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Desperate PHF yet again compromises on discipline : Includes over-aged, senior players for junior camp
KARACHI, Dec 25: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) continued their strange ways as they again included controversial, over-aged and senior team players into the junior camp which started at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Tuesday.... 
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West Indies hire Clarke as new physio
PORT ELIZABETH, Dec 25: West Indies have roped in the services of Australian Christopher ‘CJ’ Clarke as their new physiotherapist-cum-trainer, starting with the team’s current tour of South Africa....
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Gayle remains doubtful starter for SA Test
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Dec 25: Captain Chris Gayle remained a doubtful starter a day ahead of the first Test against South Africa as he continued to struggle to overcome a hamstring injury....
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Kiwis urged to shape up against BD
AUCKLAND, Dec 25: New Zealand’s cricketers have been told to shape up or face the axe in the one-day series against Bangladesh which starts on Wednesday as they look to recover from a torrid past nine weeks....
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‘Health must come before Test dreams’
LONDON, Dec 25: England opener Marcus Trescothick has admitted that his dream of returning to Test cricket is being kept in check by his fears over succumbing to long-term illness....
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Sri Lanka tour experience crucial: Panesar
LONDON, Dec 25: England spinner Monty Panesar is convinced his miserable tour of Sri Lanka can help him become a world-class bowler....
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Australia face major test of strength against India : First Test starts today
MELBOURNE, Dec 25: Skipper Ricky Ponting is certain the Australian bowling attack still pack a punch in the post-Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath era and will prove it against India in the Boxing Day Test, starting on Wednesday....
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Naved century puts NBP on top
LAHORE, Dec 25: A fine century by Naved Latif and later good bowling by Wahab Riaz and Uzair-ul-Haq powered National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) into a strong position against Sialkot on...
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Big Show sprints to glory in Quaid Gold Cup
KARACHI, Dec 25: Fancied four-year-old bay filly Big Show, with celebrity Shahid Rehman in the saddle, in a late burst shrugged off the challenge by sprinting to glory in the 12...
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Ice Burg looks cool bet at LRC meet today
LAHORE, Dec 25: Three-year-old bay colt Ice Burg looks a better proposition to have the better of his rivals, when a six-event card will be gone through during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Records set to tumble in Sydney-Hobart yacht race
SYDNEY, Dec 25: Records are likely to tumble in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race as strong winds power the fleet down Australia’s east coast for the annual bluewater classic, experts predict....
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Arsenal boss starts Premier League title countdown
LONDON, Dec 25: Arsene Wenger is already counting down the days until the end of the season as Arsenal try to hold onto their position on top of the Premier League....
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Referee fires warning shots
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25: A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the suspension of a player, a newspaper said on Tuesday....
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Sindh shuttlers leave for Pindi
KARACHI, Dec 25: An 11-member Sindh squad left for Rawalpindi by train on Tuesday to compete in the National juniors’ badminton championships which take place from Dec 27 to 31....
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Boxer in coma after fight
SEOUL, Dec 25: South Korean boxer Choi Yo-Sam fell into a coma on Tuesday after successfully defending his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) intercontinental flyweight title, a report said....
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Sabir wins cycle race
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: Sabir Hussain of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) won the Champion of Hills cycle race on Tuesday....
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Shamyl, Saqib steer team to victory
LAHORE, Dec 25: Three goals each by Shah Shamyl Alam and Saqib Khan Khakwani steered Newage to a 8-6 triumph against Sherwood in a high-scoring match of the Fast Polo Cup on Tuesday....
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Former Japan coach goes into rehab
TOKYO, Dec 25: Former Japan coach Ivica Osim has moved out of a hospital intensive care unit to start rehabilitation about five weeks after a major stroke that cost him his job, a football official said on Tuesday....
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