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 T20 World Cup kicks off today, Pakistan to defend titleGUYANA: The third ICC World Twenty20 Championship begins today in West Indies as Pakistan will defend their title in the mega event. Sri Lanka will play against New Zealand in the inaugural match of the tournament while the second match will be played between hosts West Indies and Ireland. All matches of the event will be shown live on Geo Super. The first match will be held between the runners-up of the previous edition, Sri Lanka and New Zealand and it will begin at 10-00 pm (Pakistan standard time). The West Indies and Ireland will play the second match at 2-00 am. |
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| NZ aim to have Lankans in a spin PROVIDENCE, Guyana: Brendon McCullum’s prowess as a Twenty20 batsman is well known but older brother Nathan could also have an important role to play in the upcoming World Twenty20. T... more | |
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| Dolphins dump Bears to lift title KARACHI: Sindh Dolphins on Thursday lifted the RBS Pentangular Cup in emphatic manner, slaying Balochistan Bears by 78 runs here at the National Stadium. On a low and slow track, Test... more | |
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| Afghans stun Ireland BRIDGETOWN, Guyana: Afghanistan cruised to a five-wicket win over Ireland in their World Twenty20 warm-up on Wednesday, showing that they are ready for their world championship debut. | |
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| ‘Apprentice’ Mourinho stares down mentor Van Gaal BARCELONA: Jose Mourinho has destroyed the Champions League dreams of former clubs Chelsea and Barcelona but he faces a quiet and familiar menace in next month’s final. The colourful ... more | |
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| WI look to Gayle force in opener PROVIDENCE, Guyana: West Indies captain Chris Gayle struck Australia fast bowler Brett Lee for 27 runs in one over at last year’s World Twenty20 so Ireland’s attack could be forgiven for fea... more | |
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| ICC alert to World Cup match-fixing threat DUBAI: The spectre of match-fixing is once again hanging uneasily over cricket and the ICC will be alert to anything untoward during the World Twenty20 in the West Indies, but remain confide... more | |
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| IPL had become a monster, says Nasser Hussain LONDON: A critic of the event since its inception, former England captain Nasser Hussain has once again lashed out at the IPL and said the recent controversy surrounding the league has prove... more | |
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| India not taking Afghans for granted ST LUCIA: Though India come into the third installment of the ICC World Twenty20 as heavyweights, their leader MS Dhoni knows full well that their first encounter, against Afghanistan, has t... more | |
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| Bits and Pieces Clarke calls for Twenty20 contracts MELBOURNE: Michael Clarke believes Australia’s best Twenty20 players should be included in Cricket Australia’s contract list. On the eve of the ICC... more | |
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| Windies offering a Caribbean feel for World T20 GEORGETOWN, Guyana: For all the turmoil surrounding the mysterious death of a coach and the myriad other problems associated with the West Indies’ first hosting of a cricket World Cup, the m... more | |
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| ICC award for GHB KARACHI: A number of prominent cricketing personalities including the late Gul Hameed Bhatti, former Editor of ‘The News’, were given International Cricket Council (ICC) Centenary for their ... more | |
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| Shahzaib still dreaming of playing in World T20 KARACHI: Karachi-based opener Shahzaib Hasan said on Wednesday that he is badly missing Pakistan team on the eve of ICC World Twenty20, which explodes into action in the Caribbean on Friday ... more | |
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| Pakistani interest ends in Youth World Boxing KARACHI: Pakistani interest extinguished from the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship as its pugilists Attaullah and Mohammad Tanveer fell in their respective bouts in Baku, Azerbaijan. ... more | |
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| Barcelona undone by 10-man Inter Milan BARCELONA: Inter Milan battled for more than an hour with 10 men to book their place in next month’s Champions League final at the expense of holders Barcelona on a triumphant night for the ... more | |
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| Creaking Barca give Real hope in title run-in MADRID: Pep Guardiola has 72 hours to repair the battered morale of his Barcelona side before resuming the defence of their La Liga title at Villarreal on Saturday. Barca top the stan... more | |
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| AS Roma do the unthinkable and support Lazio MILAN: AS Roma’s players and fans will go against everything they hold sacred this weekend when they cheer on bitter rivals Lazio against Inter Milan. Claudio Ranieri’s Roma surrender... more | |
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| Woods battles golf course, paparazzi and helicopters CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Tiger Woods answered questions for 16 minutes on Wednesday but offered few new revelations of his private troubles other than that the paparazzi are still camped o... more | |
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| Selectors leave seniors seething KARACHI: Former captains Shakeel Abbasi and Rehan Butt said that the way the federation has rested them was wrong, as they have performed well in the National Championship as well as in the ... more | |
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| Bopara makes case for KP’s place GUYANA: Ravi Bopara dominated England’s run chase from number three in Wednesday’s ICC World Twenty20 warm-up win over Bangladesh — but knows his chances of retaining that position are slim.... more | |
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| Djokovic eases into quarters ROME: World number two Novak Djokovic had few problems in disposing of Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Rome Masters 1000 on Thursday. It was ... more | |
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| Wozniacki crashes, Stosur survives scare STUTTGART: Top-seed and world number two Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark crashed out of the WTA tournament here on Thursday after suffering from a recurring ankle injury. The Danish tee... more | |
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| Aisam, Rohan fall in Tunis KARACHI: The top seeded pair of Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq and his Indian teammate Rohan Bopanna bowed out of the $125,000 Challenger Tennis Championship after they lost their... more | |
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| briefs... Franchises have papers in order: India NEW DELHI: Amid a controversy over finances of the Twenty20 cricket body IPL, the central government said the Registrar of Companies has not fou... more  | |
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