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Stallions set to sprint with an eye on hat-trick: National Twenty20 Cup begins today
LAHORE, Oct 3: Although almost all members of the Pakistan team will be seen in action at the fourth edition of the National Twenty20 Cup, exploding into action at three venues... 
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Ganguly, two new faces named in Test squad: Australia series
MUMBAI, Oct 3: Indian batsman Saurav Ganguly was on Wednesday given a chance to extend his international career when he was named in the squad for the first two Tests against Australia....
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India give Aussies tough time in tour game
HYDERABAD (India), Oct 3: Ricky Ponting’s Australia faltered with both bat and ball here on Friday as an Indian second string gave the tourists a taste of the perils that lie ahead....
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Police, fans injured after UEFA Cup clashes
SOFIA, Oct 3: Six police officers and three football fans were injured following clashes after a first-round UEFA Cup match in Sofia, the Bulgarian interior ministry announced on Friday....
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Tottenham move into group stages: UEFA Cup
KRAKOW (Poland), Oct 3: Struggling Tottenham drew 1-1 with Wisla Krakow here on Thursday to move into the UEFA Cup group stages but had to suffer an anxious final spell in the 3-2 aggregate win....
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Federer to miss event
STOCKHOLM, Oct 3: World number two Roger Federer said on Wednesday he had pulled out of next week’s Stockholm Open because he needed a break from competition after a tough year....
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No Bucknor, Benson in India-Australia Tests
HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The International Cricket Council (ICC), the game’s governing body, on Wednesday took pre-emptive steps to ensure the upcoming Test series between India and Australia is free from acrimony and bitterness....
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India-England ODI shifted
NEW DELHI, Oct 3: The venue for the fourth One-day International between India and England has been changed, the Indian cricket board said on Wednesday....
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Pakistan trounce Belgium 6-3
KARACHI, Oct 3: The young Pakistan national hockey team made an encouraging start in the 4-nation Hamburg Masters Hockey Tournament in Hamburg when they trounced Belgium 6-3 on Friday, according to message received here....
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IAAF ratifies Bolt’s records
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), Oct 3: Usain Bolt’s three world records at the Beijing Olympics were officially ratified on Friday by the IAAF....
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Shoaib hearing postponed till 8th
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: A Lahore court has postponed a decision until Oct 8 on whether fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar must pay an outstanding 7 million Pakistan rupee ($90,660) fine in order to become eligible for domestic or international cricket....
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Ferrer, Gasquet heading for semi-final clash
TOKYO, Oct 3: Defending champion David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet eliminated local hopes to stay on course for a re-run of last year’s final at the Japan Open tennis tournament on Thursday....
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Pakistan to meet Oman in first round: Davis Cup
KARACHI, Oct 3: Pakistan is drawn to meet Oman in the first round of Asia-Oceania zone group II tie from March 6 to 8 next year....
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Pakistan hockey clubs to play in India
JALANDHAR (India), Oct 3: Three Pakistan club teams will be the main attraction in the Indian Surjit Silver Jubilee hockey tournament to be played under floodlights at the Surjit Astro-turf hockey stadium here from Oct 18 to 25....
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PPFL to resume from Wednesday
LAHORE, Oct 3: Pakistan Football Federation’s (PFF) marathon Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) 2008 will resume from Wednesday, Oct 8, after the Ramazan and Eidul Fitr break, with two matches at...
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Messi rescues Barca as Cluj defy Chelsea
BELGRADE, Oct 3: Substitute Lionel Messi scored two late goals, including one in stoppage time, to lead 2006 winners Barcelona to a 2-1 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday....
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Thorkildsen is best athlete
BRUSSELS, Oct 3: Olympic javelin champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway has been voted male European athlete of the year....
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Aamir upsets Pilley to enter Wolverhampton quarters
KARACHI, Oct 3: Un-seeded Aamir Atlas Khan caused the biggest upset in the opening round of the Wolverhampton Open when he despatched Cameron Pilley, the third seed from Australia, to reach...
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Zulfiqar Ahmad passes away
LAHORE, Oct 3: Former Test all-rounder Zulfiqar Ahmad (82) died of cardiac arrest here at a local hospital on Friday. He was later buried in the Defence Graveyard at night....
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