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Some respite for West Indies as rain washes out third day
LEEDS (England), May 27: The third day of the second Test between England and West Indies was abandoned without a single delivery bowled at Headingley on Sunday.... 
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ICC president Sonn dies
JOHANNEBURG, May 27: International Cricket Council president Percy Sonn, a key figure in the racial integration of the game in his native South Africa, died in a Cape Town hospital on Sunday at the age of 57....
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Zaheer inspires India to emphatic win over Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 27: Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan grabbed a match-haul of seven wickets as India thumped Bangladesh by an innings and 239 runs with two days to spare in the second and final Test here on Sunday....
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Henin, Serena lift gloom at rain-hit French Open
PARIS, May 27: Triple champion Justine Henin and Serena Williams, the 2002 winner, reached the French Open second round on Sunday as Roland Garros shivered in rain and biting cold....
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Sonn’s leadership qualities lauded
NEW DELHI, May 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) paid tribute to president Percy Sonn''s leadership following his death in his native South Africa on Sunday....
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Police probe death threat against Indian duo
NEW DELHI, May 27: Indian police are investigating a letter written by Maoist rebels threatening to kill cricketers Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Dhoni, a newspaper reported on Sunday....
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Habibul steps down as Bangladesh’s ODI captain
DHAKA, May 27: Struggling Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar has relinquished the captaincy for One-day Internationals but wants to remain in the squad....
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Shastri rules out extending term
DHAKA, May 27: Ravi Shastri, India''s cricket manager for the tour to Bangladesh, made it clear on Sunday that there was no way he would be continuing with the job as...
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Flintoff suffers another setback
LEEDS, May 27: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury after he was ruled out of Lancashire''s one-day match against Leicestershire on Monday....
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Ratnayake to replace Penney
COLOMBO, May 27: Rumesh Ratnayake, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, has agreed to succeed Trevor Penney as Sri Lanka''s assistant coach once Penney''s contract expires at the end of August....
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Ryder pledges future to England
WELLINGTON, May 27: Jesse Ryder, the precocious all-rounder from Wellington, is ready to turn his back on New Zealand and pledge his future to England....
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Captain Black gallops home in feature event
KARACHI, May 27: Fancied four-year-old bay colt Captain Black galloped to three-quarter-of-a-length victory to land the feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Alonso triumphs again at Monaco GP
MONACO, May 27: Double world champion Fernando Alonso won the Monaco Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton completing a dominant McLaren one-two....
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Gebrselassie makes satisfying comeback
HENGELO (Netherlands), May 27: Haile Gebrselassie made a low-key return to track athletics on Saturday when he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres at the 25th Fanny Blanker-Koen Games in Hengelo....
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FIFA bans matches at high altitude
ZURICH, May 27: No international soccer matches will be allowed to take place above an altitude of 2,500 metres in future, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday....
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World Team Cup for Argentina
DUSSELDORF (Germany), May 27: Argentina came back from the brink to snatch a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic and capture the World Team Cup for the third time on Saturday....
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Pakistan TT squad leaves for Jaipur today
LAHORE, May 27: An eight-member Pakistan table tennis team comprising four men and as many women will leave for Jaipur, India via Wagha border on Monday to participate in the Commonwealth...
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Monaco claims 2nd ATP title
POERTSCHACH (Austria), May 27: Argentina''s Juan Monaco concluded an ideal warm-up for the French Open with a 7-6, 6-0 win over Gael Monfils of France in the Poertschach International final on Saturday to lift his second ATP title....
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Kiss of Luck rises to stardom in emphatic style
LAHORE, May 27: Favourite bay colt Kiss Of Luck crowned a big success in the feature event ran over 1200 metres during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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China’s gold medal haul swells
ZAGREB, May 27: China''s gold medal haul at the world table tennis championships swelled to three here on Saturday with wins in the women''s singles and men''s doubles....
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Abbas, Nasir make good progress
KARACHI, May 27: Promising Abbas Raza and Nasir Mushtaq surged ahead in juniors’ under-18 and men’s singles in the 11th Anti-Tobacco Day tennis tournament currently in progress at Karachi Club....
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PNF team leaves for England
ATTOCK, May 27: A three-member delegation of Pakistan Netball Federation(PNF) left for England, on Sunday to attend three-day Athlete Performance Pathway Programme, Secretary General, PNF Mudassar Arian said ....
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