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Shoaib, Asif and Umar likely to feature among probables: Champions Trophy squad
LAHORE, July 9: The national cricket selectors have decided to include the pace trio of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul in the list of probables for September’s ICC Champions Trophy.... 
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Two Pakistan athletes test positive for doping: Shah, Noshee unlikely to get wild-card entries
ISLAMABAD, July 9: Two Pakistani athletes, in contention for next month’s Olympic-bound squad, are likely to be pulled off the track after they tested positive for doping, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) said on Wednesday....
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Saleh, Sajjad snatch victories in Thailand
KARACHI, July 9: Pakistan’s Saleh Mohammad made a spectacular start in the 6-Red International snooker championship by notching-up three straight wins in Bangkok, Thailand....
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England wary of South Africa pace battery: First Test at Lord’s starts today
LONDON, July 9: South Africa will display bowling firepower reminiscent of the great the West Indies side of the 1980s at Lord’s on Thursday when they start their campaign to win...
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South Africa surpass England in ICC Test rankings
LONDON, July 9: South Africa have moved above England in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship standings on the eve of their four-match series....
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Groundsmen threaten to commit suicide over pay
NEW DELHI, July 9: Groundsmen at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens have threatened to commit suicide if the cricket authorities do not meet their financial demands, including five months’ back pay, media reported on Wednesday....
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Sri Lanka contract dispute heats up
COLOMBO, July 9: A protracted contract dispute between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its players has reached boiling point just weeks before India are due to tour there....
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We’re prepared to win Junior Asia Cup, says Jahangir
LAHORE, July 9: Junior hockey team’s manager-cum-chief coach Jahangir Butt has said his side is fully prepared to win the Junior Asia Cup which will commence in Hyderabad, India, from Friday....
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Olympic hockey probables to be shortlisted today
LAHORE, July 9: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will be holding day-long trials on Thursday for shortlisting of probables in the ongoing Beijing Olympic hockey training camp underway at the National Hockey Stadium since June 30....
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Mendis gets double promotion in army
COLOMBO, July 9: Sri Lanka’s new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis has been given a double promotion in the army after his exploits in the Asia Cup final, officials said on Wednesday....
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90 golfers lock horns from 16th: Sindh Open Golf
KARACHI, July 9: The 10th Sindh Open golf championship will be held at the Arabian Sea Country Club from July 16 to 18, Sindh Golf Association secretary Asad I....
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Flintoff’s all-round show goes in vain
LONDON, July 9: Dawid Malan’s blistering century saw Middlesex into the final day of English cricket’s Twenty20 Cup as they beat Lancashire by 12 runs in the quarter-final at The Oval despite a fine all-round display from Andrew Flintoff....
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Calleri cruises into second round at Stuttgart
STUTTGART (Germany), July 9: Sixth-seeded Agustin Calleri beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the rain-plagued Stuttgart Cup on Tuesday....
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POA to discourage parallel bodies
LAHORE, July 9: The Punjab Olympic Association (POA) has started taking steps to discourage the formation of parallel bodies in the province....
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Aisam downs German Davis Cup winner
LAHORE, July 9: Pakistan’s ace tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq toppled German Davis Cup winner Benjamin Becker in the opening round of the International Hall of Fame ATP Championship in New Port, US, according to the information received here on Wednesday....
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Schumacher wins fourth stage: Tour de France
CHOLET (France), July 9: German Stefan Schumacher caught the favourites out to snatch the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey with victory in the fourth stage, a 29.5-km...
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Tahir spins Zone-V to victory
KARACHI, July 9: Left-arm spinner Mohammad Tahir captured six wickets to spin Zone-V to a six-wicket win over Zone-II in the KCCA Under-15 Inter-zonal cricket tournament at the Landhi Gymkhana on Tuesday....
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Indian TT players shine
KARACHI, July 9: Indian boys and girls dominated the team events on the opening day of South Asian table tennis championship by winning both Cadet and Junior events at the Habib Pubic School Gymnasium on Wednesday....
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Kazakhstan beat Pakistan juniors
LAHORE, July 9: Kazakhstan’s senior team thrashed the Pakistan junior team 3-0 in the President of Kazakhstan International Volleyball Tournament at Almaty, according to information received here....
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