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Team to be finalised by Monday
LAHORE, May 3: The Pakistan team for the forthcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka is likely to be announced on Monday.... 
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Top seeds move into last eight
LAHORE, May 3: Davis Cupper, Nomi Qamar, along with Inam Gul, Tanveer Ashiq and Mehmood Khan also made it to the last eight in the men''s singles event of the Pakistan...
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PCB’s pension scheme criticized
LAHORE, May 3: Several former cricketers expressed their concern on Thursday over the fate of Pakistan Cricket Board’s ‘Pension Fund scheme’ that was announced in February this year, saying they had not received a penny under the said scheme....
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Pakistan Juniors impressed Down Under, says coach
LAHORE, May 3: Pakistan Juniors gave the formidable Aussie Under-19 team a run for their money on their recent tour Down Under, said coach Mohsin Sheikh who submitted his tour report to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday....
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World Cup winners receive hero’s welcome back home
SYDNEY, May 3: Australia''s World Cup winning cricketers returned home to a hero''s welcome on Thursday, feted at breakfast by the prime minister and later by thousands of fans at a civic reception in central Sydney....
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West Indies axe Samuels for England Tests
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 3: West Indies have surprisingly left batsman Marlon Samuels out of a 15-man squad for the four-Test series in England starting on May 17....
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Rains greet Sri Lankans on arrival in Colombo
COLOMBO, May 3: Sri Lanka''s World Cup squad returned home on Thursday to a damp welcome with skipper Mahela Jayawardene conceding they had lost the World Cup final to a superior Australian side....
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Davydenko falls as Robredo advances
LISBON, May 3: Former champion Nikolay Davydenko was bundled out 7-5, 6-1 by French qualifier Olivier Patience on a day interrupted for four hours by rain at the Estoril Open here on Wednesday....
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Nadal wins battle of surfaces
PALMA DE MALLORCA (Spain), May 3: Clay court king Rafael Nadal got the better of world No 1 and grass court master Roger Federer to win ‘the battle of the surfaces’ in front of his home crowd in Palma on Wednesday....
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No regrets for retiring, says McGrath
SYDNEY, May 3: Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath said there were no regrets or second thoughts about his decision to retire despite his triumphant performance at the World Cup....
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Snubbed Katich hits double ton
LONDON, May 3: Australian Simon Katich showed no ill-effects from having been dropped by his national side''s 25-man international squad on Tuesday to hit an unbeaten double century a day later....
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Jayasuriya tight-lipped on his future
COLOMBO, May 3: Sri Lanka''s veteran opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was non-committal on Thursday about playing in the cricket World Cup''s next edition in 2011, saying it was too early to mull the prospect....
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BD to tour NZ
DHAKA, May 3: Bangladesh will tour New Zealand in December and January for two Tests and three One-day Internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday....
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Milan rout United to set up repeat of 2005 final
MILAN, May 3: AC Milan set up a repeat Champions League final showdown against Liverpool when they brushed aside Manchester United 3-0 on Wednesday to complete a 5-3 win on aggregate....
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Naveen retains top slot in snooker rankings
KARACHI, May 3: Reigning national champion Naveen Perwani retained his top slot while Saleh Mohammad staged a comeback among top 16 in the latest national rankings released by the PBSA after 11th Style Snooker Championship on Thursday....
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Taiwan announce soccer squad
LAHORE, May 3: Taiwan''s Tatung Football Club announced a 25- member squad to take part in third AFC President''s Cup to be held at Punjab Stadium, Lahore from May 17 to 27....
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Kashif stuns Khayal
HYDERABAD, May 3: Sindh’s Kashif Khan caused a major upset as he defeated top seed Khayal Mohammad in the first Hyderabad Men’s Open squash championship on Thursday....
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Zone II squad named for U-19 event
KARACHI, May 3: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Zone II on Thursday named their squad for the KCCA U-19 Inter Zonal cricket tournament starting at the National Stadium here on Sunday....
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