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Money, fitness or ego? PCB kicks Shoaib out again
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Sports Desk
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LAHORE: The PCB Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shafqat Naghmi Friday said that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was not in contact while added that he will have to prove his fitness before being considered for the camp.
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Kaneria denies England link
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Sports Desk
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LONDON: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has denied reports he wants to play for England and reiterated his commitment to representing his home nation.
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CT hosts to be confirmed tomorrow
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Agence France Presse
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NEW DELHI: Pakistan face an agonising wait till tomorrow (Sunday) to know if they will host the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy in September amid security concerns in that country.
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‘Asif tested positive for nandrolone’
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Agencies
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KARACHI: Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the Indian Premier League (IPL), his lawyer said Friday.
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India retain Junior Asia Cup, Pakistan finish 3rd
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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HYDERABAD (India): India wiped off a two-goal deficit to stun South Korea 3-2 with a golden goal by penalty-corner specialist Diwakar Ram, thus retaining the trophy of the 6th Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament at Gachibowli Stadium on Friday.
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'Getting Sachin early key to success'
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Sports Desk
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MUMBAI: With the build-up to the Test series in Sri Lanka building up steadily and the mind games increasing by the day, host's wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stressed on the importance of getting Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar early to force a win.
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Kandamby shines for SL against touring India
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Afp
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COLOMBO: Test hopeful Thilina Kandamby top-scored with 84 to help the Sri Lanka Board XI make 224 against a visiting India on the opening day of their three-day tour match here on Friday.
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Pakistan to play in B’desh next March
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Sports Desk
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DHAKA: Pakistan will visit Bangladesh next March to play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match. The series is part of a bilateral agreement reached earlier this year when Australia pulled out of a tour of Pakistan on security grounds.
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Shabbir wins Sindh Open Golf
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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KARACHI: Ace golfer Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad Club ended the 10th Sindh Open Championship in a blaze of glory by winning his third title in a row at Arabian Sea Country on Friday.
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Proteas on top against England
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Agence France Presse
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LEEDS (England): Andrew Flintoff marked his return to Test cricket by helping get rid of key South African batsman on a controversial day when 13 wickets fell here at Headingley on Friday. South Africa closed the opening day of the second Test on 101 for three, a deficit of 102, after they had bowled England out for 203.
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Schnyder, Bartoli in Bank of West quarter-finals
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Agence France Presse
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STANFORD (California): Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder continued her impressive march through the early rounds here, eliminating Russian Alisa Kleybanova 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Bank of the West Classic.
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Blake struggles against South Korean qualifier
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Agence France Presse
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INDIANAPOLIS: James Blake had more trouble than expected in holding off South Korean qualifier Jun Woong-sun to post a 6-3, 7-5 win in the second round of the ATP Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
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National Women Club Championship 2008 | Diya and WP play drawn match
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: Karachi’s Diya Club took giant step towards winning the National Women Club Championship when they snatched one point with 0-0 draw with highly-fancied Lahore’s WP Club in the ongoing National Women Club Championship 2008 here at the Punjab Stadium on Friday.
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Choi knocks Norman off Open lead
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Agence France Presse
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SOUTHPORT (England): KJ Choi claimed birdies on his last two holes to knock Greg Norman off the top of the British Open leaderboard on Friday.
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Inter-district Cricket
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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PESHAWAR: Middle order batsmen Waqar and Ibrahim struck centuries for Charsadda against Swat in the Senior Inter-district Cricket Championship being played here at the Gymkhana ground on Friday.
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National Women Judo Championship
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) will hold National Women Judo Championship on August 15, at Pakistan Sports Complex here, its President, Col. Shujaat Ali Rana said Friday.
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8th Inter Services Shooting C’ship begins today
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Sports Correspondent
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ISLAMABAD: The 8th Inter Services Shooting Championship will commence today (Saturday) at the Pakistan Navy Shooting Range, says a press release received here on Friday.
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Mehdi reaches 3rd round of Junior Badminton
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: Ali Mehdi of Pakistan beat 13th seed Mou Chi Keong of Macau and qualified for the 3rd round of the boy’s singles in the Junior Asia Badminton Championship on Friday.
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Britney agrees to hand over kids to K-Fed
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WP Club and Diya WFC Club players compete during a tie of the 1st Inter-club Women’s Football Championship 2008
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