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Twenty20 Cup will be no festival, says Shoaib Malik
LAHORE, July 23: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Monday disagreed with his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting’s recent statement that they will be treating September’s Twenty20 World Championship as a festival.... 
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No plans to move tournament from Lahore yet: FIH: Champions Trophy 2007
KARACHI, July 23: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday said although it had no plans to shift December’s Champions Trophy from Lahore owing to security concerns, the tournament may yet move to another venue if political situation changed dramatically....
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Inzamam’s return will depend on form, fitness: Salahuddin
LAHORE, July 23: Chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed has said that senior player Inzamam-ul-Haq will be given full opportunity to prove his fitness and form to get a place in the Test team....
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Weather saves crumbling India in final moments
LONDON, July 23: The weather came to India’s rescue as they drew the first Test on the final day at Lord’s here on Monday with England just a wicket away from going 1-0 up in the three-match series....
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‘Kolpak ruling is killing cricket’
JOHANNESBURG, July 23: Gerald Majola, chief executive of Cricket South Africa (CSA), said the European Union''s (EU) Kolpak ruling is killing international cricket and urged affected governments and the ICC to address the issue....
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Jayasuriya reaches another landmark as Sri Lanka seal series
COLOMBO, July 23: Sanath Jayasuriya became the first player to achieve the one-day double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by five wickets here on Monday....
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Kamran, Faisal shine in practice game
LAHORE, July 23: Despite Faisal Iqbal’s fine knock of 74 Shoaib Malik-XI lost the fourth and final Twenty20 practice match against Salman Butt-XI by nine runs on the last day of...
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‘Big role for Lawson in picking support staff’
KARACHI, July 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said that coach Geoff Lawson would not be impeded by the board in choosing his support staff and implementing policies, in the best interest of the Pakistan team....
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Cricketer dies after being struck by ball
LONDON, July 23: Derek Newman, a medium pace bowler of Porthleven Cricket Club, died after being struck in the chest by ball while attempting a boundary catch....
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Trials for Beijing event on 28th
LAHORE, July 23: Hockey trials to select team for four-nation tournament in Beijing will be held in Islamabad on July 28. The trials, to be watched by national selection committee, will be participated by 30 probables....
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Lara signs up for ICL
NEW DELHI, July 23: Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara will come out of retirement to play in an unofficial Indian cricket league to be launched later this year, its organisers said on Monday....
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‘MacGill to be key player for Pakistan tour’
SYDNEY, July 23: Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will play a significant role in Australia''s three-Test tour of Pakistan early next year, according to national coach Tim Nielsen....
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Mills upset
WELLINGTON, July 23: Kyle Mills says he was disappointed not to make New Zealand''s Twenty20 World Championship squad but conceded it was best for his injured knee if he delayed his return until the start of the domestic season....
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Stepanek shocks Blake to clinch second ATP title
LOS ANGELES, July 23: Unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek upset tournament favourite James Blake 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch his second ATP title at the Los Angeles Classic on Sunday....
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Friendly Fire starts as favourite for Top Most Cup
KARACHI, July 23: Three-year-old bay filly Friendly Fire seems to be the form horse to land The Top Most Cup 2007 when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Tuesday....
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Shahid chalks up century of wins
LAHORE, July 23: Jockey Shahid Rehman has set up a record for riding more winners during a season by taking his 2006-07 season''s tally to exactly one hundred to wear the...
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Data Steel win bridge title
KARACHI, July 23: Data Steel retained the ninth Yousuf Dada bridge tournament in a superb fashion by mustering 136 victory points (VPs) at the Aslam Memorial Bridge Hall on Sunday....
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Qadeer’s best gives Lasbela victory
KARACHI, July 23: Spinner Abdul Qadeer’s best bowling figures helped Lasbela District to an emphatic six-wicket win over Zone-V Blues in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 tournament at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Sunday....
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Top stars to compete in Snooker Cup
KARACHI, July 23: Reigning national champion Naveen Perwani takes on Shehram Changezi in his opening match when the 16th Snooker Cup ranking championship breaks off at the snooker complex in Islamabad on Tuesday with country’s top sixteen cueists vying for glory....
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Women’s soccer coach arrives
LAHORE, July 23: German women soccer coach Monika Staab arrived on Monday to coach Pakistani women for one-month in all four provinces and regions. Frankfurt based Monika, had ended her eleven-year...
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Aisam and Bopanna win doubles title
LAHORE, July 23: Pairing up with Indian top seed Rohan Bopanna, Pakistan’s No.1 Aisam-ul-Haq won the ATP Challenger Hester Trophy''s doubles crown in Manchester, UK, defeating the Dutch/Swedish pair of Jesse Huta Galung and Michael Ryderstedt in the final....
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Shakir shines in Karachi ‘A’ success
KARACHI, July 23: Shakir Lashari hammered in twice to help Karachi ‘A’ defeat Karachi ‘D’ 4-2 in the PFF Youth Cup soccer at CDGK Stadium on Monday....
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