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| December 05, 2007 | Wednesday | Ziqa'ad 24, 1428 |
Resolute Younis leads Pakistan to honourable draw : Test series remains alive
KOLKATA, Dec 4: A memorable unbeaten century from stand-in captain Younis Khan enabled Pakistan to secure an honourable draw in the second Test against India here at the Eden Gardens in a tension-filled final day on Tuesday....
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Hasan’s unbeaten knock saves HBL from defeat : Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
LAHORE, Dec 4: A defiant unbeaten knock of 55 by Captain Hasan Raza at the Multan Stadium on Tuesday, helped Habib Bank Limited (HBL) earn a close two-wicket win against Multan...
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Draw a great achievement: Lawson
KOLKATA, Dec 4: Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson described the draw in the second Test here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday as a ‘huge result’ for his team and believed the result could lift the morale in the tourists’ camp....
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Rao ‘finally’ named replacement
KOLKATA, Dec 4: The Pakistan team management and board’s officials interaction with the media personnel here seemed to be quite blurred when grave confusion reigned supreme almost throughout Tuesday as to...
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Kirsten signs contract to coach India
CAPE TOWN, Dec 4: Former South African opener Gary Kirsten signed a two-year contract to coach India on Tuesday....
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Pakistan face Britain in do-or-die encounter today
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4: Pakistan team facing an uphill task to qualify for next year’s Championship Trophy as they take on England in their do or die encounter on Wednesday....
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MacGill to miss first two India Tests
SYDNEY, Dec 4: Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will be forced to miss at least the first two Tests against India as he recovers from hand surgery, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday....
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Bravo steers WI to victory
HARARE, Dec 4: Stand-in captain Dwayne Bravo hit 45 runs in 24 balls to see the West Indies home and dry after the tourists flirted with danger in their third One-day International against Zimbabwe here on Tuesday....
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Pitch shows negative stance, says Wasim
KOLKATA, Dec 4: Pakistan’s fast bowling icon Wasim Akram has taken a swipe at India’s tactics of preparing slow wickets for the ongoing home series against Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Indians are due to tour Australia shortly....
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BCCI asks Vengsarkar not to resign
NEW DELHI, Dec 4: The Indian cricket board has urged chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar to withdraw his threat to resign and preside over the team selection meeting on Wednesday....
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Hoggard’s fitness
KANDY, Dec 4: England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard has suffered a recurrence of a back problem and is a fitness concern for the second Test against Sri Lanka starting in Colombo on Sunday....
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Sangakkara dazzles as England face uphill task
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Dec 4: Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit 150-plus scores in four consecutive Tests as Sri Lanka pressed for victory in the first Test against England at the Asgiriya Stadium here on Tuesday....
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Pind De Kuri hot to impress as races resume today
LAHORE, Dec 4: The previously unknown four-year-old bay filly Pind De Kuri, with a stunning hat-trick to her credit, will be on the trot to stretch her tally to four wins...
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Bond to miss series against Australia
WELLINGTON, Dec 4: New Zealand strike bowler Shane Bond was ruled out of this month’s Chappell-Hadlee limited-overs series against Australia because of an abdominal injury suffered on his team’s recent tour of South Africa....
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CA chief applauds Murali
SYDNEY, Dec 4: Australia’s cricket chief on Tuesday brushed aside criticism of Sri Lanka’s record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, saying he should be hailed for his ‘great feats’....
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Football fans sent home
OSLO, Dec 4: Norwegian police said Tuesday they had sent 39 Croatian football fans home on a charter flight following a three-day detention which was caused by their reported bad behaviour on a ferry....
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Football camp for girls in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 4: A group of young Kashmiri girls practiced the basic manoeuvres of football at a day-long coaching clinic under the guidance of the German coach Monika Staab....
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Ronaldo’s double lifts United to second place
MANCHESTER, Dec 4: Cristiano Ronaldo made up for missing out on the European Footballer of the Year award by scoring both goals as Manchester United moved to within three points of...
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Inter-varsity tennis event for women
LAHORE, Dec 4: Some nine teams including defending champions Punjab University will be taking part in the Pakistan inter-varsity tennis championship for women to begin here from Wednesday....
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Junior cycling from Friday
LAHORE, Dec 4: Army, Railways, Wapda, Sui Southern Gas Company and all the four provinces as well as Fata are participating in the first national juniors cycling championship to take place here from Friday to Sunday....
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Two Pakistanis win gold
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Two special Pakistani weightlifters won gold medals in the ongoing Asian Paralympic Powerlifting Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
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