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ICC’s new deadline for task force arrival raises eyebrows: Champions Trophy
LAHORE, Aug 4: The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest decision to send its task force to Pakistan on Aug 10 instead of Aug 15 for monitoring the security situation for next... 
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Flag-hoisting ceremony held in Beijing: Pakistan contingent at Olympics
BEIJING, Aug. 4: Pakistan’s 37-member contingent had the first feel of their participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games at the colorful and impressive flag-hoisting ceremony here on Monday....
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Kevin Pietersen named England captain: ‘Captaincy won’t change my style’
LONDON, Aug 4: England appointed Kevin Pietersen as their new Test and ODI captain on Monday following Michael Vaughan’s resignation after the series loss to South Africa....
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World Team Squash Pakistan in last 16
ZURICH, Aug 4: Pakistan sailed into the last sixteen of the World Junior Mens Team Squash Championship in Zurich on Sunday by defeating Kuwait and Bermuda by identical margin of three matches to nil in its pool fixtures....
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Court order against PCB
LAHORE, Aug 4: A civil court judge has issued orders to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to not take any illegal or unlawful action against two office-bearers of the Pakistan Deaf Cricket Association (PDCA)....
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Dhoni honoured with India’s highest sporting award
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: India’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been awarded the country’s top sporting honour, cricket board officials said on Monday....
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Ireland qualify for 2009 World Twenty20
BELFAST (Ireland), Aug 4: Ireland became the first team to qualify for next year’s World Twenty20 Championships in England after labouring to a four-wicket victory over Kenya in the first semi-final of the qualifying tournament at Stormont here on Monday....
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Taufel urges Aussies to tour Pakistan
MELBOURNE, Aug 4: Urging the Australian cricket team to stop worrying about its safety in Pakistan, world’s leading umpire Simon Taufel on Monday called upon Ricky Ponting’s men to fearlessly tour the “friendly” nation for next month’s Champions Trophy....
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Gilchrist roots for T20 at Olympics
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: Former Australian star Adam Gilchrist has called for the inclusion of cricket’s Twenty20 format at the 2020 Olympics, saying it will help secure the global future of the game....
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Ijaz quits as financial irregularities mount
LAHORE, Aug 4: Former Test cricketer and member PCB Governing Board Ijaz Butt has resigned from the sub-committee formed to oversee the Avant Hotels Private Limited project, expressing apprehension over some of the financial irregularities, reliable sources told Dawn....
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‘History will judge Olympics’
BEIJING, Aug 4: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said on Monday that he believed the Beijing Olympics, which get underway on Friday, would prove to be a milestone in China’s transformation....
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Bopara replaces Vaughan
LONDON, Aug 4: Ravi Bopara has replaced Michael Vaughan in the England squad for the fourth and final Test against South Africa, the ECB said on Monday....
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Murray stuns Djokovic to claim first Masters title
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 4: Andy Murray upset Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-6 to win his first Masters Series title on Sunday....
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Pak Edition canters home with ease at LRC
LAHORE, Aug 4: Fancied chestnut colt Pak Edition crowned a magnificent weekend with an easy success during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Lahore Racecourse on Sunday....
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Faizan to face Sadan in final
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Eighteen matches were decided on the third day of the seventh Freedom Cup Junior tennis tournament at the PTF Tennis Complex on Monday....
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Army, Wapda and Pakistan Steel register victories
KARACHI, Aug 4: The three Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) matches played at three different venues of Karachi saw Army, Wapda and Pakistan Steel coming out victorious on Monday....
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Plea to help ailing footballer
KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Football Association South chairman Nasir Karim Baloch has requested government of Pakistan, Sindh government, Pakistan Sports Trust and Pakistan Sports Board to provide urgent financial assistance to the ailing football legend Turab Ali Baloch....
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Farhan fails to reach semis
KARACHI, Aug 4: Unseeded Farhan Mehboob, after brilliant outing in the Petrosport International Championship, bowed out of the $140,000 PSA Super Series Platinum squash event....
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PHA president elected
LAHORE, Aug 4: Khawaja Zarar Kalim has again been elected president of the Punjab Hockey Association (PHA) after Mian Imran Masood tendered his resignation from the post, a PHA press release announced on Monday....
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Data Steel with 134 points win bridge contest
KARACHI, Aug 4: Data Steel with 134 victory points (VPs) won the Aslam Memorial bridge tournament at the Aslam Bridge Hall on Sunday evening....
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Aisam triumphs in ATP Challenger
LAHORE, Aug 4: Aisam-ul-Haq of Pakistan and his partner Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico won the Belo Horizonte ATP Challenger Championship in Brazil defeating an all-Brazilian local favourite pair of Danial Silva and Caio Zampieri in the final....
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PCA cycle race
LAHORE, Aug 4: The Punjab Cycling Association (PCA) will hold a race from Lahore to Kasur on Aug 14 to celebrate the Independence Day....
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Hockey event from 21st
LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab Hockey Association, under the aegis of Pakistan Hockey Federation, will organise 28th Junior U-20 National championship from Aug 21 to 31 at the National Hockey Stadium....
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PBF course concludes
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Twenty one coaches participated in a seven-day coaching course organized by Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board which concluded on Monday....
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