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Kumble, Harbhajan give India edge after Salman’s heroics : First Test tantalizingly poised
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: India’s spin twins Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh virtually spun their side into a position of control in the first cricket Test against Pakistan after another absorbing day’s play at the Ferozshah Kotla Ground here on Saturday....
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Misbah an ideal replacement for Inzamam: Younis
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan believes Misbah-ul-Haq can fill void in the team left by former skipper and master batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq....
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Batting last will be tough for India: Salman Butt
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Salman Butt, the Pakistan opening batsman, said on Saturday his team were looking to set India a target of around 300 in the final innings of the first Test here....
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ICL announces tournament schedule
CHANDIGARH (India), Nov 24: The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has announced the schedule for its inaugural Twenty20 tournament, which will start with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions on Nov 30....
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Test places for the taking: Vaughan
COLOMBO, Nov 24: England start their lone first-class match on the Sri Lankan tour here on Sunday hoping to fill the blanks in the Test squad for the series starting in a week’s time....
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World Cup draw puts football centre stage
DURBAN, Nov 24: Ever since South Africa won the 2010 World Cup, local organisers have appeared almost permanently to be on the brink of being engulfed by teething problems....
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Watching history at Feroz Shah Kotla
Watching Pakistan playing India is truly a unique experience. From 1952 when Pakistan played its first ever Test at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi to now, the interest may have slightly...
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Bravo named Gayle’s deputy for Zimbabwe tour
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Nov 24: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been named vice-captain for the tour of Zimbabwe in spite of his lack of leadership experience with his native Trinidad and Tobago....
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No e-mail threats to players: Talat
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: The Pakistan team management on Saturday rubbished reports of their cricketers getting e-mail threats and expressed satisfaction with the security cover provided to them on their ongoing tour of India....
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More doping confessions from disgraced cyclist
BERLIN, Nov 24: German cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz, who was earlier this month given a one-year ban for a failed drugs test, admitted on Saturday that he used doping products in the build up to the 2000 World Championships....
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RP Singh ruled out of second Test
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Indian pacer RP Singh was also ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday, according to BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah....
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Asif could be available for final Test
LAHORE, Nov 24: Fast bowler Mohammad Asif’s recovery from his elbow injury is going better than expected and there is an outside chance that he could still play a part in the Test series against India....
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NZ, Bangladesh plan charity game
WELLINGTON, Nov 24: New Zealand and Bangladesh are in discussions to play a Twenty20 charity cricket match to raise funds for survivors of Cyclone ‘Sidr’, which devastated the South Asian country last week....
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Manu Janu vying for third win today
LAHORE, Nov 24: Three-year-old bay colt, Manu Janu, will be on the trot to register his third victory in a row during the 13th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Sampras stuns Federer in Macau
MACAU, Nov 24: Pete Sampras fired off his trademark powerful serve in a shock upset of world number one Roger Federer in Macau on Saturday to post his first win in their three-game Asian exhibition series....
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Snooker team for India series named
KARACHI, Nov 24: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has named a five-member Pakistan squad for the fourth edition of the Indo-Pak Peace Cup Snooker Test series to be held in New Delhi, India between Dec 3 and 6....
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FIFA to spend $70m on African projects
DURBAN, Nov 24: FIFA is to spend $70 million on projects to improve African football while the continent prepares to host the 2010 World Cup finals....
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England not a lost cause: Ferguson
MANCHESTER, Nov 24: England’s national team are not a lost cause despite their failure to qualify for the European Championship finals, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday....
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Gerrard inspires Liverpool romp over Newcastle
LONDON, Nov 24: Steven Gerrard’s stunning strike put Liverpool on course for a stylish 3-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday....
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Ronaldo to start against Cagliari : Football
ROME, Nov 24: Brazilian superstar Ronaldo will make his first appearance of the season for AC Milan by starting Sunday’s match at Cagliari, coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Saturday....
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English horse honoured
LAHORE, Nov 24: Life has a strange recourse of delivering the unexpected and expected a twist, few could realise at the Racecourses....
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Adam Khan fails to impress in practice session : AIGP World Cup of Motorsport
SEPANG (Malaysia), Nov 24: Drivers from 22 nations are set to vie for glory of their nations when the sprint and feature races of the third event in the ongoing season...
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IAAF erase Marion Jones’s results since Sept 2000
MONACO, Nov 24: Relay and long jump champion Marion Jones was formally disqualified late Friday from all competitions since Sept 1. 2000, including the Sydney Olympics where she won five medals, after admitting last month to taking banned drugs....
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Coach predicts great things for Pakistan in World Open
PESHAWAR, Nov 24: National squash team coach Fahim Gul on Saturday predicted Pakistan to reach top four in the forthcoming the 21st World Men’s Team Squash Championship to be played at Squash Academy in Chennai, India from Dec 6 to 12....
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Gaultier spearheads French challenge at World Open
HAMILTON (Bermuda), Nov 24: Gregory Gaultier, the unluckiest player on the circuit last year after being denied in five match points in the World Open final, may never have a better chance of atoning than over the next six days....
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AC Milan taking Club World Cup seriously: Maldini
MILAN, Nov 24: European champions AC Milan are taking the Club World Cup seriously and the tournament comes at the perfect time in the season, captain Paolo Maldini said on Friday....
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French make early charge but US lead : World Cup of Golf
SHENZHEN (China), Nov 24: Americans Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum continued to set the pace at the World Cup on Saturday, grabbing and eagle and two birdies on the front nine for a one-stroke lead over France on 18 under par....
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Clay court tennis from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Pakistan’s leading tennis players will be competing in the Subh-i-Nau National Bank Clay Court Tennis Championship’ which takes off here from Monday, carrying an impressive prize purse of Rs 200,000....
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De Villiers, Pollock help SA win thriller
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 24: Shaun Pollock took three wickets on his return to international cricket and A.B. de Villiers played a vital half-century as South Africa beat New Zealand by three wickets...
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National Women’s Squash
HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Defending champion Maria Toor of Wapda and Zoya Khalid of Army reached the final of the 2nd Hyderabad National Women’s Open Squash 2007 championship on Saturday at the Hyderabad Gymkhana Squash Complex....
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