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Japan brace for Saudi assault in semi-final today: Iraq take on South Korea
HANOI, July 24: Japan coach Ivica Osim has warned that the defending champions will face an unknown quantity when they clash with long-time rivals Saudi Arabia in their Asian Cup semi-final on Wednesday....
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Asim axed, five others added to probables list: Karachi camp LAHORE, July 24: The national selection committee on Tuesday dropped talented middle-order batsman Asim Kamal but included five other probables in the third and final phase of national training camp which commences at the National Stadium, Karachi from Friday....
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Australian cricket teams committed to tour Pakistan
SYDNEY, July 24: Australia’s cricket authorities said on Tuesday they would honour a commitment to tour Pakistan despite Hockey Australia’s decision to pull out of the Champions Trophy for security reasons....
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Bangladesh to play for pride as Sri Lanka eye clean-sweep
COLOMBO, July 24: With the series decided 2-0 in Sri Lanka’s favour, the third and final One-day International at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday may seem like a futile exercise...
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Vaughan upbeat despite India near-miss
LONDON, July 24: England captain Michael Vaughan was in confident mood after seeing his side denied victory in the first Test against India here at Lord’s by the slimmest of margins....
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Bracewell reappointed as NZ coach
WELLINGTON, July 24: John Bracewell has been reappointed as coach of the New Zealand cricket team until April 2009, vowing to improve the country’s mediocre performance in Tests....
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Iraq coach slams AFC
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24: Iraq''s Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira has slammed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for leaving his weary players stranded for hours without hotel rooms....
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Hoggard ruled out of Trent Bridge Test
LONDON, July 24: Matthew Hoggard was ruled out of the second Test against India on Monday with the back injury that saw him miss the drawn series opener here at Lord’s....
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Chennai to have new cricket venue
CHENNAI, July 24: Chennai is set to get a new state-of-the-art cricket stadium before the 2011 World Cup, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) declared. The Tamil Nadu state government has...
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Warne set to join Lara in ICL
NEW DELHI, July 24: Cricket stars Brian Lara and Shane Warne are set to play in a multi-million dollar rebel series in India later this year, it was revealed on Tuesday....
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Australia’s Olympic preparations hit by pull-out SYDNEY, July 24: Australia''s hockey authorities said Tuesday their decision to pull out of the men''s Champion''s Trophy this year would have an impact on preparations for the Kookaburras'' Olympic title defence....
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Soper in line to head ECB
LONDON, July 24: Six years after being told he had six months to live Michael Soper is in line to land the top job in English cricket....
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Second BCB official quits
DHAKA, July 24: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) general secretary Mahbub Anam resigned on Tuesday following vice-president Gazi Golam Dastagir who quit last week....
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Fantastic Baby lifts Top Most Cup
KARACHI, July 24: Three-year-old bay filly Fantastic Baby completed a hat-trick when she ended pretensions of co-favourite filly Friendly Fire to land The Top Most Cup 2007 in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Tuesday....
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Seeds Becker, Ginepri crash out of Indianapolis event
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24: Robby Ginepri and Benjamin Becker, the seventh and eighth seeds, were bundled out of the Indianapolis Championships at the first hurdle on Monday....
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Vinokourov wins 15th stage in Tour de France
LOUDENVIELLE-LE-LOURON (France), July 24: Alexander Vinokourov clinched his second victory of this year''s Tour de France with panache when he won the 196-km 15th stage from Foix on Monday....
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U-19 team leaves for England today
LAHORE, July 24: Led by Imad Wasim, a 14-member Pakistan U-19 cricket team will leave for England on Wednesday morning for a one-month tour to play two Tests and five One-day matches from Aug 4-23....
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Saleh chalks up day’s biggest break
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Former national champion Saleh Mohammad chalked up the day’s biggest break (127) in his victory against Vishan Gir by four frames to one on the opening day of the 16th Snooker Cup ranking championship on Tuesday....
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Farhan, Yasir reach main rounds
KARACHI, July 24: Pakistan’s Yasir Butt stunned New Zealand''s Kashif Shuja in qualifying round of the CIMB Malaysian Open squash championships on Tuesday to claim a place in the first round of the men''s PSA Tour event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
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Abbottabad to host women’s training camp
LAHORE, July 24: The Regional Cricket Academy Abbottabad will be the venue for the third training camp of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) when 25 women probables will start training there from Aug 1....
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Last-ball win for Zone-IV Whites
KARACHI, July 24: Arsalan Salim and Yasir Munir emerged as bowling and batting stars for Zone-IV Whites who recorded an exciting one-wicket win on the final ball against Zone-VI Blues in...
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Three teams to get byes
BANGKOK, July 24: Three of the four Asian Cup semi-finalists will be given byes to the 2011 finals, the AFC said on Tuesday. This year''s 3rd/4th place match takes on added...
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