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Shoaib Malik denies reports of rift in team
LAHORE, Dec 19: Pakistan’s embattled skipper Shoaib Malik has dismissed reports that the loss to India has led to differences within the team over his continuation as captain....
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Record-breaking Jayawardene torments England : Third Test at Galle
GALLE (Sri Lanka), Dec 19: Skipper Mahela Jayawardene became Sri Lanka’s leading century-maker on Wednesday to dampen England’s hopes of a series-levelling win in the third and final Test here....
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Malik advised to take rest
LAHORE, Dec 19: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has been advised another week’s rest for his injured ankle before any decisions on allowing him to play cricket can be made....
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PTTF names squad for World TT
KARACHI, Dec 19: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) on Wednesday named a six-member team for competing in the World Table Tennis Championships being held in China from Feb 24 to March 2....
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Don’t take Hoggy for granted, warns Ponting
HOBART (Australia), Dec 19: Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Wednesday said the Indian team could say what they liked about his bowling line-up but they would still have difficulty against it....
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‘Coach Lawson not under spotlight’
KARACHI, Dec 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board is not contemplating the sacking of coach Geoff Lawson but wants the Australian to lay emphasis on making the team ‘mentally tough’ and more ‘focused’....
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Indian pacers may struggle Down Under, says Waqar
MUMBAI, Dec 19: Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis on Wednesday said the Indian seam bowling, despite being talented, lacked experience to make a telling impact during their tour Down Under....
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China to make debut in U-19 Asian event
KARACHI, Dec 19: Chinese teenagers will make their debut in the Asian Under-19 Cricket Championship, team’s head coach Rashid Khan said on Wednesday....
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Fleming to captain New Zealand in Twenty20
WELLINGTON, Dec 19: Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming will make a short return to limited-overs cricket on Sunday when he leads a New Zealand XI against Bangladesh in a Twenty20 fixture in Hamilton....
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Saleh called up for NZ tour
DHAKA, Dec 19: Bangladesh have called up batsman Rajin Saleh to join the injury-hit national squad in New Zealand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Wednesday....
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Davenport to represent US
WHITE PLAINS (New York), Dec 19: Lindsay Davenport’s comeback will include representing the US in the Fed Cup....
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‘Spin-friendly wickets advantageous for us’
MELBOURNE, Dec 19: Anil Kumble has always been a master of spin but even he had a tough time spinning a strong argument that India could overcome Australia in their four-Test series....
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‘US will top China in Beijing medal count’
BEIJING, Dec 19: In his final projection before next year’ Beijing Olympics, Italian Olympic official Luciano Barra has altered his forecast to say the United States will stay ahead of China in both gold medals and overall medals won....
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My age not a factor: Tendulkar
MELBOURNE, Dec 19: Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar says he has recovered from the knee problem that kept him out of last week’s Bangalore Test against Pakistan and expected to play in...
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‘IPL not to jeopardize international cricket’
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Players joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have to agree to a two-year waiting period between retiring from international cricket and joining the league, chairman Lalit Modi has said....
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Olympics internet rights awarded
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), Dec 19: CCTV.com was awarded the digital broadcast rights within China for next year’s Beijing Olympics....
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Cheeta Aya wins feature event in midweek races
LAHORE, Dec 19: Three-year-old chestnut colt Cheeta Aya performed stunningly when he stormed home to win the feature event in the over 1,000-metres race during the Lahore Gymkhana midweek races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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PSB Imposes ad hoc on PJF
LAHORE, Dec 19: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has imposed ad hoc on the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF), alleging its defunct office-bearers were involved in unconstitutional activities....
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Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur reach semi-finals : League Cup
LONDON, Dec 19: Premier League leaders Arsenal and north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur both reached the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday with away victories despite ending with 10 men....
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PCB’s governing body meeting now on Jan 19
LAHORE, Dec 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) next governing body meeting will now be held in Karachi on Jan 19....
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TT umpires course ends
KARACHI, Dec 19: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) course conductor, Neela Kanta Ganeshan Iyer, has hinted that 75 per cent participants have cleared the foreign funded basic table tennis umpires course....
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Twenty-20 Cup rescheduled
LAHORE, Dec 19: The national Twenty-20 Cup 2007-8 has been postponed for a month. It will now be held in Karachi from Feb 9 instead of the earlier given date of Jan 10....
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ICC appoints Ahmed Farooq event director
LAHORE, Dec 19: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Ahmed Farooq as the event director for the forthcoming Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in September next year....
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Badminton trials for Sindh on 24th
KARACHI, Dec 19: Day-long trials to pick the Sindh team for the postponed national juniors boys and girls badminton championship take place at the KPT badminton hall on Dec 24 at 11.00am,...
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Punjab Inter-district hockey
LAHORE, Dec 19: The Punjab Inter-district invitation club hockey championship will be held at Gojra from Dec 25 to 31....
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Valuev to fight Lyakhovich
BERLIN, Dec 19: Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev of Russia will meet Sergei Lyakhovich of Belarus in Nuremberg on Feb 16, the promoter said on Tuesday....
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