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Waqas sizzles, Pakistan score upset win over Spain: Champions Trophy
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30: Pakistan scored an upset win over Spain while hot favourites the Netherlands continued their blistering pace with a 3-1 win over hosts Malaysia at the Champions Trophy here on Friday....
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Jaffer pulverises Pakistan bowling in epic ton
KOLKATA, Nov 30: A flawless unbeaten century by opener Wasim Jaffer was instrumental in giving India the early advantage over a beleaguered Pakistan side on the opening day of the second Test at the Eden Gardens here on Friday....
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Peace Cup snooker series in Delhi postponed: Pakistani cueists disappointed
KARACHI, Nov 30: While Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India is progressing well, the national cueists suffered a setback when their trip to Delhi was postponed for the third time in two years due to security concerns on Friday....
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Boycott proposes 4-day Tests under lights
LONDON, Nov 30: Former England Test great Geoff Boycott has advised the game’s administrators to dwell on overhauling Test cricket to make it more attractive to the contemporary followers....
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Bomb hoax in Kolkata Test
KOLKATA, Nov 30: An empty tiffin box at one of the entrance gates of the Eden Gardens created panic among the people who came to watch the second cricket Test between India and Pakistan here on Friday....
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Yousuf faces arbitration hearing on 15th
NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Pakistan’s premier batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who recently pulled out of the Indian Cricket League (ICL), is set to face an arbitration hearing in Mumbai on Dec 15....
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Shoaib’s act of patriotism
KOLKATA, Nov 30: Pakistan’s controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar, in a show of patriotism and high-class sportsmanship, offered on Friday to play the Kolkata Test against India despite not having fully recovered from chest congestion and body pain....
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‘Pakistan bowling lacks firepower’
KOLKATA, Nov 30: India’s batting hero Wasim Jaffer said on Friday it was lack of bowling power in the Pakistan ranks that allowed the home side to dictate terms in the second Test here at the Eden Gardens....
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Pollock and Boucher rescue SA
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Nov 30: Shaun Pollock made a battling half-century as South Africa recovered from a poor start in the second One-day International against New Zealand at St George’s Park on Friday....
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Zimbabwe stun West Indies
HARARE, Nov 30: The West Indies suffered a shock 31-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the first One-day International at the Harare Sports Club here on Friday despite Shivnarine Chanderpaul striking his eighth century....
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India capture golf trophy
GREATER NOIDA, Nov 30: Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev led the Indian team to victory in another sport as the hosts beat Pakistan 15.5-8.5 to lift their third successive Ravi Kirloskar Trophy on Friday....
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Muralitharan all set to recapture world record
COLOMBO, Nov 30: Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is poised to recapture the world Test wickets record during the first Test against England starting on Saturday....
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Vaas to retire in 2008
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Nov 30: Sri Lanka bowler Chaminda Vaas will retire in 2008....
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Gaultier, Shabana storm into semis: World Open Squash
HAMILTON (Bermuda), Nov 30: Gregory Gaultier stretched his impressive run at squash’s World Open with a victory Thursday over former world number one John White carrying him into the semi-finals without losing a game....
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Big ticket sports take backseat at SEA Games
BANGKOK, Nov 30: The stars of the Southeast Asian Games will not be found on the track or in the pool like most multi-sports games. Most attention here is likely to be on the boxing ring, badminton court and weightlifting hall....
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Officials survey Niaz Stadium
HYDERABAD, Nov 30: Officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday surveyed the Niaz Stadium for necessary renovation work ahead of the Pakistan-Zimbabwe One-day International, to be held in January at this venue....
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Aisam’s double win in India
LAHORE, Nov 30: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq defeated Adrian Cruciat of Romania in a semi-final of the ONGC ATP Challenger at the RK Khanna Tennis Stadium in Delhi on Friday....
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Saleh faces Naveen in KC snooker final today
KARACHI, Nov 30: Saleh Mohammad who heads current national rankings fought tooth and nail to impose a 5-4 victory over former Pakistan No 1 Khurram Agha to enter final of the...
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National taekwondo championship
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: Some 12 teams will be taking part in the fifth National taekwondo championship which starts on Saturday at the Army Gymnasium....
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Bulgaria end Russia’s winning streak
TOKYO, Nov 30: World bronze medallists Bulgaria stopped Russia’s match-winning streak to keep their Olympic hopes alive in the men’s World Cup volleyball tournament on Friday....
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