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Pakistan’s Twenty20 League to start next year: PCB chief
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan will launch its edition of an international Twenty20 competition in October 2008 featuring foreign players and six franchised teams.... 
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Whirlwind Jayasuriya wrecks New Zealand
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 15: Sanath Jayasuriya hit a second successive half-century as Sri Lanka warmed up for the next round of the Twenty20 world Championship with a seven-wicket romp over New Zealand here on Saturday....
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Pakistan lose out in bowl-out after thrilling tie
DURBAN (South Africa), Sept 15: India defeated Pakistan in a bowl-out after the arch-rivals played a heart-stopping tie during the Twenty20 World Championship here on Friday (also partly reported in Saturday’s edition)....
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We were unaware of bowl-out rule: Shoaib
DURBAN, Sept 15: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has said that his team was unaware that their Twenty20 World Championship match against India would be decided on the basis of a bowl-out in case of a tie....
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Get rid of bowl outs: Dhoni
DURBAN, Sept 15: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants the bowl-out rule abolished despite defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in that fashion in the Twenty20 World Championship....
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Pakistan to get better in coming games: Asif
DURBAN, Sept 15: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who demolished India’s top-order batting, expressed his disappointment over the way his team lost against arch-rivals in the Twenty20 World Championship match on Friday night....
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Spin duo shine in Aussie ‘A’ victory
FAISALABAD, Sept 15: Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill and off-spinner Dan Cullen shared six-wickets between them to inspire Australia ‘A’ to an impressive innings and a 203-run victory against Pakistan ‘A’ on Saturday,...
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Pakistan assures full security for South Africans
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan on Saturday assured a South African delegation it would provide full security during their cricket team’s tour of the country starting later this month....
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Tendulkar to replace Dravid as skipper?
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Sachin Tendulkar will replace Rahul Dravid as Indian skipper of both the Test and the one-day team, sources in the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday....
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World Twenty20 Super Eights fixtures
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 15: Groups and schedule for the Super Eights round of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship starting here on Sunday:GROUPS...
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Huge grant for PHF?
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Pakistan may stay away from this year’s Champions Trophy after the tournament was moved from Lahore, the President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Saturday....
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India gives Carvalho three years to deliver
New Delhi, Sept 15: Former Indian hockey captain Dhanraj Pillai says coach Joaquim Carvalho who helped the Indian team in their recent Asia Cup triumph, be given at least three years to include India among the elite countries of international hockey....
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Voo Doo Doll set to bag top honours at KRC today
KARACHI, Sept 15: Five-year-old bay mare Voo Doo Doll is likely to atone to the earlier losses by picking up the day’s honours when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Sevilla ready for step-up to Champions League MADRID, Sept 15: Real Madrid and Barcelona are the traditional powerhouses of Spanish football, but there is no doubt that the form side of the past two seasons in La Liga has been Sevilla....
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United stay on winning run as Ronaldo returns
LONDON, Sept 15: Manchester United celebrated the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to their line-up by chalking up a third consecutive 1-0 win, at Everton on Saturday.Sir...
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Chakvetadze, Kuznetsova give Russia 2-0 lead
MOSCOW, Sept 15: Anna Chakvetadze and Svetlana Kuznetsova gave Russia a commanding 2-0 lead after the first day of the Fed Cup final ties, beating Francesca Schiavone and Mara Santangelo of Italy respectively on Saturday....
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Gonzalez to face Ljubicic in China Open semi-finals
BEIJING, Sept 15: Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez will face big-serving Ivan Ljubicic in the semi-finals at the China Open after the Croatian stunned titleholder Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) on Friday....
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Close finish in AKU cricket
KARACHI, Sept 15: Woodward scored a close eight-run victory over AKU Faculty & Staff in the first match of the 3rd AKU Sports Centre Twenty20 Ramazan Colour-kit cricket tournament at the AKU Sports Ground here on Friday....
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Ahmed Shahzad ton leads Lahore Ravi to big win: U-19 Regional one-day cricket
KARACHI, Sept 15: A brilliant century from Ahmed Shahzad inspired Lahore Ravi to a crushing 194-run victory over Karachi Harbour in the second round of the PCB Under-19 Regional One-day Cricket Championship on Saturday....
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Desert Prince fancied for feature event
LAHORE, Sept 15: Three-year-old bay colt Desert Prince, who won a race last Sunday, will be on the trot to make it a two in a row when contesting the feature...
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Lin falls, Rasmussen triumphs at Japan Open badminton
TOKYO, Sept 15: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei beat world number one and defending champion Lin Dan of China in the semi-finals of the Japan Open badminton tournament on Saturday....
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Isinbayeva, Richards stay on course for Golden League booty
BRUSSELS, Sept 15: Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and American 400 metres runner Sanya Richards remained in contention for the Golden League jackpot with victories at the Van Damme meeting on Friday....
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Vietnam footballer suspended for 5 years
HANOI, Sept 15: The former vice captain of Vietnam’s under-23 football team, Le Quoc Vuong, has been suspended for five years for fixing an international match, state media said on Saturday....
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Hyderabad squash event next month
KARACHI, Sept 15: The Hyderabad National Ranking squash championship will be held in the last week of October at the Hyderabad Gymkhana, the Sindh Squash Association announced on Saturday.The...
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Banned Valverde still training for World Cycling
TORRE PACHECO (Spain), Sept 15: Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde said on Saturday that he was continuing to train for this month’s World Championships despite being banned from the event by the International Cycling Union (UCI)....
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France celebrate as Cuba, Brazil join gold trail: World Judo Championships
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 15: A jubilant France team once again found itself among the medal winners as Cuba, Brazil and Georgia grabbed their share of gold on the second day of the World Judo Championships here late Friday....
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SA rout England in Rugby World Cup
PARIS, Sept 15: England’s Rugby World Cup title defense hit rock bottom on Friday when they were routed 36-0 by South Africa in its worst-ever defeat at the tournament....
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Bilal, Asif shine
KARACHI, Sept 15: Fine batting by Bilal Hussain and Asif Hussain helped M. Tex XI defeat Aga Khan Gymkhana by 146 runs in the opening match of the AKG Twenty20 Ramazan League at the AKG Ground on Friday....
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Denmark unconvincing in New Zealand win: Women’s Soccer World Cup
WUHAN (China), Sept 15: A much-fancied Denmark beat a determined but outclassed New Zealand 2-0 on Saturday to keep alive their slim hopes of advancing to the knockout stage in the women’s soccer world cup....
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Hosts beaten in KG event
KARACHI, Sept 15: Good contributions by Wajihuddin, Zeeshan Pervez and Fahadullah enabled Bed & Bath CC defeat hosts Karachi Gymkhana by six wickets in the 22nd Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground here on Saturday....
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