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Four-star Panesar has West Indies in a spin
LONDON, May 19: Monty Panesar took four wickets as West Indies declined to 217 for five at tea on the third day of the first Test against England at Lord''s here on Saturday....
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Dazzling Afridi stars as Pakistan win opener
ABU DHABI, May 19: Shahid Afridi pulled out a madcap, adrenaline-fuelled special for an adoring crowd as Pakistan presented new captain Shoaib Malik with an impressive win in the first One-day...
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No bias against Inzamam, says PEC member
LAHORE, May 19: Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) that probed Pakistan’s failure in the 2007 World Cup and declared former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as an autocrat, said...
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Tendulkar, Ganguly shine on rain-hit second day
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), May 19: Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly hit centuries as India moved to 384-6 after a rain-curtailed second day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday....
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Federer and Nadal reach semis in contrasting styles
HAMBURG, May 19: Roger Federer had to fight hard to beat David Ferrer and reach the Hamburg Masters semi-finals on Friday, but Rafael Nadal had no such problems as he brushed past Fernando Gonzalez for his 80th successive victory on clay....
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BCCI officials not in BD to negotiate with Whatmore
CHITTAGONG, May 19: The Indian cricket board said that the final decision on appointing a new coach for the Indian team will be taken by the second week of June by a seven-member committee....
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Prior lauds Stewart after debut ton
LONDON, May 19: Matt Prior paid tribute to Alec Stewart after scoring a century on his Test debut to put England in a commanding position in their series opener against West Indies at Lord''s here on Friday....
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McInnes set to become Bangladesh coach
CHITTAGONG, May 19: Australian Richard McInnes, who guided Bangladesh to under-19 World Cup plate title in 2004, is all set to replace Dave Whatmore as Bangladesh''s coach....
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FA Cup final heads into extra time
LONDON, May 19: The first FA Cup final to be held at the new Wembley Stadium headed into extra time after Manchester United and Chelsea remained deadlocked at 0-0 after a dour 90 minutes on Saturday....
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Scotland plan to target Pakistan
GLASGOW, May 19: Scotland captain Ryan Watson, challenged his team to upset order of world cricket this summer with their first official victory over an elite nation....
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Pakistan in contention for bridge crown
KARACHI, May 19: Pakistan duo of Tahir Masood and Javed Ahmed performed splendidly to put India under pressure at the conclusion of three segments on the opening day of the two-day...
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Flintoff to play as batsman
LONDON, May 19: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will play for his county Lancashire as a batsman only against Yorkshire in a one-day match on Sunday as he bids to get fit...
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Greene hopes to make winning return
LOS ANGELES, May 19: Sydney Olympic gold medal winner Maurice Greene says he is healthier than he has been in a long time and it''s just a matter of time before he is setting world records again....
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Stuttgart end 15-year title drought in Germany
BERLIN, May 19: VfB Stuttgart won the Bundesliga title on the final day of the season on Saturday when a 2-1 win over Energie Cottbus kept them two points ahead of runners-up Schalke 04....
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Faisal ‘re-elected’ PPF chief before polls
LAHORE, May 19: Faisal Saleh Hayat has been “re-elected” president of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) following an amendment to the constitution on the directives of FIFA....
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SU organises athletics’ programme
HYDERABAD, May 19: The opening ceremony of a two-week refresher course and training camp for identification and development of talent of athletics in the country was held at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro on Saturday....
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Aisam in final
LAHORE, May 19: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has entered the final of Kuwait Open, defeating local hero Mohammad Ghareeb in the semi-final on Saturday. Aisam won the match in straight sets 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4)....
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Nosheen enjoys edge on handicap
LAHORE, May 19: Four-year-old Nosheen looks set to lift the feature event during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. This filly from Bedouin Invader out-of-Shadabi, Nosheen, had...
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Friendly Fire set to alight KRC again
KARACHI, May 19: Three-year-old bay filly Friendly Fire, who delighted the racing fraternity with her speed by galloping to two fluent wins last month, looks set to make it three-in-a-row in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Faraz, Bilal stand out in Zone III Blues’ win
KARACHI, May 19: Off-spinner Faraz Ahmed and opener Bilal Munir produced outstanding performances in the Zone III Blues’ eight-wicket victory against Lasbela District in the KCCA Inter Zonal Under-19 cricket tournament at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Friday....
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PSF squash main round starts today
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Shoaib Hassan outclassed Ahmed Hameed in straight sets in just 14 minutes on the second day of the qualifying round of the PSF President International squash championship at the Jansher Khan Squash Complex, Abbottabad, on Saturday....
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Thrilling win for Tooba Sports
KARACHI, May 19: Tooba Sports scored a thrilling one-run victory over Nasir Sports in the opening fixture of the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament at the NBP Sports Complex here the other day....
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