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SBA lashes out at PBF for creating mess
KARACHI, Sept 12: Sindh Boxing Association (SBA) on Wednesday lashed out at the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) for sending boxers to Cuba despite failing to produce results after foreign training tours and huge expenditures.... 
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SA security delegation arriving today
LAHORE, Sept 12: A two-member security delegation of the South African Cricket Board is expected to arrive in Lahore on Thursday to inspect the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) security arrangements for the upcoming home series against the Protease from Sept 26....
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Scotland crash to Afridi’s heroics: Twenty20 World Championship
DURBAN (South Africa), Sept 12: Shahid Afridi smashed 22 off seven balls and then grabbed 4-19 as Pakistan brushed aside Scotland by 51 runs in the Twenty20 World Championship here on Wednesday....
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Lowly-rated Zimbabwe restrict Aussies
NEWLANDS, Sept 12: Zimbabwe gave themselves a huge chance of causing perhaps the biggest upset of the Twenty20 World Cup when they restricted world champions Australia to 138 for nine in disciplined bowling-fielding performance on Wednesday....
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Rana Naved injures shoulder
LONDON, Sept 12: A serious injury to Pakistan all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan suspended play for 45 minutes in the Division One match between Sussex and Durham at the Riverside on Wednesday....
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Fleming sacked as Kiwi Test captain
WELLINGTON, Sept 12: New Zealand cricket authorities have dumped Stephen Fleming as Test captain in favour of one-day skipper Daniel Vettori....
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PHF officials to face Senate body
LAHORE, Sept 12: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports has summoned Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) officials to Islamabad to discuss the declining standards of the game....
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Pakistan athletes aim for 100-medal mark: Special Olympics World Summer Games
KARACHI, Sept 12: A 98-member squad including 66 athletes looks set to embark to Shanghai, China, on Sept 26 with a hope to fetch nearly one hundred medals at the 12th...
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Champions Trophy shifted from Lahore: FIH terms decision as extremely hard
KARACHI, Sept 12: Pakistan hockey received yet another set back on Wednesday when the International Hockey Federation (FIH) finally shifted the Champions Trophy from Lahore to an undecided venue as expected “due to circumstances beyond its control.”...
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No solid reason for change, says PHF
LAHORE, Sept 12: PHF secretary Khalid Mahmood blamed the FIH and Hockey Australia for shifting the Champions Trophy from Pakistan....
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Kenya hit new low against NZ
DURBAN, Sept 12: Mark Gillespie returned the best ever figures in Twenty20 cricket as New Zealand demolished Kenya by nine wickets in the World Championship here on Wednesday....
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South Africa flatten West Indies
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12: Hosts South Africa quashed a tough West Indian challenge by eight wickets as the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship rocketed to a brilliant start here on Tuesday (also partly reported in Wednesday’s edition)....
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Increase in Elite Panel umpires Recommended JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12: The ICC has announced the outcome of the chief executives’ committee meeting (CEC) which took place in Johannesburg on Sept 10 and 11....
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Bollinger, Hopes send Pakistan ‘A’ packing : Four-day tie at Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, Sept 12: A fine unbeaten opening stand of 109 between Phil Jaques and Chris Roggers helped Australia ‘A’ consolidate their position against Pakistan ‘A’ after bowling them out for just...
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Punjab Games next month
LAHORE, Sept 12: The forthcoming Punjab Games to be held in Lahore from Oct 27 to 29 will comprise competitions for men and women in some 18 disciplines....
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Davydenko jets in for victory
BEIJING, Sept 12: Globe-trotting Russian Nikolay Davydenko shook off the fatigue of a long-haul flight to open his China Open campaign with an easy win on Tuesday....
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Port Qasim stun PIA to win Shaheed-i-Millat hockey
KARACHI, Sept 12: A late charge helped the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) outplay PIA 2-0 to lift the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan hockey title after an ill-tempered final at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Wednesday....
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Karachi Urban crush Multan in U-19 cricket
KARACHI, Sept 12: Leg-spinner Shahzaib Khan grabbed four for 39 as Karachi Urban completed a resounding 158-run victory over Multan in a three-day PCB Inter-regional Under-19 Cricket Championship match at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here on Wednesday....
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ICC Diversity Day tomorrow
DURBAN, Sept 12: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold the first ever Diversity Day on Friday during the Twenty20 World Championship....
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Lahore draw with Sialkot
LAHORE, Sept 12: A defiant knock of 126 by Asif Khan enabled Lahore Shalimar to draw their three-day match against Sialkot at the LCCA ground on Wednesday in the Inter-region Under-19 cricket championship....
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KG Ramazan cricket begins tomorrow
KARACHI, Sept 12: A total of 18 teams, including six new entrants, will vie for honours when the annual Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival begins from Friday with the advent of the holy month....
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CAS School win title
KARACHI, Sept 12: CAS School edged Froebel Education Centre 25-22 in extra time in the closely fought final to win the Karachi Inter-school Sports Week basketball tournament (boys) at the Bay View Academy court the other day....
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