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Mishra takes five on debut as India take control
MOHALI (India), Oct 19: Debutant leg-spinner Amit Mishra took a five-wicket haul to put India in the driver’s seat on the third day of the second Test against Australia here on Sunday....
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Shakib’s all-round show puts Bangladesh in command
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), Oct 19: Shakib Al Hasan excelled with both bat and ball to put Bangladesh in control on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Divisional Stadium on Sunday....
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Lawson … in or out as Pakistan coach?
LAHORE, Oct 19: The meeting of the new chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt with the national selection committee and captain Shoaib Malik without coach Geoff Lawson marks questions on the latter’s future with the Pakistan team....
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Skipper to have more say in selection
KARACHI, Oct 19: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt, has directed new chief selector Saleem Jaffer to consult with the captain of the national side when selecting teams....
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Spinner ends long wait with dream start
MOHALI, Oct 19: India leg-spinner Amit Mishra, rejected by Delhi as a teenager, gave India a real chance of seizing victory over Australia in the second Test on Sunday....
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Former fan dethrones Shabana in semi-finals: World Open Squash
MANCHESTER (England), Oct 19: Amr Shabana, the first Egyptian to win three World Opens, lost his title in the semi-finals on Saturday to a man who was once his fan....
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Ali to face Faraz in final
KARACHI, Oct 19: Punjab’s Ali Bokhari, the third seed, stormed into the boys’ under-15 final when he pulled off the first upset, prevailing over second seed Bilal Zakir of the PAF...
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Sindh team to have nets today
KARACHI, Oct 19: The Sindh squad will have net practice on Monday in preparation for the Pentangular Cup, which starts from Saturday....
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Simon stuns Nadal to set up Madrid Masters final against Murray
MADRID, Oct 19: France’s Gilles Simon beat world No 1 Rafael Nadal in a thrilling tussle at the Madrid Masters on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Andy Murray....
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Nadal clinches year-end top ranking
MADRID, Oct 19: Rafael Nadal became the first Spaniard to secure the men’s year-end No 1 ranking on Saturday despite losing in the Madrid Masters semi-finals....
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ICC hopes to solve row over Sri Lanka tour of England
MOHALI, Oct 19: The International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said there was still time to resolve the dispute over Sri Lanka’s tour of England next May....
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Crown Prince obliges punters at Karachi races
KARACHI, Oct 19: Fancied four-year-old chestnut colt Crown Prince obliged connections and punters alike as three jockeys – Essa, Nasir and Shabbir – excelled in the saddle with a brace apiece...
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Hamilton puts himself on brink after Shanghai success
SHANGHAI, Oct 19: Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of the Formula One world title with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday....
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Hopkins defies age to upset Pavlik
ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey), Oct 19: Bernard Hopkins, 43, handed Kelly Pavlik his first defeat on Saturday, dominating the 26-year-old en route to an unanimous decision in a non-title light-heavyweight fight....
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Dubai Fan lives up to expectations at LRC
LAHORE, Oct 19: Fancied colt Dubai Fan outpaced his rivals to land the Islamabad Cup over the sprinting distance of 1,200 metres in a run away success during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.The...
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Qasim seeks election as PHF head
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Former Olympian Qasim Zia will be seeking his election as president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) at the federation’s Congress meeting in Rawalpindi on Monday....
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Beacon House in last eight: Ian Fyfe T20 cricket
KARACHI, Oct 19: Beacon House Jubilee Campus moved into the quarter-finals of the first KGA Ian Fyfe Memorial Twenty20 inter-school cricket tournament after recording an easy 68-run win over BVS Parsi High School here on Sunday....
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Hull continue dream start with victory over West Ham
LONDON, Oct 19: Hull City gatecrashed the Premier League’s top four again on Sunday with a 1-0 home defeat of West Ham United – their fifth win in eight league games in their debut season in the top flight....
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PIA trounce KESC, KPT sink HBL: Pakistan Premier Football League
KARACHI, Oct 19: Pakistan Steel and Afghan FC drew 1-1, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) beat Habib Bank Limited (HBL) 2-1 and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) defeated Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC)...
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Shahzad Khan qualifies for main round
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Pakistan’s Shahzad Khan qualified for the main round by defeating Vikram B. Reddy of India in straight sets in the qualifying round of the ITF Pakistan Futures (F2) tennis tournament at the PTF Tennis Complex on Sunday....
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Pakistan win kabbadi tie
BALI (Indonesia), Oct 19: Pakistan kabaddi team launched their campaign in the first Asian Beach Games by crushing Malaysia 84-17 at the Kabaddi Beach Centre here on Sunday....
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