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SL demands $1m from PCB for tri-series in SA
KARACHI, Sept 3: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has demanded $1 million from Pakistan to send its team for the unscheduled one-Day series in South Africa.... 
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Time for Kumble to go, says Wasim
NEW DELHI, Sept 3: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that it is time for India’s Test captain Anil Kumble to bow out of the game and hand over the reins to Mahendra Singh Dhoni....
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Australia wallop BD to wrap up one-day series
DARWIN (Australia), Sept 3: Australia thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets in their second one-day international here on Wednesday, as the visitors continued their miserable run of form with the bat....
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Criticism doesn’t bother me anymore: Malik
LAHORE, Sept 3: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Wednesday said he had become used to criticism on his captaincy and was now taking it in a positive way....
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Bowling to Sehwag was really tough: Mendis
NEW DELHI, Sept 3: Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis on Wednesday said the swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag right was the only Indian batsman he found difficult to bowl to in the recently-concluded Test and ODI series....
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Sports committee to review PHF, POA performance
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on sports will review the performance of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) in a meeting on Thursday, said an official announcement....
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Prince Nadal honoured
MADRID, Sept 3: Wimbledon and French Open champion Rafael Nadal won the prestigious Prince of Asturias sports award on Wednesday, adding more glitter to his already incredible season on the tennis tour....
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Man City owners want Ronaldo for £135m
LONDON, Sept 3: Manchester City''s new billionaire Arab owners say they are willing to pay 135 million pounds (210 million dollars) to land Cristiano Ronaldo from the Red side of the city....
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Smith delighted with South Africa showing
CAPE TOWN, Sept 3: South Africa captain Graeme Smith is proud of his team’s achievements this season despite being outplayed by England in the one-day series....
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England elect to field as rain delays start
CARDIFF, Sept 3: England won the toss and elected to field after rain delayed the start of the fifth and final One-day International by two hours here on Wednesday....
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Udal to lead Middlesex
LONDON, Sept 3: Former England off-spinner Shaun Udal will captain Middlesex for the remainder of the season in the absence of the injured Ed Smith, the county cricket side confirmed on Tuesday....
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Federer survives, Djokovic crawls in five-set marathons
NEW YORK, Sept 3: The iron will of Roger Federer and the burning desire of Novak Djokovic carried them into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Tuesday....
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Royal Deal leads all the way to win LRC feature event
LAHORE, Sept 3: Fancied three-year-old filly Royal Deal proved the superiority of her bloodline while winning the feature event of the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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King Kahn bids adieu
MUNICH, Sept 3: Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn bowed out of the game on Tuesday after 20 years as a professional, his testimonial at Bayern’s Allianz-Arena finishing 1-1 between Bayern and a German select XI....
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Ghani win as Gharib Nawaz hold Lal Bakhsh
KARACHI, Sept 3: Ghani XI beat Baloch Mujahid 2-0 while Lal Bakhsh Memorial levelled with Gharib Nawaz Dalmia 3-3 in the two KASB Premier League Football (PLF) matches played under floodlights...
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Army hockey team to compete in 8-nation event
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: A strong 16-member Pakistan Army hockey team left for Seoul (South Korea) on Tuesday night to participate in the elite 8-Team Donghae Mayor Cup Asian club hockey tournament....
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Karachi Blues thump Faisalabad
KARACHI, Sept 3: Shahzeb Hasan struck a belligerent 77 off just 26 balls as Karachi Blues inflicted a six-wicket defeat on Faisalabad in the National Under-19 Inter-regional one-day cricket tournament on Wednesday....
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Pakistan TT squad to vie in India
KARACHI, Sept 3: An eight-member Pakistan team leaves for Lahore on way to Mumbai by train on Saturday to compete in the ITTF world juniors’ table tennis tournament India Open being held at Pune from Sept 11 to 14....
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Faraz shines
KARACHI, Sept 3: A fine all-round performance by Faraz Ahmed Khan inspired Dewan Motors to a 39-run victory over Sky Towers in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Trophy at the AKG Ground here the other day....
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China set to dazzle on and off the field in Paralympics
BEIJING, Sept 3: Still basking in the glory of staging a successful Olympics, China is about to step into the limelight again with what promises to be a dazzling Paralympics in which its athletes will dominate....
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Khalid excels in Ramazan cricket
KARACHI, Sept 3: Opener Khalid Latif hammered an enterprising half-century to help defending champions Medicam CC defeat Ideal CC by 33 runs in the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for State Life Trophy at the KG Ground on Wednesday....
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Powell equals second quickest 100m time
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), Sept 3: Former world record holder Asafa Powell equalled the second fastest time ever over 100 metres when he clocked 9.72 seconds at the Lausanne Grand Prix on Tuesday....
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Pakistan golf team for Australia tour named
KARACHI, Sept 3: The selection committee of the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) on Wednesday named a three-member Pakistan team for the World Amateur golf championship for Eisenhower Trophy to be staged in Adelaide, Australia, from Oct 16 to 19....
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Seven foreign teams confirm participation: Tour de Pakistan
LAHORE, Sept 3: Seven foreign teams have confirmed their participation in the 14th Tour de Pakistan cycle race to be held from Nov 16 to 28....
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