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‘Players must tour Pakistan if security concerns overcome’: Boycott to put players into contract breach: CA
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Australian captain Ricky Ponting says his side is contractually bound to play on the upcoming tour of Pakistan if security concerns are overcome and the trip proceeds.... 
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Yousuf to receive US$350,000 for IPL contract
LAHORE, Feb 21: Prolific Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf will definitely play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and no doubts shall be raised on the issue, a PCB spokesman said on Thursday....
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Pakistan likely to play mini ODI series before Aussie tour
LAHORE, Feb 21: A proposed three-match One-day International series with any of the two Asian countries is likely to be finalised in the next couple of days, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday....
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Punjab look to make amends in second round: Pentangular Cup
KARACHI, Feb 21: Punjab will attempt to make up for a disappointing start to their Pentangular Cup campaign when they face NWFP in the second-round fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Friday....
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Kuwait stun Pakistan to reach Asian squash final
KARACHI, Feb 21: Defending champion Malaysia and hosts Kuwait have advanced to the final of the 14th Asian Team Squash Championship after recording identical 2-0 victories over India and Pakistan in the semi-finals, according to message received here on Thursday....
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United snatch late draw as Barcelona sink Celtic
BELGRADE, Feb 21: An 87th minute equaliser from Carlos Tevez gave Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon while Barcelona beat Celtic 3-2 away in the Champions League last 16 first-leg matches on Wednesday....
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Jayawardene expects no respite from Aussies today
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said on Thursday he didn’t think Australia would be affected by recent off-field distractions when the two sides meet in their tri-series match on Friday....
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Smith not taking Bangladesh easy
DHAKA, Feb 21: South Africa will not underestimate Bangladesh despite their woeful Test record, skipper Graeme Smith insisted on Thursday as his team prepared for their first match here....
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Lightning Boult strikes as Kiwis enter last eight
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21: Trent Boult grabbed 7-20 as New Zealand crushed hosts Malaysia by eight wickets in two hours to advance to the quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket Under-19 World Cup on Thursday....
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Aqeel Khan to play in India
KARACHI, Feb 21: Davis Cupper Aqeel Khan will fly to Delhi on Saturday to compete in three ITF Futures tournaments besides undergoing fortnight training at Ludhiana’s Harvest Tennis Academy....
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Australia-BD Tests rescheduled
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australia’s two-Test series with Bangladesh has been rescheduled to mid-2010 to avoid conflicting with the Beijing Olympics, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday....
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Nadal reaches second round, Murray and Hewitt fall
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), Feb 21: Top seed Rafael Nadal of Spain registered a comfortable 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the World Indoor Tournament on Wednesday....
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Powell wins first race of the year
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell bounced back from a knee injury to cruise to victory in the 100 metres in 10.04 seconds at the Melbourne IAAF Track Classic here Thursday....
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KGS, St Pat’s in soccer final
KARACHI, Feb 21: Karachi Grammar School (KGS) set a final date with St Patrick’s High School after a convincing semi-final victory in the Karachi United schools soccer championship at DHA Football Stadium on Wednesday....
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China “regrets” US decision on food supplies
BEIJING, Feb 21: China expressed regret on Thursday at reports that the US Olympic team would bring its own meat for the Beijing Games over concerns of drugs tainted food, and said it could guarantee safe supplies....
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Inter-varsity basketball from tomorrow
KARACHI, Feb 21: Seven teams are to vie for honours when the three-day Inter-university Zone F basketball tournament gets into action at the UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....
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City School, HGS reach netball final
KARACHI, Feb 21: The City School North Nazimabad and Habib Girls School (HGS) have reached the final of the Karachi Women’s Netball Cup 2008, being played here at the Habib Girls school ground....
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Pakistan must beat China in five-match series: Zaka
LAHORE, Feb 21: Hockey team’s chief coach-cum-manager Khawaja Zakuddin said on Thursday that the immediate task ahead of Pakistan is to win the five-Test series in China next month....
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Pakistan TT squad off to China today
KARACHI, Feb 21: A seven-member Pakistan table tennis team including three women players leave for Guangzhou, China, on Friday with the sole aim to better their current rankings in the World...
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Comaneci fan suing Romania president
BUCHAREST, Feb 21: An ardent fan of former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is suing Romania president Traian Basescu for not awarding a special sports merit medal to his idol, local media reported on Thursday....
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Karate trials
KARACHI, Feb 21: Trials to select some 80 karatekas including juniors for the forthcoming 18th National Karate Championship will be held at 4.00pm on Sunday at the Karachi Martial Arts, Dastagir....
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