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Sohail again prefers monetary gains over national duty: Islah‘unaware’ of pair’s whereabouts
KARACHI, Oct 21: While controversial full-back Sohail Abbas has once again refused to represent Pakistan and half-back Waseem Ahmed was also missing from the national hockey camp on Sunday, team manager...
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Shoaib Malik, team fined for slow over-rate
LAHORE, Oct 21: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was fined 50 per cent of his match fee while his team was penalized 15 per cent for slow over-rate in the second One-day...
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SA uncertain of playing Karachi ODI
LAHORE, Oct 21: South Africa remain uncertain about playing their fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan in Karachi after a suspected suicide bomber killed at least 139 people in the southern city on Friday....
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Smith’s men salute rugby world champions
LAHORE, Oct 21: South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith on Sunday led his team in a chorus of praise after the Springboks won their second rugby World Cup title....
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Azam spins Pindi into trouble
KARACHI, Oct 21: Slow left-armer Azam Hussain grabbed six for 70 to help Karachi Blues dismiss Rawalpindi for 234 in their first innings of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship match at the UBL Sports Complex here on Sunday....
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India thrash Aussies in Twenty20 clash
MUMBAI, Oct 21: India justified their tag of world champions with a seven-wicket thrashing of Australia in the one-off Twenty20 international here at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday (also partly reported in Sunday’s edition)....
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Gavaskar wants bigger role for match referee
MUMBAI, Oct 21: The International Cricket Council (ICC)’s cricket committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar has called for a bigger role for the match referee following an acrimonious one-day series between Australia and India....
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Yasir may play in third ODI: Khalid Latif replaces Hafeez in squad
LAHORE, Oct 21: While Yasir Hameed is likely to replace the out-of-form opener Imran Nazir in the third One-day International against South Africa paceman Mohammad Asif has little chance of resuming international cricket after missing the first two ODIs.The...
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Nalbandian sets up final date with Federer in Madrid
MADRID, Oct 21: Holder Roger Federer will meet unseeded Argentine David Nalbandian in the Madrid Masters final after the pair recorded victories on Saturday.Nalbandian defeated world No 3 Novak Djokovic 6-4,...
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Philander returns home injured
LAHORE, Oct 21: South African all-rounder Vernon Philander has returned home after failing to recover from a hamstring injury during the tour in Pakistan, a team official said on Sunday....
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Former umpire Siddique Khan passes away
KARACHI, Oct 21: Former international cricket umpire Siddique Khan passed away in Lahore on Sunday afternoon following a heart attack....
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Princess Of Gujrat sweeps feature event by big margin
LAHORE, Oct 21: Fancied bay filly Princess Of Gujrat, in a fine display of speed, won the feature event of the eighth Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Aisam, Nida may play against India
KARACHI, Oct 21: Pakistan’s top tennis stars Aisamul Haq and Nida Waseem are likely to represent the country in the second Pakistan-India tennis series to be played next month.“Aisam...
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South Africa dethrone England to lift rugby World Cup
PARIS, Oct 21: South Africa won the rugby World Cup for the second time on Saturday when they beat defending champions England 15-6 in a dour, defence-dominated final.The...
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Dyson named West Indies coach
BRIDGETOWN, Oct 21: Australian John Dyson has been appointed as West Indies coach, the West Indies Cricket Board said on its website.The 53-year-old Dyson, who played 30 Tests and 29 one-dayers...
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‘Winning in Australia matters more than Murali record’
COLOMBO, Oct 21: Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene said on Sunday that winning the Test series in Australia mattered more than ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan going for the world record....
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Pakistan face Iraqin soccer clash today
LAHORE, Oct 21: Pakistan face Asian champions Iraq in the 19th World Cup soccer qualifier at the Punjab Stadium on Monday.It is the eighth clash between them....
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China rout Myanmar 7-0 in World Cup qualifier
BANGKOK, Oct 21: China got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a flying start with a 7-0 rout of Myanmar in their first-round first-leg match in Foshan on Sunday.Keen...
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West Ham end winless run
LONDON, Oct 21: West Ham United avoided a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat on Sunday, beating Sunderland 3-1 at Upton Park.Carlton Cole headed West Ham in front after nine minutes but...
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HEC enhances sports budget
KARACHI, Oct 21: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has set aside a hefty Rs30 million for sports in its annual budget for 2007-08, showing an increase of Rs8 million from the year gone by, an official said on Sunday.He...
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