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Top ICC official attacks Pakistan over doping ‘inconsistencies’
DUBAI, Dec 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board''s (PCB) decision to lift the doping bans imposed on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif was heavily criticised by ICC president Percy Sonn on Wednesday.... 
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Former captains lash out at Pakistan doping ban U-turn
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Former Pakistan cricket greats Wednesday said the decision to overturn a doping ban on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would be tough to explain to the cricketing world....
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Pakistan shrug off setback to thrash Hong Kong 10-1
DOHA, Dec 6: Pakistan overcame the absence of captain Rehan Butt through injury to pound Hong Kong 10-1 in the Asian Games men''s field hockey here on Wednesday....
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India beat Pakistan to maintain kabaddi stranglehold
DOHA, Dec 6: India retained their Asian Games kabaddi title with a 35-23 win over Pakistan here on Wednesday to maintain their stranglehold on an event they have never lost....
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Khurram, Shaukat advance in snooker
DOHA, Dec 6: Pakistan’s cueists Khurram Agha and Shaukat Ali won first round singles matches in the Doha Asian Games on Wednesday....
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Confident Windies look to avenge Test defeats as ODI series begins: Second One-day International at Faisalabad today
FAISALABAD, Dec 6: The much-awaited one-day series between Pakistan and the West Indies will finally get underway today when both teams clash in the second One-day International at the picturesque Iqbal...
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PCB to refund ticket-holders
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Ticket-holders of the first One-day International between Pakistan and the West Indies will get full refund, spokesperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board Aamir Bilal said on Wednesday....
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Aimless performance from Pakistan shooters
DOHA, Dec 6: Pakistanis performed poorly in the men’s 25m Rapid Pistol qualification stage two of the Asian Games shooting contest here on Wednesday at the Lusail Shooting Range, with all the three going down tamely....
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Dur Mohammad beaten in first-round bout
DOHA, Dec 6: Pakistan’s Dur Mohammad Baloch fell in the opening-round welterweight bout at the Asian Games boxing here on Wednesday. Turkmenistan’s Aliasker Bashirov extended severe punishment to a struggling Dur...
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British press concede the Ashes to Australia
LONDON, Dec 6: Just two Tests into the five-Test series, the British press on Wednesday largely conceded the Ashes to Australia after England crashed to a spectacular defeat at the Adelaide Oval....
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Coach Fletcher blames batsmen for Adelaide loss
ADELAIDE, Dec 6: Duncan Fletcher was in a defiant mood on Wednesday after England''s disastrous defeat in the second Test at Adelaide, insisting that the touring side’s batsmen were to blame...
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Dravid all set to play first Test, Munaf doubtful
POTCHEFSTROOM, Dec 6: The embattled Indian cricket team was offered a ray of hope on Wednesday with batting mainstay Rahul Dravid saying he should be fit for the first Test against South Africa beginning next Friday....
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In-form Sri Lanka look to tame NZ in first Test
CHRISTCHURCH, Dec 6: Sri Lanka''s cricketers are talking confidently that they can snap an 11-year winless streak in New Zealand when their two-Test series starts here on Thursday....
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Chinese dragon snuffs out Asian Games fire
DOHA, Dec 6: China was always expected to dominate the 2006 Asian Games but the widening gulf with the rest of Asia has left opponents bewildered after the opening days of competition....
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China crash out of women’s team tennis
DOHA, Dec 5: China''s heavily fancied Li Na and Zheng Jie crashed Tuesday against Uzbekistan to send their country out of the Asian Games women''s team tournament....
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India, England start Blind World Cup campaign successfully
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: India defeated New Zealand by a massive margin of 276 runs in the inaugural match of the third Blind World Cup cricket tournament here at the F-9 Park on Wednesday....
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PTTF to launch ranking system
KARACHI, Dec 6: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) has decided to launch national ranking system which will come into effect soon after completion of country’s premier championship, its president S....
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Mixed fortunes for Rehman in STA Tennis
KARACHI, Dec 6: Abdul Rehman whipped Nameer Shamsi in straight sets to capture boys U-13 singles title of the STA development tennis series at CDGK sports complex on Wednesday....
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Patron’s Trophy games washed out on day two KARACHI, Dec 6: Second day’s play of both the first-round matches of the quadrangular Patron’s Trophy were also abandoned on Wednesday due to unfit conditions of the pitches here at the UBL Sports Complex and NBP Sports Complex....
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BD call-up Mushfiqur for Zimbabwe tie
DHAKA, Dec 6: Bangladesh have called up batsman and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim for the remaining two matches of the one-day series against Zimbabwe....
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