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Yousuf, Naveen qualify for next stage
KARACHI, June 12: Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf and Naveen Perwani moved into the last 16 of the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship after chalking up second straight wins in the league matches at a local hotel on Tuesday....
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PCB welcomes verdict in Woolmer case
ISLAMABAD, June 12: Pakistan cricket chiefs expressed ‘great satisfaction’ on Tuesday after Jamaican police said coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes — not murder — during the World Cup....
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Privilege motion against PCB chief accepted
LAHORE, June 12: The privilege committee of the Senate has accepted a privilege motion moved by Senator Enver Baig against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf for allegedly using derogatory remarks against the senator....
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Miandad fears for Pakistan’s future
KARACHI, June 12: Pakistan’s legendary batsman and ex-coach Javed Miandad marked his 50th birthday on Tuesday by saying that he fears for the future of the national side....
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Chronology of key events
March 17: Woolmer says “would like to sleep on my future as a coach” after Pakistan''s shock exit from the World Cup after their loss to debutants Ireland....
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PCB chief hints at picking foreign coach
ISLAMABAD, June 12: Pakistan may opt for a foreigner in its extensive hunt for national cricket team’s coach and a suitable candidate will be selected in this regard after personal interviews with the authorities concerned....
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Players demand legal action against Jamaican police
KARACHI, June 12: Pakistan players expressed anger and relief on Tuesday after Jamaican police confirmed that coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered, with some calling for the Caribbean investigators to be sued....
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BCCI finalises Pakistan series
NEW DELHI, June 12: Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore will be the Test venues during Pakistan''s tour of India at the end of this year, the Indian cricket board announced on Tuesday....
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India restart coach hunt after Ford snub
NEW DELHI, June 12: Red-faced Indian cricket officials resumed a desperate hunt for a national coach on Tuesday after first-choice South African Graham Ford turned down the high-profile job....
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India drop Harbhajan Sehwag for UK tour
NEW DELHI, June 12: India on Tuesday axed aggressive batsman Virender Sehwag and spinner Harbhajan Singh from both the Test and one-day squads for the upcoming tours of England, Ireland and Scotland....
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Steel Mills stun NBP to enter quarter-finals
KARACHI, June 12: Sarfaraz Ahmad’s second half winner helped Steel Mills sneak into President’s Gold Cup hockey quarter-finals with a shock 2-1 victory over a disjointed National Bank (NBP) at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Tuesday....
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Kenya to stage final Afro-Asia Cup
NAIROBI, June 12: Kenya will host the third and final Afro-Asia Cup series in June 2008, local cricket officials said on Tuesday....
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Aisam hands Gasquet shock first-round defeat
HALLE (Germany), June 12: Seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet became the biggest first-round casualty at the Halle Open tournament on Tuesday when he was shocked by Pakistani qualifier Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi....
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West Indies spirit gives Ganga confidence
MANCHESTER, June 12: West Indies captain Daren Ganga believes the renewed resilience shown by his side during their 60-run third Test defeat against England here at Old Trafford augurs well for the future....
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Sri Lanka declines to host Asian Athletics
COLOMBO, June 12: Sri Lanka has turned down an offer to host the 17th Asian Athletics Championship in July and August citing the cost, an official said on Tuesday....
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Asian sprint queen quits
COLOMBO, June 12: Sri Lankan sprinter Damayanthi Darsha, a three-time Asian gold medallist, announced her retirement on Tuesday....
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Pakistani to launch academy in US
KARACHI, June 12: A former first-class cricketer from Pakistan, Naeem-ul-Haq, has announced his plans to launch a cricket academy in the United States....
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London Olympics to be most successful since Barcelona
LONDON, June 12: The 2012 London Olympics will produce the greatest long-term regeneration benefits of any host city since the 1992 Barcelona Games, Mayor Ken Livingstone said on Tuesday at the start of a key International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection visit....
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Low-cost tickets for Twenty20 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG, June 12: Low ticket prices at this year''s inaugural ICC World Twenty20 tournament are seen as key to bringing crowds back to International Cricket Council events, according to Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola....
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Vaughan proud of England character
MANCHESTER, June 12: England captain Michael Vaughan praised his side’s character after their 60-run victory in the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford here on Monday, saying they...
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Panesar endeavouring to keep Monty mania in check
MANCHESTER, June 12: Monty Panesar has said keeping his emotions under control is proving one of the biggest challenges of his soaring Test career....
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South Asian swimming in September
LAHORE, June 12: Around 400 men and women swimmers of the South Asian regions will be in Pakistan to take part in the South Asian swimming and water polo championship to be held at Islamabad from Sept 3 to 8....
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PBF forms committees
LAHORE, June 12: The Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) has constituted selection and discipline committees on Tuesday....
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NWFP to stage first girls’ squash event
PESHAWAR, June 12: Female squash players across the NWFP will get a chance to show their skills when the first NWFP Girls'' Open squash championship commences at the Qamar Zaman Squash Complex from June 25....
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