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| October 07, 2007 | Sunday | Ramazan 24, 1428 |
Ronaldo’s double sends United top of the table MANCHESTER, Oct 6: Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Manchester United blew away their goalscoring woes with an emphatic 4-0 victory against Wigan that sent them top of the Premier League on Saturday....
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PCB finally levels brawl charge, defers decision: Shoaib Akhtar case
LAHORE, Oct 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary committee, after an almost six-hour long proceeding, failed to decide the fate of controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar who is facing several...
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Shoaib Akhtar seeks PCB permission to join IPL
LAHORE, Oct 6: Under-fire Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar is set to play for a recognised Indian league next year, saying he has sought permission from Pakistan’s cricket authorities....
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Special Olympics: Pakistan’s Ayesha bags gold in bocce event
KARACHI, Oct 6: Karachi’s Ayesha Kanwal did her country proud when she grabbed a gold medal in individual bocce event division 4 at the ongoing 12th Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, according to information reaching here....
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Pakistan flops in Bermuda Bowl World Bridge
BEIJING, Oct 6: Pakistan team lost all of its three matches on Saturday and crashed out of the Bermuda Bowl World Bridge Championship being played in Shanghai....
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Smith says Inzamam swansong can be distraction
KARACHI, Oct 6: South African skipper Graeme Smith has said Inzamam-ul-Haq’s final appearance for Pakistan in the second test in Lahore could be a distraction for the home side....
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Cricket aggression being misinterpreted: Ponting
HYDERABAD (India), Oct 6: Australian captain Ricky Ponting thinks some of the Indian cricketers have “misinterpreted what aggressive cricket means” during the ongoing One-day International series in India....
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Shahzaib on song as Pakistan U-19s thump Australia
LAHORE, Oct 6: Shahzaib Ahmed and company’s fine bowling display guided Pakistan Under-19s to a resounding nine-wicket win against Australia U-19s in the second one-dayer at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Saturday....
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‘England have advantage over SL under lights’ COLOMBO, Oct 6: Sri Lankan coach Trevor Bayliss believes his team may have conceded the advantage of playing in home conditions by agreeing to play all five one-day matches against England under lights....
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Inter-school cricket draws on 10th
KARACHI, Oct 6: The draws of the PCB National Inter-school Cricket Championship (Karachi Region) will be taken out on Oct 10 at 3.00pm, the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) announced on Saturday....
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Warne eyes creating Aussie spin dynasty
MELBOURNE, Oct 6: Leg-spin icon Shane Warne is hoping to play a big part in creating an Australian spin dynasty by considering a job with the Cricket Australia (CA) to nurture the next generation spinners....
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Healy hails Boucher’s record
PERTH, Oct 6: Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy was caught off guard when South African keeper Mark Boucher surpassed his record of 395 Test dismissals, but feels that Boucher may have set a mark that will be hard to beat....
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Donovan named US player of year
LOS ANGELES, Oct 6: Landon Donovan captured the Honda Award as US football player of the year in a landslide vote, winning for an unprecedented fourth time....
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Fire breaks out at Chandigarh venue
CHANDIGARGH (India), Oct 6: A minor fire broke out in the Sector 16 Stadium here where India will play against Australia in the fourth One-day International of the seven-match series on Monday....
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Venus faces Razzano in final, Hewitt falls
TOKYO, Oct 6: Venus Williams ended a spirited challenge from Danish teen Caroline Wozniacki on Friday to reach the final of the Japan Open, while former world number one Lleyton Hewitt crashed out....
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Champions defend Chicago Marathon titles
CHICAGO, Oct 6: Defending champions Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya and Berhane Adere of Ethiopia headline the field for the 30th Chicago Marathon on Sunday....
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Sialkot in U-19 final
KARACHI, Oct 6: Sialkot stormed into the final of the PCB Inter-regional Under-19 Cricket Championship after chalking up their fifth straight victory in Pool ‘B’ by overwhelming Quetta by seven wickets at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala on Saturday....
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‘Pakistan gunning for India in jr hockey event’
KARACHI, Oct 6: Pakistan are looking forward to beating India in a tough pool game at the six-nation junior International hockey in Singapore which will be played from Oct 17 to 21, team manager official said on Saturday....
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CA welcomes illicit substances policy
NE, Oct 6: Cricket Australia (CA) has welcomed the federal government’s illegal substances policy, announced on Saturday, as being coherent with Australian cricket’s own anticipated approach....
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India-Australia ODIs: Out-of-form Indian seniors cautioned
NEW DELHI, Oct 6: India’s chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar put the senior players on notice on Saturday, saying they could not take their places in the team for granted....
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McEnroe overcomes Borg in ATP event
EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands), Oct 6: John McEnroe downed Bjorn Borg 7-6, (6), 7-6 (4) at Eindhoven’s Tennis Classics on Friday, the eighth event on the ATP’s Tour of Champions....
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Zubair XI wins
KARACHI, Oct 6: Zubair XI defeated Rauf XI 4-2 in the Ramazan Champions Trophy hockey tournament at UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....
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Trio to vie for spoils in feature event
LAHORE, Oct 6: A strong turnout is all set for the pre-Eid-ul-Fitr Lahore Winter Meeting when a seven-event card featuring a cup race gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday afternoon....
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France gear up for NZ clash in Rugby World Cup
CARDIFF, Oct 6: France will wear their first-choice blue shirts but with white shorts and socks while New Zealand will be in their change strip of grey shirts with “dark” shorts...
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US track star Jones pleads guilty in steroid case
WHITE PLAINS (New York), Oct 6: US track superstar Marion Jones pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to federal investigators and admitted to using steroids, which could cost her the five medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Olympics....
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PCB announces activity calendar
LAHORE, Oct 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will hold six more competitions in the year 2007-08 domestic season, including the Twenty-20 Cup....
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Heavyweight fight to go ahead despite McCline row
ALBANY (New York), Oct 6: Samuel Peter and Jameel McCline were set to fight for the heavyweight boxing title at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night while boxing...
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World champion’s cycle stolen
ROME, Oct 6: The bicycle Italy’s Paolo Bettini rode to his second consecutive title at the world road race championships last week hasbeen stolen, the Ansa news agency reported on Saturday....
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M. Tex XI reach semi-finals
KARACHI, Oct 6: Opener Ashfaq Ahmed smashed a rapid-fire half century to push M. Tex XI in the last-four round of the 22nd Karachi Gymkhana Tapal Trophy Cricket Festival when they...
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Hamilton on pole for China Grand Prix in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Oct 6: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix on pole position to become Formula One’s youngest and first rookie world champion....
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