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AAfridi reverses Test decision
KARACHI, April 27: All-rounder Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his temporary retirement from Test cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday.... 
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ICC president hopes stars won’t shun Champions Trophy
NEW DELHI, April 27: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Ehsan Mani said on Thursday he was confident top stars would take part in the Champions Trophy in India later this year....
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Imran expects pace duel in England
KARACHI, April 27: Former cricket great Imran Khan on Thursday predicted a battle of the fast bowlers when Pakistan tour England in the summer....
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Botham urges Flintoff to take break
LONDON, April 27: England legend Ian Botham warned his successor as the country''s best all-rounder Andy Flintoff on Thursday to skip this autumn''s controversial ICC Champions Trophy....
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Fleming’s unbeaten century keeps South Africa at bay
CAPE TOWN, April 27: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming hit a century to prevent South Africa from taking full advantage of asking the tourists to bat on the first day of the second Test at Newlands Thursday....
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Sharma inspires Indians
KARACHI, April 27: Former Test paceman Sanjeev Sharma starred with the bat as India Seniors won the third one-dayer to go 2-1 ahead in the four-match series against Pakistan Seniors at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Thursday....
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Windies settle dispute over contracts
PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 27: West Indies have become the last international side to institute a retainer contract system for its players....
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Jayawardene predicts tough series
LONDON, April 27: Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene believes playing England away will prove to be one of toughest tests imaginable for his side and enable them to pin-point just where they stand in world cricket....
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County Cricket: 5-wicket haul by Naved
LONDON, April 27: Pakistan’s medium pacer, Rana Navedul Hasan, grabbed five wickets for 63 to help Sussex take a first innings lead against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in the English county cricket championship match on Thursday....
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Feroze Gulzar, Ahmed excel
LAHORE, April 27: Three goals each by Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Feroze Gulzar helped Candy Land Blues beat Sherwood 8 1/2-4 in the Low goal club polo tournament on Thursday....
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Australians hire baseball coach
SYDNEY, April 27: Australia will use baseball coach Mike Young as a fielding consultant to help their World Cup defence next year, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday....
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PFF announces 49 for camp
LAHORE, April 27: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has named 49 players to attend the women training camp from Saturday at Football House, Punjab Stadium, Lahore....
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PAF down Army
LAHORE, April 27: Pakistan Air Force beat Army by four wickets in a limited overs match of the Inter-services cricket championship on Thursday....
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Champions League: Barcelona edge out AC Milan, face Arsenal in final
BARCELONA, April 27: Barcelona reached the Champions League final for the first time in 12 years on Wednesday after a goalless home draw with six-times winners AC Milan sent them through deservedly 1-0 on aggregate....
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Islamabad to participate in German street soccer
ISLAMABAD, April 27: An Under-16 team will be selected in a couple of days to represent Islamabad in the International Street-football League being held at the German city of Munich in June....
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Liverpool win cup final dress rehearsal
LONDON, April 27: Striker Djibril Cisse scored twice and Liverpool beat West Ham 2-1 to keep the pressure on second-place Manchester United in the English Premier League on Wednesday....
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Tennis: Erratic Coria crashes out
BARCELONA, April 27: Third seed Guillermo Coria double-faulted his way out of the Barcelona Open on Thursday as he was hammered 6-2, 6-0 by Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the world number 57, in the third round....
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Snooker: Top seed O’Sullivan through to semis SHEFFIELD (England), April 27: World number one Ronnie O''Sullivan secured his place in the semifinals of the world snooker championship after beating Mark Williams 13-11 on Wednesday....
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Shooters to train in China
KARACHI, April 27: Eleven top sharp shooters in pistol and rifle have been selected to undergo extensive eight weeks training with Chinese national team in China, a spokesman of National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) announced on Thursday....
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Badminton: Favourite Wajid Ali extended by Shabbar
LAHORE, April 27: Top seed Wajid Ali, Zeeshan Omer, Rizwan Azam and Zafar Tasneem reached the last four in men''s singles of the All-Pakistan badminton ranking tournament in Faisalabad on Thursday....
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Table Tennis: Pakistan finish at bottom
KARACHI, April 27: Pakistani men completed their group engagements on a sour note suffering yet another loss in three sets against Kuwait in the World Team table tennis Championship at Bremen, Germany, on Thursday....
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Frontier Open from today
PESHAWAR, April 27: The 16th Frontier Open golf championship, carrying prize money of Rs3,50,000 will tee-off over 54-holes Friday at PAF Golf Course....
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Inter-University basketball
KARACHI, April 27: The Aga Khan University is organising its 5th Inter-university basketball tournament from April 29, said a press release on Thursday....
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SGP in last four
KARACHI, April 27: Sindh Government Press of Pakistan (SGP) stormed into the semifinal of All Sindh Yadgar football tournament when they eliminated Baloch Muhammadan 3-2 after an exciting encounter at Mahfooz Stadium Malir on Wednesday....
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