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Majid Khan blasts PCB for messing up Pakistan cricket
Addressing a crowded press conference here on Friday, Majid said: “Financinal irregularities are on in the PCB and public accounts committee should intervene to bring the real picture before the nation.”... 
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Federer eases into Wimbledon’s last 16 stage
LONDON, June 27: Five-time champion Roger Federer eased into the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday only to find Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 winner, standing in his way of making the quarter-finals....
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Spain outclass Russia 3-0 in Euro semi-final
VIENNA, June 27: Spain reached the European Championship final for the first time in 24 years on Thursday when they turned on the style to overwhelm Russia 3-0 and set up a meeting with Germany in Sunday’s final....
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ICC keeps SA as alternative venue: Champions Trophy
NEW DELHI, June 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has put South Africa on standby as a possible Champions Trophy venue, but insists that Pakistan remains its first choice as hosts, an ICC source said on Friday....
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Asia Cup Super Four stage to witness fierce contest
KARACHI, June 27: After mostly lop-sided matches in the preliminary round, the stage is now set for some engrossing tussles in the Super Four phase of the ninth Asia Cup cricket tournament, which begins from Saturday at the National Stadium....
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Rauf replaces injured Umar
KARACHI, June 27: Pakistan suffered a crippling blow on Friday when Umar Gul, their key paceman, was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Asia Cup with a damaged rib muscle....
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South Koreans upset Dutch as Aussies down Germany
ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands), June 27: Australia moved atop the table of the men’s field hockey Champions Trophy alongside Spain and Argentina after notching up a 3-1 win over Germany here on Thursday....
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We didn’t play to our strength: Aisam
Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq and his Indian partner Rohan Bhopanna failed to repeat their first round performance and crashed out in straight sets to little-known Spanish team of M....
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Naveen to face Shehram in snooker final
KARACHI, June 27: Naveen Perwani will meet Shehram Changezi in the final of the 12th Style Snooker Cup after defeating their respective rivals at the Karachi Club on Friday evening....iated with the federation....
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Wapda bow out of AFC qualifiers
KARACHI, June 27: Bangladesh’s Abahani FC sent Wapda packing 1-0 as Nepal Police FC after drawing 2-2 with Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ reached the semi-finals of the 4th AFC President’s Cup qualifiers at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Thursday....
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Muralitharan, Ganguly lead Asian awards
KARACHI, June 27: Former Indian captain Saurav Ganguly capped a memorable comeback by becoming the first recipient of the Asian Cricketer of the Year Award at a function held here on Friday....
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PFF appoints development officer
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has appointed Muhammad Irfan Niazi as the honorary PFF Development Officer for Islamabad, Northern Areas (NA), Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) — regions affiliated with the federation....
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‘Security for Asia Cup fantastic’
LAHORE, June 27: Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter said on Friday he saw no reason why Pakistan cannot host the ICC Champions Trophy in September, describing security measures as “fantastic”....
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Brazil honours 1958 heroes
BRASILIA, June 27: Brazil honoured the great Pele on Thursday and the other eight surviving players from its maiden World Cup triumph in 1958, a victory that put the nation on...
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PHF invites 33 in Olympics training camp
LAHORE, June 27: The Pakistan Hockey Federation has invited 33 players to attend a training camp for the Beijing Olympics....
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Fired-up India outclass Pakistan
KARACHI, June 27: Pakistan were taught a harsh lesson on Thursday night when India made short work of a challenging target in the vital Group ‘B’ fixture of the Asia Cup...
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Railways lead on opening day at National Judo
KARACHI, June 27: The opening day one of the three-day National Judo Championship, being organised by the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF), saw Pakistan Railways bag the highest number of gold medals in the sparring matches judged in four weight categories....
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Snow Fall completes hat-trick at LRC
LAHORE, June 27: Fancied filly Snow Fall galloped to victory by a big margin in the feature event to complete a hat-trick of wins during the day/night midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the flood-lit Racecourse on Wednesday evening....
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Five-wicket Mendis hands Sri Lanka big win
LAHORE, June 27: Off-spinner Ajantha Mendis’ recorded a five-wicket haul as defending champions Sri Lanka outplayed a spirited United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 142 runs in a Group ‘A’ match to...
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Abbas, Fahim qualify for second round
KARACHI, June 27: Syed Abbas Raza and Fahim Ramzan advanced to the second round of men’s singles event of the Sindh Ranking tennis championship at PN Karsaz courts on Friday....
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Lippi named Italy coach
ROME, June 27: Italy recalled World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi on Thursday to replace Roberto Donadoni following their Euro 2008 failure....
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