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India not willing to play Pakistan at neutral venue
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: India are not willing to play the upcoming cricket series against Pakistan at any venue — home or neutral — sources in the Indian High Commission (IHC) told Dawn here on Wednesday.... 
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IPL to hear Asif’s plea in London
LAHORE, Dec 17: The Indian Premier League (IPL), on the request of Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has agreed to hear his appeal against his positive doping test at a neutral venue in London on Jan 24....
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Australia make great recovery after dreadful start
PERTH, Dec 17: Simon Katich led the way with a gritty 83 as Australia recovered from a dreadful start to reach a competitive 341 for nine on the opening day of...
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PCB likely to invite SL for series
LAHORE, Dec 17: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to formally invite Sri Lanka team to visit Pakistan in place of India, whose scheduled tour to Pakistan in Jan-Feb now...
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Lorgat against slow over-rate, sledging
DUBAI, Dec 17: The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has told Test match referees and umpires to come down hard on slow over-rates and verbal abuse.Lorgat...
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Sohail, Umar to play in Sheffield Shield
LAHORE, Dec 17: Following on the footsteps of prolific middle-order batsman Younis Khan, two more Pakistani cricketers Sohail Tanvir and Umar Gul have signed to play in Australia’s Sheffield Shield cricket competition....
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Over-aged candidates in line for provincial posts: Appointment of soccer secretaries
KARACHI, Dec 17: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is expected to announce the names of secretaries for their provincial associations on Thursday....
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National TT championship gets under way
LAHORE, Dec 17: Four matches were decided on the opening day of the National Table Tennis championships’ team event at Wapda Sports Complex on Wednesday....
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Dravid needs to come good for his own future
MOHALI, Dec 17: Struggling Rahul Dravid begins the second Test against England here from Friday knowing he needs to come good not only for the team’s sake, but also his own....
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Sports can diffuse tension between arch-rivals: Qasim
LAHORE, Dec 17: Pakistan Hockey Federation president Qasim Zia has said sports can play an important role in diffusing tension between Pakistan and India and urged foreign offices of both the countries to play their part in reviving sports ties....
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Lewis remanded on cocaine smuggling
LONDON, Dec 17: Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis was remanded in custody on Wednesday after being charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine with an estimated street value of 200,000 pounds into Britain....
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Karatekas named for Tehran meet
LAHORE, Dec 17: Pakistan will send a 10-member contingent to take part in the 4th International University karate championship to be held in Tehran, Iran from Dec 19 to 24....
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Salman, Malik help Stallions gallop to third straight win
KARACHI, Dec 17: The Punjab Stallions have more or less qualified for the final of the RBS Pentangular Cup one-day tournament after coasting to another impressive victory over Balochistan Bears at the National Stadium here on Wednesday....
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Kenya offers to host Cup
NAIROBI, Dec 17: Kenya has offered to stage a revived Afro-Asia Cup cricket series in July 2009, a sports official said on Tuesday....
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Miss Brave Heart triumphs after tough battle
LAHORE, Dec 17: Fancied bay mare Miss Brave Heart made amends for her previous outing’s defeat by winning the over 1,000 metres feature event during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Army retain baseball title
LAHORE, Dec 17: Army retained its title winning the final of the MCB national Inter-departmental baseball championship defeating Wapda by an innings with the final score 11-10 played at the Iqbal Parks Sports Complex on Wednesday....
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PFF to hire leading foreign coach
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will soon hire the services of a leading foreign coach in an effort to build a stronger football squad for international events....
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Inamul Haq storms into semis
KARACHI, Dec 17: Former Davis Cupper Inamul Haq continued his giant killing run in the ITF Seniors tennis championship at Delhi’s R. K. Khanna Stadium when he eased into the men’s singles semi-finals in 45-plus on Wednesday....
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Banks name squads
KARACHI, Dec 17: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) have announced their respective squads for the forthcoming NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament to be played at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, from Dec 22 to 30....
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KC ‘A’ beat Aga Khan Gymkhana
KARACHI, Dec 17: Formidable Karachi Club ‘A’ opened its account registering a thumping 7-0 victory over Aga Khan Gymkhana in the 2nd KC Inter-club Snooker Team Event at the KC premises on Tuesday....
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Sprinter Bolt honoured
PARIS, Dec 17: Triple Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt was named as “Champion of Champions for 2008” on Wednesday by French sports daily L’Equipe....
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Malaysia stun Pakistan
KARACHI, Dec 17: Malaysia beat Pakistan 6-0 in the third pool match of the Women Junior Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, here on Wednesday....
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PVF camp
KARACHI, Dec 17: In order to scout budding talent, the Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) has offered to hold coaching camp for U-20 players with a height of 6’ 2” for Sindh players....
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Favourites bite the dust on day of upsets
KARACHI, Dec 17: Punters returned in sheer disgust when at least four favourites bite the dust in a card of seven in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday....
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