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Lincou retains squash title
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Frenchman Thierry Lincou defeated compatriot Gregory Gaultier 3-1 to retain the title of the US$85,000 Pakistan Open World squash championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Saturday....
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Pakistan clinch Jayewardene golf trophy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Pakistan edged out Sri Lanka on better back-nine holes score to capture the J. R. Jayewardene Trophy on the third day of the 46th National Amateur golf championship here at the Islamabad Golf Club on Saturday....
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Australia show no mercy to England
BRISBANE, Nov 25: Australia built up a massive 626-run lead over England on the third day of the first Ashes Test on Saturday after passing up the opportunity of a quick kill in the series opener....
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IOC chief sees no inclusion for cricket in Olympics
KARACHI, Nov 25: President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge said he did not see cricket being included in the Olympic Games in the near future....
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Third and final Test: Grassless pitch may surprise WI coach
KARACHI, Nov 25: Barely hours after Bennett King, the West Indies coach, appreciated the ‘grassy’ outlook of the National Stadium pitch where the third and final Test starts on Monday, the 22-year-old strip was completely shorn of grass on Saturday evening....
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West Indies make four changes in ODI squad
KARACHI, Nov 25: West Indies’ Test wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin on Saturday displaced Carlton Baugh in the 14-man One-day International squad announced for the five-match series against Pakistan next month....
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Lara seeks further improvement
KARACHI, Nov 25: The West Indies hope to turn the corner and end a run of poor Test performances when they meet Pakistan in the third and final Test on Monday....
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Shoaib, Asif issue an internal matter, says PCB chief
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The doping cases of banned pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are internal matter of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and none of the international sports organisations have anything to do with it, said Chairman Dr....
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Lawyers submit replies
LAHORE, Nov 25: Lawyers of banned fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif on Saturday submitted their replies in writing to the head of the three-member anti-doping Appellate Tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)....
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McGrath defends Australia’s decision to bat on
BRISBANE, Nov 25: Australia''s Glenn McGrath defended his team''s decision to bat a second time in the first Ashes test with England instead of enforcing the follow-on and chasing a quick kill in the series opener....
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Patel to miss ODI
CAPE TOWN, Nov 25: India, still smarting from a 157-run drubbing by South Africa in the second one-dayer on Wednesday, will be without paceman Munaf Patel for the third game on Sunday....
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Pakistan short on medal prospects for Asian Games
KARACHI, Nov 25: Pakistani sports officials are hoping that recent off-field problems will count for little once their athletes start their campaign for medals in the Doha Asian Games....
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England’s Barmy Army accused of breaching copyright
BRISBANE, Nov 25: England cricket chiefs on Saturday accused the Barmy Army of infringing copyright, creating another problem for the cheer squad reeling from their team''s woeful form and upset by tight security....
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Ashes opener smashes Bodyline attendance record
BRISBANE, Nov 25: Attendance at the Ashes opener has matched the hype surrounding the series, with Cricket Australia announcing a new Brisbane ground record here Saturday just three days into the first Test....
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Botham says woeful England undercooked
BRISBANE, Nov 25: England''s lack of game-time and defensive selections had left them “undercooked” for the gruelling ordeal of an Ashes series in Australia, England legend Ian Botham said on Saturday....
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Rogge given briefing by POA Chief
LAHORE, Nov 25: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge was given a detailed briefing by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Syed Arif Hasan at the Olympic House on Saturday....
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Charlton stay bottom despite draw
LONDON, Nov 25: Charlton Athletic stayed bottom of the Premier League after coming from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Everton at The Valley on Saturday....
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SL coach seeks Cup momentum
COLOMBO, Nov 25: Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody wants his team to build-up momentum for next year''s World Cup during their seven-week tour of New Zealand....
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Captain Black tipped to make amends at KRC today
KARACHI, Nov 25: Three-year-old bay colt, Captain Black, who was unimpressive in the last run failing to finish on the board, is fancied to make amends in the Shah Mardan Shah...
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Asif slams match-winner
LAHORE, Nov 25: A match-winning goal by Asif Tiwana in the third chukker put Red Mountain Suria Resort in the Future Concern Polo Cup final defeating Adisseo 5- 4/1 2 on Saturday....
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Stern action required from PABF against Mehrullah, Faisal
KARACHI, Nov 25: Tags were affixed on the otherwise shining careers of boxers Mehrullah and Faisal Karim this week after they were slapped a six-month suspension for testing positive and stripped of their South Asian Games gold medals on Thursday....
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Pakistani boxers stand out with fine medals show: Asian Games in perspective
KARACHI, Nov 25: Boxing is the only discipline in which Pakistanis have done better then all other sports, having won regular medals in the Asian Games....
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Fancied Chan poised to win feature event
LAHORE, Nov 25: Three-year-old colt, Chan, will be on trot to justify his presence felt in the Makarwal Coal Mines Cup when the 13th Lahore Winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Iran football body defiant after FIFA ban
TEHRAN, Nov 25: Iran''s football federation (IRIFF) said the sport''s world ruling body FIFA had suspended Iran on false information and defended its “independence”, the state news agency IRNA reported Saturday....
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Drive to curb menace of bogus pedigrees
LAHORE, Nov 25: A drive aimed at curbing the menace of bogus pedigrees and streamlining thoroughbreds breeding will begin from Monday....
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ARL in trouble against Habib Bank
KARACHI, Nov 25: Attock Refinery Ltd (ARL) were facing massive defeat against star-packed Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) team in their four-day Patrons Trophy grade-I match at the UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....
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NBP set 210 to win on last day
KARACHI, Nov 25: Wasim Khan, Tahir Mughal and skipper Naumanullah took three wickets each for National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to get Customs all out at 231 in second innings during...
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Mansoor shows all-round performance
KARACHI, Nov 25: Mansoor Khan produced excellent all-round performance by grabbing four wickets for KESC on the second day of their three-day Patrons Trophy grade-II tie against Dewan Farooq Motors Ltd (DFML) at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Saturday....
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