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Rawalpindi Test may be shifted to Faisalabad: Home series against India
KARACHI, Nov 8: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday said it might have to drop Rawalpindi as a venue for the Test series against India in January and February because of the slow pace of construction work at the stadium.... 
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Katich accuses India of negative tactics
NAGPUR, Nov 8: Australia centurion Simon Katich accused India of negative tactics in the fourth and final Test after his own side’s defensive batting on Saturday had marred their chances of forcing a series-levelling victory....
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Ex-NZ spinner Howarth dies
WELLINGTON, Nov 8: Former New Zealand Test spinner Hedley Howarth has died aged 64, New Zealand Cricket said on Saturday....
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Indian player asked me to drop racism charge: Ponting
MELBOURNE, Nov 8: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is all set to kick up a fresh storm with claims that a senior member of the Indian team asked him to drop the...
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Australia fail to counter India’s defensive tactics
NAGPUR (India), Nov 8: Australia’s hopes of levelling the series suffered a setback as they failed to counter India’s defensive tactics in the fourth and final Test here on Saturday....
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Pakistan squad to leave for Abu Dhabi today
KARACHI, Nov 8: The Pakistan cricket squad is due to leave for Abu Dhabi on Sunday for the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies starting with the opening match on Nov 12....
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Steyn’s pace sinks BD in first one-dayer
POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Nov 8: Dale Steyn’s pace snuffed out a spirited Bangladesh challenge as South Africa won the first One-day International by 61 runs at Senwes Park on Friday (also partly reported in Saturday’s edition)....
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Intikhab moves to end Malik-Afridi rivalry
KARACHI, Nov 8: Pakistan’s new cricket management is claiming to have ended one of the bitter rivalries in the national team — between skipper Shoaib Malik and senior all-rounder Shahid Afridi....
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NWFP crush Federal Areas by 10 wickets in three days
KARACHI, Nov 8: The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have all but booked their spot in the Pentangular Cup final after scoring a thumping ten-wicket victory over Federal Areas in the...
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Sidebottom struggling for fitness
MUMBAI, Nov 8: England paceman Ryan Sidebottom said on Saturday he could miss the start of the one-day series against India because of a long-standing Achilles tendon problem....
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Rana Naved in full cry as Badshahs win
AHMEDABAD, Nov 8: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan turned in a sterling all-round performance to lead Lahore Badshahs to a handsome five-wicket win over Dhaka Warriors in their crucial Indian Cricket League (ICL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Friday....
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Juniors look for inspiration in meeting with cricket team, coach: Hockey series with India
KARACHI, Nov 8: In order to inspire and motivate the Pakistan junior hockey team ahead of the challenging India series, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Sindh, and Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) arranged...
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Dutch hockey expert due on Tuesday
KARACHI, Nov 8: Wouter Tazelaar, a hockey consultant from the Netherlands, will be arriving on Tuesday on a 10-day visit to finalise his contract with the Pakistan Hockey Federation about improving facilities for the game in the country.—PPI...
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Zvonareva downs Jankovic as Serena, Ivanovic pull out: WTA Championships
DOHA (Qatar), Nov 8: Vera Zvonareva defeated top-ranked Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday in a round-robin match at the season-ending WTA Championships, while Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic pulled out with ailments....
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‘Fifteen doping cases likely in Beijing Games’
VIENNA (Austria), Nov 8: IOC president Jacques Rogge expects at least 15 doping cases from the Beijing Olympics....
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Injury fears cloud Masters Cup
SHANGHAI, Nov 8: Injury problems are threatening to overshadow the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup, which has already been rocked by the withdrawal of world number one Rafael Nadal....
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Brazil to recall Ronaldinho next year
LISBON, Nov 8: Brazil coach Dunga is planning to recall AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinho to his squad next year after leaving him out for the friendly with Portugal....
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Arsenal shock Manchester United
LONDON, Nov 8: Arsenal roared back into the Premier League title race as Samir Nasri’s double clinched a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday....
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Punjab bag squash golds in Youth Games
KARACHI, Nov 8: Holders Punjab retained their men’s and women’s team event gold medals in the third Inter-provincial Youth Games squash competition which concluded at the Peshawar’s Hashim Khan Squash Complex the other day....
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‘Too much cricket hurting pacers’
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee, the first to reach the 400-wicket milestone in Test cricket, feels that the amount of cricket being played today is the reason behind the dwindling number of genuinely quick bowlers....
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Qasim, Asif press conference tomorrow
KARACHI, Nov 8: To brief the press of the preparations being made for the first Test match in the junior home series against India at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP),...
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Sindh Malook set to shine
KARACHI, Nov 8: Five-year-old chestnut Sindh Malook which coasted to a facile three lengths victory after consistent failures in its last run on Sept 20 is tipped to delight racing fans...
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City out to halt Spurs resurgence
MANCHESTER, Nov 8: They might have broken the British transfer record with the astonishing 32.5-million-pound move for Robinho on Sept 1, but Manchester City are quickly discovering that keeping goals out...
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Miss Play set to dominate Mianwali Cup today
LAHORE, Nov 8: Five-year-old Miss Play looks set to win the Mianwali Cup to be run over the sprinting distance of 1000 metres when the 10th Lahore Winter Meeting gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Obama invited to watch West Ham
LONDON, Nov 8: President-elect Barack Obama has been invited to watch a match at English Premiership club West Ham, it was revealed on Thursday....
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KPT edge out PEL to regain second spot
LAHORE, Nov 8: Karachi Port Trust (KPT) overwhelmed Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) 2-1 in Pakistan Premier Football League’s (PPFL) 133rd match here at Garhi Shahue’s Railway Stadium on Saturday....
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Ronaldo deserves Ballon d’Or: Kaka
ROME, Nov 8: Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to succeed Kaka as the Ballon d’Or winner but he also warned the Manchester United winger that he is determined to help Brazil beat his Portugal team this month....
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Federer hates second world ranking
SHANGHAI, Nov 8: Roger Federer on Saturday admitted he hated being described as the world number two and said he was desperate to win back the top ranking from Rafael Nadal....
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