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Umar Amin, Shoaib Akhtar get selectors’ nod: Squad for first ODI against Sri Lanka named
LAHORE, Jan 12: Maverick fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and rising middle-order batsman Umar Amin were the notable players named on Monday in a 15-member squad for the first One-day International of the three-match home series against Sri Lanka....
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‘Pietersen threatened to quit in India’
LONDON, Jan 12: Kevin Pietersen first threatened to resign as England captain in India before Christmas, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) vice-chairman Dennis Amiss has said....
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Record-breaking Mendis bowls SL to easy win
DHAKA, Jan 12: Ajantha Mendis became the quickest bowler to complete 50 wickets in One-day Internationals as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 130 runs in the triangular series match here on Monday....
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Setback for PHF as Malaysia turn down tour invitation
KARACHI, Jan 12: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) suffered yet another blow on Monday when Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) turned down its invitation to play a series in Pakistan....
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BCCI mum over skipper Dhoni’s Duleep Trophy absence
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: The Indian cricket board treats the non-availability of Mahendra Singh Dhoni to play for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy as its internal matter and is unwilling to say anything....
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Flower backed to become England coach
HARARE, Jan 12: Former Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower has received backing from home to become the next England coach....
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Kiwis, WI keen to break deadlock in final tie
NAPIER (New Zealand), Jan 12: The fate of the rain-disrupted One-day International series between New Zealand and the West Indies rests on the fifth and final match here on Tuesday and neither team is lacking motivation....
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United thrash Chelsea to close in on title
LONDON, Jan 12: Manchester United had Premier League leaders Liverpool looking anxiously over their shoulders after a 3-0 drubbing of Chelsea on Sunday put the champions just five points off the pace with two games in hand....
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Hilditch warns
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Australia''s chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has blamed senior players Brett Lee, Michael Hussey and Matthew Hayden for the cricket team’s poor performance in the Test series against India and South Africa....
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Khaqan’s unbeaten ton denies PIA victory in Quaid Trophy
KARACHI, Jan 12: PIA had to settle for just three points after Habib Bank’s Khaqan Arsal scored an unbeaten century on the final day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship match at the UBL Sports Complex here on Monday....
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Robredo cruises into second round at Sydney
SYDNEY, Jan 12: Spaniard Tommy Robredo brushed aside Jurgen Melzer at the Sydney International on Monday to signal his intent as an outside contender for next week’s Australian Open....
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Karachi Kickers triumph
KARACHI, Jan 12: Karachi Kickers beat Salar Mohammadan 5-4 in the All-Pakistan NBP Challenge Cup football tournament at the Colony Sports Football Ground, Malir, on Sunday....
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LRC stewards review decade’s progress
LAHORE, Jan 12: The overall progress, including the measures to uplift equine sports and installation of floodlights at the Racecourse, made during the last decade was reviewed at a meeting of the Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards on Sunday....
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Beckham handed Milan start
ROME, Jan 12: David Beckham was named in AC Milan’s starting line-up for his Serie A debut against AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium here on Sunday....
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Faraz strikes hat-trick in team’s victory
KARACHI, Jan 12: Army Public School, Beaconhouse Jubilee and St Patrick’s High School on Sunday reached the semi-finals of the Karachi United (KU) School Football Championship under way at the DHA Football Stadium....
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NBP announces hockey team
KARACHI, Jan 12: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has announced its squad for the forthcoming 56th National Hockey Championship to be played at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, from Jan 21 to Feb 8....
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African football awards postponed again
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 12: The African Footballer of the Year announcement has been postponed to Feb. 10 in Lagos, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday....
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