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Pakistan suffer as Essa gets injured before SAFF event
LAHORE, May 20: The Pakistan football team suffered a major blow as their captain striker Mohammad Essa has been ruled out of next month’s SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championship due to a thigh injury.... 
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ICC team inspects Lahore venues
LAHORE, May 20: The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) security team visited four proposed venues of the ICC Champions Trophy in Lahore on Tuesday....
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Knight Riders lose momentum in grudge match
KOLKATA, May 20: Kolkata Knight Riders could never gain the kind of momentum needed to put up a challenging total against Jaipur in their grudge Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday....
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Daredevils remain in contention for semis
BANGALORE, May 20: An opening partnership of 90 runs in just seven overs between Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir sped Delhi Daredevils to a cakewalk victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League match at the M....
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Manchester United wary of Chelsea threat: Champions League final
MOSCOW, May 20: Manchester United go into Wednesday’s Champions League final against Chelsea with the psychological advantage of having pushed the London club into runners-up spot in the Premier League....
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Australia scrap triangular one-day series: Line up five ODIs each v NZ, SA
MELBOURNE, May 20: Australia’s triangular one-day cricket series, which has been played since the 1979-80 season, has been scrapped in favour of two five-match series against the visiting New Zealand and South African sides....
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Selectors in the dark over IPL players’ fitness: BD tri-series
LAHORE, May 20: The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) is creating a tricky situation for Pakistan cricket selectors seeking their players’ fitness levels for naming the national squad for the forthcoming triangular tournament in Bangladesh....
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Dyson regrets Samuels loss
KINGSTON, May 20: West Indies coach John Dyson lamented the loss of Marlon Samuels for the upcoming home series against Australia after the batsman was banned for breaking International Cricket Council (ICC) rules over links with bookmakers....
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Rana Naved excited
LONDON, May 20: Pakistan paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan says he wants to add to his four-day medal tally with his new English county Yorkshire....
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Pakistan’s disabled cricketers strive for recognition
KARACHI, May 20: Polio withered Salim Karim’s right leg when he was a child and a motorbike accident in his teens seriously damaged his left but though he can barely walk, he is the driving force behind disabled cricket in Pakistan....
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Warne’s Test return played down
MELBOURNE, May 20: Cricket Australia (CA) has played down reports that retired leg-spinner Shane Warne could return to international cricket for next year’s Ashes tour of England....
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All quiet in Moscow as fans arrive for decider
MOSCOW, May 20: Fans descending on Moscow ahead of Wednesday’s all-English Champion’s League final between Chelsea and Manchester United have so far been well-behaved, local police said on Tuesday....
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Greenidge confident of good showing
KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 20: West Indian batting legend Gordon Greenidge, now convenor of the West Indies selectors, said confidence was the key for his team in the upcoming three-Test series against Australia....
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Tremlett recalled
LONDON, May 20: Hampshire pace bowler Chris Tremlett was called up on Monday to the England squad for the second Test against New Zealand starting at Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday....
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Roshana shocks Hina to reach U-19 semis: Roshan Khan Open Junior Squash
KARACHI, May 20: Punjab’s unseeded Roshana Mehboob stunned second seed Hina Bashir from Sindh in straight sets to advance into the girls’ under-19 semi-finals of Roshan Khan Junior Open squash championship here on Tuesday....
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Peng topples third seed
STRASBOURG (France), May 20: Peng Shuai ousted third seed Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania in Monday’s first round of the Strasbourg International tournament.The 22-year-old Chinese advanced with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)...
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NBP to organise tournaments
LAHORE, May 20: NBP has decided to hold 17 men and four women tournaments in different games and in various cities, besides organising hockey training camps from May 21 to June 30....
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Portsmouth duo’s medals stolen
LONDON, May 20: Portsmouth’s FA Cup final celebrations were marred at the weekend when two players had their winners’ medals stolen....
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Quartet vie for top honours at midweek Lahore races
LAHORE, May 20: A tricky card of six events awaits race-goers at the midweek day/night Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday evening....
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IOC updates teams on Beijing protests
LONDON, May 20: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told National Olympic Committees their athletes should refrain from making political statements during the Beijing Games....
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AKU make winning start in varsity soccer
KARACHI, May 20: The inaugural match of the 6th AKU Inter-university football tournament 2008, being organised by the AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre, saw hosts Aga Khan University (AKU) beat Greenwich University 2-0 at the AKU Ground here on Tuesday....
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Forty-five tennis matches under probe over betting
PARIS, May 20: Forty-five tennis matches played in the last five years are under investigation as part of a major inquiry into betting in the sport, it was revealed on Monday....
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Yellow card rule for Euro 2008 amended
MOSCOW, May 20: Any player on a single yellow card at the end of the quarter-final stage of Euro 2008 will have it cancelled, UEFA announced on Tuesday after a two-day Executive Committee meeting....
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Usman, Imran stand out
KARACHI, May 20: A whirlwind 63-ball century by Usman Farhat helped Dubai Islamic Bank register a narrow 11-run win over Standard Chartered Bank in the seventh AKU Sports Centre tournament on Monday....
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Lifters charged over doping
ATHENS, May 20: Eleven members of the Greek national weightlifting team, who tested positive for banned substances in March, are among 25 people charged in connection with the case, a court official said on Tuesday....
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