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Islah suffers foot injury as selectors meet today: Champions Trophy
KARACHI, Nov 9: The national hockey selectors will meet on Saturday when the two-day trials to finalize the Champions Trophy squad start with a big question mark hanging over physical fitness of injured manager-cum-chief coach Islahuddin Siddiqui.... 
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South Africa consolidate after Steyn’s fiery burst
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9: Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis shared an unbroken century stand to put South Africa in control of the first Test with a lead of 287 runs against New Zealand on Friday....
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Kumble relishes challenge of Test captaincy
NEW DELHI, Nov 9: India’s newly-appointed Test captain Anil Kumble admitted on Friday he was a stop-gap arrangement but said he looked forward to the challenge at the tail end of his career....
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Clarke, Hussey put Aussies in driving seat
BRISBANE, Nov 9: Brilliant centuries by Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey put Australia in command of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba on Friday....
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Shoaib Malik retained Pakistan captain till Dec 2008
LAHORE, Nov 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) newly formed Governing Board, in a major decision at its first meeting here on Friday, retained Shoaib Malik as Pakistan captain till December 2008....
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PIA fly high, ZTBL score first win: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
KARACHI, Nov 9: PIA surged to the top of Group ‘B’ standings in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship after scoring an easy 262-run victory over Peshawar inside three days at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Friday....
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Younis dedicates ton to Woolmer
MOHALI (India), Nov 9: Vice-captain Younis Khan dedicated his match-winning 117 in the second one-dayer against India on Thursday to Pakistan’s late coach Bob Woolmer. Younis anchored the innings as Pakistan...
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NCA performance criticised
LAHORE, Nov 9: While some members of the newly formed Governing Board of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have expressed dissatisfaction over the National Cricket Academy’s (NCA) performance, objections over maintaining the financial record have also been raised by the others....
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Teams fined for slow over rates
MOHALI, Nov 9: India and Pakistan have been fined for slow over rates in Thursday’s second One-day International won by the touring side by four wickets....
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No room for Dravid
MOHALI, Nov 9: Indian cricket selectors retained their 15-player squad on Thursday for the third and fourth one-dayers against Pakistan. The decision meant there would be no immediate return for former...
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BD U-19 tour off
DHAKA, Nov 9: Bangladesh has postponed their under-19 cricket team’s tour of Pakistan, a cricket official said on Friday, amid growing political instability in the emergency-ruled country....
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Sharapova, Chakvetadze and Ivanovic reach semi-finals
MADRID, Nov 9: Former winner Maria Sharapova, her Russian compatriot Anna Chakvetadze and Serb Ana Ivanovic joined world No 1 Justine Henin in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships on Thursday....
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Bolton hold Bayern to draw in UEFA Cup
LONDON, Nov 9: Struggling Bolton Wanderers held European soccer aristocrats Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw in UEFA Cup Group F on Thursday. Bolton, second from bottom in the English Premier...
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Six records broken at Sindh Swimming
KARACHI, Nov 9: Six records were eclipsed as swimmers from the Habib Public School took a flying start in the two-day 47th Sindh Swimming Championship when they amassed 172 points on the opening day at their own pool on Friday....
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CA flayed over rights row with agencies
BRISBANE, Nov 9: Australia cricket’s governing body came under fire on Friday for imposing restrictions that have locked global news agencies out of the opening Australia-Sri Lanka cricket Test in Brisbane....
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Klitschko eyes undisputed tag
BERLIN, Nov 9: IBF title holder Vladimir Klitschko said on Thursday he wants to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world by unifying the crowns of the sport’s three main governing bodies....
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ITF final today
LAHORE, Nov 9: Adam Vejmelka and Ashutosh Singh entered the final of the ITF Pakistan3 Future tennis championship at the Cosmopolitan Club on Friday. The final will be played on Saturday....
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‘Tests showed traces of deadly pesticide’
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Nov 9: Jamaican expert Fitzmore Coates testified at the inquest into the death of ex-Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer that tests showed traces of potentially deadly pesticide cypermethrin....
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Seher bags Talent Hunt tennis crown
KARACHI, Nov 9: Top seed Seher Khawaja, a former national hard court champion, bulldozed Anam Saeed in the final to claim the ladies singles crown in the 17th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis championship at the CDGK Sports Complex on Friday....
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Di Mauro under investigation
MILAN, Nov 9: Italy’s Alessio Di Mauro is under investigation for betting on other players’ matches, the Italian Tennis Federation has said. The world number 124, who made the first round...
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