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‘Foreign security groups gave favourable reports about Pakistan’: PSL to be launched next year: PCB chief
ABBOTTABAD, July 26: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played from September 2009 while six teams will be participating in the Twenty20 League Championship.... 
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Murali, Mendis help Sri Lanka rout India by record margin
COLOMBO, July 26: Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis made a mockery of India’s strong batting reputation as Sri Lanka won the opening Test by a record innings and 239 runs here on Saturday....
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Afridi may miss T20 event in Canada
KARACHI, July 26: Pakistan’s experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi may miss next month’s four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said here on Saturday....
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Players’ boycott may lead to new crisis in world cricket: Champions Trophy
KARACHI, July 26: Hours after reconfirming Pakistan as the country to host the Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council (ICC) now braces itself for a mass boycott of players from the sport’s second most prestigious tournament....
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Butts appointed WI chief selector
BRIDGETOWN, July 26: Former West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts, , has been appointed the chairman of selectors, the West Indies Cricket Board announced after a two-day meeting in St Lucia....
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Underpaid official sacked by ICC Secretariat
LAHORE, July 25: Some of the ICC Champions Trophy Secretariat staff have not been paid salaries according to the specified remuneration proposed by the game’s governing body, Dawn learnt on Friday....
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Malik fails to give credit to Misbah: Win against India in Asia Cup
KARACHI, July 26: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, speaking to a private television channel on Friday, insisted that although his deputy Misbah-ul-Haq led Pakistan to a grand win over India in an...
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Duminy smashes ton as SA pile up runs
WORCESTER (England), July 26: Opener J.P. Duminy smashed 166 to help South Africa to 397-3 on the opening day of their three-day tour match against Bangladesh ‘A’ here on Friday....
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We will bounce back, says Kumble
COLOMBO, July 26: India skipper Anil Kumble said on Saturday he was confident his team would bounce back in the three-Test series against Sri Lanka after crashing to a comprehensive defeat in the opening match here....
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England bring back Harmison for third Test
LONDON, July 26: England have recalled Stephen Harmison to their 13-man squad announced on Saturday for the third Test against South Africa starting at Edgbaston on Wednesday....
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Laxman’s county deal off
LONDON, July 26: India batsman Vangipurappu Laxman’s planned move to Nottinghamshire has fallen through after the deal was vetoed by the India Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI), the English county said....
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Champion Djokovic falls as Nadal survives scare
TORONTO, July 26: Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost to Andy Murray in the Toronto Masters quarter-finals but Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal survived a scare to advance on Friday....
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Chavanel rewarded for his efforts with stage 19 win: Tour de France
MONTLUCON (France), July 26: Sylvain Chavanel’s persistence was rewarded on Friday with a first stage victory on the Tour de France....
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Tevez set for record transfer to Man United
LONDON, July 26: Manchester United will sign Argentine Carlos Tevez for a British transfer record fee of 32 million pounds ($63.52 million), according to media reports on Saturday....
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Sana claims double crown
KARACHI, July 26: Prodigy Sana Erum proved her mettle when she clinched a double crown in the ongoing Islamia Club Juniors’ Open table tennis tournament at their premises on Saturday....
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Ferguson to advise on United’s successor
JOHANNESBURG, July 26: David Gill, Manchester United’s chief executive, has admitted the club will seek the opinion of Sir Alex Ferguson before naming his successor when the Old Trafford manager finally retires....
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Minister backs foreign quota plan: Premier League
LONDON, July 26: Premier League clubs should have a quota of English players to boost home-grown talent, a leading British government minister said on Saturday....
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Powell sprints to 100 metres success at London GP
LONDON, July 26: Former world record holder Asafa Powell won the 100 metres final at the London Grand Prix athletics meeting on Friday in 9.94 seconds running into a slight head wind....
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PMC beat PIA in PPFL encounter
KARACHI, July 26: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) drew 0-0 and Punjab Medical College (PMC), Faisalabad, beat Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 1-0 in the Pakistan Premier...
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Cyclist fired over suspected doping
MONTLUCON, July 26: Russian cyclist Vladimir Gusev has been fired by Astana on suspicion of doping, the team said on Friday....
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Rovers secure Robinson deal
BLACKBURN (England), July 26: Blackburn Rovers on Friday signed Tottenham’s England goalkeeper Paul Robinson for 3.5 million pounds (4.44 million euros), the Lancashire club announced....
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Karachi Colts win
KARACHI, July 26: Obaid and Musharraf steered Karachi Colts to 44-34 victory over Civil Club in the opening match of under-14 basketball tournament at the floodlit Arambagh court on Friday night....
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Blassom looks to set KRC turf on fire with hat-trick
KARACHI, July 26: Having won two races on the trot, three-year-old bay filly Blassom is on course for a hat-trick should she land the feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Pak Edition favourite to win today
LAHORE, July 26: Three-year-old chestnut colt Pak Edition who is consistently showing improvement in each running should win the feature event during the day/ night Lahore Summer Meeting at the floodlit Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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‘Up to 40 doping cases expected at Beijing Games’
BRUSSELS, July 26: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge expects up to 40 athletes to be caught doping at the Beijing Olympics, compared to 26 at the 2004 Athens Games....
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18 probables turn up for Sindh women’s soccer trials
KARACHI, July 26: Some 18 probables turned up at the National Coaching Centre on Saturday at the Karachi trials held by the Sindh Women’s Football Association to select a Sindh women’s...
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