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PCB may replace Lawson with Intikhab
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admits Lawson appointment as coach was a mistake
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Sports Desk
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KARACHI: Geoff Lawson's days as Pakistan coach seems numbered as the Pakistan Cricket Board here planning to replace the Australian with former Pakistan team Captain Intikhab Alam.
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Dhoni and Raina guide India to Asia Cup final
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KARACHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina hit sparkling half-centuries to inspire India to the final of the Asia Cup with a six-wicket over Sri Lanka in a Super League match here Thursday.
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Pakistan face Bangladesh
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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KARACHI: Pakistan will be up against Bangladesh in their last Super Four round match in the Cricket Asia Cup at the National Stadium on Friday.
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Ponting eyeing clean sweep
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Agence France Presse
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BASSETERRE (St. Kitts): Ricky Ponting has played down talk of Australia sweeping West Indies in a One-day International series for the first time in the Caribbean.
Australia lead the five-match ODI series 3-0, after winning the opening ODI by 84 runs in St.
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ICC turns Pakistan forfeit Test into draw
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Agence France Presse
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DUBAI: The result of Pakistan's forfeited Test match at The Oval in 2006 has been changed from an England win to a draw, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here Thursday.
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Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan
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ICC elects Clive as new cricket committee chief
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: Pakistan will host September's Champions Trophy as scheduled "at this stage", the International Cricket Council (ICC) said following a board meeting here Thursday.
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ICC delays vote on Zimbabwe
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Sports Desk
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LAHORE: The ICC have delayed their vote on whether to suspend Zimbabwe from international cricket for a day after talks in Dubai to consider the country's cricketing status progressed slowly.
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Pakistan out of Asia Cup final race
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M Haroon Siddiqui
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LAHORE: Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shattered Pakistan's Asia Cup final dream when he led his side to six wickets victory against Sri Lanka in the Super Four league match played at the National Stadium Karachi on Thursday.
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Pakistan out of Asia Cup final race
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M Haroon Siddiqui
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LAHORE: Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shattered Pakistan's Asia Cup final dream when he led his side to six wickets victory against Sri Lanka in the Super Four league match played at the National Stadium Karachi on Thursday.
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ICC uphold Samuels ban
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Afp
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DUBAI: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels's two-year corruption has been upheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body said in a statement issued after a board meeting here on Thursday.
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Venus, Serena set for final clash
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Associated Press
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WIMBLEDON: Venus and Serena Williams won in straight sets Thursday to set up their third all-sister Wimbledon final and seventh Grand Slam championship matchup.
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England unchanged for South Africa Test
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Agence France Presse
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LONDON: National selector Geoff Miller announced an unchanged 12-man England squad here Thursday for next week's first Test against South Africa at Lord's.
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Nauman leads City FC into soccer semis
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: Nauman led City Football Club into semi-finals of NBP Lahore District Soccer Championship when City FC defeated Young Ravi by 2-1 here at the Punjab University Old Campus ground on Thursday.
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Hockey to make 100th anniversary at Beijing
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: The Olympic Games in Beijing this year will mark a major milestone for hockey. It is exactly 100 years ago that hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games.
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Peshawar beat Swat in Senior Inter-district Cricket
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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PESHAWAR: Pacers Nouman Habib and Bilal Khan helped Peshawar to beat Swat by an innings and 44 runs in the three-day Regional Inter-district Senior Cricket Tournament played here at the Gymkhana Cricket ground on Thursday.
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LHC to hear Shoaib’s petition today
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: A bench of the Lahore High Court headed by Chief Justice Syed Zahid Hussain will hear the petition of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar seeking permission for playing cricket here today (Friday.
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Umar, Wajid, Ahsan, Hashir in quarters
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Sports Reporter
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LAHORE: All the top-seed players qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's singles event of the 11th Amir Abdullah Khan Ranking Badminton Tournament 2008 after defeating their respective rivals here at the New khan Badminton Hall on Thursday.
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Mauresmo out of Beijing Olympics
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Afp
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LONDON: Amelie Mauresmo, who won the women's singles silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, announced on Thursday her withdrawal from the French team for the Beijing Olympics.
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Age Group Swimming from 5th
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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PESHAWAR: The 3rd edition of the All-Pakistan NWFP Governor Age Group Swimming Championship will be commencing here at Adil Khan Swimming Pool from July 5 to 7.
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