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England players may boycott mega event, say media reports: Champions Trophy in Pakistan
LONDON, June 21: Senior England players have threatened to revolt against their board and boycott the Champions Trophy... 
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Australia, NZ concerned about safety in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, June 21: In the wake of recent debate whether Pakistan is a ‘secure and terrorism-free’ state to hold the ICC Champions Trophy in September, Australia and New Zealand governments have...
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Top security to appease players, says Vettori
BRISTOL, June 21: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori did his best on Friday to allay growing security concerns about staging the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy in Pakistan this year....
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Minnows Hong Kong look to gain valuable experience in Asia Cup
KARACHI, June 21: Hong Kong skipper Tabarak Dar has described the forthcoming Asia Cup as an excellent opportunity for his largely inexperienced cricket side to lock horns with the cricketing powers such as Pakistan and India....
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Marshall guides WI home in 11-over slog
BRIDGETOWN, June 21: Xavier Marshall hit a sparkling 36 in 15 balls to lift West Indies to a seven-wicket victory over Australia in the rain-reduced one-off Twenty20 International on Friday....
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PPL renamed Twenty20 Super League: PCB approves budget for 2009
LAHORE, June 21: The Pakistan Premier League (PPL) on Saturday was renamed Twenty20 Super League by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which is hoping to stage the event sometime in September next year....
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Asif could be asked to pay legal expenses
LAHORE, June 21: Controversial fast bowler Mohammad Asif may be asked to pay for the legal expenses incurred by the Pakistan Cricket Board while defending him against allegations of possessing an illegal substance, PCB Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Saturday....
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BCCI interested in Test championship
NEW DELHI, June 21: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has received a shot in its arm on hosting a Test championship with Indian cricket board showing keen interest in the concept....
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Thailand to miss Junior Asia Cup
KARACHI, June 21: Thailand has pulled out of the sixth Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, India, from July 8 to 18, a spokesman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation announced on Saturday....
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Broad-inspired England restrict New Zealand
BRISTOL (England), June 21: Stuart Broad led an impressive England bowling display in the third One-day International on Saturday when New Zealand were restricted to 182 all out in their 50 overs....
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Comeback kings Turkey outsmart Croatia in penalty shootout
VIENNA, June 21: Turkey equalised in dramatic style with the last kick of extra time before beating Croatia on penalties after their breathtaking Euro 2008 quarter-final ended 1-1 on Friday....
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Flintoff tastes first-ball duck on return
LONDON, June 21: Andrew Flintoff’s long-awaited return from injury ended in dismal disappointment on Friday when he was out for a first-ball duck in Lancashire’s Twenty20 Cup defeat by Yorkshire at Old Trafford....
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Raikkonen takes pole for French Grand Prix
MAGNY-COURS (France), June 21: Defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen lived up to his promise on Saturday when he claimed pole position for Ferrari for Sunday’s French Grand Prix....
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Wapda squad off to Malaysia
LAHORE, June 21: Six-time national champions Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) left for Selangor, Malaysia, in the early hours of Saturday to take part in the fourth AFC President’s...
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Rizwan, Atiq fall in final: Badminton
KARACHI, June 21: Pakistan pair of Rizwan Azam and Mohammad Atiq fell in the final of the Nepal International badminton tournament’s doubles event in Kathmandu on Saturday....
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STTA names squads
KARACHI, June 21: The Sindh Table Tennis Association (STTA) on Saturday named its boys and girls teams for the upcoming 15th National juniors’ table tennis championships being held at Quetta from June 25 to 28....
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Venus seeks relishing rare luxury at Wimbledon
LONDON, June 21: For Venus Williams, returning to Wimbledon as defending champion allows her to enjoy a luxury she cannot get at any other tournament....
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Cricket wins back recognition in Canada
TORONTO, June 21: Canada, which had declared cricket as its national game way back in 1867 but later lost it to baseball and ice hockey, rehabilitated the sport on Friday....
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Subh-e-Nau awarded PTF membership
ISLAMABAD, June 21: The Pakistan Tennis Federation, in a historic move on saturday, granted affiliation to Subh-e-Nau which is an NGO working for tennis since 1990....
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Radwanska meets Petrova in Eastbourne final
EASTBOURNE (England), June 21: Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska beat second seed Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-3 in a hard-fought match to join Nadia Petrova in the Eastbourne International final on Friday....
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Buoyant Spain geared up for Italian test
VIENNA, June 21: Italy go into Sunday’s Euro 2008 quarter-final against Spain knowing that their group stage form has made the world champions look like underdogs....
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Bacaradi set to bounce back with a bang
KARACHI, June 21: Four-year-old dark bay filly Bacaradi looks poised to reassert her prowess should she land the supporting event in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Slam pretenders hope to find feet on grass
LONDON, June 21: While Roger Federer and Venus Williams set their sights again on the top prize at Wimbledon, two of their aspiring counterparts head into the grasscourt slam with less lofty aspirations....
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Woods’ absence in Ryder Cup to fire up US team: Faldo
LONDON, June 21: An American team without Tiger Woods in the Ryder Cup could be just as dangerous if it uses his absence as motivation, Europe captain Nick Faldo said on Friday....
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Olympic torch passes safely through Tibet
LHASA (Tibet), June 21: Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet’s capital Lhasa on Saturday, just three months after deadly riots against China’s rule here....
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Adnan to lead Zone-VI
KARACHI, June 21: Off-spinner Adnan Kaleem has been named to lead a 25-member KCCA Zone-VI squad in the PCB Senior Inter-district cricket tournament starting next week....
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Tennis stars join gold rush for ‘fifth Grand Slam’
HONG KONG, June 21: The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. And this year, a fifth Grand Slam: the Beijing Olympics....
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Florida Judge refuses to suspend Gatlin
RALEIGH (North Carolina), June 21: A federal judge on Friday issued an order prohibiting athletics officials from preventing suspended Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin from competition, including next week’s US...
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Can Velocity do what Aunab couldn’t at Lahore races today?
LAHORE, June 21: Three-year-old colt Velocity looks like the better proposition when in quest of his maiden victory during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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Australia to convince FIFA over 2018 Cup
SYDNEY, June 21: Australia’s football boss Frank Lowy says Australia will convince the game’s global powerbrokers to bring the 2018 World Cup down under, reports said on Saturday....
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