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PCB ad-hoc committee to meet next week
LAHORE, Jan 5: An important meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee, probably the last one, to be held on Thursday, will take certain decisions in light of... 
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Shoaib keen to prove match-fitness in today’s tie
LAHORE, Jan 5: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is all set to prove his match-fitness on Saturday (today) as he takes the field for Islamabad against the lowly-rated Abbottabad in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy (Silver League) tie at the Diamond Club Ground....
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Splendid Aussies claim Ashes whitewash after 86 years
SYDNEY, Jan 5: Australia hammered England by 10 wickets in the final Test to complete a 5-0 Ashes series clean sweep for the first time in 86 years here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday....
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South Africa in control after Indian batting collapse
CAPE TOWN, Jan 5: India''s dream of an historic series win in South Africa suffered a heavy blow when they collapsed in their second innings on the fourth day of the third and final Test at Newlands here on Friday....
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Top cricketers to miss Quaid Trophy
LAHORE, Jan 5: A few prominent cricketers will be representing Faisalabad and Lahore Shalimar in their four-day opening match of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League, starting at the Gaddafi Stadium from Saturday....
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Emotional Langer calls it a day
SYDNEY, Jan 5: Australian opener Justin Langer said a tearful farewell to Test cricket here on Friday after a seesawing career in which he was repeatedly dropped by selectors then earned redemption to retire on his own terms.The...
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England launches ‘thrashes’ probe
LONDON, Jan 5: England cricket chiefs on Friday ordered a far-reaching probe into why Andrew Flintoff’s side were humiliated in the Ashes series in Australia....
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Hayden in preliminary squad for World Cup
SYDNEY, Jan 5: Matthew Hayden''s World Cup hopes received a big boost on Friday when he was included in Australia''s preliminary 30-man squad for the Caribbean tournament in March-April....
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Aussies have just been awesome: Flintoff
SYDNEY, Jan 5: England cricket team’s captain Andrew Flintoff said there was nothing more his team could have done to stop Australia from regaining the Ashes and admitted they had been comprehensively outplayed....
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McGrath bows out with last ball flourish
SYDNEY, Jan 5: Veteran Australian paceman Glenn McGrath left Test cricket in style on Friday, snaring a wicket with his last ball to take his tally of Test victims to 563, the world record for a fast bowler....
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Australia can endure legends’ retirements, says Warne
SYDNEY, Jan 5: Australian cricket is in far better shape to withstand the retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer than it was 23 years ago, Warne said on Friday....
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Russia claim Hopman Cup victory against Spain
PERTH, Jan 5: Russia raced to their first Hopman Cup title after singles wins for Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead over Spain in the final on Friday....
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India’s Ghei, Korea’s Suk among favourites: Pakistan Open Golf
Karachi, Jan 5: India’s Gaurav Ghei and Korea’s Suk Jong-yul are among the Asian Tour champions who will be vying for honours at the US$300,000 Pakistan Open from January 18-21....
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Aamir reaches British Open U-19 final
KARACHI, Jan 5: Pakistan’s rising star Aamir Atlas Khan paved way for his second successive men’s under-19 final of the British Open Junior squash championship by crushing compatriot Farzan Rasheed in the semi-final on Friday in Sheffield, England....
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Pair of Raees, Mohammad win bridge event
KARACHI, Jan 5: Competing from East West direction, the pair of Raees Ahmed and Ghulam Mohammad produced amazing form to win the 23rd Super Bowl Pair bridge contest at the Aslam Bridge Hall of the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday evening....
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FIFA and Kenya plan to meet to restore relations
NAIROBI, Jan 5: FIFA and Kenyan authorities plan to meet later this month in a bid to restore the east African country''s troubled soccer federation to international competition, officials said on Friday....
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PBF refuses to lift life ban on boxers
KARACHI, Jan 5: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Shakeel Durrani on Friday ruled out any possibility of lifting life ban on pugilists Mehrullah Lassi and Faisal Karim from taking part in international competitions....
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Professional Gym to tour Kuwait, Sharjah
KARACHI, Jan 5: Professional Gymkhana’s cricket team will leave for Kuwait and Sharjah on January 10 to play three matches each in the two countries. The Professional Gymkhana team is making this visit at the invitation of M....
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POA committee
KARACHI, Jan 5: A three-member committee of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) is due to arrive here from Lahore on Sunday to get first hand information about preparations and progress pertaining to...
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KCCA names squad
KARACHI, Jan 5: The Karachi City Cricket Association on Friday announced names of Karachi Urban team players to participate in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-1 Gold League....
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