The number of Americans claiming initial jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week in a show of strength for the US labour market, while an energy-driven rise in import prices offered mixed signals on inflation pressures.

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The number of Americans claiming initial jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week in a show of strength for the US labour market, while an energy-driven rise in import prices offered mixed signals on inflation pressures.

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is conducting basic regional course in umpiring in March this year. The candidates interested in attending the course are requested to apply through their respective regions or associations. Applicants should be

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The PCB disciplinary committee has fined pacer Shoaib Akhtar to the tune of US $500 for his indiscipline and erratic behaviour. The PCB body comprising Justice (Retd) Amir Alam Khan (Chairman), Maqbool Elahi Malik (Member),

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Ricky Ponting and Michael Kasprowicz revelled in the spotlight as Australia out-slogged and out-thought New Zealand to win the first Twenty20 cricket international by 44 runs here on Thursday. Ponting smashed an unbeaten 98 off

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Results here On Tuesday in the 380,000 dollar Costa do Sauipe ATP clay-court tournament. (x denotes seeding): (SECOND ROUND): Mariano Zabaleta (ARG x7) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 6-2; Alberto Martin (ESP) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu

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Thomas Johansson put his veteran's poise to good use on Thursday as he out-aced one of the game's biggest servers, overcoming fellow Swede Joachim Johansson 6-4, 6-4 for a place in the quarter-finals of the

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Former world number one Kim Clijsters continued her winning return from injury with a 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 victory against Russian fifth-seed Nadia Petrova on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Belgian woman's next opponent at the 585,000-dollar

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Top seed Andy Roddick eased into the quarter-finals of the ATP side of the men's and women's tennis tournaments playing here on Wednesday with a straight-set victory over France's Arnaud Clement. Roddick, seeking his 17th

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India's cricket board on Thursday accepted a Pakistani request to change one Test venue but said its neighbour's first cricket tour across the border in six years may still be delayed by continuing disputes over

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