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Imran Farhat recalled, Inzamam ignored for Quetta camp
LAHORE, July 6: Pakistan cricket selectors on Friday recalled opener Imran Farhat but ignored former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq for the second phase of the two-week training-cum-conditioning-camp to be set-up in Quetta from July 10-23....
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Venus faces Bartoli in final; Federer, Nadal hurry through
LONDON, July 6: Venus Williams once again displayed an appetite for humbling higher ranked opponents on Friday beating sixth-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon final....
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Darkest times over: Shoaib Akhtar
LONDON, July 6: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes the ‘darkest times’ of his life have come to an end following the decision to dismiss an appeal against the overturning of a doping ban....
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West Indies confident of Chanderpaul fitness
NOTTINGHAM (England), July 6: West Indies coach David Moore is confident key batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be fit for Saturday’s decisive One-day International against England at Trent Bridge....
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Australia’s 2008-09 tri-series doubtful
MELBOURNE, July 6: Australia may not hold a tri-nation limited-overs cricket series in 2008-09 for the first time in 29 years, but the event would return to the calendar the following summer and stay until at least 2012....
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Scotland’s Ralph deny Pakistan victory
MOSCOW, July 6: Scotland hockey captain Mark Ralph celebrated his 100th appearance by converting a penalty corner in the last minute to deny a victory to Pakistan and earning his side...
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Vaas to miss final Test against BD
COLOMBO, July 6: Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas will miss next week’s third Test against Bangladesh in Kandy to return to English County Middlesex, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday....
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HawkEye in eye of Wimbledon storm
LONDON, July 6: Lleyton Hewitt and Jonas Bjorkman were left cursing the cutting-edge HawkEye technology which sliced through their Wimbledon campaigns. Hewitt suffered a fourth round defeat against Novak Djokovic on...
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WICB president stands down
BRIDGETOWN, July 6: Ken Gordon will not be seeking re-election as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at the end of the month. Gordon, who was 77 in February,...
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IOC approves Youth Games from 2010
GUATEMALA CITY, July 6: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved a plan to stage summer and winter Youth Games to try to overturn the dwindling interest of teenagers in the movement....
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Prior backs fantastic Pietersen to regain form
BIRMINGHAM, July 6: Kevin Pietersen may be undergoing something of a slump by his own standards but Matt Prior has said it will be no surprise to his England team-mates if...
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Thorpe named NSW assistant coach
SYDNEY, July 6: Former England batsman Graham Thorpe has been named assistant coach of the New South Wales (NSW) cricket team for the next season. Thorpe, who averaged 44.66...
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Argentina on winning streak, Brazil under fire
PUERTO LA CRUZ (Venezuela), July 6: Argentina finished the group stages of the Copa America as the only team with a 100 percent record after Javier Mascherano’s strike gave the tournament favourites a 1-0 win over Paraguay on Thursday....
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Asian giants gear up as soccer feast starts today
BANGKOK, July 6: The region’s top teams will battle for supremacy as they try to put a dismal World Cup in Germany behind them when the Asian Cup finals kick off on Saturday....
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Now we have to turn promises into reality, says Sochi official
GUATEMALA CITY, July 6: The head of the victorious bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Dmitri Chernyshenko, said on Thursday that having celebrated victory late into the night after the Russian...
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Wajid, Ayesha to defend titles
LAHORE, July 6: National champions Wajid Ali and Ayesha Akram will defend their title in the 10th Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhari ranking badminton tournament to be held at New Khan courts from July 30 to Aug 5....
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Altitude row to be resolved soon: Blatter
GUATEMALA CITY, July 6: The row which began when FIFA banned internationals being staged at an altitude in excess of 2,500 metres (8,200 feet) will be resolved before September''s World Cup qualifying games, says president Sepp Blatter....
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African Games lack big names
NAIROBI, July 6: Africa''s big name athletes will be missing when the ninth edition of the continent''s most prestigious multi-discipline competition begins in Algeria on Wednesday....
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