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Mudassar named NCA director
LAHORE, May 5: Former Test opener, Mudassar Nazar was appointed director of National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Friday.... 
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India, Pakistan stars make county impact
LONDON, May 5: Leicestershire were indebted to their Asian stars away to Essex in the English County Championship on Thursday....
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Pakistan ‘A’ capture EurAsia Cup
ABU DHABI, May 5: A brilliant unbeaten century (106) by Hasan Raza and an equally valuable 73 by Misbahul Haq powered Pakistan ‘A’ to lift the EurAsia Cup on...
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Hiring of Rhodes another exercise in futility
KARACHI, May 5: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday confirmed the hiring of former South African Test player Jonty Rhodes as fielding coach for two weeks....
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Melbourne performance a debacle: POA chief
ISLAMABAD, May 5: The head of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) said on Friday that fewer medals at the recent Commonwealth Games should not be termed a debacle....
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Lara’s men on target to clinch ODI series
GEORGETOWN, May 5: West Indies look to close out their limited-overs international series with Zimbabwe when the two sides meet for back-to-back contests on Saturday and Sunday at Bourda Oval...
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Ntini strikes as South Africa take control
JOHANNESBURG, May 5: Makhaya Ntini ripped through the New Zealand batting as South Africa grabbed a commanding position on the first day of the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Wanderers Stadium Friday....
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BCCI to seek assurances over Gibbs and Boje
NEW DELHI, May 5: The Indian cricket board are to seek an assurance from the government that South African players Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje will not be detained over a match-fixing probe during this year''s ICC Champions Trophy....
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Jayasuriya fit for ODIs
COLOMBO, May 5: Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya has declared himself fit for the one-day cricket series with England....
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Jones to miss Lankan series
LONDON, May 5: England pace bowler Simon Jones will miss the Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday....
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Gold Cup cricket
LAHORE, May 5: Lahore Gymkhana play Prince Club in the first match of the 9th Servis Gold Cup cricket tournament at the Bagh-i-Jinnah ground on Sunday....
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China face Denmark in Thomas Cup final
TOKYO, May 5: World number one Lin Dan humbled Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat on Friday when holders China trounced 13 times champions Indonesia 3-0 to reach the Thomas Cup final....
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Tennis: Clijsters strolls into semifinals
WARSAW, May 5: Belgian world number two Kim Clijsters moved into the semifinals of the Warsaw Cup on Friday by defeating fifth seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4 6-4....
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Super-sub keeps Gunners in hunt
MANCHESTER, May 5: Two late goals by Spanish substitute Jose Antonio Reyes earned Arsenal a 3-1 win away to Manchester City at Eastlands on Thursday and kept Arsene Wenger''s side on course for a top-four Premiership finish....
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FIFA warns Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia), May 5: FIFA has threatened to suspend Cambodia''s membership due to alleged political interference in the election of its national soccer federation chief, a newspaper reported Friday....
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Squash: Willstrop ends Pakistan’s interest
KARACHI, May 5: Pakistan''s number one, Shahid Zaman failed to sail further in the prestigious Liverpool Open squash championship when he was quashed by second seed Englishman James Willstrop in the second round on Thursday night at Liverpool....
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National Srs tennis from today
KARACHI, May 5: The second National Seniors tennis championship gets into action at the Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday with stars of yesteryears showing glimpses of their past....
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Fazal smashes unbeaten century
KARACHI, May 5: Opener Fazal Subhan smashed a brilliant unbeaten century to power Pakistan Cricket Club into the final of KCCA Inter-club Cricket Championship with an impressive eight wicket victory over A....
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Nasir, Arbab clash in final
PESHAWAR, May 5: British Open Junior Under-13 champion Nasir Iqbal set up final showdown with Arbab Dilawar in the PAF Squash Academy League — 2006 being played at Hashim Khan Squash Complex on Friday....
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Another dismal show by Pakistan Jrs
KARACHI, May 5: Pakistan now featuring in the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup qualifiers at Kuching, Malaysia, put up another dismal show when they lost to Philippines in two games in the 9 to 16 classification tie on Friday....
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Shumaila shocks Neelam
PESHAWAR, May 5: Shumaila Tajik shocked NWFP champion Neelam Khan in the final of the women’s singles on the last day of the three-day NWFP table tennis festival on Friday....
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POA meets today
LAHORE, May 5: Pakistan Olympic Association''s (POA) Affiliation and Constitution Committee meeting will be held at Olympic House on Saturday....
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PRA officials
LAHORE, May 5: Salman Siddique, was unanimously elected as president of Punjab Rifle Association on Friday while Javaid S. Lodhi was retained as secretary....
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Change of venue
LAHORE, May 5: Trials to select Under-21 women cricketers from Lahore will now be held at the National Cricket Academy on May 15 instead of LCCA ground....
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