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India shock defending champions Kazakhstan
ISLAMABAD, June 22: India produced their very best show in a remarkable comeback to stun defending champions Kazakhstan 3-2 in the second Asian Central Zone Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Friday....
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Match officials punished for final fiasco: World Cup 2007
LONDON, June 22: All five match officials involved in the bungled end to the World Cup final will not feature in September''s inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday....
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PCB to seek ICC support for developing stadiums
KARACHI, June 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be making an official request to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for renovating stadiums for the 2011 World Cup....
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Lawson says a fit Shoaib vital to Pakistan’s success
SYDNEY, June 22: Coaching hopeful Geoff Lawson believes Pakistan can produce the best cricket team in the world if express paceman Shoaib Akhtar stays fit for extended periods....
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Traditional Aussie Tests under threat from ICC
MELBOURNE, June 22: The future of Australia''s Boxing Day and New Year''s Tests in Melbourne and Sydney cannot be guaranteed beyond 2008, according to a report due to be presented to the ICC next week....
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Collingwood takes charge of new-look England squad
LONDON, June 22: Durham batsman Paul Collingwood was named on Friday as England''s new one-day captain, taking over the reins from his friend and Test captain Michael Vaughan....
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Players oppose Salman’s elevation
LAHORE, June 22: A revolt-like situation is looming over naming opener Salman Butt national team’s vice-captain as some cricketers under Shahid Afridi are to meet the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf in Islamabad, most probably on Saturday....
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NCA instructs coaches to present schedule
LAHORE, June 22: The National Cricket Academy instead of making a policy to guide the regional head coaches about the training programme in the forthcoming regional academies had asked them to...
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Mother gives Aisam tips for Wimbledon
LAHORE, June 22: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, the first Pakistani tennis player to qualify for Wimbledon in 31 years, has been given some last minute pointers – by his mum, a former national champion....
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Youngster excels in drawn match
COLOMBO, June 22: Young Sri Lankan opener Mahela Udawatte hit a brisk half-century against Bangladesh in a three-day practice match which ended in a draw here on Friday....
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Pakistan camp concludes
ABBOTTABAD, June 22: Pakistan cricket team’s training camp concluded at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Friday with good performances from Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar in the last ‘target match’ between Pakistan ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams....
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Salman Butt’s appointment defended
KARACHI, June 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has defended the decision to appoint Salman Butt as the national team’s vice-captain, saying the player was chosen because...
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Mauresmo, Henin reach last four
EASTBOURNE (England), June 22: World number one Justine Henin brushed aside Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to reach the semi-finals of the Eastbourne International grasscourt tournament on Thursday....
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Multan and Lahore move into TT final
LAHORE, June 22: Lahore and Multan entered the final of the Chief Minister Cup Inter-board table tennis event (boys) on Friday....
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SBA elects office-bearers, demands probe into PBF matters
KARACHI, June 22: Refusing to accept the existence of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF), the Sindh Boxing Association (SBA) on Friday elected its new office-bearers while urging the authorities to take note of financial irregularities involving top Pakistan boxing officials....
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Vinod bags singles title in STA event
KARACHI, June 22: Top seed Vinod Das recovered from 2-4 down in the decisive set to impose defeat on Syed Zuhair Raza in three-set thriller to claim men’s singles title in the second STA development series tennis tournament on Friday....
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Team unable to compete due to lack of funds
LANDI KOTAL, June 22: Paucity of funds and lack of proper official patronage will deprive the Fata Under-15 Football team to participate in the forthcoming National Under-15 Championship to be held in Multan from June 27....
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Seven-wkt Sohaib spins Zone-VI to impressive win
KARACHI, June 22: A superb spell of seven for 15 by leg-spinner Sohaib Khan led Zone-VI to a crushing 168-run victory against Zone-VII in Karachi region match of the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship here on Friday....
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POA to review National Games on 30th
KARACHI, June 22: General council of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) meets in Lahore on June 30 to review the 30th National Games, held recently in Karachi, besides disposing of other matters on the agenda....
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Rehman trails after false starts
KARACHI, June 22: Two false starts followed by disqualification in the third race on Friday, pushed Optimist sailor Abdur Rehman to 13th slot in Al Bareh international regatta in Bahrain on the penultimate day....
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