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Malik, Lawson’s absence to delay team announcement: Triangular ODI series in BD
KARACHI, May 23: Pakistan will delay announcement of their squad for next month’s triangular One-day International series in Bangladesh, also involving India, till the return of captain Shoaib Malik and coach Geoff Lawson to the country.... 
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Brilliant Ponting ton puts Australia in command
KINGSTON, May 23: Captain Ricky Pointing struck an outstanding 158 as Australia dominated West Indies to finish at 301 for four on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday....
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‘Younis has not signed for WA’
PERTH, May 23: Pakistan star batsman Younis Khan has not been signed by the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) to play in the next domestic season, chief executive Graeme Wood said....
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Aisam to team up with Bopanna
LAHORE, May 23: Pakistan’s top tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s No. 1 Rohan Bopanna will be pairing up for the first time at Roland Gross French Open Grandslam tennis championship in Paris next week....
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Belligerent Taylor rescues New Zealand
MANCHESTER (England), May 23: Ross Taylor’s dashing, unbeaten 67 kept England’s attack at bay before bad light forced an early halt to the opening day’s play of the second Test here at Old Trafford on Friday....
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Habibul overlooked for Asia Cup
DHAKA, May 23: Former captain Habibul Bashar has been left out of Bangladesh’s 25-member preliminary squad for the Asia Cup in Pakistan....
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Nel back in frame for England tour
JOHANNESBURG, May 23: Fiery paceman Andre Nel returns to the squad as South Africa announced a battery of fast bowlers for their tour of England on Friday....
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Pakistan hockey jrs confident of good show in Asia Cup
KARACHI, May 23: With just six weeks to go for the start of the 2008 Junior Asia Cup in the South Indian city of Hyderabad, Pakistan colts are confident of giving...
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Abandoned tie ends Kolkata’s IPL hopes
DELHI, May 23: The Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to be eliminated from the race for a semi-final spot in the Indian Premier League after persistent rain caused their...
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First-ever ‘sold out’ Olympics predicted
SHANGHAI, May 23: Every event in every venue for the Beijing Olympics will be sold, Ticketmaster’s president for China forecast on Friday....
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New players look to make their mark: Karachi TT begins
KARACHI, May 23: The Rs 0.2 million 36th Karachi Table Tennis Championships commenced at the Islamia Club indoor gymnasium on Friday, promising to unearth budding players for revival of the glorious past and carry the game to new heights....
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PCB plans to set up academy in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD, May 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will set up an academy in Hyderabad to help improve the talented young players of Sindh, country’s cricket board chief said on Friday....
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Nazimabad Gymkhana reach quarter-finals
KARACHI, May 23: Half-centuries by Farhan Iqbal and Abdus Saad guided Nazimabad Gymkhana to the KCCA Inter-club Cricket Championship quarter-finals, as they outclassed Mir Sports by seven wickets on Thursday....
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Gay, Powell to compete in London GP
LONDON, May 23: World champion Tyson Gay will race world record holder Asafa Powell over 100 metres at London Grand Prix scheduled for July 25-26....
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Ferguson ready for Roman conquest after Moscow win: Man United’s new challenge
MANCHESTER, May 23: Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has already set his sights on taking Manchester United back to the Champions League final as he tries to catch the competition’s most successful clubs....
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ZMU, LNMC triumph in AKU soccer
KARACHI, May 23: Only two out of the three matches scheduled for day four of the 6th AKU Inter-university football tournament 2008 could be played on Thursday as Liaquat University of...
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Rain could make drivers gamble at Monaco Grand Prix
MONACO, May 23: Rain forecast for Monaco this weekend could turn Sunday’s glamour Grand Prix into as much of a game of chance as anything to be found inside the principality’s imposing casino....
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Ivanovic and Nadal face tough task at French Open
PARIS, May 23: Triple champion Rafael Nadal faces a tough task in his bid to win a fourth consecutive French Open following Friday’s draw for the tournament starting on Sunday....
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Saleh reaches Thailand snooker semi-finals
KARACHI, May 23: Pakistan’s Saleh Mohammad, who is on a break piling spree this season, proved his credentials when he subdued Thailand’s No 7 Thepchaiya Un-nooh 4-1 to reach the last...
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