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| September 16, 2008 | Tuesday | Ramazan 15, 1429 |
Shoaib dropped from hurriedly-arranged National T20 event
LAHORE, Sept 15: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was on Monday dropped by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from the Islamabad squad that would be competing in the Oct 4-8 RBS National Twenty-20 tournament....
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India tour will go on: Cricket Australia
MELBOURNE, Sept 15: Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday said Saturday’s serial blasts in New Delhi will have no impact on the upcoming India tour, unless it is otherwise persuaded....
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Ramiz, Intikhab keen to see cricketer heading PCB
LAHORE, Sept 15: Former Test opener Ramiz Raja has supported the demand of his colleagues that the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should be a Test cricketer....
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PHF secretary unveils four-year plan for hockey revival: Super League to be launched in March-April 2009
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary, Asif Bajwa on Monday unveiled a four-year plan for the uplift of Pakistan hockey at the Hockey Club of Pakistan....
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Bangladesh seeks to prevent Twenty20 crisis
DHAKA, Sept 15: Bangladesh’s cricket chiefs were on Monday scrambling to save the sport’s future in the country after reports that six top players had signed with a rebel Indian Twenty20 league....
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Imran stars on first day as SNGPL rout Delhi: Nissar Trophy
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Imran Ali’s hat-trick saw Pakistan national champions Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) dismiss Ranji Trophy winners Delhi for 134 runs in the first innings, but Ashish...
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Symonds should have backed Clarke: Warne
MELBOURNE, Sept 15: Shane Warne has criticised troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds for showing a lack of respect to the Australian cricket team....
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China in driving seat: Paralympics
BEIJING, Sept 15: China established a huge lead at the top of the Paralympics medals table on Monday evening, racing to 80 golds — almost double the haul of its nearest rival on the last night of swimming in Beijing....
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London mayor heads for Beijing
LONDON, Sept 15: London Mayor Boris Johnson left for Beijing on Monday to accept the Paralympic flag at the Games’ closing ceremony, his office said....
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‘CA has shown double standards’
LAHORE, Sept 15: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghmi, while admitting that Cricket Australia’s decision of touring India despite Delhi bomb blasts were ‘double standards, said it made...
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2011 Asian Cup draw amended
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15: The Asian Football Confederation on Monday amended the qualifying draw for the 2011 Asian Cup after India booked their place at the tournament by winning the Challenge Cup....
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Baloch Mujahid lose fourth successive PLF match
KARACHI, Sept 15: Baloch Mujahid lost their fourth successive KASB Premier League Football (PLF) match when Aurora Football Club came back into the game to win it 3-2 at the CDGK Stadium on Sunday night....
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Chelsea, Liverpool to face French tests in opening games
PARIS, Sept 15: Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out on Tuesday on their Champions League adventures with early French tests in their opening pool games....
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Everton record win at Stoke: Premier League
LONDON, Sept 15: Tim Cahill marked his return from a long injury lay-off to earn Everton a 3-2 victory at Stoke City in the Premier League on Sunday....
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‘South Africa will be ready for 2010 soccer World Cup’
PRETORIA, Sept 15: South African President Thabo Mbeki declared his country will be ready to host Africa’s first football World Cup in 2010 regardless of who is head of state....
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Asif stars in KG event
KARACHI, Sept 15: Skipper Asif Siddiqui produced a sterling all-round show as Dubai Islamic Bank beat Sindh Police by 71 runs in the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the KG Ground on Monday....
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Waqar to play in qualifying round: World Open Squash
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Top-ranked national squash players will represent Pakistan in three upcoming international tournaments....
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AKU Staff win
KARACHI, Sept 15: Aga Khan University Staff defeated Royal Bank of Scotland by five wickets in the AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKU Ground on Sunday....
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Russia clinch Fed Cup
MADRID, Sept 15: Russia lifted the Fed Cup for the fourth time in five seasons on Sunday after Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Spanish number one Anabel Medina Garrigues and their doubles pair completed a whitewash....
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