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Pakistan, Sri Lanka yet to agree on series dates: Clouds of uncertainty loom over January-February contest
LAHORE, Dec 30: Though permission has been given by Sri Lanka’s president to his cricketing authorities to go ahead with the tour of Pakistan next month, differences over some of the... 
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Proteas make history with maiden series win
MELBOURNE, Dec 30: South Africa made history on Tuesday when they won a Test series in Australia for the first with a nine-wicket rout of Rickey Ponting’s men on the final day of the second Test at the MCG....
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Sports minister to help PBSA financially: National championship
KARACHI, Dec 30: Federal Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani has generously offered matching grant in addition to government facilities in kind to the financially starved Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association...
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Cricket board considers Kuala Lumpur as venue for Australia series
KARACHI, Dec 30: Kuala Lumpur has emerged as an offshore venue that could be selected to host Pakistan’s ‘home series’ against Australia in April 2009....
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Port Qasim, PIA enter Gold Cup hockey final
LAHORE, Dec 30: PIA and Pakistan Port Qasim reached the final of the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament by winning their respective semi-finals with identical margins (2-1) at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday....
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Australia retain Hayden
MELBOURNE, Dec 30: Embattled Australian opener Matthew Hayden will not use the Sydney Test as a farewell and he remains in Australia’s plans for 2009, according to the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch....
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HEC to be approached for reintroducing sports quota
KARACHI, Dec 30: The Ministry of Sports will soon approach the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for reintroducing sports quota in admission policy of the educational institutions across the country....
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Berbatov gives Man United more Christmas cheer
MANCHESTER, Dec 30: Dimitar Berbatov still to hit it off at Manchester United since arriving from Spurs in September, settled this tense clash with a 69th minute volley to give the Champions League holders a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Monday....
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PHF invites Malaysia
LAHORE, Dec 30: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has invited Malaysia for a three-match series proposed for next month. PHF secretary Asif Bajwa said on Tuesday that he had given the...
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SGP down Police
KARACHI, Dec 30: Sindh Government Press (SGP) came back into the game to beat Police 2-1 in the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) League group ‘A’ match played at the Korangi Baloch Stadium on Tuesday....
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Talha, Anwar excel as NBP, PIA score big wins
KARACHI, Dec 30: Rising pace star Mohammad Talha grabbed a five-wicket haul to help National Bank crush Habib Bank by 171 runs on the third day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National...
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Karachi United triumph
KARACHI, Dec 30: Karachi United and Usmanabad Union registered wins as round 13 of the KASB Premier League Football kicked off at the CDGK Stadium on Monday....
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Auditor General to examine federations’ accounts
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) will examine accounts of eight sports federations for the last three years on request of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)....
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Sri Lanka eye win despite Ashraful’s defiance
DHAKA, Dec 30: Muttiah Muralitharan took three wickets to strengthen Sri Lanka’s chances of winning the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Tuesday despite a fighting 70 not out by home skipper Mohammad Ashraful....
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Brave Heart, Harry Can Run to fight for top honours
LAHORE, Dec 30: A highly competitive card is set for the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Nousherwan, Owais fail to reach quarter-finals
KARACHI, Dec 30: Two better ranked players from the NWFP, Nousherwan and Owais Khan, fell in the first round of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Open squash championship at the Roshan Khan–Jahangir Khan Squash complex on Tuesday....
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KGS beat Bay View 4-0
KARACHI, Dec 30: Lyceum School, Bay View High, BVS Parsi High School, Karachi Grammar School (KGS), St Patricks High School, Army Public School and Foundation Public School have all reached the quarter-finals of Karachi United (KU) School Football Championship....
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Rebels suppressed
KARACHI, Dec 30: Fateh Futsal Club thrashed Karachi Rebels 8-0 in the Diya Futsal Club’s Inter-club Under-19 Men’s futsal tournament on Wednesday....
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Zone-VI Whites win
KARACHI, Dec 30: Zone-VI Whites beat Zone-V Blues by 45 runs to reach the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-19 tournament quarter-finals on Monday....
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Golden Sports triumph
KARACHI, Dec 30: Golden Sports beat Khokrapar Football Club 4-2 in the All-Pakistan NBP Challenge Cup Football Tournament on Tuesday....
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PBSA releases itinerary
KARACHI, Dec 30: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) on Tuesday released annual calendar for 2009 which envisaged five domestic and six international events....
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