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Security in Pakistan adequate for Asia Cup
KARACHI, May 26: The Asian Cricket Council has declared adequate security arrangements are in place in Pakistan for next month’s Asia Cup cricket tournament, an official said on Monday.... 
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India firm favourites for Asia Cup: Wasim
LAHORE, May 26: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram while declaring India as hot favourites in the forthcoming Asia Cup said he might consider Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) offer, if made, to coach the national team....
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Kingston Test heads for exciting finish
KINGSTON, May 26: Andrew Symonds subdued his normal attacking instincts with a patient 79 to help Australia reach 167 all out in their second innings on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies on Sunday....
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PPL may prove disastrous: Miandad
LAHORE, May 26: Former skipper Javed Miandad has said that the Pakistan version of the Indian Premier League may be detrimental to the game in the country....
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Strauss century guides England to victory over New Zealand
MANCHESTER (England), May 26: Andrew Strauss struck his 12th Test century on Monday to help England complete a remarkable six-wicket victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the second Test at Old Trafford....
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Umar Gul, Ganguly shine in facile win
KOLKATA, May 26: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Saurav Ganguly came out firing all guns to score an unbeaten 86, while Umar Gul chipped in with a brilliant all-round performance to help...
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Dravid quashes reports of quitting
NEW DELHI, May 26: Peace seems to be finally prevailing in the Bangalore Royal Challengers camp after a disastrous run in the Indian Premier League. With back-to-back wins in the last...
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Aisam looking forward to the challenge
LAHORE, May 26: The pair of Pakistan’s top tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna have been handed a tough first round draw in the French Open Tennis Championships....
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Gough to quit
LEEDS (England), May 26: Former England fast bowler and current Yorkshire captain Darren Gough will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the 2008 season....
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Big names stutter before rain stops play at French Open
PARIS, May 26: Roger Federer, Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic all ran into a spot of bother on Monday before emerging unscathed to kick-start their French Open campaigns....
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Tuba First scores hat-trick of victories at LRC
LAHORE, May 26: Three-year-old bay filly Tuba First completed a hat-trick of victories when she overwhelmed her seven opponents to land the over 1,200 metres feature event during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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Playing in India excites Kahn
KOLKATA, May 26: Germany’s famed goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is excited to be playing in India during his farewell season as Bayern Munich makes a push into the huge emerging market....
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Essa Laboratory lift men, women titles: Karachi TT Championships
KARACHI, May 26: Hurriedly formed yet formidable Essa Laboratory lifted the men and women’s team event trophies in the 36th Karachi Table Tennis championships, outplaying their opponents in the finals at Islamia Club on Monday....
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Karachi boxing team named
KARACHI, May 26: The Karachi City Boxing Association (KCBA) on Monday named a 12-member team, comprising six junior and six senior pugilists, to take part in the Mirpurkhas boxing tournament to...
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Shujaat becomes PJF president
ISLAMABAD, May 26: Colonel Rana Shujaat Ali of the Army Sports Directorate and Masood Ahmed of the NWFP were elected as president and secretary general of the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) on Monday....
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Ex-tt player Shaheen expires
KARACHI, May 26: Former international table tennis player Shaheen Latif died in a Lahore hospital Monday evening after protracted illness. He was 56....
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National junior bodybuilding next month
LAHORE, May 26: The second National Junior bodybuilding championship will be held in Islamabad from June 21....
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Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship
LAHORE, May 26: Four players of Pakistani origin settled in England and Germany will be contesting for the top honour under the newly-appointed captain Zahid Hameed in the South Asian Football...
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PFF delegation to attend FIFA moot in Australia
LAHORE, May 26: A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) left the city on Monday for Sydney, Australia, to attend the 58th FIFA Congress, which will be held on Thursday....
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AKU, IoBM in varsity soccer semis
KARACHI, May 26: Hosts Aga Khan University (AKU) and Institute of Business Management (IoBM) beat their respective opponents to complete the semi-final line-up at the 6th AKU Inter-university football tournament 2008...
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Ribery voted best player
BERLIN, May 26: France midfielder Franck Ribery was voted Bundesliga player of the year in a poll of 268 league players published in Kicker newspaper on Monday....
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