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De Villiers, Boucher help SA tune up nicely
LAHORE, Oct 16: Helped by centuries from A.B. de Villiers and Mark Boucher South Africa tuned up nicely for the coming one-day series with a crushing 176-run victory over the PCB XI squad at the Bagh-i-Jinnah on Tuesday....
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Proteas want Aussie Test scalp: Kallis
LAHORE, Oct 16: South African ace batsman Jacques Kallis revealed on Monday his team''s most desperate desire – to beat rivals Australia in a Test series....
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Fernando derails England in final one-dayer
COLOMBO, Oct 16: Dilhara Fernando claimed a career-best six for 27 to propel Sri Lanka to a 107-run win over England in the fifth and final One-day International at the R....
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Pollock set to play in ODI series opener, says Arthur
LAHORE, Oct 16: South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur has backed Shaun Pollock as a top-class all-rounder for one-day cricket, saying he was looking forward to see the veteran paceman in...
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Shoaib, Pollock join IPL
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock, his New Zealand counterpart Jacob Oram and Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar have signed up for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 series, organisers said on Tuesday....
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Gibson named England bowling coach
LONDON, Oct 16: Ottis Gibson has been named as England’s new fast bowling coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Sunday....
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Inquest into Woolmer death begins
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Oct 16: The coroner’s inquest into Bob Woolmer’s death was set to start in Jamaica on Tuesday, five months after the Pakistan coach died in the hours following his team’s World Cup exit....
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Kemp expects tough ODI series
LAHORE, Oct 16: South Africa one-day vice-captain Justin Kemp is expecting a tough test in the upcoming five-match limited-overs series with Pakistan, despite their victory over the home side in the Test series....
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Asif joins Surrey for 2008 season
LONDON, Oct 16: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has joined English county Surrey as their overseas player for the 2008 season....
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Ponting underplays verbal volleys in India
MUMBAI, Oct 16: Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday downplayed heated exchanges between his players and India in the ongoing one-day series, saying his team was focused solely on playing good cricket....
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Superb Symonds ton sets up series win for Australia
NAGPUR (India), Oct 16: Andrew Symonds hit a blistering unbeaten century to set up Australia’s thrilling 18-run win over India in the sixth One-day International here on Sunday....
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Flintoff defiant after fourth operation
LONDON, Oct 16: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff insists he will return to action better than ever despite a fourth operation on his left ankle....
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New ball change rule draws flak
MUMBAI, Oct 16: The new rule on ball changes in One-day Internationals has drawn flak from Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, who said it gave an unfair advantage to the batting side....
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Janu Manu becomes everyone’s darling by winning Eid Cup
LAHORE, Oct 16: Fancied bay colt Janu Manu, trained by Azhar Ali, won the Eid Cup, ran over 1200 metres, during the day/night Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Monday....
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Germany first nation to qualify for Euro 2008 finals
LONDON, Oct 16: Germany became the first country to win a place at Euro 2008 with a 0-0 draw in Ireland on Saturday, while World Cup finalists Italy and France still live in fear of losing out to Scotland....
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Davydenko, Dementieva triumph at Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW, Oct 16: Top seeded Nikolay Davydenko and unseeded Elena Dementieva both of Russia clinched the 2.34-million-dollar joint ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup titles here on Sunday....
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Ibragimov beats Holyfield to retain title
MOSCOW, Oct 16: Russia’s Sultan Ibragimov won a unanimous decision over former undisputed world champion Evander Holyfield to retain his WBO heavyweight title on Saturday....
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Rookie McNeill hits jackpot in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Oct 16: American rookie George McNeill held off an early challenge from playing partner D.J. Trahan to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by four shots at the Las Vegas Open on Sunday....
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12 file papers for stewards’ elections
LAHORE, Oct 16: Exactly a dozen members of the Lahore Race Club have filed nomination papers for elections of the 10-steward panel....
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Aussie hockey great to mould Indian Olympic dream
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: India’s field hockey chiefs have hired renowned coach Ric Charlesworth to help the eight-time champions qualify for next year’s Beijing Olympics....
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Boxer banned for a year
TOKYO, Oct 16: Disgraced Japanese boxer Daiki Kameda was banned for a year on Monday after his violent outburst during a world title fight last week....
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South Africa to meet England in rugby World Cup final
PARIS, Oct 16: Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu’s World Cup tryscoring record to help South Africa join England in next Saturday’s final with a ruthless 37-13 win over Argentina at the Stade de France on Sunday....
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