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First ODI at Rawalpindi: Rain may have the final say in Pakistan-WI opener
RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: Intermittent showers threatened to wash out the opening fixture of the five-match One-day International series between Pakistan and the West Indies at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.... 
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Asian Games Hockey: Revamped Pakistan seek revenge for Busan humiliation
DOHA, Dec 3: New-look Pakistan will settle for nothing less than a top-two finish at the Asian Games field hockey after being denied a podium finish for the first time in Busan four years ago....
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Prolific Chen leads Chinese weightlifting charge
DOHA, Dec 3: China''s dominance of the Asian Games weightlifting competition continued Sunday as an untouchable Chen Yanqing produced an astonishing triple world record-setting performance to win gold in the women''s 58kg category....
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Pakistan, West Indies seek form before World Cup
RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: Pakistan line up against the West Indies in the first of a five-match one-day international series on Tuesday, with both teams eager to improve ahead of next year''s World Cup in the Caribbean....
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Hoggard gives England hope despite Ponting’s heroics on third day
ADELAIDE, Dec 3: Ricky Ponting reached his 33rd Test century on Sunday, persistently interrupted by Matthew Hoggard who took four wickets, as Australia sought parity with England on the third day of the second Ashes cricket test....
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Kamran Akmal has bright future ahead as keeper: Dujon
RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, who has been struggling of late, received a major boost of confidence from former West Indies great Jeffrey Dujon on Sunday....
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Smith, De Villiers sink sketchy India
CENTURION, Dec 3: Dominant batting by openers De Villiers (92 not out) and Graeme Smith (79) propelled South Africa to a nine-wicket win over India in the fifth and final One-day International on Sunday....
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Nafees, Hossain shine as BD beat Zimbabwe
DHAKA, Dec 3: Half centuries by openers Shahriar Nafees and Mehrab Hossain gave Bangladesh an easy six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, after restricting the visitors to 217 for seven, in the second limited-overs international Sunday....
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Brett Lee to face ICC disciplinary hearing
ADELAIDE, Dec 3: Australian paceman Brett Lee was to appear before a disciplinary hearing later on Sunday charged with excessive appealing during the second Ashes Test against England at Adelaide Oval....
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Plenty of work left for England, says Hoggard
ADELAIDE, Dec 3: Matthew Hoggard says the noose is not yet tight enough around Australia for England to expect an Ashes series-levelling victory in the second Test at Adelaide Oval....
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Lehmann relishes chance of coaching England ADELAIDE, Dec 3: Former Australian Test batsman Darren Lehmann wants the chance to coach England, reports said Sunday....
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Sri Lanka draw NZ warm-up
WELLINGTON, Dec 3: Sri Lanka''s warm-up cricket match in New Zealand fizzled out to a draw on Sunday, but not before the tourists enjoyed good batting practice ahead of the first Test....
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Swimmer Nasir wins 2nd place
DOHA, Dec 3: Pakistan’s Nasir on Sunday won 2nd position by clocking 1.00.22sec in men’s 100m butterfly heat and brighten his chances to qualify for the next stage....
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Taimur steals limelight in final victory
LAHORE, Dec 3: Four-goal Taimur Mawaz Khan stole the show as Lotto Carpets Singapore annexed Toyo Nasic Polo Cup crushing Hattaf Securities 7- 4 1/ 2 in a one-sided final on Sunday....
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Thrill outclasses Trace Hit to claim St Leger crown
LAHORE, Dec 3: Fancied bay colt, Thrill, responded really well to jockey Salah-ud-Din''s urging to land success in the prestigious Rana Velvet Pakistan St. Leger run over 2000m at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Inside Story shocks favourites to claim Sprinter’s Cup
KARACHI, Dec 3: Shrugging off the four dismal runs to his credit, two-year-old bay colt, Inside Story pulled off a major upset when he outpaced favourite bay filly Phapha Kutni by...
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Danish advances in STA Tennis
KARACHI, Dec 3: Second seed Danish Ahmed took little time in disposing off Hyderabad’s Asif Bachani to advance into men’s singles next round of STA development tennis series at the CDGK sports complex on Sunday....
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World champ fumes as winds blow India away DOHA, Dec 3: World Trap shooting champion Manavjit Sandhu of India lashed out at Asian Games officials after he failed to win two gold medals in windy conditions here on Sunday....
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India pull out shot putter over doping allegations
DOHA, Dec 3: India have withdrawn woman shot putter Seema Antil from the Asian Games after she reportedly tested positive for a banned drug in pre-competition tests at home, a team official told AFP on Sunday....
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Misery for Japanese men at Games judo
DOHA, Dec 3: Japan suffered a double dose of Asian Games misery on Sunday with defeats for world middleweight champion Hiroshi Izumi and world light-middleweight bronze medallist Takashi Ono....
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Dismal show by rowers
DOHA, Dec 3: Pakistan’s rowers started their campaign in the Doha Asian Games on a dismal note with their elimination in the heats of two different events here on Sunday....
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Pakistan-Aussie opener today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The first match of the 3rd cricket World Cup for the Blind will be played between Pakistan and Australia at the F-9 Park here on Monday....
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Shooters in final round
DOHA, Dec 3: Three Pakistan shooters – Ayaz Tahir, Mohammad Mushtaq and Umar Siddique – qualified for the final round of men''s 50m rifle event in the Doha Asian Games on Sunday....
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Pakistan cyclist fails in Doha
DOHA, Dec 3: Pakistan cyclist Dilsher Ali claimed 34th position in men’s 156.4-kilometre road race here on Sunday....
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