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Shoaib tenders unqualified apology for ‘misdeeds’: Appellate Tribunal to meet again tomorrow
LAHORE, April 28: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, in a somersault act on Monday, tendered an unqualified apology to the public, the chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and all his teammates...
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Harbhajan slapped with 11-match ban
NEW DELHI, April 28: India spinner Harbhajan Singh was handed an 11-match ban from the ongoing Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament on Monday after being found guilty of slapping national team-mate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth....
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LHC orders PCB to stop demolition of rented portions: Gaddafi Stadium renovation
LAHORE, April 28: Justice Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued orders to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to immediately stop the demolition of the Gaddafi Stadium’s rented portions....
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IHF suspended over corruption allegation
NEW DELHI, April 28: India’s Olympic Association (IOA) suspended the national hockey federation on Monday after a television show accused the federation’s secretary of corruption....
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Hair resumes Test duty on May 23
DUBAI, April 28: Controversial Australian cricket umpire Darrell Hair will make his return to top-level international umpiring in the second Test between England and New Zealand at Old Trafford on May 23....
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Asian bloc forced Speed to go on leave
MUMBAI, April 28: The Asian bloc along with the cricket boards of South Africa and Zimbabwe combined to force ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed out of his job prematurely as they...
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ICC must pull its act together to avoid losing credibility, says Mani
LONDON, April 28: Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani said on Monday the governing body could lose credibility after the “disgraceful” treatment of outgoing chief executive Malcolm Speed....
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Redmond stakes claim for Test spot
ARUNDEL (England), April 28: Aaron Redmond staked his claim for a place in the New Zealand Test team with a solid 72 in the opening match of their English tour against the MCC at Arundel on Sunday....
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Kings XI pull off easy win over Delhi Daredevils
MOHALI, April 28: Kings XI Punjab left it till the last over, but there were really no alarms as they beat Delhi Daredevils comfortably by four wickets to register their second straight win in the Indian Premier League on Sunday....
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Gilchrist ton sinks Mumbai Indians
MUMBAI, April 28: Former Australian wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist couldn’t have chosen a better stage than this to come good for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers....
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Juniors still need to improve: coach
KARACHI, April 28: Despite the successful tour of South Africa, the Pakistan junior hockey team needed improvement in some areas of the game, manager-cum-chief coach Jahangir Butt said on his return with the team from South Africa on Monday....
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Pakistan face Maslaysia in Azlan Shah opener
LAHORE, April 28: Pakistan senior hockey team will face hosts Malaysia in their opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup at Ipoh, Malaysia, starting from May 8....
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Amir’s shock defeat revives Lodhi’s hopes: National Chess
KARACHI, April 28: Fortunes fluctuate in every match but not as quickly as witnessed in a round nine chess match held on Monday between two leading contenders in the 26th National Chess Championship, now in its last stages....
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Ronaldo tops PFA poll in England
LONDON, April 28: Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the second straight year....
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Federer convinced he can escape Nadal shadow
MONTE CARLO, April 28: Roger Federer believes his dreams of a career Grand Slam are still alive despite the muscle-bound nightmare of Rafael Nadal continuing to haunt him across Europe’s clay courts....
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Busch earns second win of season
TALLADEGA (Alabama), April 28: Kyle Busch finally won at the Talladega Superspeedway, coming from a lap off the lead pace to capture the Aaron’s 499 on Sunday under the yellow flag...
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Pakistan U-15 thrash Americas XI
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 28: Pakistan sent another stern warning to their opponents when they annihilated Americas Development XI by 293 runs in the International Under-15 Cricket Championship league match in Guyana....
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Sharapova, Kuznetsova to represent Russia
MOSCOW, April 28: Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova will represent Russia in the women’s singles at the Beijing Olympics, the country’s federation chief Shamil Tarpishchev said on Monday....
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Iran may play soccer in US
TEHRAN, April 28: Iran could play friendly games for its World Cup campaign in the United States after receiving an invitation from the US football authorities, Iranian media reported on Monday....
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United, Chelsea aspire for all-English final: Champions League
LONDON, April 28: A first all-English Champions League final is tantalisingly close as Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool prepare for this week’s decisive semi-final second-leg games....
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‘PSF expects good results from players’
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Pakistan squash players Mansoor Zaman and Amir Atlas Khan are to battle it out in the main round and Farhan Mehboob in the qualifying rounds of the forthcoming...
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Mansoor makes winning start in squash event
PESHAWAR, April 28: Top-seed Mansoor Zaman of the PAF took a flying start in the NWFP All-Pakistan National squash tournament by defeating Khalid Atlas of the NWFP at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex here on Monday....
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North Korea greets Olympic torch
SEOUL, April 28: North Koreans waved flags, plastic flowers and danced in the streets of Pyongyang to welcome the Olympic torch on Monday after the state had promised its main benefactor China an “astonishing” show....
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Wapda, Police lead in floodlight volleyball
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Wapda and Police reached the top of the All Pakistan Sargodha Citrus men’s floodlight volleyball championship points table after defeating their respective opponents in the championship’s third leg here on Monday....
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Liang builds big lead over Swail
SHEFFIELD (England), April 28: China’s Liang Wenbo is on course to emulate his shock win over former champion Ken Doherty as he built a commanding lead in his second round clash with Joe Swail at the World Snooker Championship on Sunday....
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Shoaib, Usman shine
KARACHI, April 28: Shoaib Akhtar batted brilliantly while Usman Farhat gave an all-round performance as Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) registered an eight-wicket win over Aga Khan University Staff ‘A’ team in...
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