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Shoaib Malik, Younis and Asif join IPL
MUMBAI, Oct 19: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is among four new cricketers to join the official Indian Premier League (IPL), officials said on Thursday.... 
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S. Africa’s tour to continue despite security concerns
LAHORE, Oct 19: Pakistan and South Africa cricket officials on Friday announced that the ongoing tour of the Proteas will continue as per schedule, and accordingly the last One-day match of the tour will be held in Karachi on Oct 29....
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Malik’s men ready to bounce back today: Proteas look to make it 2-0
LAHORE, Oct 19: Buoyant South Africans and revenge-hungry Pakistanis will be entering the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday amid beefed up security to clash in the second One-day International of this five-match series....
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Nurse tried to save Woolmer’s life
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Oct 19: Several attempts to save the life of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer were unsuccessful, a nurse told the Coroner’s inquest here on Thursday....
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Springboks run welcome distraction for South Africa
LAHORE, Oct 19: South Africa may be in the middle of a Pakistan tour but the players will have more than cricket on their mind this weekend....
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Ntini’s return to form pleases Smith
LAHORE, Oct 19: South Africa captain Graeme Smith welcomed the return to form of strike bowler Makhaya Ntini in Pakistan. The South African fast bowler, with 313 Test and 246 one-day...
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Spinners blamed for Test series defeat
LAHORE, Oct 19: Former Test batsman Daryll Cullinan has blamed spinners’ erratic performance for Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of South Africa in the recently concluded two-Test series....
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India, Australia resume rivalry in Twenty20
MUMBAI, Oct 19: Holders India will renew their rivalry with Australia in the shortest form of the game when they square up here on Saturday in their first Twenty20 international after the World Championship....
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IOC, FIFA welcome new EU treaty
BRUSSELS, Oct 19: The IOC President Jacques Rogge and football federations described the approval on Friday of a European Union treaty with a specific article on sports as an “historic move” which should give sporting federations more autonomy....
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Strauss axed for England Test tour to Sri Lanka
LONDON, Oct 19: England opener Andrew Strauss has been dropped for his country’s forthcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka. Strauss was missing from the 15-man England squad named on Friday after...
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Sri Lanka can beat Aussies in upcoming series: Aravinda
COLOMBO, Oct 19: Sri Lanka cricket legend Aravinda de Silva believes his countrymen will have their best ever chance to record a Test win on Australian soil on their upcoming tour....
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Simon Jones joins Worcestershire
LONDON, Oct 19: England fast bowler Simon Jones joined Worcestershire from Glamorgan on Friday. Jones is determined to use the move as a springboard to get back in the England...
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Federer takes revenge on Canas to reach quarter-finals
MADRID, Oct 19: Roger Federer came down hard on an outsider who embarrassed him last March, crushing Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-0, 6-3 to blow into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday....
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BD’s Shahid overtakes Taimur on second day: National Amateur Golf
LAHORE, Oct 19: Shahid Khan of Bangladesh, with a two-day aggregate 142, emerged as new leader in Pakistan National Amateur Golf Championship, leaving behind first day leader Taimur Hassan of Pakistan...
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Chicago aims to impress IOC for 2016 Olympics bid: AIBA World Championships
CHICAGO, Oct 19: When nearly 700 amateur boxers gather here for the AIBA World Championships on Monday, they won’t be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line....
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Maria aims to excel at Malaysian Open squash
PESHAWAR, Oct 19: Pakistan’s top woman squash player and world no. 74 Maria Toorpakai Wazir has expressed her desire to win more laurels for the country at world level to reach top 10 ranking....
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Schoolboys jailed for stoning player to death
LONDON, Oct 19: Five boys, some as young as 12, were given custodial sentences on Friday for stoning to death a pensioner as he played cricket with his son....
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Chelsea captain out of action after knee surgery
LONDON, Oct 19: Chelsea captain John Terry will be out of action for up to three weeks after undergoing knee surgery on Friday. Terry had delayed the operation so he could...
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Beckham returns for LA Galaxy after layoff
LOS ANGELES, Oct 19: English star David Beckham took five corner kicks and showed off his slick passing skills after entering as a late substitute in Los Angeles Galaxy’s 1-1 tie against New York on Thursday....
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Belgium, Netherlands seek joint 2018 bid
BRUSSELS, Oct 19: Belgian and Dutch football federation officials said on Friday they would be meeting FIFA President Sepp Blatter about a possible joint bid for the 2018 World Cup finals....
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Man jailed for assaulting Ferguson
LONDON, Oct 19: A man who punched Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the groin outside a London train station last month was jailed for 15 months on Thursday....
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KRC announcement
KARACHI, Oct 19: The scratching of horses for the Gymkhana race meeting which was scheduled to take place at Karachi Racecourse on Friday has been deferred for a day, a spokesman for the KRC told Dawn....
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