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Sri Lanka on brink of defeat in Brisbane Test
BRISBANE, Nov 10: Inspired by the hostility of fast bowler Brett Lee, Australia closed in for the kill after enforcing the follow-on on Sri Lanka on the third day of the first Test at the Gabba here on Saturday.... 
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South Africa put Kiwis under the rack after record stand
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10: Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla shared a triple century partnership as South Africa moved towards victory on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Wanderers Stadium here on Saturday....
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Pakistan, India lock horns in Kanpur today : Afridi returns to favourite hunting ground
KANPUR (India), Nov 10: Rejuvenated by a superb win in Mohali, a confident Pakistan team will take on India in the third One-day International of the five-match series here at the Green Park on Sunday....
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Sami nudges selectors with career best haul of 8-39 : Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
KARACHI, Nov 10: Discarded Test fast bowler Mohammad Sami claimed a career-best eight for 39 to lead Karachi Whites to an emphatic 209-run victory over Sialkot in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National...
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Pakistan Jrs to feature in 8-nation hockey
KARACHI, Nov 10: Pakistan’s junior hockey team will take part in the eight-nation hockey tournament to be held in Malaysia from January 17, Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Khalid Mahmood said on Saturday....
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Kanpur fans eager for fireworks
KANPUR, Nov 10: Starved of international action for nearly two-and-a-half years, cricket fans in Kanpur are waiting impatiently to watch the big hitting players of India and Pakistan as the two...
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Atapattu hits out at Sri Lankan selectors
BRISBANE, Nov 10: Marvan Atapattu launched an astonishing attack on the Sri Lankan selectors, calling them a set of muppets headed by a joker and blaming them for the lack of bench strength in the side....
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Harmison bags six wickets on return
PAARL (South Africa), Nov 10: Steve Harmison admitted to being rusty even though he took 6 for 91 from 23 overs on his debut for the Lions against the Cobras in...
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Federer seeks to stop rot at Masters Cup
SHANGHAI, Nov 10: World number one Roger Federer will aim to put an unusually patchy season behind him with victory number four at the elite Masters Cup starting on Sunday....
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Solanki joins rebel Indian league
WORCESTER (England), Nov 10: Former England and Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has signed for the Indian Cricket League (ICL)....
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Woolmer death probe termed hasty
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Nov 10: Police may have spoken prematurely when they declared Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was murdered in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup, Jamaica’s top security official testified on Friday....
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Ramprakash turns down England offer
LONDON, Nov 10: Mark Ramprakash has turned down an offer to be on standby for England’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday....
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Sharapova overwhelms Ivanovic to avoid Henin in semis
MADRID, Nov 10: Maria Sharapova looked back to her best on Friday as she overwhelmed Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-2 in her final round-robin match at the WTA Championships to set up a semi-final showdown with Russian compatriot Anna Chakvetadze....
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Psychologists to help Chinese athletes
BEIJING, Nov 10: China sports administration has brought in psychologists to help their athletes deal with the pressure of competing on home soil at next year’s Beijing Olympics....
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Man United to get 14-year-old prodigy from Burnley
LONDON, Nov 10: Manchester United have agreed terms with Burnley to sign 14-year-old striker John Cofie, the Championship (second division) club said on Friday....
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Charlesworth seeks revival of Indian hockey
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Ex-Australia captain Ric Charlesworth wants to help India revive a glorious tradition in field hockey that included six successive Olympic gold medals....
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Habib School retains Sindh Swimming crown
KARACHI, Nov 10: Habib Public School accumulated 368 points to retain the title in the two-day 47th Sindh Swimming Championship which concluded at their own pool on Saturday....
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Vinod bags Talent Hunt Tennis title
KARACHI, Nov 10: Top seed Vinod Das on Saturday landed the men’s singles title, thwarting the challenge from third seed Robin Das in the final of 17th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis championship at the CDGK Sports Complex....
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Sunderland draw with Newcastle
LONDON, Nov 10: Sunderland drew 1-1 with Newcastle United in an evenly fought northeast derby at the Stadium of Light in the first of only three Premier League matches being played on Saturday....
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Hingis shows up at WTA event
MADRID, Nov 10: Martina Hingis made a surprise appearance at the WTA Championships on Friday, eight days after retiring because she is accused of failing a doping test....
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Di Mauro banned
SHANGHAI, Nov 10: Italy’s Alessio di Mauro has been banned for nine months and fined 60,000 dollars for betting on matches by the ATP, the governing body for men’s tennis....
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Vice Admiral set to call the shots at KRC today
KARACHI, Nov 10: Three-year-old bay colt Vice Admiral should go all out to make it two on trot in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Injury forces Rooney out of England squad
LONDON, Nov 10: Striker Wayne Rooney injured an ankle in training on Friday and will miss England’s friendly against Austria next week and their Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Nov 21....
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FA announces Asian TV deal
LONDON, Nov 10: The English FA announced a hugely improved TV rights deal on Friday for broadcasting FA Cup and England matches in Asia....
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Sharp Burg poised to win cup event
LAHORE, Nov 10: Three-year-old bay Sharp Burg, who is showing improvement in each running, should win the Saif Group cup to be gone over 1400 metres at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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FIFA lifts ban on Kuwait
ZURICH, Nov 10: FIFA has lifted its ban on the Kuwait football association (KFA) after the association agreed to meet several demands made by world football’s governing body....
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Rasmussen has no place in the sport: UCI chief COPENHAGEN, Nov 10: Pat McQuaid, the president of cycling’s world governing body the UCI, told Danish television on Friday that Michael Rasmussen had no place in the sport after lying before the Tour de France....
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Sindh volleyball squad named
KARACHI, Nov 10: The Sindh Volleyball Association on Saturday named a 12-member squad to take part in the seventh National Women’s volleyball championship, scheduled to start at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad from Monday....
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