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Pakistan-India game abandoned
GLASGOW (Scotland), July 3: Tuesday''s charity One-day International between India and Pakistan was called off after persistent rain saturated the Titwood ground.... 
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Mauresmo’s Wimbledon reign ends in the rain
LONDON, July 3: Champion Amelie Mauresmo''s Wimbledon reign ended in a bizarre fourth round encounter on Tuesday when she was upset 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 by Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova....
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Sri Lanka in command as Bangladesh hit new low
COLOMBO, July 3: Sri Lanka took charge of the second cricket Test after Bangladesh crashed to their lowest total of 62 on the opening day''s play here on Tuesday....
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FIFA, AFC urged to stop PFF from holding elections
LAHORE, July 3: Former secretary of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Arshad Khan Lodhi has written a letter to FIFA and the AFC urging them to stop the PFF from holding...
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Every controversy made me stronger: Shoaib Akhtar
GLASGOW, July 3: While fully determined to start afresh, Pakistan’s whirlwind pacer Shoaib Akhtar thinks that he has been misunderstand throughout his ten-year international career laced with dramatic news, both on and off the field....
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ICC tightens doping laws after CAS ruling
NEW DELHI, July 3: The International Cricket Council (ICC) tightened its doping laws on Tuesday following the World Anti-Doping Agency''s failed appeal against the lifting of a ban on Pakistan bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif....
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Surprises in U-19 squad for England tour
LAHORE, July 3: Pakistan’s junior cricket squad for the tour of England was announced on Monday, with some surprising selections in the 15-member team....
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NZ to host five Tests, 10 ODIs
WELLINGTON, July 3: New Zealand will host five Tests and 10 One-day Internationals when Bangladesh and England tour in 2007-08....
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Sidebottom fit for 2nd ODI
BIRMINGHAM, July 3: Ryan Sidebottom is set to be available for England''s second One-day International against the West Indies at Edgbaston here on Wednesday....
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English umpires seek protection from yob fans
LONDON, July 3: English umpires are to seek tighter security at Twenty20 matches following abuse by unruly spectators under the effects of alcohol....
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England extend Donald contract
LONDON, July 3: Allan Donald has had his role as England''s bowling advisor extended until the end of the inaugural World Twenty20 in his native South Africa in September, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday....
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Holding blasts WICB
LONDON, July 3: Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, has criticised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for not developing any kind of domestic infrastructure for quality cricketers to come through to the international level....
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Atkins speeds to 100m triumph at Athens GP
ATHENS, July 3: Derrick Atkins of Bahamas laid down a marker for next month''s world championships by clocking his second sub-10 second run of the year in winning the 100 metres at the Athens Grand Prix on Monday....
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Argentina, Paraguay cruise into quarter-finals
PUERTO LA CRUZ (Venezuela), July 3: Argentina, helped by a brace from Juan Roman Riquelme, beat Colombia 4-2 to reach the Copa America quarter-finals on Monday and Paraguay joined with a 3-1 win over United States....
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Powell pulls out of Paris, Rome meets
PARIS, July 3: World 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from the Paris and Rome legs of the Golden League series because of injury, the director of the French meet Gerard Rousselle announced on Tuesday....
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Sheffield United lose appeal
LONDON, July 3: Sheffield United''s appeal against a Premier League decision which they believe led to their relegation was dismissed by an arbitration panel on Tuesday....
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National jr hockey from Aug 18
LAHORE, July 3: The 27th National Junior hockey championship, shifted from Quetta to Faisalabad, will now be held from Aug 18 to 26....
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Bell keen to follow Ponting example at No 3
BIRMINGHAM, July 3: Ian Bell is looking to follow the lead of Australia captain Ricky Ponting as he bids to make the England No 3 role his own....
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No Pakistani in top 20
KARACHI, July 3: No Pakistani finds a place among world top 20 players in the latest rankings issued by the Cardiff-based Professional Squash Association for the current month on Tuesday....
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Zahid, Akbar reach doubles final
KARACHI, July 3: The Zahid Hussain/Akbar Hayat Khan duo were through to the 45-plus doubles final at the third National Seniors’ tennis championship, beating Ashraf Admani/Nadeem Hafeez in straight sets in the second semi-final on Tuesday....
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Zuhair off to Syria
KARACHI, July 3: Tennis prodigy Syed Zuhair Raza left for Syria the other day to compete in the boys’ ATF U-14 tournament being held there from July 3 to 7....
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Match Racing Open regatta
KARACHI, July 3: A two-day national Match Racing Open regatta will begin at Islamabad’s Rawal Lake on Friday....
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