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Ponting, Yousuf, Pietersen occupy top three spots
DUBAI, May 24: Kevin Pietersen is one of the four England cricketers who figure in the top 15 batting places in the ICC Test batsmen rankings.... 
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Ex-PFF official threatens to move court against polls
LAHORE, May 24: A former secretary of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has challenged its decision to hold elections on July 14 and has threatened to move court if the federation...
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Flintoff ruled out of second Test as Vaughan returns
LEEDS (England), May 24: England''s pace bowlers will be given another chance to prove they can function without ''Freddie'' after all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies starting at Headingley here on Friday....
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BBC rebuffs journalist’s legal claim
LONDON, May 24: The BBC voiced surprise on Thursday that a Pakistani journalist is seeking substantial damages from the broadcaster for allegedly inferring he was linked to cricket coach Bob Woolmer''s death....
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Mashrafe replaces Shoaib in Asia squad
DHAKA, May 24: Bangladesh paceman Mashrafe Mortaza will replace Pakistan''s Shoaib Akhtar in Asia''s squad for next month''s Afro-Asia Cup tournament, an official said on Thursday....
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Sonn remains in critical condition
CAPE TOWN, May 24: Percy Sonn, the president of the ICC, remains critically ill in an intensive care unit in Cape Town, his personal assistant told reporters....
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Kumble boosts India ahead of final Test
DHAKA, May 24: India''s bowling spearhead Anil Kumble is fit to torment Bangladesh as the tourists seek a series win when the second and final Test starts here on Friday....
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PBSA yet to find a sponsor for Asian Snooker
KARACHI, May 24: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) are facing a dilemma over hosting of 23rd Asian Snooker Championship which begins in the city from June 11 as they are yet to ink a deal with any sponsor....
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BCCI secures sponsors for Ireland series
MUMBAI, May 24: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have finally found exclusive sponsors for the three-match series against South Africa in Ireland next month....
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Penney takes temporary charge of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 24: Outgoing Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody''s sidekick is taking charge of the national team until a formal appointment is made, a senior Sri Lanka Cricket source said on Thursday....
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Inzaghi’s brace helps AC Milan scoop Europe’s big prize
ATHENS, May 24: AC Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 with two goals from Filippo Inzaghi to win the Champions League Cup for the seventh time on Wednesday and avenge their defeat on...
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Athar claims 7-33 as Zone II Whites win
KARACHI, May 24: Slow left-arm spinner Athar Hussain produced the best bowling figures at the KCCA Inter Zonal Under-19 Cricket Championship as he claimed seven wickets to lead Zone II Whites...
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Davydenko, Roddick ease into last eight
POERTSCHACH (Austria), May 24: Top seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Andy Roddick enjoyed comfortable second-round wins at the ATP tournament on Wednesday....
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Gebrselassie back on track
LONDON, May 24: Former world and Olympic 10,000 metres champion Haile Gebrselassie will make his first competitive appearance on the track in almost three years when he runs at Saturday''s Hengelo meeting....
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ECB endorses review report
LONDON, May 24: An official review group set up to improve the standard of English cricket has recommended the restructuring of the national team management and reducing the number of games in domestic competition....
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Liqin leads Chinese supremacy
ZAGREB (Croatia), May 24: Defending singles and mixed-doubles champion Wang Liqin won in all four of his matches on Wednesday, continuing Chinese domination at the World Table Tennis Championships....
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IOC slaps $1000,000 doping sanction on Austria LAUSANNE (Switzerland), May 24: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chiefs on Thursday imposed a record one million dollar sanction on Austria and warned the Austrians that they must get to the bottom of the 2006 Winter Olympic doping scandal....
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Vermeulen’s trial postponed
HARARE, May 24: A Zimbabwe court has postponed the arson trial of former Test batsman Mark Vermeulen so that medical examinations can be conducted to determine if he is mentally fit to take the stand, his lawyer said on Thursday....
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New stadium set for Test debut
DHAKA, May 24: The modern Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium will become Bangladesh''s sixth venue to host Test matches when it hosts second cricket Test between India and Bangladesh on Friday....
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Kuwait U-19s to tour Pakistan
KUWAIT CITY, May 24: Kuwait’s preparations for the ACC U-19 Cricket Elite Cup will start with a tour of Pakistan in July....
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