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PCB to cut administrative costs drastically
LAHORE, Nov 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will cut short its administrative budget to 50 per cent by the end of this month, by downsizing, reducing domestic cricket expenditures as well as regional level expenses .... 
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Latest injury to Shoaib upsets Pakistan plans
ABU DHABI, Nov 12: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar missed the first one-day match against the West Indies here on Wednesday after pulling his left calf muscle during a practice session on Tuesday night....
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Preparations for India series on track: PCB: Neutral venue option under ‘worst scenario’
LAHORE, Nov 12: While expressing there is no imminent risk of cancellation of the forthcoming home series against archrivals India, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declared it is also ready...
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Sidebottom, Sharma to miss first ODI
MUMBAI, Nov 12: England seam bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of Friday’s opening One-day International against India at Rajkot with an Achilles injury, a team spokesman said on Wednesday....
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Gayle ton powers West Indies to imposing total: First One-day International
ABU DHABI, Nov 12: Skipper Chris Gayle hit a brilliant century to lift the West Indies to a challenging 294-9 in the first One-day International against Pakistan here on Wednesday....
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Azhar, Adnan partnership lifts Punjab
LAHORE, Nov 12: A splendid partnership of 218 between Azhar Ali and Adnan Raza helped Punjab overcome a poor start on the first day of the RBS Pentangular Cup match against Balochistan at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday....
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Modi warns against England’s IPL part-timers
LONDON, Nov 12: Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has delivered a stark warning to England’s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff – either commit to us or forget about playing in the lucrative Twenty20 event....
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Audit of PCB accounts sought
LAHORE, Nov 12: The Auditor General of Pakistan, through a letter to the PCB, has notified the cricket board that it wants to audit their accounts from the year 2002 to 2007....
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Sindh fall like ninepins as NWFP dominate
KARACHI, Nov 12: Sindh have virtually lost all hopes of making the final of the RBS Pentangular Cup after crashing to a paltry 96 all out against leaders NWFP on an...
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Indian bowling eyes more pace exploits
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Indian fast bowlers need to maintain the momentum after a brilliant showing helped achieve their first Test series win over Australia in seven years, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad said on Wednesday....
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Arsenal’s young guns storm into League Cup quarters
LONDON, Nov 12: Arsene Wenger’s young guns turned on the style again as Arsenal cruised into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Wigan on Tuesday....
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Final ODI washed out
EAST LONDON (South Africa), Nov 12: The third and final One-day International between South Africa and Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball bowled at Buffalo Park here on Wednesday....
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Notia overtakes frontrunners to bag LRC feature event
LAHORE, Nov 12: Two-year-old chestnut filly Notia landed the feature event in impressive style during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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PHF sends Gorja Club to feature in Asian event
LAHORE, Nov 12: National hockey club champion team Olympian Village Club Gojra left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday to participate in the Asian Club Hockey Championship being played there from November 13 to 16....
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Safeer to face Farhan in semi-final: Pakistan Open Squash
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: Safeerullah from Pakistan cruised into the semi-final of Pakistan Open Squash Championship, defeating Kashif Shuja from New Zealand 3-2 in a crucial quarter-final played at Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday....
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Pakistan outclass Nepal
KARACHI, Nov 12: After going down to hosts Bangladesh in a three-set thrilling opener, Pakistan thrashed Nepal 3-0 in the five-nation inaugural South Asian Under-16 Tennis Championship at Dhaka’s National Tennis Complex on Wednesday....
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Delhi can lose right to host 2010 C’wealth Games
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: New Delhi could lose the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games if organisers are forced to shift the athletes’ village from its present location, a senior Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official said on Tuesday....
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Murray enters last four, Federer moves on
SHANGHAI, Nov 12: Britain’s Andy Murray moved into the Masters Cup semi-finals on Wednesday while Roger Federer kept his title defence alive against Radek Stepanek, a late replacement for the injured Andy Roddick....
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Punjab golf office-bearers elected
LAHORE, Nov 12: Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi and Brig (retd) M. Akram Khan were elected as president and secretary of the Punjab Golf Association (PGA) for the next term of four years by the general body on Wednesday....
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Spain top FIFA world rankings
ZURICH (Switzerland), Nov 12: European champion Spain continued its reign as world’s top-ranked national team in the latest FIFA rankings published Wednesday....
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Usmanabad Union down toppers Sharafi M’dan
KARACHI, Nov 12: Unbeatable league toppers and District Malir champions Sharafi Mohammadan finally lost to Usmanabad Union while Baloch Mujahid beat Gulshan FC at the CDGK Stadium on Tuesday as all...
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Granollers replaces Nadal for Davis Cup final
BARCELONA, Nov 12: Marcel Granollers will replace the injured Rafael Nadal when Spain play Argentina in the Davis Cup final....
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No gamblingin tennis: Davydenko
SHANGHAI, Nov 12: Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko insists tennis is untainted by gambling and that his corruption probe by tour officials was a “big mistake.”...
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BSEK announces hockey squad
KARACHI, Nov 12: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Wednesday named its 16-member squad to take part in the Pakistan Inter-board hockey championship, starting in Hyderabad from Thursday....
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Burgh, Marshall set swimming world records
STOCKHOLM (Sweden), Nov 12: South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh set his third world short-course record in four days at the World Cup on Tuesday....
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