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Pakistan struggle for runs in third ODI
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Feb 9: Mohammad Yousuf scored a stylish 79 before Pakistan''s tail gave their team a late boost in the third One-day International against South Africa at St George''s Park on Friday....
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Misbah, Ijaz hit centuries as Faisalabad take big lead
KARACHI, Feb 9: Centuries by skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed Junior helped Faisalabad take a huge first-innings lead of 197 runs over Karachi Harbour on the penultimate day of the Quaid-i-Azam...
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Shoaib, Asif could risk life bans: doping expert
KARACHI, Feb 9: Pakistan''s decision to drug-test their entire World Cup squad could end in life bans for Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who recently won doping reprieves, an expert warned on Friday....
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Collingwood-inspired England stun Australia in first final
MELBOURNE, Feb 9: England shocked Australia by four wickets on Friday to move within sight of a fairytale ending to their disastrous tour....
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Afridi’s hearing set for today, Imran Nazir cleared of charge
PORT ELIZABETH, Feb 9: The ICC Code of Conduct hearing involving Pakistan''s Shahid Afridi will take place on Saturday afternoon, it was confirmed late Friday. The hearing will be presided over...
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Hussey to lead Australia in NZ series
MELBOURNE, Feb 9: Mike Hussey will lead Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee one-day cricket series in New Zealand after a decision to rest skipper Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist ahead of next month''s World Cup....
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Weather holds up Multan victory charge
LAHORE, Feb 9: Multan’s hopes of forcing victory against Islamabad were held up by bad weather on third day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League final at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday....
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Sialkot in sight of victory
LAHORE, Feb 9: Medium-pacer Tahir Mughal captured six for 74 to put defending champions Sialkot in sight of victory against Karachi Urban in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Jinnah Stadium on Friday....
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Lahore Shalimar obtain lead
LAHORE, Feb 9: Lahore Shalimar, who are certain to be relegated next season, obtained an unlikely first-innings lead of 13 runs against Rawalpindi in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League tie at the LCCA Ground on Friday....
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WICB to launch Samuels inquiry
St. John''s, Feb 9: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has promised to launch an inquiry into claims that all-rounder Marlon Samuels passed team information to a bookmaker on the recent tour of India....
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Win against Singapore a memorable one, says captain
LAHORE, Feb 9: Pakistan U-21 football skipper Zahid Hameed, described the 2-1 away win of the 29th Olympics Games preliminary round against Singapore a memorable occasion in the history of Pakistan football as well as in his life....
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Unlikely win for BD over Zimbabwe
HARARE, Feb 9: Bangladesh posted an unlikely 13-run victory against timid Zimbabwe in the third of four One-day Internationals here on Friday....
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Sania reaches Pattaya Open semis
PATTAYA (Thailand), Feb 9: India’s Sania Mirza twice came from behind to upset third seed Mara Santangelo 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) and reach the semi-finals of the Pattaya Open here on Friday....
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Lara dreams of beating Aussies in final
LONDON, Feb 9: West Indies skipper Brian Lara dreams of bringing the curtain down on his One-day International career by leading his country to World Cup victory in April....
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Clijsters may sacrifice French Open for Wimbledon
BRUSSELS, Feb 9: Belgian tennis ace Kim Clijsters, who retires after this year, is considering skipping the French Open in May in order to concentrate on Wimbledon, she announced on her official website....
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Ex-captains hail rare Pakistan victory: Olympic qualifier
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Former national football captains hailed Pakistan’s rare Olympic qualifier away victory against Sinagpore on Wednesday....
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Healy under fire for insensitive gesture
MELBOURNE, Feb 9: Former Test star turned television commentator Ian Healy was forced to apologise on Friday for making an insensitive gesture as Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds spoke about breast cancer....
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Serena Williams to play Fed Cup
WASHINGTON, Feb 9: Serena Williams has agreed to play for the United States Fed Cup team for the first time since 2003....
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Rangers Gym thrash Buffer Zone Eaglets
KARACHI, Feb 9: Rangers Gymkhana advanced to the super league stage of the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Championship with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Buffer Zone Eaglets at the Asifabad Ground here on Thursday....
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Petrova storms into semi-finals
PARIS, Feb 9: Fourth seed Nadia Petrova kept her cool to advance majestically into the semi-finals of the 600,000-dollar WTA Paris Indoor Open here on Friday....
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Injured Nadal out of Davis Cup tie
GENEVA, Feb 9: World number two Rafael Nadal of Spain pulled out of his first match in the Davis Cup against Switzerland here on Friday after injuring his right thigh in morning training....
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Afghanistan gets another shot at Olympics berth
KABUL, Feb 9: World football body FIFA has given Afghanistan a second chance to make a bid for the Olympics by agreeing to cover the costs of their trip to Hanoi for a rescheduled match, an official said Friday....
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‘Matches should be stopped in case of violence’
PARIS, Feb 9: UEFA president Michel Platini wants referees to have the authority to stop matches when violence breaks out in the stands....
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Multan clinch Level-II final
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Multan won the PCB Level-II National Inter-Region Cricket Championship, defeating Islamabad by seven wickets in the four-day final at the Mirpur (AJK) Cricket Stadium on Friday....
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Aamir Atlas in quarter-finals
KARACHI, Feb 9: Pakistan''s Aamir Atlas Khan sailed into quarter-finals of the Swedish Open squash championship by registering a straight 3-0 win over local player at Linkoping, Sweden on Thursday....
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Pakistan to face Malaysia in final: Asian Jr. Squash
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Pakistan Juniors beat Hong Kong to enter the final of boys squash event but lost their girls semifinal clash against the home side in the 13th Asian Junior Squash Championship in Hong Kong on Friday....
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