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Yousuf named in Twenty20 probables
KARACHI, Sept 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has thrown a Twenty20 lifeline to senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf after naming him among the probables for a four-nation tournament in Toronto next month.... 
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WICB expresses security concerns
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The prospects of a West Indies tour of Pakistan suffered a setback on Monday after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) expressed security concerns ahead of a scheduled visit by its women’s team....
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India’s new chief selector eyes 2011 World Cup
NEW DELHI, Sept 29: India’s newly-appointed chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth said on Monday he has set his sights on building a winning team for the 2011 World Cup....
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Pakistan Academy crush Kenya for 3-0 clean-sweep
NAIROBI, Sept 29: Opener Raheel Majeed century along with captain Khurram Manzoor’s half-century set up an easy 106-run victory for the touring team of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy (NCA) over Kenya...
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Shah and Swann in England Test squad: India tour
LONDON, Sept 29: Owais Shah and Graeme Swann have been named in England’s 15-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test tour of India....
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China gives awards to outstanding contributors
BEIJING, Sept 29: Chinese President Hu Jintao has said that the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics symbolizes China’s capability of making more contributions to the human civilization....
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Don’t underrate Aussies, warns Tendulkar
BANGALORE, Sept 29: Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar said on Monday Australia would be tough to beat in the upcoming Test series in India despite their lack of experience....
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London ready to spend heavily on Olympic security
SYDNEY, Sept 29: Organisers of the London 2012 Games will spend “whatever it takes” on security for the global event, British Olympic Association chairman Lord Colin Moynihan said on Monday....
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‘Good results should not be expected from hockey team’
LAHORE, Sept 29: Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Asif Bajwa said on Monday they were not expecting a miracle from the team at the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament....
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Defoe shines as Portsmouth down Tottenham Hotspur
PORTSMOUTH (England), Sept 29: Jermain Defoe returned to haunt Tottenham manager Juande Ramos as the Portsmouth striker set up a 2-0 victory that kept his former club rooted to the bottom of the Premier League on Sunday....
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Nigerian consortium looking for candidates: Newcastle job
NEWCASTLE, Sept 29: The Nigerian consortium trying to buy Newcastle have told their frontman to start looking at managerial candidates, including former boss Kevin Keegan....
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Roddick, Jankovic grab China Open trophies
BEIJING, Sept 29: Andy Roddick held off a fierce challenge from Israeli underdog Dudi Sela to win the China Open final on Sunday as top seed Jelena Jankovic sealed the women’s title with a thumping win....
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‘I was forcibly handed money to fight unfair bouts’
TOKYO, Sept 29: A Russian sumo wrestler who was recently kicked out of Japan’s ancient sport after being arrested on a drugs charge has said he was forced to lose fights....
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Sarfraz, Shahzeb excel as KESC lift KG crown
KARACHI, Sept 29: Inspired by superb performances from Sarfraz Ahmed and Shahzeb Ahmed, Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) ran out comfortable winners of the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana State Life Ramazan Cricket...
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English football world’s best: Scolari
SAO PAULO (Brazil), Sept 29: Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari believes the world’s best football is currently being played in England, and said Robinho was badly influenced to choose to join Manchester City instead of the Blues....
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Durham clinch maiden County Championship title
LONDON, Sept 29: Durham won their first Championship title on Saturday as English cricket’s newest county held their nerve on the final day of the season....
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Referee apologises to Bolton
BOLTON (England), Sept 29: An English referee has apologised to Bolton for mistakenly awarding a crucial penalty kick in the team’s 2-0 Premier League loss to Manchester United....
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SCB complete hat-trick of AKU titles
KARACHI, Sept 29: Adnan Akhtar hammered a scintillating 97 to help Standard Charted Bank (SCB) complete a hat-trick of titles in the AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the AKU Ground here on Monday....
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Pienaar arrested for assault
LIVERPOOL (England), Sept 29: South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar has been arrested following an alleged assault on a woman in Liverpool....
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AKG cricket final today
KARACHI, Sept 29: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) will take on Dewan Farooq Motors in the AKG Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament final at the AKG Ground on Tuesday at 2.30pm....
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Players brawl, fans riot
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 29: Players brawled on the pitch during one Brazilian championship derby on Sunday and fans clashed with riot police on the terraces during another....
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Mauresmo splits from coach
PARIS, Sept 29: Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo has split from her longtime coach Loic Courteau, the French star announced on her website on Monday....
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Wang clinches World Cup
LIEGE (Belgium), Sept 29: Men’s world number one Wang Hao of China won the World Cup table tennis championships here on Sunday, beating Germany’s Timo Boll in the final....
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Inter-school badminton
LAHORE, Sept 29: The Lahore Inter-school Girls Open badminton tournament will be held at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre from Oct 10 to 12....
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Underdogs in good shape as Cluj face Chelsea
LONDON, Sept 29: Romanian club CFR Cluj will believe anything is possible on Wednesday when they host Chelsea in the Champions League having blazed a trail for the competition’s supposed lightweights two weeks ago....
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