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Malaysia enter semis, Pakistan down Canada
IPOH (Malaysia), May 8: Hosts Malaysia secured the first semi-finals berth at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Tuesday with their first victory over South Korea in a decade, in a Group B match here....
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Pakistan-SL series confirmed
LAHORE, May 8: The three-match cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been confirmed after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday....
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Jamaican police insists Woolmer was strangled
KINGSTON, May 8: Jamaican police are maintaining that Pakistan''s cricket coach Bob Woolmer was strangled amid reports of claims by the Pakistani press that their two investigators have said that local police are yet to establish conclusive evidence on Woolmer’s murder....
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Imran Farhat reported for misbehaviour
KARACHI, May 8: Opening batsman Imran Farhat was on Tuesday reported to the board chairman for misbehaving with the selection committee over his omission from the Abu Dhabi-bound squad....
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England tour a fresh start for West Indies: coach
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 8: David Moore, the newly-appointed coach of the West Indies cricket team, has said that preparation would be the key to success in the forthcoming away series against England....
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Sarwan ready to meet captaincy demands
BRIDGETOWN, May 8: West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says he is ready to make necessary adjustments needed for the top post....
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Adam Gilchrist’s use of squash ball legal: MCC
LONDON, May 8: Adam Gilchrist was entitled to use a squash ball inside his glove when batting during the World Cup final, cricket’s lawmaker said on Tuesday....
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Thirty-four probables called for U-19 camp
LAHORE, May 8: Thirty-four probables were called up for trial matches from May 14 to 18 to select Pakistan U-19 team for the July-August tour of England....
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Indian captain downplays World Cup loss to BD
DHAKA, May 8: India are not bothered by their upset loss to Bangladesh in the recent cricket World Cup, captain Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday as he prepared to meet the same giant killer....
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Man Utd confident Asian Tour will go ahead
LONDON, May 8: Manchester United officials are confident the club''s planned summer tour of Asia will go ahead, despite being told they will not be welcome in Malaysia during July because...
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Sir Clyde, Wes Hall included in Hall of Fame
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 8: Late Sir Clyde Walcott and fast bowling legend Wes Hall were inducted into Sticky Wicket West Indies Hall of Fame at a ceremony here recently....
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National Ranking Boxing from 12th
KARACHI, May 8: Boxers from all over the country will take part in the National Ranking Boxing Championship getting underway from Saturday here at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre....
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Pietersen faces injury scare
LONDON, May 8: Kevin Pietersen has strained his calf a week before England''s first Test against the West Indies starting at Lord’s on May 17....
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Early exit for Murray, Hewitt at Rome Masters
ROME, May 8: Britain’s 10th seed Andy Murray was dumped out in the first round of the Rome Masters on Monday after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon in a rain-interrupted match at the Foro Italico....
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Ikon set to make amends today
LAHORE, May 8: Three-year-old bay filly, Ikon, who had been beaten twice, should make amends and win the third race during the midweek- day/night Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Nur Ali claims 2nd place at Texas GP
KARACHI, May 8: Pakistan’s Nur Ali raced to the second place finish in front of his family, fans and sponsors who assembled to show their support at the Texas Grand Prix in Fort Worth, Texas recently....
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Twenty-six ties decided on first day
LAHORE, May 8: Twenty-six matches were decided in the pre-qualifying round of the National Junior Squash Championship in different age categories at Punjab Squash Complex on Tuesday....
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Book on sportfishing launched
KARACHI, May 8: Aziz Agha, the pioneer of sportfishing in Pakistan, launched his book ‘Guide to Saltwater Sportfishing in Pakistan’ at an impressive function held at a local hotel on Sunday....
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Champion horse dies in Lahore
LAHORE, May 8: Five-year-old champion bay horse, Thrill, who won the double crown of Pakistan Derby 2005 and Pakistan St. Leger died of renal failure at the Racecourse on Monday....
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Pakistan finish fourth in BD
KARACHI, May 8: Pakistan grabbed fourth position in the AFC Under-13 Festival of Football defeating Sri Lanka 2-1 in their last format-II match at the Bangladesh Institute of Sports (BIS), Dhaka, on Tuesday....
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Table Tennis camp begins
KARACHI, May 8: Four out of the twelve players bound for the World and Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships reported for training at a short camp at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday....
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ZMU, JMDC in final
KARACHI, May 8: The Ziauddin Medical University (ZMU) and the Jinnah Medical & Dental College (JMDC) sailed into the final of the sixth AKU Inter-universities basketball tournament by winning their matches at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium on Monday.—PPI...
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