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Buoyant Pakistan aim to settle series with victory at Multan : Do-or-die game for SA, says coach
MULTAN, Oct 25: Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik on Thursday sounded confident about his team extending the lead against the South Africans by registering a series-deciding victory in the fourth One-day International in Multan on Friday....
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Rehman, Asif to play today
MULTAN, Oct 25: In a late decision taken on Thursday evening by the national selectors, it was announced that Pakistan’s top pace bowler Mohammad Asif and a fit-again Abdul Rehman will...
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Woolmer was poisoned and strangled, insists pathologist
KINGSTON, Oct 25: The pathologist who performed a controversial autopsy on former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer said on Wednesday that the Englishman was poisoned and then strangled....
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Pakistan will miss Inzamam, says Harbhajan
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: Pakistan will miss retired captain and free-scoring batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq in upcoming clashes with India, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Thursday....
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Lara thrilled by rebel ICL series
HONG KONG, Oct 25: Brian Lara, the most successful Test batsman in history, said on Thursday that a controversial rebel series scheduled for later this year would open a new chapter in his career....
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FIA approves Formula One night race in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct 25: Singapore has been given the green light to hold Formula One’s first night race, the promoter of the race said on Thursday....
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Inzamam excited about ICL debut
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will play in the inaugural Indian Cricket League (ICL) that kickstarts on November 30, the batsman confirmed on Thursday....
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Success Down Under top priority: Sangakkara
SYDNEY, Oct 25: Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara believes off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be fired up to pass Shane Warne’s Test wicket-taking world record in Australia but said a successful tour is the top priority....
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Champions Milan stay on course, Besiktas sink Liverpool
BELGRADE, Oct 25: Holders AC Milan stayed on course to qualify for the Champions League last 16 with a resounding 4-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk while Liverpool dented their hopes of advancing after a 2-1 defeat at Besiktas....
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Lillee warns Aussies not to take India lightly
SYDNEY, Oct 25: Australia’s fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee has warned skipper Ricky Ponting against taking India for granted when they tour Down Under in December....
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Final ODI to clash with Punjab Games
MULTAN, Oct 25: Though the South African cricketers are satisfied over the relocation of the fifth One-day International from Karachi to Lahore due to security reasons, the organisers and the law...
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Second round ties start today
KARACHI, Oct 25: The second round matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship will be played from Friday, with 10 games scheduled....
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MacGill to replace Warne: Ponting
PERTH, Oct 25: Ricky Ponting says Stuart MacGill is the obvious choice to step into Shane Warne’s shoes for the first Test against Sri Lanka....
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Friend’s death delays Warne trip
HONG KONG, Oct 25: Cricket legend Shane Warne will play this weekend’s Hong Kong Sixes as planned despite the death of a close friend, organisers said on Thursday....
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Subacius upsets Viktar at world event
CHICAGO, Oct 25: Lithuania’s Vitalijus Subacius upset 2004 Olympic silver medallist Viktar Zuyev of Belarus 14-10 in the preliminary round of the World Boxing Championships on Wednesday....
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James Blake continues Masters Cup charge
BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 25: American fourth seed James Blake kept on course for a place at the season-ending Masters Cup on Wednesday with a straightforward win in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors....
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FIFA president backs England’s 2018 bid
LONDON, Oct 25: FIFA President Sepp Blatter seemingly encouraged England to bid for the World Cup in 2018 following a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday....
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Karachi schools cricket from 30th
KARACHI, Oct 25: The inaugural ceremony of the PCB National School Karachi Region Cricket Championship will be held at the National Stadium on Oct 30, a spokesman of the organising committee said on Thursday....
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Hockey trials from Nov 10
KARACHI, Oct 25: The two-day trials to select Pakistan hockey squad for the 30th Champions Trophy will be held at the Hockey Club Pakistan here from November 10, Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Khalid Mahmood said on Thursday....
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FIFA refresher course begins
LAHORE, Oct 25: The methodology of teaching, visit of FIFA Football House’, activity reports by the participants and briefing on FIFA’s six confederations were the prominent topics as the seven-day FIFA...
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Munir seeks fourth Successive golf crown
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Mohammad Munir of the PTCL will be in line to capture his record fourth consecutive professionals’ top prize in the 25th President of Pakistan Gold Medal Golf Championship starting at the Islamabad Golf Club on Friday....
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Samaranch refutes WADA chief accusations
MADRID, Oct 25: Juan Antonio Samaranch has refuted suggestions from World Anti-Doping chief Dick Pound that he was soft on doping during his tenure as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president and said the criticism was a result of frustrated ambition....
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Kitchen heat frazzles David’s world title defence : Women’s World Open Squash
MADRID, Oct 25: Nicol David, the highest profile woman player in the history of the game, suffered her second startling upset within five weeks when her hopes of a hat-trick of world titles were shattered in the second round....
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Singed Olympia to be ready for torch ceremony
ATHENS, Oct 25: The countryside around Ancient Olympia that was extensively damaged by forest fires will be restored in time for next year’s Beijing Games torch-lighting ceremony, Greece’s culture minister said on Thursday....
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Kolarova banned for doping offence
SOFIA, Oct 25: Bulgarian middle-distance runner Teodora Kolarova was given a two-year ban by the country’s athletics federation on Thursday after testing positive for anabolic steroids, the state BTA news agency reported....
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Sindh swimming meet from Nov 9
KARACHI, Oct 25: The two-day Sindh Swimming Championship, which was postponed last month on the request of teams, will now commence at the Habib Public School pool from Nov 9, the organizers announced on Thursday.Events...
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