Lancs bid to host Pakistan’’s ”home” Tests
LONDON: English counties are eager to come forward and host Pakistan’’s “home” games against Australia scheduled to take place here next summer.br
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Murray ends 71-year wait for British winner
LONDON: Top seed Andy Murray defeated James Blake 7-5, 6-4 in the Queen’’s final on Sunday to become the first British winner of the pre-Wimbledon warm
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Umar’’s reverse swing sparks new debate
LONDON: Pakistan pacer Umar Gul on Saturday evening lit up the Oval with his accurate pace and an unmatched ability to reverse-swing the ball, leading
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Access to Justice Programme
KarachiThe Sindh government plans to set up five new prisons during the next financial year of 2009-10 to ease over-crowdedness, which is deem
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City tension mars Sheedi Mela
KarachiConstant tension, strikes, political uncertainty, poverty and scorching heat affected the celebrations of the annual Urs of Hazrat Khwa
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Pakistan declares war on Taliban leader Mehsud (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan announced late Sunday that it would fight warlord Baitullah Mehsud in Waziristan in a gamble that will see the Pakistani troops confront the fountainhead of Taliban and al Qaida extremism.
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Younis hopes to ”crush” Ireland today
LONDON: Younis Khan’’s message to his troops was loud and clear as Pakistan faced yet another must-win match in the ICC World Twenty20 here at the Oval
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Emotional Razzaq shines at The Oval
LONDON: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq on Saturday made an emotional return to international cricket after spending two years as an Indian Cricket League (I
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Beg and fly budget
ISLAMABAD: Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the 26th prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was allocated Rs80 million a month for his f
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England set India 154-run target
LONDON: England made 153-7 against India in a key Super Eights group E match of the World Twenty20 at Lord’’s here on Sunday.Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 46 off 27 balls, with three fours and a six, after sharing a second-wicket stand of 71 with opener Ravi Bopara (37).Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh picked up three wickets, but England’’s lower order retrieved the situation by adding 53 runs in the last five overs.England’’s total was boosted by 16 extras, that included 14 wides.India, the defending champions, need a win to stay in the tournament after losing their opening Super Eights match against the West Indies at Lord’’s on Friday.England, who also lost their first match to South Africa, will remain in contention even if they lose, provided they beat the West Indies and hope the Proteas defeat India in the last match.South Africa will then advance to the semi-finals with three wins, with England, India and the West Indies tied with one win each and left to battle net run-rates.Pietersen and Bopara took charge after Luke Wright had fallen in the second over, top-edging a pull off Rudra Pratap Singh.The duo brought up their 50 partnership off 35 balls before left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja broke the stand in his first over by bowling Bopara.Jadeja, playing his first match in the tournament in place of Irfan Pathan, then claimed the dangerous Pietersen leg-before as the batsman attemped to sweep.Harbhajan lured Owais Shah (12) to hole out to Jadeja on the mid-wicket fence before removing James Foster and Graeme Swann off successive deliveries.
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