China's yuan strengthened against the dollar as dealers took note of the latest comments on yuan flexibility from Beijing, with Alan Greenspan expected to discuss the currency in Washington. The yuan, which was revalued by

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Test veteran Justin Langer was on Thursday named to lead the Prime Minister's XI team against the touring West Indies in Canberra in a one-day cricket match on December 2. Langer, who was forced out

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Corey Collymore appealed for more consistency from his fellow West Indian fast bowlers after playing a starring role on the opening day of the first Test against Australia here on Thursday. Collymore bowled an inspired

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India fought back from the brink to defeat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday to take a decisive 4-0 lead in the seven-match series. Chasing Sri Lanka's 261,

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Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq fired the opening salvo before his side's Test series against England, saying his bowlers can destroy any batting line-up. "Pakistan has destructive fast bowlers and spinners and with their rhythm they

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The contract bridge, being the new system of the game, in 1933 soon became a fashion and it spread like forest fire across the United States. The lady bridge players were more enthusiastic in embracing

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While the "civilised" cricket-playing countries have refused to play in Karachi on "security reasons", eight "uncivilised" South Asian nations will gather in Karachi for the SAFF Championship, starting from Dec.7. Not agreeing with the claims

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A fortnight before the first Test starts in Multan the national selectors, with the concurrence of the coach, Bob Woolmer, and captain Inzamamul Haq, have announced a 16-member squad to confront the Englishmen in a

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We have all heard of the Quetta earthquake that hit the city on Friday, 31st May in 1935. That was sixty years ago. I have in hand a book titled "Thirty Seconds at Quetta. The

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In this age of booming pop music, it is not easy for a professional gharana musician to remain in circulation and to eke out a living by practicing only classical genres. However, there still are

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