas is now history....
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Lara’s West Indians arrive in Pakistan
LAHORE, Nov 6: The West Indies cricket squad arrived here on Monday to play three Tests and five One-day Internationals during their first tour of Pakistan in nine years....
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WADA monitoring Shoaib, Asif ban
LAHORE, Nov 6: The World Anti-Doping Agency is examining whether the punishment imposed on Pakistan pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif meets the international anti-doping code, an official said on Monday....
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PCB names appeal panel
LAHORE, Nov 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday formed a three-man anti-doping appeal committee to review the cases of banned Test fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar....
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CA seeks answers over Hair sacking
SYDNEY, Nov 6: Australia has demanded an explanation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its decision to sack umpire Darrell Hair. Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland released a strongly...
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Khurram, Naveen start campaign on winning note
KARACHI, Nov 6: Pakistan''s Khurram Agha and Naveen Perwani got off to a winning start in the IBSF World snooker championship at Amman, Jordan, according to information received here on Monday....
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Borja Golan wins squash tournament
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Borja Golan of Spain won the title of the US$25,000 Chief of Air Staff International squash championship after a leg injury forced his Pakistani rival Mansoor Zaman to...
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Wapda pull off narrow win
LAHORE, Nov 6: Wapda survived some scare moments before completing a two-wicket win over Sui Gas in the Patron''s Trophy Grade-I match at Sheikhupura Stadium on Monday....
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Harmison’s biggest regret was putting Ponting in stitches
SYDNEY, Nov 6: England''s pace spearhead Steve Harmison made a surprise admission on Monday that his big regret from last year''s epic Ashes victory was his apparent uncaring attitude towards a bloodied Australian skipper Ricky Ponting....
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‘Ashes will bring out our best’
SYDNEY, Nov 6: England''s cricketers are confident they will wake from their post-Ashes slumber in time to reproduce their best form against Australia this summer. While Australia have gone from strength...
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Jayawardene to captain Sri Lanka in World Cup
COLOMBO, Nov 6: Mahela Jayawardene has been confirmed Sri Lanka captain up until the end of the 2007 World Cup. Jayawardene, named Captain of the Year at the recent International Cricket...
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Gillespie ruled out of tour opener
MELBOURNE, Nov 6: Pace bowler Jason Gillespie has been ruled out of the Prime Minister''s XI side to face England in their tour opener on Friday because of a shoulder injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday....
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Seniors won’t be missed: Rehan
KARACHI, Nov 6: Rehan Butt, the newly-appointed Pakistan hockey captain, said on Monday that the five senior players would not be missed and they should never be taken back into the fold again....
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Lennon strike for Tottenham stuns Chelsea
LONDON, Nov 6: Tottenham Hotspur and England winger Aaron Lennon condemned champions Chelsea to a second league defeat of the season on Sunday when Spurs won their London derby 2-1 at White Hart Lane....
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3-goal Kasim shines for Mixed Bag
LAHORE, Nov 6: Three-goal Kasim Ahmed Khan and half-goal handicap helped Mixed Bag beat Tristar 5 ½ - 5 in the TCS Polo Cup on Monday....
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Arch rivals up for doubles decider
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Pakistan and India shared the honours by winning one singles match each at the Islamabad Club on Monday. Aisam-ul-Haq of Pakistan beat his Indian rival Rohan Bopanna 6-3,...
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Badminton team departs for Colombo
LAHORE, Nov 6: A four-member Pakistan team left the city for Colombo on Monday to take part in the Sri Lankan Satellite badminton tournament, commencing from Thursday....
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Women camp
LAHORE, Nov 6: Twenty-five probables will attend the national women cricket training camp at Muridke from Nov 12 to Dec 5. The camp is being set up to prepare Pakistan women...
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Nisar, Asim shine
LAHORE, Nov 6: Fine knocks by Nisar Zaman and Asim Sheikh helped Lahore Gymkhana beat Universal Club by 29 runs in the opening match of the Lahore Gymkhana Cup at Bagh-i-Jinnah on Monday....
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