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ICC chief has grounds for World Cup optimism
BRIDGETOWN, April 30: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said an enduring legacy of the World Cup would be a series of new and rebuilt grounds across the Caribbean.... 
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PHF decides to have paid selection committee
LAHORE, April 30: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday said it has decided to have paid chairman and members of the selection committee, although it has yet to finalise the financial terms and conditions....
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‘Woolmer was poisoned then strangled’
LONDON, April 30: Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, who was murdered in Jamaica during the World Cup more than a month ago, was poisoned before being strangled, according to a BBC documentary....
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Speed puts brakes on criticism of World Cup final officials
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 30: Match officials whose error led to the farcical finish in the World Cup final do still have a future in cricket, according to Malcolm Speed....
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Habibul retained as BD skipper for India series
DHAKA, April 30: Bangladesh has retained Habibul Bashar as captain for the upcoming one-day series against India following the team''s creditable show in the World Cup....
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Sarwan named to lead West Indies
BRIDGETOWN, April 30: Seasoned middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was appointed new West Indies captain, succeeding Brian Lara who quit international cricket after the World Cup....
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Aussie media lament tour de farce
SYDNEY, April 30: They might have walked away with the coveted World Cup trophy, but Australians were on Monday shaking their heads at the bizarre ending to the biggest event in cricket''s one-day calendar....
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McGrath yet to experience sinking feeling
SYDNEY, April 30: After retiring from international cricket on a high, Player of World Cup, Glenn McGrath, said he is yet to experience ''sinking feeling'' of not playing for Australia again...
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Sri Lanka will be a major force, predicts Moody
BRIDGETOWN, April 30: Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody is confident that his team will be a major force in international cricket despite losing the World Cup final against Australia here....
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Ex-NZ pacer Motz dies
CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand), April 30: The first New Zealand bowler to take 100 Test wickets, Dick Motz, has died....
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Five players face minor health problems
LAHORE, April 30: Five players are facing minor injury, health problems at the ongoing national cricket camp here at the Gaddafi Stadium....
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PEC completes inquiry
ISLAMABAD, April 30: The Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) of the PCB on Monday completed its probe into national team’s failure in the 2007 World Cup....
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‘Poor arrangements responsible for Punjab’s debacle’: 30th National Games
LAHORE, April 30: The Punjab Olympic Association (POA) has made a complaint to the National Olympic Association (NOA) against the Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) for making poor arrangements for the 30th National Games that were held in Karachi last month....
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Late goals give Arsenal home win
LONDON, April 30: Arsenal scored twice in the last six minutes to secure a 3-1 home victory over Fulham that left their London rivals deep in relegation danger on Sunday....
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Cricket World Cup fiasco joins list of sporting bungles
LONDON, April 30: The chaotic scene at the end of the Cricket World Cup final in Bridgetown on Saturday when umpires mistakenly ordered Australia and Sri Lanka to restart the match...
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Aqeel, Jalil qualify for last 16
LAHORE, April 30: Top seed Aqeel Khan, Jalil Khan, Mohammad Shafiq, Inam Gul and Munir Ashiq qualified for the pre-quarterfinals after winning their respective second-round matches in the Pakistan Open tennis for Nazim Cup at Royal Palm Club here on Monday....
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Korangi Al-Fateh CC in final
KARACHI, April 30: Mubashir Ahmed cracked an unbeaten half-century and Rizwan Saeed captured four wickets to put Korangi Al-Fateh Cricket Club in the Karachi Region PCB National Club Cricket Championship final here at the PCB Academy ground on Sunday....
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Chandna wins bridge tournament
KARACHI, April 30: Chandna mustered 88 victory points (VPs) to clinch the weekly Swiss League bridge tournament, said a news release of the Karachi Bridge Association (KBA) on Monday....
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U-13 squad named for AFC event
LAHORE, April 30: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced a 22-member squad for the AFC Under-13 Festival, to be held in Bangladesh from May 4-8....
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Pakistan hockey squad leaves for Malaysia today
KARACHI, April 30: Pakistan hockey squad leaves for Malaysia on Tuesday to take part in the Azlan Shah Cup starting May 5....
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Nadal completes hat-trick
BARCELONA, April 30: Rafael Nadal underlined his status as the king of clay on Sunday when he beat Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-4 to win the Barcelona Open for the third consecutive year....
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Women cricket camp starts from May 9
LAHORE, April 30: Twenty-nine players will attend the national women cricket training camp, commencing from May 9 at the Regional Academy ground in Karachi....
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