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Yousuf, Razzaq axed; Misbah, Yasir named for World Twenty20
KARACHI, Aug 7: Senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq were notable absentees on Tuesday in the Pakistan cricket squad that almost picked itself for next month’s Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa....
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India edge out Pakistan in volleyball Test
VISAKHAPATNAM (India), Aug 7: Indian spikers recorded a thrilling 3-2 victory against Pakistan in a 2-hour 30-minute match to take lead in the fifth Test of the inaugural eight-match series between the two arch-rivals on Tuesday....
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Pakistan meet China in four-nation opener today: Beijing Hockey
BEIJING, Aug 7: The Good Luck Beijing International Hockey tournament gets underway here on Wednesday with Pakistan taking on China in the second session of the day under floodlights....
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Pakistan may get two wild-cards
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Pakistan is strongly tipped to gain one wild-card entry each in athletics and swimming for next year''s Olympic Games at Beijing, it was learnt on Tuesday....
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Panesar defends England behaviour at Trent Bridge
LONDON, Aug 7: Monty Panesar has defended England''s behaviour ahead of the third and final Test against India, which starts at The Oval on Thursday. England are 1-0 down in the...
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Dhoni to lead revamped Indian squad
MUMBAI, Aug 7: Wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a revamped India team missing five top stars at the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa in September....
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Record entries for ITF junior events received
KARACHI, Aug 7: An unprecedented number of entries received by the organisers for two back-to-back ITF world ranking boys and girls’ juniors’ U-18 tennis championships, heralds a new aura for sport....
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Hewitt wins battle of former top guns in Montreal
MONTREAL, Aug 7: Lleyton Hewitt won the battle of former world number ones at the Montreal Masters by beating Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6, 6-4 to reach the second round on Monday....
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Jahangir wants squash to be included in Olympics
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Squash legend Jahangir Khan, who heads the World Squash Federation (WSF), has made out a strong case for the inclusion of squash in the Olympic Games....
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Sreesanth dropped
MUMBAI, Aug 7: India on Tuesday left out fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for the seven-match one-day series against hosts England starting later this month. Sreesanth was replaced by seamer Munaf Patel...
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Pietersen misses practice
LONDON, Aug 7: England batsman Kevin Pietersen missed practice at The Oval here on Tuesday, just two days before the third and final Test against India starts at the London ground, with illness....
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Mr Mention Not eyes hat-trick of victories at KRC
KARACHI, Aug 7: Three-year-old chestnut colt Mr Mention Not is on course for a hat-trick should he land the days’ honours in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday....
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PFF awaiting visit schedule of Afghan women’s team
LAHORE, Aug 7: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is still waiting for the schedule of the Afghanistan women’s team, which has been invited to take part in the 3rd Pakistan women’s championship to be held in Islamabad from Aug 16....
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US sees Chinese threat at Beijing
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: The Olympics are still a year away but the United States and China are already exchanging verbal volleys over who will take top spot at the 2008 Games in Beijing....
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CCA lauds PCB for support
BEIJING, Aug 7: A senior official of the Chinese Cricket Association (CCA) on Tuesday lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for sending it playing equipment and for help in improving the skills of the young Chinese cricketers....
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Faisalabad, Bahawalpur triumph
LAHORE, Aug 7: Faisalabad and Bahawalpur won their respective matches with identical scores 6-1 on the second day of the PHF talent grooming tournament at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday....
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Combined CC score 321-8 in Inter-club final
LAHORE, Aug 7: Fine knocks by Hamza Zaheer and Mohammad Sami helped Combined Club of Faisalabad to pile up 321-8 in the first innings against Diamond Club, Islamabad on the second...
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Manaudou could retire
PARIS, Aug 7: The French swimming federation fears world and Olympic champion Laure Manaudou could be ready to retire....
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Zulfiqar, Munir stand out
KARACHI, Aug 7: Citibank and NIB Bank won their respective matches in All Karachi AKU Sports Centre cricket tournament here on Monday at the AKU ground....
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Pakistan fifth in hockey rankings
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Pakistan is placed fifth in the latest world men''s field hockey rankings. With 1,810 points compared to 2,391 of table-toppers Holland, Pakistan takes its position behind Holland, Australia, Spain and Germany....
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Badminton junior team for Hanoi
LAHORE, Aug 7: A three-member contingent, two players and manager, of the Pakistan Badminton Federation’s junior team will be heading to Hanoi, Vietnam, later in the month to take part in the Asian U-16 Badminton Championships (Aug 22-26)....
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AO event next month
KARACHI, Aug 7: A.O. Floodlit Trophy Cricket Tournament will be held at the Asghar Shah Stadium here from Sept 8, offering Rs200,000 as prize money....
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Sailors accorded warm welcome
KARACHI, Aug 7: A rousing reception was accorded to the Pakistan sailing team when it arrived here from Bangkok on Tuesday night after securing a gold and silver medal from Hua Hin international regatta which ended on Monday....
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Tiger, red-hot favourite
Oklahoma, Aug 7: World number one Tiger Woods goes into this week’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the red-hot favourite to win the title for a fourth time.—Reuters...
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