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| October 13, 2007 | Saturday | Ramazan 30, 1428 |
Gutsy Pakistan hold on to draw at Lahore : South Africa take series 1-0
LAHORE, Oct 12: An excellent though rare show of defiance from the top and middle-order saved the second Test for Pakistan here against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday...
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‘Shoaib Malik will be retained as skipper for another year’
LAHORE, Oct 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf, reposing full confidence in skipper Shoaib Malik despite the Test series loss against South Africa, said the Sialkot-born all-rounder...
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Racist abuse hurled at South Africans
LAHORE, Oct 12: South African all-rounder Vernon Philander and assistant coach Vincent Barnes were racially abused with monkey chants during the second Test against Pakistan on Friday, officials said....
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I wanted to win Test for Pakistan: Inzamam
LAHORE, Oct 12: Veteran batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq, defending his show of aggression with the bat in his last Test innings on Friday, said he had planned to launch an attack on the...
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Afridi, Sohail, Imran and Rao recalled for ODI series
LAHORE, Oct 12: Four players were recalled on Friday as the selection committee announced a 15-member Pakistan squad for the first three One-day Internationals against South Africa....
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Shoaib Akhtar needs to see psychiatrist, says PCB chief
LAHORE, Oct 12: Pakistan’s cricket chief hit out at Shoaib Akhtar on Friday, saying the controversial paceman damaged the nation’s cricket image and needed psychiatric counselling....
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Jansher fails in comeback match
KARACHI, Oct 12: Pakistan great Jansher Khan disappointed his fans in his comeback match when he lost to world No.54 England’s Scott Handley in the first round of the London Open at the Cumberland Club in London on Thursday....
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Smith says scalping Pakistan ‘wonderful’
LAHORE, Oct 12: South Africa captain Graeme Smith hailed Friday’s series win over Pakistan as a “wonderful achievement” and a huge confidence boost ahead of a tough 12 months....
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IPL contracts slammed
WELLINGTON, Oct 12: The chief of the New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association has expressed the Indian Premier League (IPL) deals reportedly signed by Daniel Vettori and Scott Styris as “the worst contracts I’ve seen in professional sport”....
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Ahmed Zeeshan shines with fine 56
KARACHI, Oct 12: Tapal Cricket Club clinched the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket tournament, beating M. Tex XI by five wickets in an exciting final at the AKG Ground on Thursday....
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Davydenko on target, Safina ousts Chakvetadze
MOSCOW, Oct 12: Men’s champion Nikolay Davydenko remained on course in the 2.34-million-dollar joint ATP and WTA tournament here on Thursday, beating Ecuador’s Nicolas Lapentti to advance to the quarters....
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Pakistan U-19s make clean sweep
MIRPUR (Azad Kashmir), Oct 12: Led by Adil Raza’s fine bowling and Ahmed Shahzad’s excellent batting, Pakistan Under-19s thrashed their Australian counterparts by nine wickets in the fifth and final one-dayer to record a clean sweep here on Friday....
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Janu Manu tipped to capture Eid Cup
LAHORE, Oct 12: Three-year-old colt Janu Manu is fancied to justify his presence in the Eid cup when the post-Eid day/night Lahore Winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Monday....
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England captain John Terry to miss Estonia match
LONDON, Oct 12: England captain John Terry will miss Saturday’s Euro 2008 qualifying game against Estonia (1400 GMT) at Wembley because of a knee problem, the FA confirmed on Thursday....
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FIFA postpones NZ vs Fiji match
WELLINGTON, Oct 12: Soccer’s ruling body FIFA has postponed a World Cup qualifier between New Zealand and Fiji, fearing a visa wrangle might set a dangerous precedent....
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Federer confirmed for Madrid Masters
MADRID, Oct 12: World number one Roger Federer, who pulled out of last month’s Japan Open tennis tournament, will take part in next week’s Madrid Masters Series event, the organisers said on Thursday....
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Swann ruled out of final ODI
LONDON, Oct 12: England off-spinner Graeme Swann will miss the final One-day International against Sri Lanka because of a torn hamstring....
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