First Pakistan Test begins at Dunedin today: New Zealand top order could decide series
DUNEDIN: The ability of New Zealand’s top-order batsmen to overcome a recent history of poor starts may decide a closely contested three-Test cricket series against Pakistan beginning here Tuesday (today).
The weakness of the New Zealand top order, prompting revolving door selection policies,... 
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PHF names 18-member squad: Zeeshan to lead Pakistan at Champions Challenge-I in Argentina
By Muhammad Ali
LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday named an 18-member squad that will take part in the Champions Challenge-I Hockey Tournament to be held from December 6 to 13 in Salta, Argentina. The competition will be participated by eight teams divided into two...
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Hockey teams can now question umpires’ rulings
Staff Report
LAHORE: Field hockey teams unhappy with an umpire’s ruling can now demand a video referral of the decision. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) said Monday that teams would be allowed one referral per match on the decision of umpires to award, or disallow, goals, penalty...
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament: HBL crush PIA by 10 wickets
* National Bank, Quetta and Islamabad also score victories
Staff Report
LAHORE: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) crushed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by 10 wickets on the third day of their four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament at the Marghazar Ground in Islamabad...
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Pakistan not wary of Saqlain in Kiwi camp
Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Monday that former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq helping New Zealand in the Test series commencing from Tuesday (today) would not give the hosts any advantage.
Saqlain, who helped the Black Caps on their recent tour of Sri Lanka,...
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News agencies suspend coverage of Australian cricket, again
BRISBANE: The Associated Press will suspend coverage of cricket in Australia for the second consecutive international season because of a dispute over conditions for accreditation imposed by Cricket Australia. The AP was joined by Reuters and Agence France-Presse in a global news coalition which will...
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PCB asked to file FIR against security officials
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports Monday asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a First Information Report (FIR) against security officials who allegedly showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team in March this year....
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Success in NZ will confirm revival of Pakistan’s Test prowess
By Col (r) Rafi Nasim
The eyes of cricket lovers in the country are focussed on the Test series between Pakistan and New Zealand starting on Tuesday (today). The series is going to be a big challenge not only for the players but also for stand-in captain Mohammad Yousuf. The state of fear...
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Bolt and Richards named IAAF world athletes of year
MONTE CARLO: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who became one of the world’s most recognised athletes, and American women’s 400 metres world champion Sanya Richards were named IAAF world athletes of the year on Sunday. Bolt, who won the award for the second year in a row, wiped out his 100 and 200 metres...
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Beckham’s LA title dream dashed by Salt Lake
SEATTLE: Real Salt Lake won their first Major League Soccer championship on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over David Beckham’s L.A Galaxy after the title game had ended in a 1-1 draw following extra time. Beckham scored his penalty but Galaxy captain Landon Donovan was among those to miss as...
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Golf: Brooks wins Pebble Beach Invitational
PEBBLE BEACH: Mark Brooks won the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational for a record third time, with birdies on three of the last four holes Sunday for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler and DA Points.
The 48-year-old Brooks, the 1996 PGA champion, had a 12-under 276...
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ICC to monitor U-19 World Cup
DUNEDIN: The International Cricket Council will send its Anti-Corruption Unit to next year’s Under-19 World Cup to help protect the integrity of the game’s future stars. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Monday said the threat of match fixing was not confined to the elite level. “We don’t want to...
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Nadal’s nemesis Soderling strikes again
LONDON: Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals. Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first ever loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by...
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Jayawardena becomes No.1 Test batsman
Staff Report
LAHORE: Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has achieved the number-one ranking in the ICC player rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in his career after an epic double-century in the drawn first Test against India at Ahmedabad earlier this week. The 32-year-old...
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ICC Test Championship: Pakistan at sixth position
Staff Report
LAHORE: In the ICC Test Championship table, Pakistan sit in sixth position on 84 ratings points with New Zealand four points behind in seventh place and the West Indies in eighth-position on 76 ratings points. If Pakistan sweeps the Test series against New Zealand starting...
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Johnson wins 4th successive NASCAR title
HOMESTEAD: Jimmie Johnson won an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup points championship on Sunday. Johnson, driving a Chevrolet, came into the final race of the season at the Homestead Miami Speedway with a commanding lead in the championship and finished the race in fifth. The 400 mile race...
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France does not deserve to be in World Cup: poll
PARIS: Most people in France do not think their soccer team deserves to be in the 2010 World Cup and did not approve of Thierry Henry’s handball that helped secure a finals place, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. Henry clearly handled the ball when setting up a late, decisive goal in...
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Germany to set up betting scandal task force
BERLIN: The German Football Federation (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) announced the creation of a task force here Monday to investigate a betting scandal which has rocked European football. With European football’s governing body UEFA calling a crisis meeting at their base in Nyon, Switzerland,...
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FIFA announces global fan parks for 2010 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG: Football supporters across the planet will be able to watch Africa’s first World Cup at free fan parks. FIFA announced Monday that there will be fan parks in seven international cities in addition to the 10 sites chosen in host cities in South Africa for next year’s tournament. The international...
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Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern in danger of early exit
LONDON: Illustrious trio Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, European champions 12 times between them, are all in danger of an early exit from the competition this week. Holders Barcelona face former striker Samuel Eto’o in their tie against Inter Milan where defeat, combined with a win for Russia’s...
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