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| May 22, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 05, 1428 |
Afridi conjures up another victory for Pakistan
ABU DHABI, May 21: Pakistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead over World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka in the three-match One-day International series when they won the second game by 98 runs here on Sunday (also partially reported in Monday’s edition)....
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Unfit Shoaib dropped from Afro-Asia Cup, says Mohsin
KARACHI, May 21: Former opening batsman and selector Mohsin Khan on Monday said fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been dropped from the Afro-Asia Cup after his fitness was found to be less than hundred percent for the event....
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Pakistan to play in Abu Dhabi every year
ABU DHABI, May 21: Pakistan will be involved in one international cricket event in Abu Dhabi every year, according to their cricket chief. “This is a great cricketing venue....
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Amir, Mansoor in PSF squash semis
ABBOTTABAD, May 21: Top seeded Amir Atlas, second seed Mansoor Zaman, Yasir Butt and Farhan Mehboob booked their berths in the semifinals of the President PSF International Squash Tournament after defeating...
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Weather has last laugh in Lord’s Test
LONDON, May 21: England and West Indies drew the first Test at Lord''s on Monday as the weather had the final say in the opening encounter of the four-match series....
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Overaged Atiqur Rahman remains in contention for junior squad
KARACHI, May 21: Pakistan junior hockey team’s manager on Monday admitted that full-back Atiqur Rahman is an over-aged player and has been involved in breach of code of conduct but remained unsure about his future in the team....
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Test nations to field strongest teams: 2010 Asian Games
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21: Asia''s four cricket Test-playing nations will send their best players to the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, according to regional cricket chiefs....
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Mashrafe, Shahadat steer Bangladesh to safety
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), May 21: Bangladesh tailenders Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain defied India''s bowlers with career-best knocks to steer the hosts to safety in the first Test here on Monday....
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Germany, Argentina win on opening day
DUSSELDORF (Germany), May 21: Both Germany and Argentina top their respective groups after winning their opening World Team Cup championship matches in Dusseldorf’s week-long tournament which started on Sunday....
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India set to host 2010 Asia Cup
CHITTAGONG, May 21: India is all set to host Asia Cup in 2010, a year before it co-hosts 2011 World Cup, a top Asian Cricket Council (ACC) official said here....
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CA may hire Wright
SYDNEY, May 21: Cricket Australia (CA) is set to appoint a Kiwi to one of the country''s most senior coaching positions. John Wright, former New Zealand opener and one-time coach of...
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Vaas discharged from hospital
CHELMSFORD (England), May 21: Sri Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas was discharged from hospital late on Sunday after striking his head on an advertising hoarding during a one-day match between Essex and Middlesex at Chelmsford.—Reuters...
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Defar defies food poisoning to set world record
CARSON (California), May 21: Ethiopian distance runner Meseret Defar and American sprint sensation Tyson Gay lit up the Adidas Track Classic with glittering performances at the Home Depot Centre on Sunday....
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Scotland wants separate Olympic team
LONDON, May 21: Scotland''s new first minister backed the case for a separate Scottish Olympics team on Sunday, after a report his administration was to seek permission from the International Olympics Committee (IOC)....
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India retain bridge title on fourth occasion
KARACHI, May 21: Reigning champions India retained their crown by defeating Pakistan by 235-233 International Match Points (imps) in the final of the open team event of the 14th Asia & Middle East bridge championship at a local hotel on Sunday....
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Impressive win for Khizra Sports
KARACHI, May 21: Tahir Khan registered a five-wicket haul as Khizra Sports thrashed Malir Companion by 171 runs in the NBP-KCCA Super League Colour Kit cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday....
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Real Madrid stay top after last-gasp victory
MADRID, May 21: Real Madrid held on to the leadership of the Primera Liga by the skin of their teeth after a last-gasp 3-2 win over Recreativo Huelva on Sunday....
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Magnificent Ehtesham stands out
KARACHI, May 21: Ehtesham Shami produced a splendid all-round show in Zone VI Blues’ 68-run victory over Zone IV Greens in the KCCA Inter Zonal Under-19 Cricket Championship at the Asifabad Ground on Sunday....
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Ismail displays all-round show
KARACHI, May 21: All-rounder Mohammad Ismail recorded a fine performance for the hosts as his team defeated Bank Islami Pakistan by 35 runs in the inaugural match of the first Meezan...
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Pakistan to clash with Qatar on June 6
LAHORE, May 21: Pakistan and Qatar will meet for the eighth time on June 6 when the two countries play the second leg of Group-A in the 29th Olympic Games football qualifier (second round) at Al-Gharrafa stadium,in Qatar....
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India to launch professional basketball
NEW DELHI, May 21: Basketball is set for a facelift in cricket-crazy India with a professional league planned for later this year and a foreigner signed as the national coach....
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Shahid wins second leg in golf league
LAHORE, May 21: Shahid Hanif with two-day aggregate 133 won the second leg of the Lahore Gymkhana golf league at the Lahore Gymkhana course on Monday....
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Akbar slams century
KARACHI, May 21: Akbar Khan blasted a superb century as Tooba Sports recorded their second successive victory in the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament, defeating Malir Muslim CC by six wickets at the Tooba Ground on Sunday....
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Romario scores 1,000th goal
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 21: Former Brazil striker Romario scored what he claimed to be the 1,000th goal of his career by converting a penalty in Vasco da Gama''s match against Sport Recife on Sunday....
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