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Fiery Shoaib thrilled by Lawson’s appointment KARACHI, July 17: Fiery Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Tuesday he was delighted by Geoff Lawson''s appointment as national team coach, arguing only an Australian can help Pakistan to beat the world''s number one team.... 
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Twenty20 tie proposed to fund Woolmer academy
MUMBAI, July 17: Bob Woolmer''s widow Gill has asked India and Pakistan to play a Twenty20 game to raise funds for a cricket academy the former Pakistan coach had planned to set up in South Africa....
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Niaz Stadium to be made international venue: PCB chairman
HYDERABAD, July 17: PCB Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has vowed to develop the Niaz Stadium as per international standards and restore its previous glory. He was speaking to journalists on the...
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Ex-Pakistan coach quits county post
LONDON, July 17: Thrice former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus resigned from his position as first team coach at English county Middlesex here on Tuesday with immediate effect, the Lord''s-based side said citing personal reasons....
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Aussie security team expresses satisfaction
LAHORE, July 17: Michael Brown, a member of the Australian security delegation, currently examining the arrangements being made for the forthcoming tours of Australian ‘A’ and junior cricket teams to Pakistan, said so far the tour had been satisfactory....
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Tendulkar inspired by memories of Lord’s
LONDON, July 17: Sachin Tendulkar is in no doubt about the magic of Lord''s, where India''s first Test against England starts on Thursday, even though he has rarely known personal success at the self-styled ‘home of cricket’....
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Federer, Nadal secure Masters Cup spots
LONDON, July 17: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have secured their places in the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai. Swiss world No 1 Federer has compiled a 36-5 record this year after reaching six finals from his nine tournament appearances....
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Safin squeezes through LA Classic opener
LOS ANGELES, July 17: Former world No 1 Marat Safin battled past Australia''s Chris Guccione 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 in the opening round of the Los Angeles Classic on Monday....
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Harmison to miss entire India series
LONDON, July 17: England fast bowler Stephen Harmison was on Tuesday ruled out for the entire Test series against India after suffering a recurrence of a hernia injury....
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Dravid wary of Panesar challenge
LONDON, July 17: India captain Rahul Dravid said he was looking forward to facing England spinner Monty Panesar in the Test series starting at Lord''s on Thursday....
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WI players want CEO to quit
BRIDGETOWN, July 17: The Caribbean cricket team have called for the resignation of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Chief Executive Bruce Aanensen who has been in the office for less...
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Lancashire target Laxman
MANCHESTER (England), July 17: English county championship side Lancashire have set their sights on Indian Test batsman V.V.S. Laxman to replace Australia''s Brad Hodge for their last four games of the season....
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National hockey camp begins today
LAHORE, July 17: National seniors’ hockey camp begins at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad from Wednesday to prepare Pakistan for the four-nation tournament that will be held in Beijing from Aug 8 to 13....
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Seven teams in fray for four spots in Asian Cup BANGKOK, July 17: Seven countries are still in contention for the four remaining quarter-final spots heading into Wednesday’s final round of Asian Cup group matches. Australia, Japan, Iraq and Vietnam have...
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Zone-I Whites thrash Zone-IV Blues
KARACHI, July 17: Zone-I Whites registered a nine-wicket win against Zone-IV Blues in the Woodward Trophy U-17 KCCA Inter-zonal cricket tournament at the Students Ground on Monday....
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Talent Grooming hockey from Aug 6
LAHORE, July 17: Eight teams will take part in the Talent Grooming hockey tournament to be staged at the National Hockey Stadium from Aug 6 to 14....
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Shabo Star oust Ghori CC
KARACHI, July 17: Mohammad Taqi produced a fine all-round show as Shabo Star Cricket Club (Quetta) overcame Ghori Cricket Club (Hyderabad) by four wickets in a National Club cricket tournament match at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground on Monday....
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Vinod, Seher top STA rankings
KARACHI, July 17: Vinod Das and Seher Khwaja have topped men and women’s half-yearly Sindh rankings released by the Sindh Tennis Association (STA) on Tuesday. The rankings are based on three tournaments held during January–June under the aegis of the STA....
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Beijing plans to disperse rain clouds
BEIJING, July 17: The weathermen in Beijing are going ahead with plans to fire rockets to disperse rain clouds, an experiment aimed at guaranteeing sunshine at next year’s Olympics....
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Inter-club boxing on 25th
KARACHI, July 17: One-day Inter-club Boys and Cadet boxing tournament will be held at Ustad Abdullah Baloch Stadium, Mauripur Road on July 25, under the auspices of the Karachi South Boxing Association....
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