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BCCI rules out action against ICL organisers
LAHORE, Aug 22: Ruling out the possibility of taking any action against the Indian Cricket League (ICL) organisers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has stated it has... 
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‘Skipper opposed selection of Yousuf, Razzaq’
KARACHI, Aug 22: Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik was equally responsible for the exclusion of senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from the national squad for next month’s inaugural World Twenty20 Championship, according to an insider on Wednesday....
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England hit form to thrash India in first ODI
SOUTHAMPTON (England), Aug 22: England produced a rare all-round display of high quality one-day cricket to emphatically beat India by 104 runs at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday in the first...
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ICC refuses to intervene
DUBAI, Aug 22: The International Cricket Council (ICC) refuses to intervene in the tussle between the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL) and the Indian board (BCCI), maintaining that national cricket boards should take their own decisions regarding the ICL....
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Shinde topples top seed Sangwan to reach semis: ITF juniors’ tennis
KARACHI, Aug 22: Unseeded Sumeet Shinde of India scored the biggest upset so far in the ITF juniors’ ranking tennis tournament when he toppled compatriot and top seed Shiva Sangwan in...
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Pakistan reach pre-quarters: Asian U-16 badminton
LAHORE, Aug 22: Pakistan defeated the Philippines 3-0 in the opening match of the Asian Under-16 badminton championship, being held in Hanoi, Vietnam, to qualify for the pre-quarter-finals....
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Vengsarkar confident big names won’t be tempted
KOLKATA, Aug 22: Dilip Vengsarkar, India''s chief selector, identified lucrative financial rewards as the driving factor behind players joining the ICL, but he was confident that big-name players would not be tempted because they are “already getting plenty” playing for India....
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Godleman keeps England hopes alive
LEICESTER (England), Aug 22: Billy Godleman struck the highest score by an England Under-19 batsman in one-dayers as the team kept alive their hopes of levelling the series against Pakistan Under-19s...
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South Africa draw first blood
BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Aug 22: Half-centuries by Graeme Smith, Gulam Bodi and A.B. de Villiers steered South Africa to a five-wicket victory with 19 balls to spare in the first One-day International against Zimbabwe on Wednesday....
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Harris may join ICL
WELLINGTON, Aug 22: Chris Harris could be the latest former international to join the Indian Cricket League, with reports from New Zealand that the all-rounder has already reached an agreement with the group....
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Kaneria spurns ICL offer
KARACHI, Aug 22: Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Wednesday turned down a lucrative offer from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and pledged his international future with Pakistan....
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Shoaib gets another notice from manager
LAHORE, Aug 22: The manager of the Pakistan team, Talat Ali, again served a notice to legendary express bowler Shoaib Akhtar to appear before him on Thursday for skipping the national training camp on Aug 4 without his (Talat’s) permission....
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Aussies allowed to include Hilfenhaus
DUBAI, Aug 22: The International Cricket Council has allowed Ben Hilfenhaus to replace the injured Shaun Tait in Australia’s Twenty20 World Championship squad....
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Sidebottom ruled out of next two ODIs
LONDON, Aug 22: England bowler Ryan Sidebottom will miss the next two One-day Internationals against India with a side strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday....
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Harmison out for rest of season
LONDON, Aug 22: England and Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison will miss the rest of the domestic county season due to his back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday....
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Australia dominate as Lauterstein, Lenton clinch gold
NARASHINO (Japan), Aug 22: Reigning world champion Libby Lenton of Australia and compatriot Andrew Lauterstein posted victories at the International swim meet here on Wednesday....
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Blake moves ahead in rainy New Haven
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 22: American James Blake dodged the showers and an early exit as he beat Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round of the ATP event in New Haven on Tuesday....
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German expert slams anti-doping system
BERLIN, Aug 22: German anti-doping expert Werner Franke said on Tuesday the World Athletics Championships will be rife with drug cheats insisting that the event’s testing system is ‘inefficient’....
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Second leg ITF qualifiers from tomorrow
KARACHI, Aug 22: The pre-qualifying round of the second leg of ITF juniors’ ranking tennis tournament will commence at 9:30am on Friday at the Karachi Club....
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Salim, Ayub stand out
KARACHI, Aug 22: Meezan Bank Limited and Saudi Pak Bank recorded comfortable wins over their respective rivals in the first Meezan Inter-bank cricket tournament matches played at the Quaid-i-Azam Park, Steel Town on Sunday....
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Diack confirmed as IAAF president
OSAKA (Japan), Aug 22: Lamine Diack was voted into a final term as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday, with former athletics stars Sebastian Coe and Sergei Bubka becoming vice-presidents....
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Squads named for inter-district tournament
KARACHI, Aug 22: Zonal selection committees of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) on Tuesday named Zone-II, IV, VI and VII teams for participation in the Karachi Region’s Inter-district Senior Cricket...
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Guanghu out as China soccer coach
BEIJING, Aug 22: Zhu Guanghu is formally out as China''s coach, newspapers said on Wednesday....
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Brazil remain top of FIFA rankings
BERNE (Switzerland), Aug 22: Brazil remain top of FIFA’s world rankings following a quiet month without any major international matches....
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