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| November 25, 2006 | Saturday | Ziqa'ad 3, 1427 |
West Indies arrive in Karachi
KARACHI, Nov 24: The West Indies cricket team arrived in the city on Friday afternoon to play third and final Test against Pakistan. The match will be played at the National Stadium from Monday....
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Pakistan has great sports potential: IOC chief
LAHORE, Nov 24: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Dr Jacques Rogge said Pakistan has great talent in sports and the international body would provide technical and financial assistances to groom it further....
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First Ashes Test: McGrath strikes early to leave England tottering at Brisbane
BRISBANE, Nov 24: England lost three wickets in the last hour before stumps to crash to 53 for three in reply to Australia''s commanding 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Friday....
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Fine spell by Saad Naseem
LAHORE, Nov 24: A five-wicket haul by leg-spinner Saad Naseem enabled Government Muslim Model High School, Lahore to win the PCB National school cricket tournament, crushing Government High School, Nanakpura, Peshawar by 193 runs in final at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday....
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England not deflated despite second day shocks: Flintoff
BRISBANE, Nov 24: England captain Andrew Flintoff Friday denied his young side had been demoralised by Australia in the opening two days of its Ashes defence....
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Japan looks for big gold haul at Asian Games
DOHA, Nov 24: From athletics to judo, the pool to the bowling alley, Japan has high hopes for its big delegation at the Asian Games in Doha....
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India rush chief selector to SA after team’s dismal show
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Dismayed by the team''s poor performance during the ongoing tour of South Africa, the Indian cricket board on Friday decided to rush chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar there....
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Women’s cricket
LAHORE, Nov 24: The national women’s selection committee on Friday announced names of 18 players from the training camp which is in progress at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke, to participate in Women Asia Cup to be held in India....
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Skipper Lara tips Sarwan to bounce back
KARACHI, Nov 24: Brian Lara has given team’s senior batsman and vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan a vote of confidence ahead of the final Test in Karachi from November 27....
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Zimbabwe ready to play good cricket against BD
DHAKA, Nov 24: Zimbabwe cricket skipper Prosper Utseya said Friday his team is ready to play good cricket against Bangladesh....
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AFC hopeful Iran follow ‘road map’ to lift ban
SINGAPORE, Nov 24: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) expressed hope on Friday that Iran would follow a ‘road map’ drawn up by soccer''s world governing body to lift its ban for state meddling in its national game....
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Turkmenistan, Yemen withdraw from Doha soccer event
SINGAPORE, Nov 24: Yemen and Turkmenistan have withdrawn from the Asian Games soccer competition less than a week before the tournament kicks off, organisers said on Friday....
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Thierry Lincou, Gaultier to clash in final
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Defending champion Thierry Lincou and fellow Frenchman Gregory Gaultier defeated their Egyptian rivals to reach the final of the Pakistan Open World squash championship at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday....
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Elton John cancels Ashes trip
BRISBANE, Nov 24: The England cricket team’s woeful start to its Ashes defence has prompted legendary singer Elton John to cancel his plans of watching the Test at the Gabba, a report said on Friday....
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Test match status for Hampshire’s Rose Bowl
LONDON, Nov 24: The Rose Bowl will host Test matches from 2010, the England and Wales Cricket Board said Friday.The board awarded provisional test status to first-division Hampshire''s ground in Southampton, southern England....
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India will miss Ganguly, says Donald
DURBAN, Nov 24: Former South African fast bowler Allan Donald on Friday said the struggling Indian cricket were already missing former skipper Sourav Ganguly on the tour and he should have...
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Football team to be honoured
LAHORE, Nov 24: The Pakistan football team will be honoured on Saturday with cash prizes for winning gold medal in the last South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in August this year....
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Inter-university cricket
HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Two more matches were decided on Friday in All-Pakistan Inter-universities girls cricket tournament 2006, organised by University of Sindh in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Jamshoro....
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Rizwan makes NBP batsmen struggle
KARACHI, Nov 24: Customs medium pacer Rizwan Akber snapped up four wickets to make star-studded National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) team struggle in their Patrons Trophy grade-I tie at the latter’s ground here on Friday....
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Ahsan shines
KARACHI, Nov 24: Promising youngster Ahsan Mirza grabbed six wickets to help Central City Grammar School (CCGS) to a six-wicket win over Muslim GBSS School in PSCB Inter-School Tournament on Friday at the KCCA Stadium....
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