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Pakistan seeks fielding coach for England trip
KARACHI, April 14: Pakistan cricket authorities are looking to hire a specialist fielding coach ahead of the tour of England this summer. “We have had initial discussions with a few people abroad and they have shown interest in this assignment,” said a PCB official on Friday.... 
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Dravid hopes to end ODI series against England on winning note
INDORE (India), April 14: India skipper Rahul Dravid says his side have no intentions of easing up in the last One-day International against England and insists they will be going for a win on Saturday....
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Bangladesh face tough task in second Test against Aussies
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 14: Three wickets shy of one of cricket''s biggest upsets in the opening Test against Australia, Bangladesh face a tough task in the second match if they are to overcome the world champions....
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Indian captain backs Sehwag and Kaif
INDORE (India), April 14: Indian captain Rahul Dravid jumped to the defence of non-performing team-mates Virender Sehwag and Mohammad Kaif on Friday, saying their poor form was a passing phase....
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Smith faces fitness ahead of first Test
CENTURION (South Africa), April 14: South Africa captain Graeme Smith faces a fitness test ahead of the first Test against New Zealand in Centurion on Saturday....
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Trio help Sialkot strike back
LAHORE, April 14: Four wickets by paceman Kashif Daud and a fine opening stand of 104 by Hafiz Majid and Atiqur Rehman helped Sialkot strike back in the Pentangular Cup against...
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Jones targets first Test
LONDON, April 14: England pace bowler Simon Jones hopes to return from his latest injury setback in time for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord''s next month....
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Australians satisfied with narrow escape
SYDNEY (Australia), April 14: Australia breathed a huge sigh of relief on Friday after captain Ricky Ponting steered his side to a face-saving victory over Bangladesh in the first cricket Test....
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New English coach praises Cooley
INDORE, April 14: England''s new bowling coach Kevin Shine acknowledged his predecessor Troy Cooley''s contribution on Friday and said he felt privileged to come into a unit that is working so well....
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32 teams to compete in Zone IV tourney
KARACHI, April 14: Thirty two clubs of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Zone IV will take part in KCCA cricket tournament getting underway from April 23 at various grounds....
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Kallis, Pollock and Fleming to share 100 Tests milestone
CENTURION (South Africa), April 14: Jacques Kallis and Stephen Fleming could mark their 100th cricket Tests by leading South Africa and New Zealand in the series-opener on Saturday....
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KPG to visit India
KARACHI, April 14: Karachi Professional Gymkhana (KPG), will visit India in the first week of May to play friendly ties against different Indian clubs, said a press release on Friday....
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Injury forces seeded Baghdatis to quit
NEW YORK, April 14: Vince Spadea advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston on Friday after Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis was forced to retire from their match with a sore back....
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Golf: England’s unknown Lynn surprise halfway leader
BEIJING, April 14: Briton David Lynn brushed off a delicate groin injury to shoot a second-round 67 and take the halfway lead at the China Open on Friday....
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Soccer: Uncertainity hangs over Ballack transfer
LONDON, April 14: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Germany captain Michael Ballack is still mulling over a move to the English champions....
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Bridge: Indians clinch pairs title
LAHORE, April 14: Indian Amar Jit-Paresh Gupta with 1136.36 Match Points won the pairs event of the 10th Balijee international bridge championship on Friday....
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Cycling: Asmat Ali snatches 2nd gold for Army
LAHORE, April 14: Asmat Ali grabbed second gold medal for Army, winning the 40km Individual road time trials in the 55th national cycling championship on Friday....
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Iran to tackle Croatia, Bosnia in warm-ups
TEHRAN, April 14: Iran will play friendly matches against Croatia and Bosnia next month before heading to their World Cup base in the southern German city of Friedrichshafen....
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Falcons and Mustangs triumph
KARACHI, April 14: Karachi Falcons and Karachi Mustangs conjured up victories against their opponent’s in the Karachi Polo Club (KPC) Beach Polo tournament on Friday....
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Irshad, Noman steal honours
HYDERABAD, April 14: Fine bowling by Noman Ali and an equally splendid knock by Irshad were the highlights of the five matches that were decided in Pure Cricket Trophy 2006 being...
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Mehfooz XI faces MM in opener
KARACHI, April 14: Hosts Mehfooz XI will take on Mehmoodabad Mohammadan (MM) in the opener of All Sindh Akhter Abbas football tournament which kicks off on Sunday at Mehfooz Stadium, Malir....
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6-member TT squad for Germany
KARACHI, April 14: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) has named a six-member team including three women, for featuring in the World Table Tennis championship (team event) being held at Bremen, Germany, from April 24 to May 1....
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U-18 hockey trials
LAHORE, April 14: Two-day trials to finalise Pakistan hockey team for the Junior World Cup will be held at the National Hockey Stadium on April 19 and 20....
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Blind team arrives
LAHORE, April 14: An Indian Punjab blind cricket team arrived via Wagah border to play five-match series against their Pakistan counterpart from April 16 to 24....
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