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Salman excels as Lions tame resolute Bears in thriller: National Twenty20 Cup
LAHORE, Oct 4: A whirlwind knock of 99 by Test opener Salman Butt was the cornerstone of Lahore Lions’ thrilling two-run victory over spirited Quetta Bears in the opening action of... 
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Sports Ministry to approve team for T20 event
KARACHI, Oct 4: The national selectors will have to get an approval from the Sports Ministry on the final Pakistan squad for the forthcoming Twenty20 tournament in Toronto, it was announced by the ministry on Saturday....
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Pakistan captain, coach dismayed by postponement: West Indies women cricket team’s tour
KARACHI, Oct 4: Pakistan women’s cricket team skipper Urooj Mumtaz Khan and coach, former cricketer Umer Rashid, have registered their disappointment over the postponement of the West Indies series that was to take place in Karachi and Hyderabad from Oct 18....
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Pakistan draw against Malaysia: Hamburg Masters
KARACHI, Oct 4: Pakistan survived a scare before holding Malaysia to a 2-2 draw on the second day of the four nation Hamburg Masters hockey tournament in Germany on Saturday....
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Chawla puts Aussies in a spin despite Hussey ton
HYDERABAD (India), Oct 4: Teenage leg-spinner Piyush Chawla wrecked Australia’s batting with 5-89 as India’s second string took charge of the four-day practice match here on Saturday....
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White to replace McGain in Aussie squad
HYDERABAD, Oct 4: With Jason Krejza failing to convince that he has it in him to trouble the Indian batsmen in the forthcoming Test series, Australia on Saturday decided to rush...
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Indian batting has become toothless: Boycott
LONDON, Oct 4: Former Test opener Geoffrey Boycott has favoured the touring England side to India to win the series, saying the famed Indian batting is now toothless with their five great players past their peak....
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Discarded Yasir hopes to play in Canada T20
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: While some 26 probables have been called for the four-nation event scheduled to be held in Toronto from Oct 10, the selection committee for Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB)...
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Aussies no longer invincible, says Buchanan
MELBOURNE, Oct 4: Ricky Ponting and his teammates in India would not admit it but for their former coach John Buchanan, Australians are no longer invincible....
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Kirsten stresses team effort against Aussies
BANGALORE, Oct 4: India coach Gary Kirsten has sought to end the debate over the future of senior players in the team and called for a collective effort to drub Australia in the upcoming Test series....
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Del Potro stuns defending champion Ferrer
TOKYO, Oct 4: Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday denied David Ferrer a chance to defend his Japan Open title, beating the top seed in straight sets in the quarter-finals....
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Poland risks Euro 2012 tournament, warns UEFA: FIFA backs FA reinstatement
WARSAW/BRUSSELS, Oct 4: European football’s governing body UEFA warned Poland on Friday that it risked being stripped of the right to co-host Euro 2012 if it failed to reinstate its football association by Monday....
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Moggi to be trialled for match-fixing
NAPLES (Italy), Oct 4: Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was among 25 people sent to criminal trial on Friday for their alleged role in Italy’s 2006 match-fixing scandal....
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Phillips imprisoned for 10 years
LOS ANGELES, Oct 4: Former football star Lawrence Phillips has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 10 years in prison after being convicted of assault with a deadly weapon....
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Ronaldo back for Portugal World Cup qualifiers
LISBON, Oct 4: Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the Portugal squad after an injury layoff, and is set to play his first games under new coach Carlos Queiroz in this month’s World Cup qualifiers....
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Ferguson reassures Capello over Rooney
MANCHESTER, Oct 4: Injured striker Wayne Rooney will join up with England’s squad next week with the blessing of Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager said on Friday....
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Serena pulls out of Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW, Oct 4: World No 1 Serena Williams has pulled out of the Kremlin Cup with a knee injury, tournament organisers said on Friday....
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Motorcycling champ Rossi injured in GP practice
PHILLIP ISLAND (Australia), Oct 4: Valentino Rossi injured his neck and will need intensive physiotherapy to compete in Sunday’s Australian MotoGP after a tumble late in qualifying here....
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Wawrinka top-seed in Vienna event
VIENNA, Oct 4: Swiss top-seed Stanislas Wawrinka can expect a comfortable start to his bid for a second career singles title at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy event in Vienna this week....
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Ballack back in Germany squad
BERLIN, Oct 4: Germany coach Joachim Loew recalled the experienced quartet of Michael Ballack, Torsten Frings, Per Mertesacker and Arne Friedrich for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Wales....
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Portsmouth to complain over Campbell abuse
LONDON, Oct 4: Portsmouth will lodge an official complaint with the Football Association over the abuse their defender Sol Campbell received from Tottenham supporters during last week’s Premier League match at Fratton Park....
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Aston Villa set to test Chelsea might
LONDON, Oct 4: Luiz Felipe Scolari might have been tempted to Chelsea by the promise of untold riches, but the Brazilian is beginning to realise that even Stamford Bridge’s vast resources can be stretched....
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Ace Of Base eyes hat-trick as races resume
KARACHI, Oct 4: Four-year-old bay colt Ace Of Base looks set to overcome the opposition and complete a hat-trick when the Gymkhana race meeting resumes after a fortnight break at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Pessoa stripped of Beijing result for drug offence
LAUSANNE, Oct 4: Brazilian equestrian rider Rodrigo Pessoa was on Friday stripped of his fifth-place finish at the Beijing Olympics and banned from competing for four months after a positive drug test on his horse....
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Businessmen deny making Newcastle offer
LONDON, Oct 4: Three South African businessmen linked with a 300-million-pound takeover of crisis-hit Newcastle on Friday denied being interested in the club, it was reported here....
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Sindh Badminton from 20th
KARACHI, Oct 4: The All Sindh badminton championship will be held in Sukkur from Oct 20, the Sindh Badminton Association secretary said on Saturday....
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Aamir Atlas in semi-finals
KARACHI, Oct 4: Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas advanced to the semi-finals of the US$30,000 Wolver Hampton Open in the United Kingdom....
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All bets on Lovely Dunit, Twinky at the LRC post-Eid races
LAHORE, Oct 4: Two fillies Lovely Dunit and Twinky look poised to win their respective events when the post-Eidul Fitr Lahore Winter Meeting gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Soccer fans protest Chinese player’s suspension
HONG KONG, Oct 4: Tens of thousands of soccer fans marched in the Chinese city of Wuhan, blocked traffic and some charged a police blockade in protest against an eight-game suspension of a star player, a Hong Kong newspaper said....
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Ueberroth replaced by Probst as USOC chief
NEW YORK, Oct 4: Business executive Larry Probst has been elected to replace Peter Ueberroth as chairman of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC)....
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