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 All Pak team players retire after poor performanceNEW DELHI: Admitting their poor performance in the FIH World Cup, all players of the national hockey team have announced their retirement from the game here on Thursday. Captain Zeeshan Ashraf, while talking with Geo News, said that he and his boys apologise with the nation on the team’s dismal performance in the World Cup. He said that never in the history of Pakistan, such disappointing performance was displayed and the whole team is sad on today’s defeat. This is why all the players have decided in a meeting to quit hockey. Zeeshan said that the players did not make this decision under any pressure but they did it only due to their poor performance. |
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| Australia beat Netherlands to play Germany in final NEW DELHI: Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 on Thursday to qualify for a third successive final against defending champions Germany in ... more | |
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| Hasan Sardar resigns as chief selector LAHORE: Chief Selector Hasan Sardar has tendered resignation after Pakistan’s dismal performance in FIH Hockey World Cup being played in New ... more | |
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| Windies beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs to take 2-1 lead KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, March 10, 2010 (AFP) - Zimbabwe were undermined by Darren Sammy's career-best spell of four wickets ... more | |
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| Muhammad Ali visits US training camps SCOTTSDALE, Arizona: Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, visited the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants on Tuesda ... more | |
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| Ronaldinho eyes next two Cups RIO DE JANEIRO: Ronaldinho is confident of a securing place in Brazil’s World Cup squad in spite of coach Dunga’s apparent dismissal of the ... more | |
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| BHS triumphs in school cricket KARACHI: Beacon House School (BHS), Jubilee Branch, and CAS School registered victories over their respective rivals on the opening day of t ... more | |
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| LCMD beat HCMD in T20 tourney KARACHI: Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry (LCMD) recorded a formidable 37-run win over Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry (HCMD) ... more | |
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| Clarke in squad for New Zealand Tests WELLINGTON: Vice-captain Michael Clarke has been included in Australia’s Test squad only two days after quitting a cricket tour of New Zeala ... more | |
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| Italian cyclist suspended for doping AIGLE, Switzerland: Italian cyclist Massimo Giunti has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood boosting hor ... more | |
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| PCB cracks down against key players KARACHI: Pakistan cricket was plunged into deeper turmoil when the country’s cricket board barred former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis ... more | |
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| Yousuf considering retirement? KARACHI: Mohammad Yousuf is contemplating retirement after being treated “shabbily” by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday. Sources c ... more | |
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| We can fill in the gaps, says Mohsin KARACHI: Pakistan have the reserves to fill in the blanks after the country’s cricket board banned two key players ahead of the ICC World Tw ... more | |
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| ‘Players must go to court’ KARACHI: Former Pakistan greats offered a mixed reaction to the PCB’s strict action against the country’s top players for poor performance a ... more | |
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 | Asia falls flat at Hockey World Cup NEW DELHI: Former Olympians and coaches on Wednesday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the men’s field hockey World Cup, saying Eu ... more |
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| Rivals on edge for semifinals today NEW DELHI: Injury-stricken England hope to build on their amazing resurgence in field hockey when they take on defending champions Germany i ... more | |
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| ‘Sportsmen must not surrender to terrorism’ ABU DHABI: Legendary cricketers like Steve Waugh and Ian Botham adjured the athletes worldwide to not let terrorism affect sport anywhere in ... more | |
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| Bangladesh’s Raqibul retires at 22 DHAKA: In a shock move, Bangladesh’s young middle order batsman Raqibul Hasan has retired from all forms of cricket ahead of the country’s f ... more | |
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| Daryl Harper won’t stand at World T20 DUBAI: Daryl Harper has not been chosen to officiate at the World Twenty20 in West Indies although the ICC insist the decision has nothing t ... more | |
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| ICC quandary over Nepal disturbances DUBAI: The ICC has dismissed criticism it was too slow to react to the crowd trouble which marred the match between Nepal and USA in Kirtipu ... more | |
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| Jennings wants window for Indian Premier League BANGALORE: Ray Jennings, the Royal Challengers Bangalore coach, has called for a window for the IPL, saying that missing players due to inte ... more | |
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| Siddons confident of keeping KP at bay CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh’s coach, Jamie Siddons, is braced for the likelihood of a return to form for Kevin Pietersen at some stage during the ... more | |
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| PBF denies Indian media reports KARACHI: A top official of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Wednesday rubbished the reports in the Indian media that Pakistan had not ... more | |
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| Australia, Canada skip Commonwealth boxing titles SYDNEY: Australian boxers will miss the Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi because of a clash of dates, not because of security concern ... more | |
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| Arsenal and Bayern reach CL quarter-finals LONDON: Arsenal dismantled FC Porto 5-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals along with Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Nick ... more | |
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| Football authorities to opt for Asian coach KARACHI: After a poor stint of the former Pakistan football coach George Kottan, during the last one year, the football governing body in th ... more | |
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| Bent hat-trick gives Black Cats 4-0 win LONDON: Darren Bent hit a hat-trick on Tuesday to give Sunderland a 4-0 win over Bolton and its first Premier League victory since November. ... more | |
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| Capello sets semifinal target ABU DHABI: England manager Fabio Capello has set his team a minimum target of reaching the World Cup semifinals in South Africa this year. ... more | |
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| Brazil president plans for World Cup final BRASILIA: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is he’s so confident of Brazil’s chances in the World Cup that he is already planning to be at ... more | |
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| Juve, Liverpool seek Europa League salvation PARIS: European heavyweights Juventus and Liverpool will both seek to rescue disappointing seasons when the first legs of their respective E ... more | |
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| Barbie Doll in shining glory at KRC KARACHI: The followers of form and favorites had the better of exchanges at the Karachi Races on Wednesday when they picked winners in six o ... more | |
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| Schumi says doubt is the secret to success BERLIN: Germany’s seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher admitted on Wednesday that he had doubts ahead of his historic comeback ... more | |
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| Barakzai wins eight stage of Tour de Pakistan KARACHI: Hashmatullah Barakzai of Afghanistan emerged as the winner of the eighth stage of Tour de Pakistan International Race on Wednesday. ... more | |
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| Clijsters, Henin look to stir things INDIAN WELLS, California: Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seed ... more | |
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| Sohail Tanvir advised four months rest ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir will be out for four months after a successful knee operation in Melbourne on Wednesday | |
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