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| May 31, 2008 | Saturday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1429 |
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Committees formed for Asia Cup
LAHORE, May 30: Three committees have been formed to coordinate the various aspects of the forthcoming Asia Cup which is to be held in Pakistan from June 25 to July 6.... 
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Taseer resigns from Appellate Tribunal
LAHORE, May 30: Punjab governor Salman Taseer has resigned as member of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Appellate Tribunal (AT), which had been formed to hear fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s appeal...
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Afridi disappointed with IPL batting show
KARACHI, May 30: Pakistan’s dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who represented Deccan Chargers in the IPL, has said that he was disappointed with his batting performance in the League, though the Twenty20 version of the game suited his style of batting....
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‘Jayasuriya may carry on till World Cup’
COLOMBO, May 30: Picking up the dashing opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya for the forthcoming Asian Cup tournament in Pakistan, Sri Lanka’s national selectors indicated that the aging left-hander could well play...
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India bank on youth for BD tri-series, Asia Cup
MUMBAI, May 30: India on Friday named uncapped pair Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha in a 15-man squad for a one-day tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan next month....
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Pakistan face Britain in first match: Olympic hockey
KARACHI, May 30: Pakistan will face Great Britain in their opening hockey match at the Beijing Olympics on Aug 11....
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Nadal and Sharapova survive scares as Serena falls
PARIS, May 30: French Open drawcards Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova survived French Open scares on Friday but 2002 women’s champion Serena Williams was knocked out in her worst performance in Paris since 1999....
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Aisam-Rohan pair crashes out
PARIS: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his doubles partner India’s Rohan Bopanna crashed to a 6-1, 6-4 defeat against Mike and Bob Bryan of the United States in the opening round of the French Open on Thursday....
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Young SA spinners to get training in India
JOHANNESBURG, May 30: To enhance slow bowling department, Cricket South Africa (CSA) is sending its talented spinners to India for a short training camp there....
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FIFA may name 2018, 2022 World Cup venues simultaneously
SYDNEY, May 30: FIFA is considering naming venues for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups at the same time. FIFA President Sepp Blatter told a news conference after soccer’s governing body’s...
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I’ll be back bigger and better: Hayden
SYDNEY, May 30: Australia’s veteran Test opener Matthew Hayden insists the injury that has ended his tour of the West Indies will not end his career....
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Shane Watson sizzles as Royals score 192-9
MUMBAI, May 30: Rajasthan Royals were at their aggressive best as they set up a stiff 193-run target in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League against Delhi Daredevils on Friday....
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Former SLC chief fined in shares scam
COLOMBO, May 30: Sri Lanka’s former cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa was on Friday fined $31,000 by the securities regulator over his alleged role in manipulating share prices....
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Yorkshire eyeing Naved’s replacement
LONDON, May 30: English county Yorkshire’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon is busy scouring the world game for a potential replacement for Pakistan paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan....
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Ambrose named for NZ Twenty20, ODIs
LONDON, May 30: England named Tim Ambrose in their squad for the Twenty20 and One-day Internationals against New Zealand, giving him the chance to establish himself as first-choice wicket-keeper in all forms of the game....
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FFA assures its support to PFF
LAHORE, May 30: Frank Lowy, chairman Football Federation Australia (FFA), has assured PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat that his country was willing to help the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to promote the game in their country....
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Tennis star Davidson dies at 79
NEWPORT (Rhode Island), May 30: Sven Davidson, Sweden’s first Grand Slam winner and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79....
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Mandatory dope tests at national events urged
KARACHI, May 30: The Sports Medicine Association of Pakistan (SMAP) has demanded of all the sports federations of the country to make doping mandatory in national championships for avoiding controversies at the international level....
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Gay and Bolt’s showdown to drag athletics out of courts
NEW YORK, May 30: Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt’s showdown on Saturday will for a moment drag the athletics spotlight out of the courtrooms and back onto the track....
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Mubashir steers Korangi Al-Fateh to quarter-finals
KARACHI, May 30: An unbeaten century by Mubashir Ahmed guided Korangi Al-Fateh Cricket Club to the KCCA Inter-club tournament quarter-finals as they thrashed Young Pak Flag Cricket Club by 74 runs at the Airport Stadium here on Thursday....
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Shaheen returns
BELGRADE, May 30: Qatari’s double 3,000-metre steeplechase world champion Saif Saeed Shaheen made his return to competition by finishing second in the 5000m at an athletics meeting here on Thursday.—AFP...
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FIFA officially adopts new doping code
SYDNEY, May 30: World soccer governing body FIFA officially ratified the World Anti-Doping Agency’s revised drug code Friday, putting aside past differences....
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Badminton workshop
LAHORE, May 30: A one-day badminton workshop will be held on June 1 in the ninth stage of the coaching programme at Muzaffargarh....
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Gogi grieved
LAHORE, May 30: Former international squash player Gogi Allauddin’s elder brother Zia Allauddin passed away on Friday....
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Australia wary of Iraq in World Cup qualifier
SYDNEY, May 30: Australia coach Pim Verbeek has warned his players not to underestimate Iraq after their World Cup qualifier on Sunday was finally given the go-ahead....
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India find hope in teenage swimmer: Beijing Olympics
MUMBAI, May 30: India’s Virdhawal Khade is being hailed as a swimming sensation in his medal-starved country after the 16-year-old qualified for three events at the Beijing Olympics....
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