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Zaheer’s double strike checks England
LONDON, July 21: Zaheer Khan took two wickets in three balls for no runs as India fought back in the field on the third day of the first Test against England at Lord''s here on Saturday....
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Aisam, Bopanna in doubles final
LAHORE, July 21: Pakistan''s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi pairing up with Rohan Bopanna, India’s leading player, entered the final of the ATP Challenger Hester Cup doubles in Manchester on Friday....
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Respect Murali, Symonds urges Aussie fans
SYDNEY, July 21: Andrew Symonds on Saturday urged Australian cricket fans not to taunt Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan if he passes Shane Warne''s Test wicket world record while touring Down Under this year....
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Give young spinners time to develop: Jenner
SYDNEY, July 21: Terry Jenner believes 36-year-old Stuart MacGill must assume Shane Warne''s place in the Australian team to allow budding spinners Cullen Bailey and Dan Cullen time to develop....
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BCB shortlists trio for coaching job
DHAKA, July 21: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has drafted a shortlist of three coaches to interview for the job of running the national team. They are Australians Jamie Siddons, 43...
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Hamilton-Brown to lead England U-19s
LONDON, July 21: Surrey all-rounder Rory Hamilton-Brown has been named England Under-19 captain for their Test series against Pakistan. Adil Rashid who, according to latest reports, had been named has now been allowed to remain with Yorkshire....
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Sarwan nearing full fitness
BRIDGETOWN, July 21: West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says he’s close to full fitness and will soon return to competitive cricket.Sarwan has been recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained during...
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Vinokourov back in contention: Tour de France ALBI (France), July 21: Alexander Vinokourov was back in contention in the Tour de France after winning Saturday''s 13th stage, a 54-km time trial in Albi, but Dane Michael Rasmussen retained the overall leader''s yellow jersey....
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Speed to quit ICC post next year
NEW DELHI, July 21: Malcolm Speed will step down as International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive next year when his current term ends, an ICC spokesman said on Saturday....
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Hafeez, Imran shine in Twenty20 tie
LAHORE, July 21: The second Twenty20 practice match between Pakistan ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams at the national training camp was abandoned due to bad light after fine batting displays by Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Nazir at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday....
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Flintoff set for 2nd XI return
LONDON, July 21: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will make his return to action earlier than expected when he turns out for Lancashire''s 2nd XI at Blackpool on Tuesday....
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Japan overpower Aussies on penalties to reach semis: Iraq down Vietnam 2-0
HANOI, July 21: Defending champions Japan gained revenge over Australia on Saturday to secure their place in the Asian Cup semi-finals where they were joined by Iraq who outclassed minnows Vietnam....
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Stricker equals course record as Garcia marches on
CARNOUSTIE (Scotland), July 21: Steve Stricker equalled Carnoustie''s course record 64 to fire himself into contention at the British Open on Saturday but overnight leader Sergio Garcia continued to keep the chasing pack at arm''s length....
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Spate of controversies hits African Games
ALGIERS, July 21: Nigeria''s newly crowned All Africa champion Olusoji Fasuba snubbed a flag-waving official and refused to take a lap of honour in a row over team selection as a spate of controversies dogged the Games....
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Wasim, Rafiq share lead
KARACHI, July 21: Wasim Rana and Rafiq Malik shared the lead on the opening day of the inaugural Sindh Governor golf cup at the Karachi Golf Club on Saturday....
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Manchester United prefer Asia, Africa to US
SEOUL, July 21: Manchester United will tour South Africa in 2008 after admitting that Africa and Asia, rather than the US, are the regions where their fan-base is most fanatical....
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‘Nothing can stop Chelsea next season’
LONDON, July 21: Jose Mourinho has warned that nothing can stop Chelsea from recapturing the Premier League title from Manchester United next season. Mourinho buried the hatchet with Roman Abramovich during...
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Chile players face FIFA probe after brawl
TORONTO, July 21: FIFA said on Friday it was launching an investigation into a clash between Chile’s Under-20 soccer team and Canadian police, while Chile’s president called the police action unjustified aggression....
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Friendly Fire all set to outsmart rivals today
KARACHI, July 21: With a hat trick under her belt, three-year-old bay filly, Friendly Fire, looks certain to stretch winning streak by capturing The Top Most Cup 2007 when the weekly...
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Blake breezes into LA semis but Safin goes out
LOS ANGELES, July 21: Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world No 1 Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea''s Lee Hyung-taik....
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Raikkonen on pole as Hamilton crashes
NUERBURGRING (Germany), July 21: Ferrari''s Kimi Raikkonen took pole position for the European Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session overshadowed by McLaren''s championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashing heavily....
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Sapna dreams of achieving hat-trick in Lahore races
LAHORE, July 21: Four-year-old bay filly Sapna is set to complete a hat-trick of victories when the 12th day/night Lahore Summer Meeting takes place at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Olympian to get $3.5m
SANTA BARBARA (California), July 21: An Olympic gold medal swimmer who became a university coach and administrator will receive more than $3.5 million in the settlement of a gender discrimination lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley....
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Champion hammer thrower tests positive
MOSCOW, July 21: Tatyana Lysenko, who holds the world record in the women’s hammer throw, tested positive for doping and could miss next month’s World Championships, Russian media reported on Friday....
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‘Olympics are force for good’
PARIS, July 21: The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be viewed as having played an important role in creating a greater understanding between China and the rest of the world, the International...
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Sajid, Farooq excel in U-17 cricket
KARACHI, July 21: Sajid Ali’s brilliant century coupled with Syed Farooq’s superb bowling enabled Zone-I Whites to register a thumping 122-run win against District Lasbela in a KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 tournament match at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Friday....
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Bulgarian body denies doping wrongdoing
SOFIA, July 21: Bulgaria''s athletics federation has denied any wrongdoing after clearing two athletes of doping violations. High jumper Venelina Veneva and Vanya Stambolova, who competed in the 400 metres and...
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Suspended cyclist sweats on B sample
BERLIN, July 21: Suspended T-Mobile rider Patrik Sinkewitz, found to have had abnormal levels of the hormone testosterone in his blood, has requested that his B sample be tested, it was announced on Saturday....
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