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First domestic women’s Twenty20 tournament begins today
KARACHI, July 17: Quaid Park, the lush cricket ground of Karachi’s Steel Township, is set to become a field of dreams for the sixty or so girls competing in the inaugural... 
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PCB violated WADA code, says expert
KARACHI, July 17: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has violated the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code by making advance announcement that 30 players picked for the ICC Champions Trophy would be dope tested on coming weekend, an expert said....
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Bajwa plays down ugly incident: Jr Asia Cup
LAHORE, July 17: Playing down the brawl incident between Pakistan and Indian players during the Junior Asia Cup hockey semi-final on Wednesday the secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said there was...
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PHF urges FIH to raise Asia’s quota for Junior World Cup
KARACHI, July 17: Pakistan on Thursday urged the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to review their policy about the number of teams’ qualification for next year’s 9th Men’s Junior World Cup Hockey, to be staged jointly in Malaysia and Singapore....
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Flintoff returns to Test duty as England face South Africa today
LEEDS (England), July 17: Andrew Flintoff will start a Test match for the first time in 18 months when England play South Africa on Friday....
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Murali is bigger threat than Mendis: Harbhajan
NEW DELHI, July 17: Harbhajan Singh does not doubt mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis’ potentials but the star off-spinner believes it is old trickster Muttiah Muralitharan who would pose bigger threat for the Indian batsmen in the forthcoming Test series....
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Tillekeratne denies being sacked
COLOMBO, July 17: Sri Lanka’s national cricket team manager and ex-captain Hashan Tillekeratne denied reports that he had been sacked from his post just two days after being appointed....
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Bradman-signed bats stolen in Darwin
DARWIN (Australia), July 17: Four bats signed by cricket’s greatest batsman Sir Donald Bradman have been stolen from a sports venue in the far northern city of Darwin....
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National cricket camp from 22nd
ABBOTTABAD, July 17: Pakistan cricket team’s physical fitness and training camp will be set up at Abbottabad from July 22-28, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials confirmed on Thursday....
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CA unaware of ECB Twenty20 plans
SYDNEY, July 17: Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday it knew nothing about reports that a team from Down Under was set to be part of a new Twenty20 competition in England....
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NZ begin search for new coach
WELLINGTON, July 17: New Zealand started the search for a new national cricket coach on Thursday, saying it was offering an opportunity of a lifetime to a world-class candidate with a proven track record....
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Shabbir edges past opponents at Sindh Open Golf
KARACHI, July 17: Seasoned golfer Mohammad Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad Golf Club surged to the top in the Open category after playing second round of six under par 66 for a...
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Simon reaches quarters in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, July 17: Frenchman Gilles Simon raced through the third set to defeat Germany’s Benjamin Becker on Wednesday and advance to the quarter-finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships....
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Major revamping after Olympics: Sports Minister
LAHORE, July 17: The Federal Sports Minister Najamuddin Khan, stated on Thursday that sound and effective majors will be taken to revamp the entire sports culture of the country as the present system is erratic and faulty....
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Foreign players to feature in WISPA event
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Players from Malaysia, Russia, England and Australia have sent entries to the Women’s International Squash Players Association (WISPA) to participate in the fourth POF WISPA International Squash Championship, to be organised by the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF)....
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Arvesen wins 11th stage as Evans retains lead: Tour de France
FOIX (France), July 17: Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway, riding for CSC, won the 11th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday, 167.5km of racing between Lannemezan and here, crossing...
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Aqeel Khan to compete in India
KARACHI, July 17: Davis Cupper Aqeel Khan will travel to India next month to feature in two back-to-back ITF Challengers and as many ITF Futures during August-September....
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Zone-V, VI and VII reach U-15 semi-finals
KARACHI, July 17: Zone-V, Zone-VI and Zone-VII entered the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 Cricket Championship semi-finals after recording victories against their respective opponents on Wednesday....
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Women’s judo from Aug 15
KARACHI, July 17: A three-day National Judo Championship for women under the auspicious of the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) will commence from Aug 15 at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad....
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Diya to face WP in key encounter today
KARACHI, July 17: Karachi’s Diya Women’s Football Club and Lahore’s WP Club — Wednesday’s winners in the Super Four stage of the first National Women’s Football Club Championship — will be...
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