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| September 13, 2008 | Saturday | Ramazan 12, 1429 |
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Shakeel named to lead hockey squad in Germany
KARACHI, Sept 12: Shakeel Abbasi has been named to lead a new look 18-member Pakistan squad in the four-nation Hamburg Masters hockey tournament being held in Germany from Oct 3 to 5.... 
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Pakistan gloomy over shelved Champions Trophy
KARACHI, Sept 12: Pakistan pondered another low point for the country’s cricketing fortunes when the shelved Champions Trophy was due to kick off....
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Symonds axed as Australia pick new spinners: India Test tour
ADELAIDE, Sept 12: Australia on Friday left out all-rounder Andrew Symonds for disciplinary reasons and chose 36-year-old leg-spinner Bryce McGain for next month’s four-Test tour of India....
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New Zealand recall Ryder for Bangladesh tour
WELLINGTON, Sept 12: Big-hitting Jesse Ryder has been recalled to the New Zealand squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh, seven months after the cricketer with the “wild child” image injured a hand in a bar incident....
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I’ll prove my fitness in T20, says Yousuf
LAHORE, Sept 12: Insisting that he will show his fitness to play Twenty20, Pakistan’s prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who could not achieve the ICC award for the best ODI Player of...
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PCB unlikely to hold Super League
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next September due to clash of dates as the ICC Champions Trophy is also scheduled to be held in September or October 2009....
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Australia series will not reopen old wounds, says Sehwag
NEW DELHI, Sept 12: India batsman Virender Sehwag played down on Friday the prospects of further bad blood in the forthcoming series against Australia after a racism row marred the previous meeting between the two sides....
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China wins over 100 medals, du Toit goes for fourth gold
BEIJING, Sept 12: China pulled away from its Paralympic rivals Friday as the host nation’s medal tally soared over 100 and South African swimming sensation Natalie du Toit set her sights on a fourth gold....
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Skipper Hasan smashes 124 for Karachi
KARACHI, Sept 12: Skipper Hasan Mahmood smashed fighting hundred as Karachi Blues scored 307 all out in their first innings on the opening day of their three-day PCB Inter-region Under-19 cricket tournament match at the PCB Academy Ground here on Friday....
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Russia hope it’s no Maria, no problem
MADRID, Sept 12: Russia hope the loss of Maria Sharapova, as well as Olympic gold and silver medal winners Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina, will not shatter their Fed Cup title defence against Spain....
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Zola appointed West Ham manager
LONDON, Sept 12: Gianfranco Zola, one of the greatest overseas players to grace the English game during his seven years at Chelsea, was named as the new manager of their Premier League rivals West Ham United on Thursday....
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Powell eyes another crack at 100m world record: World Athletics Final
STUTTGART (Germany), Sept 12: Asafa Powell will get another shot at regaining the world record in the 100 metres at the World Athletics Final this weekend....
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Moazzam excels in AKU event
KARACHI, Sept 12: The Old Grammarians Society thrashed Inbox CC by ten wickets in the AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKU Ground on Thursday....
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‘I don’t expect to play every England match’
LONDON, Sept 12: David Beckham no longer expects to play in every game for England and was happy to be in the squad for the 4-1 victory in Croatia on Wednesday inspired by a hat-trick by teenager Theo Walcott....
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Banned players to sue ATP
ROME, Sept 12: Four Italian tennis players banned for betting on matches intend to sue the ATP Tour for violation of privacy over its handling of their cases, one of the players has said....
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Arif, Daniyal steer KESC to semis
KARACHI, Sept 12: Daniyal Ahsan’s fine half-century and Arif Mahmood’s four-wicket haul steered KESC to the AKG Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament semi-finals, as they beat Mohammad Hussain Cricket Club by 20 runs at the AKG Ground on Thursday....
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Gerrard, Torres fit for Liverpool clash with United
LIVERPOOL, Sept 12: Liverpool were handed a major boost on the eve of their showdown with Manchester United with skipper Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres both passed fit for the first big Premier League clash of the season....
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Ghani XI hold Karachi United to 2-2 draw
KARACHI, Sept 12: Ghani XI turned Karachi United’s sure victory into a 2-2 draw in KASB Premier League Football’s 27th encounter played at the CDGK Stadium on Thursday night....
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Adnan wrecks Delhi City Gymkhana
KARACHI, Sept 12: Adnan Malik captured four wickets to bowl Tapal Cricket Club to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Delhi City Gymkhana in the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 cricket tournament here on Thursday....
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Sutil quickest in Italian GP practice
MONZA (Italy), Sept 12: Heavy rain washed out first practice at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday with Force India’s Adrian Sutil leading the timesheets before the deluge....
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Aqeel reaches tennis final
KARACHI, Sept 12: Pakistan’s tennis star Aqeel Khan now touring India has made it to the final of ITF Futures, inflicting straight defeat on an Indian opponent in the pre-final at Delhi’s R.K....
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Pakistan face exit at ITTF Junior event
KARACHI, Sept 12: Pakistani players were no match to their opponents in the ITTF junior circuit which commenced in the Indian city of Pune on Thursday....
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