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Shahbaz quits as coach after Euro tour axing
LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan hockey team’s assistant coach, Olympian Mohammad Shahbaz on Thursday resigned from his post after his name was removed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) from the coaching... 
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‘No financial irregularities committed in PCB’
LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday that no financial irregularities had been committed in the board and a wrong impression was being created in a section of the press in this regard....
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Pakistan young guns outplay SA Juniors to clinch series
LAHORE, April 24: In an impressive display of dodging and conversion, defender Kashif Ali on Thursday fired in two penalty corner goals to propel Pakistan Juniors to a convincing 3-1 win...
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Pro-Beijing rally lights up Canberra: Olympic torch relay
CANBERRA, April 24: More than 10,000 Chinese Australians staged the biggest pro-Beijing rally of the protest-marred Olympic torch relay on Thursday, bringing a sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan demonstrators....
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Federer survives Hidalgo scare as Nadal cruises
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), April 24: Roger Federer was two points from an embarrassing exit from the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday before rallying to beat Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the third round....
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Legalised sports betting in India sought
BANGALORE, April 24: Leading international betting agencies, including Ladbrokes and Betfair, are eager to help in a campaign to make sports betting legal in India and have approached a senior Indian Premier League (IPL) official with offers in this regard.An...
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Flintoff ready for New Zealand, says Trescothick
MANCHESTER, April 24: Andrew Flintoff is ready to go for next month’s first Test against New Zealand according to former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick....
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ICC delegation arrives in Lahore
LAHORE, April 24: A two-member delegation of the International Cricket Council (ICC) arrived here on Thursday night to discuss different arrangements regarding the holding of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in September this year....
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Chennai Super Kings thump Mumbai Indians
CHENNAI, April 24: In a repeat show of the Twenty20 World Cup final, Joginder Sharma lived upto captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s expectation and sent down a crucial final over as Chennai...
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Rajasthan Royals hire Pakistani coach
LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan’s talented young coach Mohsin Sheikh, whose services were suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last year, was honoured this week by the Indian Premier League (IPL)...
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Tendulkar turns 35, but twilight is far away
NEW DELHI, April 24: The longest-serving current international cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turned 35 on Thursday, feeling as excited and enthusiastic about the game as he did on debut 19 years ago....
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Maradona throws punches in scuffle
BUENOS AIRES, April 24: Diego Maradona threw some wild punches and some insults at a crush of local television reporters Wednesday, who crowded him as he left a courthouse following an arbitration hearing with his former manager....
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Cheerleaders are distracting: Afridi
HYDERABAD, April 24: Cheerleaders during the Indian Premier League matches may have added glitz and glamour to cricket but Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi is not amused....
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Lillee praises Asif
NEW DELHI, April 24: Legendary Aussie fast bowler Dennis Lillee on Thursday said the presence of Pakistani pacer Mohammed Asif had given a slight edge to Delhi Daredevils in the IPL....
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National Twenty20 rescheduled
LAHORE, April 24: The national Twenty20 cricket tournament will now be held in Karachi from August 10 to 18....
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Seeded shuttlers reach last eight
ISLAMABAD, April 24: Eight players, Umer Zeeshan, Wajid Ali, Ahsan Qamar, Hashir Basheer, Zafar Tasneem, Amir Islam, Rizwan Azam and Muhammad Attique reached the men’s singles quarter-final in the 51st National badminton championship played at Rodham Hall on Thursday....
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5 international TT contests this year
ISLAMABAD, April 24: Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) will organise five international tournaments this year....
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Two National Masters upstaged on first day: Chess championship
KARACHI, April 24: There were two major upsets on the first day of the 26th National Chess championship on Thursday, being held at a local hotel in Karachi....
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Punjab women’s hockey team leaves for India
LAHORE, April 24: An 18-member Punjab women’s team left here for India on Thursday to take part in the 6th Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh women’s hockey Gold Cup that commences on Friday at Amritsar’s Guru Nanak Dev University Stadium....
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Jr Davis Cup team off to India today
LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan will be sending a three-member team to India to take part in the Junior Davis Cup tennis championship to be held in Delhi from April 28 to May 3....
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U-19 academy trials
KARACHI, April 24: Trials to select Karachi Regional academy team, a 15-week training and coaching programme, will be held at the National Stadium from Saturday (April 26) at 9am, the KCCA said on Thursday....
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Liang beats Doherty at World Snooker
SHEFFIELD, April 24: Chinese outsider Liang Wenbo marked his snooker World Championship debut with a shock 10-5 win over 1997 champion Ken Doherty in the first round at the Crucible Theatre here on Wednesday....
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Ronaldo misses penalty, Barcelona hold United: Champions League
BARCELONA, April 24: Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo fluffed an early penalty as his side drew 0-0 with a dominant Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp on Wednesday....
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India grab last-ditch draw with Australia
PERTH, April 24: India, who will be missing from this year’s Olympics for the first time, grabbed a last-minute equaliser to rock fancied Australia in the four-nations field hockey tournament here on Thursday....
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Siddique gets wild-card entry in shooting: Beijing Olympics
KARACHI, April 24: The National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) got a big boost on Thursday when Pakistan’s class shooter Muhammad Siddique from Pakistan Army earned a wild-card entry for the Beijing Olympics....
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PKF announces C’wealth team
LAHORE, April 24: The Pakistan Karate Federation (PKF) has selected an eight-member Pakistan team including one woman player and three officials for the Commonwealth men and women karate championship to be held in Edinburgh, UK, from May 31 to June 1....
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