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SC rejects PCB appeal over relief to Saleem
ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by upholding Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order of granting an interim relief by reinstating... 
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PCB chief says terrorists can’t defeat cricket: Hopeful to host Champions Trophy
ISLAMABAD, July 8: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has rejected the impression that there is any threat to the game of cricket in Pakistan after the country witnessed incidents of bomb blasts in Karachi and Islamabad....
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ICC to spend $300m for game’s development
NEW DELHI, July 8: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will pump in around $300 million to develop the game worldwide, the governing body announced on Tuesday....
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SL replace Zimbabwe for England tour
LONDON, July 8: Sri Lanka will play two Tests and three One-day Internationals in England next April and May, stepping into the fixture gap created by England’s decision to break off cricket relations with Zimbabwe....
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Dravid, Ganguly ignored for Champions Trophy
MUMBAI, July 8: India’s cricket selectors on Tuesday left out batsmen Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in September, raising doubts over the veterans’ one-day careers....
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Boucher, Kallis eager to make amends
LONDON, July 8: South African veterans Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher said on Monday they are raring to go for the Test series against England starting on Thursday, given their 2-1...
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Exhausted Dhoni opts out of SL Tests, Tendulkar returns
MUMBAI, July 8: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday took the rare step of opting out of India’s Test tour of Sri Lanka due to fatigue, while Sachin Tendulkar returned to the squad after recovering from a groin strain....
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Weightlifting team named
LAHORE, July 8: The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation on Tuesday announced its five-member youth team to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Pune, India, from Oct 12 to 18....
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Hero and villain emerge from South Africa
LONDON, July 8: A bitter-sweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport....
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‘Lampard to remain at Chelsea’
LONDON, July 8: New manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Tuesday that Frank Lampard would remain at Chelsea for this season and beyond, underlining the club’s refusal to consider any offers for the England midfielder....
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Twenty20 game called off over ineligible player
LONDON, July 8: Controversy reigned on Monday after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called off the English Twenty20 Cup quarter-final match between Durham and Yorkshire over an ineligible player....
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Ponting worried about Test cricket’s future
MELBOURNE, July 8: Australian captain Ricky Ponting thinks that Test cricket — the game’s very traditional format — isn’t in an encouraging state, insisting that international players have a duty to...
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US Open offers $20m as prize money
WHITE PLAINS (New York), July 8: Total prize money at the US Open will top $20 million for the first time this year, with the men and women’s singles champions each earning a tournament-record $1.5...
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PFF congress replaces two BFA representatives
LAHORE, July 8: Two of the three representatives of of the Balochistan Football Association (BFA) have been replaced due to a no-confidence motion passed in the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Congress on Tuesday, Dawn has learnt....
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Sindh claim trophy: Swimming
PESHAWAR, July 8: Sindh snatched overall trophy by securing 396 points in the third All-Pakistan NWFP Governor Age Group swimming championship at the Adil Khan Pool here on Tuesday....
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PFF decides to hold rematch
KARACHI, July 8: The appeal’s committee of the Pakistan Football Federation has decided to hold a rematch between the two Karachi league toppers — Karachi Kickers and Diya Women’s Football Club — of the National Inter-club Women’s football championship....
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Bay Baray Lal on hat-trick at LRC
LAHORE, July 8: Baray Lal, who put up an outstanding performance and powered clear of his rivals to score two back-to-back victories, will be on the trot to complete a hat-trick...
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Valverde, Evans keep strength for time trial
NANTES (France), July 8: France celebrated a double success on the third stage of the Tour de France, while race favourites Alejandro Valverde and Cadel Evans kept their strength for Tuesday’s crucial time trial....
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Moiz bags seven as Zone-VI triumph
KARACHI, July 8: Medium pacer Moiz-ul-Hasan claimed seven wickets to bowl Zone-VI to a resounding ten-wicket victory over Zone-III in the KCCA Inter-zonal cricket tournament at Public School ground on Monday....
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Acasuso makes early exit at Stuttgart Cup
STUTTGART (Germany), July 8: Shortly after Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Stuttgart Cup, Albert Montanes of Spain upset seventh-seeded Jose Acasuso 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Monday in the first round....
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Jalil overcomes Abid in straight sets
KARACHI, July 8: Jalil Khan defeated Abid Ali Akbar in straight sets (6-2, 6-2) in the quarter-final of men’s singles of the Subh-e-Nau National Hard Court tennis championship at the Model Club here on Tuesday....
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Women T20 championship from 18th
LAHORE, July 8: The first National Women Twenty20 Quadrangular cricket championship will be held in Karachi from July 18 to 27....
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