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PCB strikes TV rights deal with Dubai company: Five-year contract worth $140.5m
LAHORE, Nov 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board PCB) on Sunday signed a five-year $140.5 million television rights deal with the Dubai-based Taj Entertainment Network, which operates TEN Sports.... 
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PCB chief will visit India to ‘save’ series
LAHORE, Nov 23: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt. will visit India next week in a bid to save the home series between the two countries that has...
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PHF hopes to attract foreign teams
KARACHI, Nov 23: While condemning Saturday night’s incident when three firecrackers exploded in the vicinity of the National Hockey Stadium creating panic and confusion among the people gathered there, Pakistan Hockey...
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Spain in sight of Davis Cup victory
MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina), Nov 23: Spain went 2-1 ahead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina on Saturday when Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez beat David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri in a fiery doubles encounter....
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India clinch one-day series against England
BANGALORE, Nov 23: India grabbed crucial wickets in the final overs to win the rain-hit fourth One-day International against England by 19 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Sunday to take an unbeatable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series....
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Indians on an all out shooting spree
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The Indian shooting team established their supremacy on the second day of the fourth South Asian Shooting Championship claiming six gold medals, in the individual and team event, at the Gun Club of Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday....
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Johnson bowls Australia to victory in Brisbane Test
BRISBANE, Nov 23: Mitchell Johnson returned career-best figures as Australia needed only 48 minutes on Sunday’s fourth day to wrap up a comprehensive 149-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test at the Gabba....
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Balochistan, NWFP clash in final from today: Pentangular Cup
LAHORE, Nov 23: Balochistan are expected to offer formidable challenge to the unbeaten NWFP when they face off in the five-day RBS Pentangular Cup final at the Gaddafi Stadium from Monday....
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Spanish hit out at ‘insulting’ crowd
MAR DEL PLATA, Nov 23: Spain’s Davis Cup captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario accused the Argentine crowd of insulting his players during a stormy doubles rubber on the second day of the 2008 final here on Saturday....
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Intikhab reveals secret behind Indian success
KARACHI, Nov 23: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has credited much of the success of the India one-day side at home to the type of balls they use....
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Talpur criticises PCB for terminating services of employees
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: The president of the Hyderabad Regional Cricket Association (RCA), Mir Hyder Talpur, on Sunday reacted strongly against PCB’s decision to downsize lower staff of grounds in Sindh and...
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Rehan makes WorldHockey All Stars Team
LAHORE, Nov 23: Pakistan hockey’s striker Rehan Butt has been selected in WorldHockey All Stars Team 2008....
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Hatton beats Malignaggi to retain IBO crown
LAS VEGAS, Nov 23: Briton Ricky Hatton retained his IBO light-welterweight title on Saturday with an 11th round stoppage of American Paulie Malignaggi....
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HBL whip off-colour PEL
LAHORE, Nov 23: Former national champions Habib Bank Limited (HBL) dismantled Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) 6-0 to record the biggest one-sided score line in Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) at the Railway Stadium in Lahore on Sunday....
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Future hosts may get more time
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23: FIFA is considering picking the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cup hosts by the end of 2010 to allow more time for major infrastructure work, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Sunday....
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Gold Krik lands Double Birthday Cup at KRC
KARACHI, Nov 23: Five-year-old chestnut Gold Krik delighted a strong holiday crowd when he powered his way to post half-a-length’s victory to land The Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara Double Birthday...
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Lewis set for $100m payday
LONDON, Nov 23: Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis would be tempted out of retirement by the lure of a $100 million payday as well as his desire to “save the sport”, he told a British newspaper on Sunday....
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Sindh squad leaves today
KARACHI, Nov 23: The Sindh Badminton Association (SBA) on Sunday named an 11-member squad, including six girls, for the National juniors’ badminton championships being held at Lahore from Nov 26....
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Odds on favourite Punjabi lives up to expectations at LRC
LAHORE, Nov 23: Punjabi put on a spectacular performance as he stormed home to land the Tariq Bin Ziad Cup run over 1,400 metres during the 12th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Jalil, Iman lift tennis titles
LAHORE, Nov 23: Jalil Khan and Iman Qureshi won men and women’s titles in the 25th Governor Punjab tennis championship in Faisalabad on Sunday....
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Seniors world ranking tennis from today
KARACHI, Nov 23: Indian Kothiyal Morthy will be the star attraction at the 10th Pakistan International world ranking tennis championship which gets into action at the Karachi Club on Monday....
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Pavlychenko gives Spurs scrappy win over 10-man Blackburn
LONDON, Nov 23: Tottenham Hotspur continued their slow climb away from the English Premier League danger zone when Roman Pavlychenko’s early goal gave them a scrappy 1-0 home win over 10-man Blackburn Rovers on Sunday....
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