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West Indies toil as Salman, Yasir shine in tour match
LAHORE, Nov 8: Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed scored a stylish 92 as West Indian bowlers toiled hard in their two-day tour opener at Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium here on Wednesday....
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Pakistan offer to play ODI in England to cover Oval loss
LAHORE, Nov 8: The Pakistan Cricket Board is offering to play a One-day International in England next year as a way of resolving the compensation row from the forfeited Oval Test....
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Asif was victim of naivety, says Pakistan physio LAHORE, Nov 8: Pakistan cricket physiotherapist Darryn Lifson said on Wednesday that naivety led to banned paceman Mohammad Asif taking dietary supplements without realising their possible consequences....
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Petrova stuns Mauresmo, Sharapova and Henin-Hardenne triumph
MADRID, Nov 8: Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo was dealt a severe blow in her bid to finish the year atop the rankings when she lost to Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-2 in opening round-robin play at the WTA Championships on Tuesday....
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Powell, Richards in contention for top IAAF award
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), Nov 8: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell and American 400-meter runner Sanya Richards are on the shortlist for the IAAF''s World Athlete of the Year awards....
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SA retain squad for first India ODI
DURBAN, Nov 8: South Africa have taken a wait-and-see approach to their one-day series against India by retaining their ICC Champions Trophy squad for the first match of the rubber....
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Warne plays down retirement talk, eyes 700 wickets
SYDNEY, Nov 8: Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne on Wednesday said he wanted to claim his 700th Test wicket during the upcoming Ashes series and ruled out retiring while he still enjoyed playing the game....
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Woolmer out to spoil Lara''s last Pakistan tour
LAHORE, Nov 8: Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is out to spoil West Indies'' skipper Brian Lara''s last tour of the country by winning the upcoming Test series....
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Tendulkar leads tributes to India’s Umrigar
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday led a galaxy of cricketers in paying glowing tributes to former captain Polly Umrigar who died aged 80....
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Ricky Ponting prepared to apologise for Pawar slight
SYDNEY, Nov 8: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Wednesday said he was prepared to apologize for his team''s behaviour at this week''s Champions Trophy presentation at Mumbai if India''s cricket board believes one is warranted....
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Windies hope for quick Gayle recovery
LAHORE, Nov 8: The touring West Indies cricket team said on Wednesday it hoped prolific opening batsman Chris Gayle recovered quickly from a stomach bug that forced him to miss a tour opener....
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Cricket Academy to select, train players
LAHORE, Nov 8: The National Cricket Academy (NCA) has announced talent hunt and coaching programmes for Open age category and under-15 players....
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TENNIS: Pakistan square series against India
LAHORE, Nov 8: Pakistan tennis team on Wednesday took an unbeatable 2-0 lead against India in the second leg to square their series 1-1 at the Defense Club grass courts here in front of a moderate crowd....
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Exhibition match to be staged in Azad Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Former Pakistan cricketers Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram will play in an exhibition match for Veterans-XI against AJK-XI to formally inaugurate a new cricket stadium of the international standard at Mirpur (Azad Kashmir) on Thursday....
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Gascoigne arrested in assault probe
LONDON, Nov 8: Former England international Paul Gascoigne has been arrested in London on suspicion of assault, police sources said on Wednesday....
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Afro-Asia Cups included in ICC Tours program
DUBAI, Nov 8: The 2007 and 2008 Afro-Asia Cups are set in International Cricket Council''s Future Tours Program and like 2005 season are granted full ODI status....
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Kenya-Bermuda tie declared a draw
NAIROBI, Nov 8: The ICC Intercontinental Cup match between Kenya and Bermuda was declared a draw on Wednesday without a ball being bowled for the second consecutive day following heavy rains at the grounds....
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Carolina wins ladies golf title
KARACHI, Nov 8: Carolina Konig who hails from Germany secured 39 points to win the second ladies golf tournament which concluded at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC) the other day....
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Mansoor, Nadeem steal limelight
KARACHI, Nov 8: Nadeem Javed hit century as Karachi Port Trust (KPT) were all out for 208 in first innings on the opening day of their three-day Patrons Trophy grade-II match against KESC at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Wednesday....
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Racegoers’ plea
KARACHI, Nov 8: Despite the setting up of a high powered Match Racing Committee at the Karachi Race Club (KRC) sometimes back, there are still a number of shortcomings which needs to be looked into, say the racegoers....
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Ali Rizvi, Atiq save SSGC
KARACHI, Nov 8: An 81-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Ali Hussain Rizvi and Atiq-uz-Zaman helped Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) score 225 on first day of their Patrons Trophy grade-II match against PWD at PCB Academy ground on Wednesday.PWD...
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Cueists win in Jordan
KARACHI, Nov 8: Pakistan''s Khurram Agha has notched up his third win in the IBSF World snooker championship at Amman, Jordan when he beat Franz Stahli of Switzerland 4-0....
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