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Murali brings up 700th Test wicket as Sri Lanka complete clean sweep
KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 14: Muttiah Muralitharan became the second bowler after Shane Warne to take 700 wickets as Sri Lanka walloped Bangladesh by an innings and 193 runs on Saturday to sweep the three-Test series 3-0....
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Shoaib’s criticism over free-hit rule rejected
KARACHI, July 14: Pakistan on Saturday played down fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s criticism of a new no-ball rule as his personal opinion, saying the change was endorsed at a high-level meeting....
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PCB to announce new coach tomorrow: Race on between Lawson and Whatmore
KARACHI, July 14: The prolonged suspense over the appointment of a new national cricket coach to succeed the late Bob Woolmer is expected to end when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) meets here on Monday....
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Harmison in doubt for Lord’s Test
LONDON, July 14: England fast bowler Stephen Harmison was rated ‘extremely doubtful’ on Saturday for next week’s first Test against India at Lord’s after suffering fresh hernia problems....
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Powell marks comeback with Golden League win in Rome
ROME, July 14: World record holder Asafa Powell made an impressive comeback from injury by winning the 100 metres in 9.90 seconds at the Golden League meeting on Friday....
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Jayawardene eyes Aussie challenge
KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 14: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene paid tribute to his team after a crushing 3-0 Test series victory against Bangladesh on Saturday but saw no room for complacency ahead of the tour of Australia later this year....
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‘No offers received from England’
JOHANNESBURG, July 14: Jonty Rhodes, former South African batsman and currently their fielding coach, has denied rumours that he is set to join England’s coaching staff....
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PFF lashes out at Arshad for moving court
LAHORE, July 14: The former secretary of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Arshad Lodhi on Saturday came under sever criticism by Congress members who lashed out at the former official for...
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Shatskikh leads Uzbekistan rout of Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14: Maksim Shatskikh made a triumphant return from suspension to spark Uzbekistan to a 5-0 drubbing of hosts Malaysia in Asian Cup Group C match on Saturday....
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Tennis: Moodie shocks Spadea to reach Newport semis
NEWPORT (Rhode Island), July 14: South African Wesley Moodie beat second-seeded American Vince Spadea in straight sets here Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship....
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China stages terrorist drill for Olympics
BEIJING, July 14: Hundreds of police staged a mock terrorist attack on the Beijing Olympics sailing venue, ‘hijacking’ an oil tanker and trying to break into the facility, state media reported on Saturday....
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Farooq, Israr bowl Zone-I Whites to huge win
KARACHI, July 14: Spin duo of Syed Farooq and Israr-ul-Haq shared nine wickets between them to bowl Zone-I Whites to a commanding nine-wicket win over Zone-V Blues in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 cricket tournament at the Student Ground on Friday....
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Flintoff targets India ODIs
LONDON, July 14: All-rounder Andrew Flintoff hopes to be fit enough to return for England in one-day series against India....
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Tendulkar saves India from collapse
CHELMSFORD (England), July 14: Sachin Tendulkar’s single-handed effort saved the Indians from a possible batting collapse against England Lions on the second day of the three-day match on Saturday....
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Kirakoysan defends title
BARNSLEY (England), July 14: Armenia''s Leva Kirakoysan defended his European super-featherweight title with a fourth-round stoppage of Britain''s Carl Johanesson here on Friday....
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Fantastic Baby can put rivals to shame today
KARACHI, July 14: Three-year-old bay filly Fantastic Baby appears poised to make it two on the trot should she lift the Monsoon Cup 2007 in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Noor to make this evening bright with glittering performance
LAHORE, July 14: Four-year-old bay filly Noor who was beaten in her last outing will be going all out to make amends during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Brazil take on Argentina in Copa final
MARACAIBO (Venezuela), July 14: Argentina''s finesse and artistry will be pitted against Brazil''s raw physical strength and power as the old rivals meet in Sunday''s Copa America final....
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Fazal shines as Pakistan CC win again
KARACHI, July 14: A fine all-round performance by Fazal Subhan propelled Pakistan CC to their third successive victory in the PCB National Inter-club cricket here on Saturday....
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Beckham finally on board as Galaxy player
CARSON (California), July 14: David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) team’s home stadium on Friday....
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Long jumper released from hospital
ROME, July 14: The long jumper who was hit by a javelin at the Golden League meeting in Rome was dismissed from hospital on Saturday. French jumper Salim Sdiri was rushed...
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Enrolment date extended
KARACHI, July 14: The date of enrolment for the Under-16 PSB summer training and coaching Camp (athletics and badminton), to be held at the PSB Coaching Centre, Karachi, has been extended till July 15 (today).—PPI...
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