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PCB mulls shift
Pakistan cricket officials said Thursday they might move two matches against South Africa from Peshawar and Rawalpindi, but denied any action would be linked to security concerns.
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Sharapova leads Russian charge
Maria Sharapova put aside worries over an aching shoulder on Thursday to spark a Russian charge into the quarterfinals of the San Diego Classic.
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Hard men don't boast
This week, I spoke to John Woodcock, Cricket Correspondent of this parish 1954-88, and received the first words of sense I have heard on the subject of jellybeans: "They should be forced to play their
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Roddick storms into qtrs
US top seed Andy Roddick fired 23 aces to outlast Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 and reach the ATP Washington Classic quarter-finals Thursday along with fellow seeds Tommy Haas and Marat Safin.
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BFF plans plain B. League prize giving
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to cut expenditures of the planned gala prize giving ceremony of the recently concluded B. League in wake of country's flood situation.
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A genius clown?
A small Indian contingent waited outside the dressing room for several hours after India had sealed the second Test at Trent Bridge.
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Pity the poor opener
India must be pretty chuffed, having marked the 60th year of independence with a rare Test win in England.
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'Behave well or don't play'
New Australia coach Tim Nielsen wants his team to be conscious of their behaviour and has suggested any lapses could have an impact on selection.
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Lyon's hunt begins for magnificent seventh
The French Championship gets underway on Saturday and the pressure is on champions Lyon, who are in the hunt for a record seventh consecutive title, as once again they are the team to beat.
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Barca land in Asia
Barcelona's stars arrived in Beijing Friday hoping to put to rest the recent controversy over whether their promotional Asia tour is the best way to get fit for the start of the season.
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Champs seeded 12th
Iraq may have won the Asian Cup championship last month but they have been seeded a lowly 12th in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers according to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rankings released Friday.
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No friendly fire
Sir Alex Ferguson admits there is little point telling his Manchester United players to ease their way into the new season when they face Chelsea in the Community Shield.
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Ansars rule the pool
Bangladesh Ansar swimmers dominated the pool on the second day of the Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming Competition with BKSP closely following after yesterday's events at the National Swimming
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Prasad's faith in Sreesanth
Venkatesh Prasad, India's bowling coach, expressed confidence in the ability of Sreesanth, following the bowler's woeful performance in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.
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BCCI claims ICC to look into prank
The BCCI on Friday added a new twist to the jellybean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into
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'Get the experts'
Ashley Giles is urging England to be bold when they name their final squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
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Juninho goes down under
Brazilian midfielder Juninho Paulista was Friday named as Australian A-League side Sydney FC's marquee player for the upcoming season, in a deal reportedly worth one million dollars (859,000 US).
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Give Dhoni time: Singh
Unfazed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps so far, India fielding coach Robin Singh on Thursday said it would take time for the wicketkeeper to adapt to the tough English
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'Play ICL and you're gone'
Pakistan's cricket authorities say any of their players who take part in the unofficial Indian Cricket League will never play for the country again.
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UEFA Champs League
British clubs get tough draw
British clubs Liverpool, Arsenal and Celtic were all handed tough draws in the third qualifying round of the Champions League made here on Friday.
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Adebayor doubtful starter
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is set to miss the start of the Premiership campaign after suffering a groin injury.
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Tevez saga near end
Carlos Tevez is expected to complete his protracted move to Manchester United this week after his representatives finally agreed a deal with West Ham.
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Adu looking to play
Freddy Adu's off to Europe later this week, still the centre of attention and ready to be in the centre of the field.
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A Real burden
Real Madrid are heavily in debt after spending millions in new signings over the past few years, the president of the Spanish giants Ramon Calderon said Friday in a newspaper interview.
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