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Younis, Kaneria steal show as Sindh scent victory: Pentangular Cup
KARACHI, Feb 12: In what has been a seesaw Pentangular Cup cricket fixture so far, Sindh regained initiative to put themselves in a winning position despite a magnificent century by NWFP... 
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Salman strikes gold with career-best 290
LAHORE, Feb 12: A career-best 290 by Salman Butt while a century from Nasir Jamshed and three quick wickets brought Punjab in sight of a win against Federal Areas on the...
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Sri Lanka record first win in rain-hit clash
CANBERRA, Feb 12: Sri Lanka recorded their first win of the tri-series tournament with an eight-wicket victory over India in a rain-shortened One-day International at Manuka Oval on Tuesday....
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Australia ‘advised’not to tour Pakistan
KARACHI, Feb 12: Independent security experts have advised Cricket Australia against touring Pakistan next month, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf said on Tuesday....
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Pacer Fahad ignored by selectors
LAHORE, Feb 12: Despite being one of Pakistan’s top bowlers with ranking points of 52857, medium-pacer Fahad Masood has failed to get a place in any of the five teams currently playing in the Pentangular Cup....
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Pakistan-born Muslim set to make history
SYDNEY, Feb 12: A Pakistan-born player is in line to become the first Muslim to play first-class cricket in Australia when he plays for New South Wales in their top-of-the-table match with Victoria here on Friday....
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Haas, Malisse ousted in first round
DELRAY BEACH (Florida), Feb 12: Second seed Tommy Haas and defending champion Xavier Malisse suffered surprise first round exits at the Delray Beach International on Monday....
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‘Technology adding to pressure on umpires’
MELBOURNE, Feb 12: Technology has made umpiring a thankless job, says world’s number one umpire Simon Taufel, who feels on-field officials rarely get credit for getting things right but are chastised for every minor error replayed endlessly on television....
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New Zealand cruise home after England collapse inexplicably
HAMILTON (New Zealand), Feb 12: A dominant batting performance by openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder powered New Zealand to a 10-wicket win over England in the second One-day International here on Tuesday....
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Arsenal go five points clear
LONDON, Feb 12: Arsenal opened a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League after taking advantage of their title rivals’ weekend wobbles by beating Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Monday....
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Will Armida get ahead this time in the LRC races?
LAHORE, Feb 12: Five-year-old mare Armida, who was beaten in her previous outing, should make her presence felt while contesting in the feature event during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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SABA elects new office-bearers
KARACHI, Feb 12: Brig (retd) Rashid Ali Malik and former international Abdul Nasir were elected as president and secretary respectively of the Sindh Amateur Basketball Association (SABA) for the next term...
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Rough play, lop-sided contests mar women netball
KARACHI, Feb 12: Habib Girls School and The City School, North Nazimabad triumphed on the opening day of the Karachi Women’s Netball Cup 2008 being played here at the Habib Girls School ground....
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Desert Hawk eyes hat-trick
KARACHI, Feb 12: Fancied eight-year-old chestnut Desert Hawk is on course for a hat-trick when he appears in the feature event of the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Nasir claims second title
KARACHI, Feb 12: Talented Nasir Mushtaq grew in stature when he picked up second men’s title of his career and first of the year with a crushing 6-0, 6-0 victory over unseeded M....A Stadium here on Sunday....
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Teams for Jr, Fed Cup named
LAHORE, Feb 12: A three-member boys’ team comprising Hera Aashiq, Saddan-ul-Haq (son of former Davis Cupper Inam-ul-Haq) and Faizan Khurram (cousin of Pakistan’s top tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq) has been selected to...
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Chinese delegates arrive for torch ceremony
LAHORE, Feb 12: A 12-member Chinese delegation headed by H.E. Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of the Beijing Olympics-2008 organizing committee will arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss different arrangements...
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