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| June 12, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 |
Pakistani cueists delight home fans in promising start
KARACHI, June 11: Pakistan made a sensational start on the opening day of the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship when four of their five players emerged winners while two seeds suffered defeats at a local hotel on Monday....
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PCB chief summoned over specific issues
LAHORE, June 11: Four members of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports have requisitioned a meeting under the Rule 163 (4) and asked for the personal appearance of the Pakistan Cricket...
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Ford turns down India’s coaching offer
NEW DELHI, June 11: South African Graham Ford changed his mind about becoming India''s new cricket coach after confirming his readiness to take the post, a senior cricket board official said on Monday....
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Panesar, Harmison seal series for England
MANCHESTER (England), June 11: Monty Panesar took 10 wickets in a Test for the first time as England beat West Indies by 60 runs to win the third Test at Old...
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Chaos, protest mar opening day of Asian snooker
KARACHI, June 11: Unlike the past, no arrangements have been made to cater for the needs of working journalists who are covering the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship at a local hotel....
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Ihsan’s hat trick leads PIA into last eight
KARACHI, June 11: A brilliant hat trick by Ihsanullah propelled PIA into President’s Gold Cup hockey quarter-finals after they sank Pakistan Navy 7-1 at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Monday....
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‘Quartet playing without NOCs’
KARACHI, June 11: While Wapda say four players, who illegally represented Steel Mills at the recent national hockey championship, have either tendered resignations or have been sacked, they claim the quartet...
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Standard ignored in selection of coaches
LAHORE, June 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has overruled its own criteria for appointing head coaches of its 11 regions. The PCB, in an advertisement, has given the criteria, according...
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Associations, departments invited at PCB moot
LAHORE, June 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited around 55 representatives of the regional, district cricket associations and departments to a meeting in Bhurban next week, concerning the game’s domestic structure....
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Donald going home for father’s funeral
MANCHESTER, June 11: England bowling coach Allan Donald is to fly home to his native South Africa between the third and fourth Tests against West Indies following the death of his father in Bloemfontein....
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Carter conquers high-profile 200-metre field
EUGENE (Oregon), June 11: Xavier Carter powered past fellow American Wallace Spearmon to win a star-studded 200 metres at the Prefontaine Classic grand prix meeting on Sunday....
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Recreativo crush Deportivo in Spanish League
MADRID, June 11: Recreativo Huelva turned on the style to crush Deportivo Coruna 5-2 at the Riazor in the Primera Liga on Sunday....
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ESPN buys world’s biggest cricket website
LONDON, June 11: Walt Disney Co''s sports network ESPN is buying Cricinfo, the world''s largest specialist cricket website, as it expands beyond its traditional strengths of American football, basketball, baseball and Nascar....
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Hamilton claims first F1 victory at chaotic Canadian GP
MONTREAL, June 11: McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first Formula One victory on Sunday, keeping his cool to win a chaotic Canadian Grand Prix and take an eight point lead in the world championship....
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Hoggard recalled for final Test
LONDON, June 11: Seamer Matthew Hoggard has been named in England''s 12-man squad for the fourth and final Test against West Indies, but there is no room for Liam Plunkett in the match which starts in Chester-le-Street on Friday....
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Sizzling Austin clinches St Jude’s crown
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), June 11: American Woody Austin fired a sizzling final round eight-under-par 62 to win the St Jude Championship by five shots on Sunday....
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Hamza to lead Zone-I U-19 team
KARACHI, June 11: Hamza-ul-Hasan has been named on Monday to lead the KCCA Zone-I team in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 cricket tournament starting from June 17....
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Zaheer available for selection
NEW DELHI, June 11: Pace bowler Zaheer Khan will be available for selection for India''s trip to Ireland and England after suffering an injury during Saturday''s second Afro-Asia Cup tie in Chennai....
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Shahbaz, Sikandar excel
LAHORE, June 11: Shahbaz Khan of the Garrison Academy and Sikandar Khan of the Shapes Club were declared best swimmers in the open category of the Lahore District swimming championship which concluded here on Monday....
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KCCA U-17 trials
KARACHI, June 11: Trials for the KCCA Zone-I U-17 cricketers will be held on Wednesday at the Customs Academy Ground....
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