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Shoaib Malik confident of staying on as Pakistan captain
KARACHI, Sept 2: With speculations rife that he might be sacked as captain, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik on Tuesday countered the charges of team’s poor performance under him.... 
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Misbah brushes aside captaincy speculations
LAHORE, Sept 2: Pakistan cricket team’s vice captain Misbah-ul-Haq has rejected the idea of his elevation as captain, saying he has no desire for leadership....
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PHF ignores four ex-captains among 37 invited for camp: 4-nation tournament in Germany
LAHORE, Sept 2: Four senior hockey players — all former captains — were sidelined on Tuesday as Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) invited 37 probables for a training camp, to be set-up...
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Afridi, Laxman in war of words over IPL captaincy
KARACHI, Sept 2: Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained that the Indian lacks aggression....
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Lack of professional handling has ruined squash: Jahangir
KARACHI, Sept 2: Squash legend Jahangir Khan has attributed the downfall of the game to the non-professional handling of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) officials....
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Farhan is Pakistan’s top-ranked squash player
ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Farhan Mehboob has become Pakistan’s leading squash player after improving his world ranking to world No 26 from world No 33, as Aamir Atlas Khan fell on the...
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Williams sisters gear up for family reunion in quarter-finals
NEW YORK, Sept 2: The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion on centre court at the US Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a tiebreaking, sibling clash in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows....
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Shoaib Akhtar raring to regain rhythm at Surrey
 KARACHI, Sept 2: Fit-again Shoaib Akhtar vowed on Tuesday to use a short stint with Surrey to mount a comeback at international level, saying he would do his best to help the English county side avoid relegation....
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Wasim Akram backs CA decision on Symonds
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: Pakistan’s great all-rounder Wasim Akram on Tuesday backed Cricket Australia’s (CA) move to send all-rounder Andrew Symonmds back home on disciplinary grounds....
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Symonds not to tour India: CA
DARWIN, Sept 2: Troubled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been told by Cricket Australia to get psychological help and will be not be part of the upcoming tour of India, a report said on Tuesday....
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ATP Bangalore Open cancelled after row
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: Angry Indian tennis chiefs on Tuesday vowed not to allow private bodies to organise ATP and WTA events in the country after two tournaments this year were cancelled....
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Hick calls it a day
LONDON, Sept 2: Former England batsman Graeme Hick announced on Tuesday he will retire from county cricket at the end of this season....
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Royal Deal, Geo Super eye win at LRC midweek races
LAHORE, Sept 2: A competitive card of six events has been chalked out for the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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PPFL takes Ramazan break after 80 matches
LAHORE, Sept 2: Striker Mohammad Asif hit a last-minute equaliser as National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) drew 1-1 with Afghan Football Club at Govt High School Ground, Chaman, on Monday night....
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Ali Hai wins Captain’s Cup Golf
KARACHI, Sept 2: Seasoned golfer Mohammad Ali Hai won the amateurs gross title (main event) in the annual Captain’s Cup which concluded at the Karachi Golf Club course on Sunday....
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A.O. Blues triumph
KARACHI, Sept 2: A.O. Blues whipped Remedial XI by 46 runs in the All Karachi Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 cricket tournament at the AKG Ground on Monday....
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IAAF ratifies Isinbayeva’s records
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), Sept 2: Two pole vault world records set by Yelena Isinbayeva were ratified on Tuesday by the International Association of Athletics Federations, but the Russian’s most recent record set at the Beijing Olympics is still pending....
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IOC team
LAUSANNE, Sept 2: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) created a panel on Tuesday to examine four candidate cities for Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The candidate cities are: Harbin, China; Innsbruck, Austria; Kuopio, Finland; and Lillehammer, Norway.—AP...
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Shazad Mohammadan triumph in PLF clash
KARACHI, Sept 2: Nazimabad Football Club and Usmanabad Union played a goalless draw while Shazad Mohammadan registered a 2-1 win against Karachi Kickers in the two KASB Premier League Football (PLF)...
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17 nations in hunt for berths: Golf World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2: Seventeen nations will tee off this month in the quest for the three remaining berths at golf’s lucrative World Cup in China, with Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore leading the hunt....
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