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Coach Lawson, COO Shafqat Naghmi sacked: Salim Altaf named Director General PCB
LAHORE, Oct 24: Taking three major decisions on Friday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked the national team coach Geoff Lawson and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shafqat Naghmi while naming former Test cricketer Salim Altaf as Director General.... 
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Intikhab likely to be named coach
LAHORE, Oct 24: Former Test captain Intikhab Alam is likely to be named interim coach of the Pakistan team for the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi next month....
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Former Pakistan players hail Lawson sacking
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Former Pakistan cricket greats on Friday applauded the sacking of national coach Geoff Lawson and wasted no time in slamming the former Australian bowler....
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Instability could ruin Pakistan cricket, warns Imran
LONDON, Oct 24: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has warned the standard of his country’s cricket side could suffer because of instability which has prompted the cancellation of home international fixtures....
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ICC angered by PCB chairman’s move to disclose EBM details
KARACHI, Oct 24: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a strong objection to the newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Ijaz Butt going public about the ICC Executive Board Meeting (EBM)...
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First-ball duck for Younis
ADELAIDE (Australia), Oct 24: Pakistan’s Test batsman Younis Khan made a disastrous debut for South Australia when he was dismissed for a first-ball duck against New South Wales in their match here on Friday....
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Sindh launch defence of Pentangular Cup title from today
KARACHI, Oct 24: After being confined to limited-overs cricket for the best part of seven months, the leading Pakistan players are eagerly looking forward to the Pentangular Cup that would give...
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Sri Lanka pick uncapped Mathews for Zimbabwe tour
COLOMBO, Oct 24: Sri Lanka have called up uncapped all-rounder Angelo Mathews for their One-day International tour of Zimbabwe in November....
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Gilchrist says sorry to Tendulkar for remarks
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Under fire from millions of cricket fans across the world, Adam Gilchrist apologised to Sachin Tendulkar over his ‘liar, dishonest and bad sport’ remarks in his book....
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Chen and Lee lift ITF doubles title
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Chinese pair, Chen I-Ta and Lee Hsin-Han, claimed the men’s doubles title in the ITF Pakistan Futures (F2) International Tennis Championship defeating the second seed pair Syrym Abdukhalikov...
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Clarke new CA chief
SYDNEY, Oct 24: Solicitor Jack Clarke has been elected as Cricket Australia chairman following the retirement of Creagh O’Connor, CA said on Friday....
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Jayasuriya confirmed for HK Sixes
HONG KONG, Oct 24: Big-hitting Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been confirmed for the annual Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament, the organisers said on Friday....
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Woes for Tottenham continue, AC Milan rout Heerenveen: UEFA Cup
LONDON, Oct 24: Udinese inflicted more misery on hapless Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 UEFA group stage victory on Thursday over the London side who contributed to their own downfall through poor goalkeeping and ill-discipline....
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Sluggish Federer overcomes Nieminen to reach last eight
BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 24: Roger Federer stuttered into the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals, his hometown tournament in Basel, on Thursday after an unexpectedly tough 7-6, 7-6 second-round win over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen....
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Ali Mehdi, Monisha crowned badminton champions
KARACHI, Oct 24: Karachi swept the Sindh badminton championship which concluded at the Sukkur Gymkhana on Thursday night....
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Cueists leave for Vienna today
KARACHI, Oct 24: After getting visas on Friday, Pakistan snooker team leaves for Vienna, Austria, on Saturday morning to feature in the IBSF World snooker championship being held at Wels from Oct 27 to Nov 8....
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Sindh hockey trials on 29th
KARACHI, Oct 24: Trials to select Sindh’s hockey squad for the third Inter-Provincial Games will be held at the UBL Sports Complex Astroturf on Oct 29 at 4.00pm....
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Pumper handed doping ban
VIENNA, Oct 24: Austrian middle-distance runner Susanne Pumper has been handed a two-year ban for doping, the Austrian anti-doping agency (NADA) has confirmed....
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Veterans T20 from 30th
KARACHI, Oct 24: The inaugural National Veterans Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament will be held in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Oct 30 to Nov 2, the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association announced on Friday....
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Karachi United, Nazimabad FC score wins: PLF resumes
KARACHI, Oct 24: Karachi United (KU) FC outclassed Hazara Mohammadan 5-0, Nazimabad FC edged past Aurora FC 1-0 and Ghani XI beat Gharib Nawaz Dalmia 4-2 as Sport 360’s KASB Premier...
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Grapplers triumph in Beach Games
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Haider Ali (65kg) and Usman Majid (85kg), of the Pakistan wrestling team, won a gold and bronze medal, respectively, in the ongoing 1st Asian Beach Games at Bali, Indonesia on Friday....
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Sindh swimming event
KARACHI, Oct 24: The two-day 48th Sindh Open and Juniors swimming championship for boys will commence at the Habib Public School pool on Nov 15, says an announcement on Friday....
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Abdul Ahad wins cycle race
SAHIWAL, Oct 24: Abdul Ahad of Wapda won the hundred-mile National cycle race held between Lahore and Sahiwal on Thursday....
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