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Lawson seeks legal advice over pay row with PCB
KARACHI, Oct 26: Sacked Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson is seeking legal advice over a pay dispute, sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.... 
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MCC urges ICC to overturn result of forfeited Oval Test
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: The Marylebone Cricket Club, the game''s rule-makers, asked the International Cricket Council on Sunday to overturn the result of the 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan....
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Australia receive ODI award
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Australia captain Ricky Ponting collected the one-day championship shield on Sunday for his team’s move to the top of the world rankings....
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Pakistan ready to play Tests against WI
LAHORE, Oct 26: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is ready to play a proposed two-Test series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi, even on no profit no loss basis, informed sources told Dawn....
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Probe team to question PHF officials
LAHORE, Oct 26: The three-member probe committee looking into Pakistan hockey team’s distressing performance in the Beijing Olympics will be meeting with three concerned officials of the team here at the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) offices on Monday....
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Struggling Hayden ready to counter Zaheer
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Australia’s struggling opener Matthew Hayden said on Sunday he would go after India’s Zaheer Khan despite being dismissed by the bowler three times in the series....
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Federal Areas, Sindh battling for lead
KARACHI, Oct 26: A tense battle for first-innings lead is on the cards after Sindh reached 288 for seven against Federal Areas on another absorbing day of action in the RBS Pentangular Cup fixture at the National Stadium on Sunday....
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Federer faces Nalbandian in final
BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 26: Roger Federer will take on David Nalbandian in the Swiss Indoors final after the Basel-born, world No 2’s bid for a third straight hometown title continued with an easy semi-final win on Saturday....
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NWFP take command as Adnan hits double century
KARACHI, Oct 26: NWFP took command of their Pentangular Cup match against Balochistan after reducing the host team to 66 for three in their first innings at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta on Sunday....
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10-wkt Abbas leads Sialkot to U-19 title
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Mohammad Abbas took 10 wickets as Sialkot walloped Rawalpindi by seven wickets in the final of the National Inter-regional U-19 cricket championship at the Diamond Cricket Club ground here on Sunday....
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No play in Dhaka Test again
DHAKA, Oct 26: Persistent rain washed out the second day of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand here on Sunday....
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Mishra poses selection dilemma
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: India’s new bowling star Amit Mishra is sweating on selection for the third Test against Australia – despite a match-winning seven-wicket haul against the tourists.The...
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Warne’s intellect, observation complement his bowling genius — part II
WARNE’S comments about some of the other outstanding Pakistani players of his time are also worth reading....
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Nairobi final washed out
NAIROBI, Oct 26: Heavy rain washed away the final of the Nairobi Tri-Series between hosts Kenya and Zimbabwe here on Saturday....
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Favourites bite the dust on day of upsets
KARACHI, Oct 26: The domination of outsiders paved the way for turf accountants to have a field day in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Tariq Aziz re-elected LRC chairman
LAHORE, Oct 26: Tariq Aziz was re-elected chairman of the Lahore Race Club (LRC) at the club members Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday....
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Spiritual Song on song after cancellation of main race at LRC
LAHORE, Oct 26: Getting to run in a race after a long time, the bay filly Spiritual Song won the supporting event run over 1,100 metres during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Haleem slams six goals as Sharafi thrash Maymar
KARACHI, Oct 26: District Malir champions Sharafi Mohammadan gave District Central champions Maymar Sports a 7-0 drubbing while the Hazara Mohammadan and Hyderi...
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Pakistan get 11th place: Beach Games
BALI (Indonesia), Oct 26: Pakistan with two gold medals finished at the 11th place in the inaugural Bali Asian Beach Games which concluded here on Sunday....
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STA ranking event from Nov 1
KARACHI, Oct 26: The 18th STA Talent Hunt Sindh Ranking Tennis Championship begins from Nov 1 at the CDGK Sports Complex, Kashmir Road, organisers announced on Sunday....
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Noor guides St Pat’s into final
KARACHI, Oct 26: Opener Noor Butt blasted an unbeaten 71 off 45 balls as St Patrick’s High School defeated Bay View High School by six wickets to enter the final of...
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U-16 trials
KARACHI, Oct 26: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has invited players for the selection of a three-member squad for the juniors’ under-16 Davis Cup being held at Dhaka from Nov 8 to 14....
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