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WADA files appeal against Pakistan’s dope ban u-turn
KARACHI, Dec 22: The World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday it has filed an appeal against Pakistan''s decision to lift doping bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif.... 
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Captains stand out as Wolves, Rams win
KARACHI, Dec 22: After their shocking defeat against Karachi Dolphins on the opening day, Interloop Wolves Faisalabad restored parity with a comfortable victory over Lahore Eagles in the third ABN-AMRO Twenty20 Cup at the National Stadium here on Friday....
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Injured Razzaq likely to miss South Africa Tests
KARACHI, Dec 22: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq said Friday he might miss Pakistan''s three-Test series in South Africa next month because of a calf injury....
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Bangladesh claim SAARC golf title
LAHORE, Dec 22: A birdie on third hole by M. Siddikur Rehman on sudden-death enabled Bangladesh to win the 8th SAARC Golf Championship, defeating Sri Lanka after a nail-biting final at Lahore Gymkhana course on Friday....
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No plans to retire now: McGrath
SYDNEY, Dec 22: It seems all the retirement talk about Glenn McGrath - lumped in with Shane Warne''s surprise announcement - was a bit premature. Australian fast bowler McGrath said on...
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Jayasuriya steers SL to victory over Kiwis
SYDNEY, Dec 22: Sanath Jayasuriya blazed an unbeaten half-century to steer Sri Lanka to victory over New Zealand in their rain-affected Twenty20 international in Wellington on Friday....
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Vaughan would take captaincy again
MELBOURNE, Dec 22: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan said on Friday he would love to have his job back. Vaughan, replaced by Andrew Flintoff for the ongoing Ashes series against...
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Botham tried to talk me out of retirement: Warne
LONDON, Dec 22: Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne revealed on Friday that England legend Ian Botham was among those who had tried to talk him out of retiring....
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Warne’s exit rounds off dramatic year of cricket
LONDON, Dec 22: Shane Warne''s announcement of his Test match retirement this week was just the latest in a series of events beyond the boundary which dominated the cricket headlines in 2006....
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Ponting shocked, saddened by Warne retirement
MELBOURNE, Dec 22: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting admitted on Friday he was “shocked” and “saddened” after Test cricket''s greatest bowler Shane Warne decided to quit....
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Warne to claim 709 Test wickets: betting agency
SYDNEY, Dec 22: Australian betting agency Centrebet on Friday said it was predicting master leg-spinner Shane Warne would end his career with a total of 709 Test wickets....
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‘Warne sets good example by retiring gracefully’
KARACHI, Dec 22: Pakistan former cricketers have praised Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne for announcing retirement at the peak of his cricketing career. “He is at the peak of his bowling and...
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India face tough job in Olympic hockey qualifiers
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India will have their last shot at the Olympic hockey berth when they take on Japan, Malaysia and Bangladesh in the qualifiers for Beijing starting on February 2, 2008....
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IOC hails effort for joint Korean Olympic team
LAUSANNE, Dec 22: North and South Korea have taken a step closer toward agreeing a joint team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said the two rivals still...
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‘2010 Soccer World Cup will be exceptional’
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 22: South Africa is further down the road in its preparations for the 2010 World Cup football tournament than any other previous host nation, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday....
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Hampshire boss elated by Warne commitment
LONDON, Dec 22: Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove was delighted on Thursday by Shane Warne''s announcement that although he was retiring from Test and Australian domestic cricket, he would see out the remaining two years of his contract with the English county....
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FIFA ready to boost Indian football
GENEVA, Dec 22: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday that world football''s governing body will launch a campaign next year to encourage the growth of the sport in India....
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Cricket set for CW Games return
MUMBAI, Dec 22: The Commonwealth Games organisers had made a proposition to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to include cricket in the list of events in its New...
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Venus Williams, Germany pull out of Hopman Cup
SYDNEY, Dec 22: The Hopman Cup mixed team event suffered a double blow on Thursday when American Venus Williams and the Germany team pulled out of the tournament in Perth, Australia....
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Women top seeds advance into last four
LAHORE, Dec 22: Sara Mehboob, Natasha Afridi, Sara Mansoor and Nausheen Ihtesham made to the last four in the IC Open national ranking tennis ladies'' singles championship at the Bagh-i-Jinnah on Friday....
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Inter-school Sports League commences
KARACHI, Dec 22: The City School PAF Chapter and Karachi Grammar School conjured up convincing victories on the opening day of the Inter-school Sports League at the PSB Coaching Centre on Thursday....
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Ronaldo, Deco to play charity game in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Brazil), Dec 22: Ronaldo and Deco have said that they will play in a charity match organised by former player Zico next week in Brazil....
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Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup
KARACHI, Dec 22: Three horses – Main Aie, Pastime and Stride By Stride – have shown excellence by winning two back-to-back Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup since its inception in 1948....
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Saeed to lead karate squad
KARACHI, Dec 22: Saeed Alam will lead the Sindh karate squad in the 16th edition of the National karate championship starting from Tuesday in Sargodha, a Sindh Karate Association media release said on Friday....
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