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We are ready to face Shoaib Akhtar: Zimbabwe captain: Tourists satisfied with security
KARACHI, Jan 12: Young Zimbabwe skipper Prosper Utseya has said his team members are not scared of express bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the upcoming five-match One-day International series against Pakistan....
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PCB’s arbitrary moves irk Governing Board members
LAHORE, Jan 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf is likely to face severe criticism from some members of the newly-appointed Governing Board in its next meeting, scheduled to be held in Karachi on Jan 25....
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Kumble asked to discontinue trust pact
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Unwilling to "trust" the Australians on close catches after the Sydney furore, the Indian players have reportedly asked their skipper Anil Kumble to scrap the captains'' agreement with Ricky Ponting on the contentious issue....
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Aussies need to confront Sydney issues, says coach
PERTH (Australia), Jan 12: Australian coach Tim Nielsen said one of the biggest issues facing his all-conquering side as they prepared for the third Test against India at the WACA Ground...
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Burnout behind umpiring errors: Ponting
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Apparently conceding that umpiring blunders marred the Sydney Test, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has called for stretching ICC’s 10-member Elite Panel, saying some officials are making errors due to exhaustion....
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Sehwag regains touch with blistering ton
CANBERRA, Jan 12: Explosive opener Virender Sehwag made a strong case for a Test recall with a typically swashbuckling century on the final day of India’s three-day tour match against an Australian Capital Territory XI on Saturday....
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No question of a pull-out: BCCI chief
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: India will not pull out of their tour of Australia, even if an appeal against off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s ban for alleged racist comments is rejected, media reports quoted India’s cricket chief as saying on Saturday....
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Steyn and Company win series for South Africa
DURBAN, Jan 12: Marlon Samuels made a defiant century but the pace of Dale Steyn secured a series victory for South Africa on the third day of the third and final Test at Kingsmead on Saturday....
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Chingoka wants ICC to back Zimbabwe
KARACHI, Jan 12: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ensure member countries fulfil their commitments to play the team under the Future Tours Programme (FTP)....
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Afridi to lead PCB Patron’s XI
KARACHI, Jan 12: Test all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday was named to lead PCB Patron’s XI against Zimbabwe in a four-day game beginning at the newly raised Defence Stadium from Monday....
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Hayden in fitness battle for Perth Test
SYDNEY, Jan 12: Australia opener Matthew Hayden’s chances of playing in next week’s third Test against India in Perth will be decided in the next two days....
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Tursunov overpowers Guccione to claim Sydney title
SYDNEY, Jan 12: Russian Dmitry Tursunov beat power-serving Australian Chris Guccione in two tiebreak sets to win the Sydney International men’s title here on Saturday....
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Madugalle invites Kumble, Ponting for cool-off session
CANBERRA, Jan 12: ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle has requested rival captains Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting to be present for a "cool-off" session at Perth on Monday, two days before the third Test begins....
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Martin wrecks Bangladesh on first day
WELLINGTON, Jan 12: New Zealand were firmly in command of the second Test against Bangladesh at the end of the first day, trailing by only nine runs on the first innings...
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Kohlschreiber defeats Ferrero: Auckland Open
AUCKLAND, Jan 12: Philipp Kohlschreiber showed scant regard for Juan Carlos Ferrero’s fight-back up the tennis rankings when he beat the former world number one in straight sets to win the Auckland Open on Saturday....
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FIFA shifts CONCACAF qualifiers over rules issue
ZURICH, Jan 12: The Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Surinam will not be allowed to host World Cup qualifiers because their stadiums do not meet FIFA''s new stadium standards....
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Fawad, Sami stand out
KARACHI, Jan 12: Pakistan player Fawad Alam struck a brilliant century to help Al-Noor Gymkhana (ANG) record their fourth successive win against Mohammad Zameer Khan Memorial Cricket Club in the KCCA...
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Nine England-based players in Nigeria Nations Cup squad
LAGOS, Jan 12: Nigeria coach Berti Vogts named a record nine England-based players in his 23-man squad on Friday for this month''s African Nations Cup finals in Ghana....
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Murray tipped as future world number one
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Rafael Nadal on Saturday tipped Andy Murray as a future world number one, forecasting an ‘unbelievable’ year for the 20-year-old Scot....
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Shawn, Paul favourites for American Cup GP
NEW YORK, Jan 12: Defending world champion Shawn Johnson and defending Olympic champion Paul Hamm will be featured at the American Cup, one of the top gymnastics meets in the leadup to the Beijing Olympics....
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Iran’s soccer turmoil continues
TEHRAN, Jan 12: Iran remain without a head coach after the head of the country''s football federation said the leading candidate lacked the “proper conditions”....
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Sentence a deterrent, says Wada chief
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: New World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey says former Olympic champion Marion Jones’ six-month prison sentence for lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs should serve as a deterrent to doping in sport....
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US Olympian Jones gets six months in prison
WHITE PLAINS (New York), Jan 12: Disgraced US sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist....
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Will Lucifer win at LRC this time?
LAHORE, Jan 12: Four-year-old colt Lucifer should be all set to win the feature event when the 20th Lahore Winter Meeting gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Nadal dismisses injury concerns
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: World number two Rafael Nadal insisted on Saturday he was physically fit for the first Grand Slam of the year despite an embarrassing defeat in the Chennai Open final last weekend....
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Philippines questions neutrality of officials in SEA Games
BANGKOK, Jan 12: The Philippines and Thailand have renewed their spiteful argument over last month’s Southeast Asian Games boxing boycott, with each freshly blaming the other for the embarrassing forfeits of gold-medal bouts....
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Nephew found guilty of heavyweight champ’s murder
KINGSTON, Jan 12: Trevor Berbick’s nephew, Harold Berbick was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the murder of the former heavyweight champion, the Jamaica Observer reported on its website....
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‘Match-fixing claims not true’
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Russian Nikolay Davydenko has reiterated his innocence in the face of an ongoing investigation into a betting scandal and said he always plays to win....
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Zidane interested in return to football
PARIS, Jan 12: Zinedine Zidane has said he would like to return to the world of football, but admitted he did not know in which role....
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Iraq’s Akram to join Man City
DUBAI, Jan 12: Iraq international midfielder Nashat Akram, who plays for Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, is set to sign for Premiership club Manchester City, an official of the Emirati club said on Friday....
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