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  • The Australian dollar steadied on Friday, stuck in a tight range, after an overnight spike higher on broad-based US dollar weakness sparked by corporate and political woes. The Aussie dollar at the mercy of offshore

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  • Former world number one Andy Roddick has called for a shorter season after the Paris Masters, which starts on Monday, was decimated by a series of high-level pull-outs. World number one Roger Federer and Rafael

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  • Pakistan suffered a injury blow Friday when allrounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out of the first cricket Test against England in Multan in two weeks time. Razzaq, who has 1,523 runs and 77 wickets in

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  • Pacer Shoaib Akhtar, leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmad and batsman Hasan Raza staged a come back, as the National Selection Committee of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a 16-member Pakistan squad for the Test

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    • Oct 29th, 2005
    • Comments Off on England cricketers visit quake victims

    Four England cricketers made an emotional visit to a hospital in the Pakistan capital on Friday to comfort children injured by the massive October 8 earthquake. Captain Michael Vaughan, Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Mathew

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  • Jeff Brehaut seized a two-stroke first-round lead at the 5.3 million-dollar Chrysler Championship on Thursday, where a victory would put him on the road to a Tour Championship berth and a spot in next year's

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    • News Desk
    • Oct 29th, 2005
    • Comments Off on India thrashed Sri Lanka in second one-dayer

    India thrashed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second one-day international here on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series. SCOREBOARD ============================================ Sri Lanka -------------------------------------------- K. Sangakkara c Tendulkar b Pathan

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  • Former cricket great Imran Khan's two sons by his British ex-wife on Friday pledged their support for Pakistan in the upcoming series against England. "It's exciting to visit a cricket stadium and I back Pakistan

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    • Oct 29th, 2005
    • Comments Off on Pakistan will not seek spin doctor for pitches

    Pakistan can tame England in their forthcoming Test cricket series without hiring a "spin doctor" to make local pitches friendly for their leg-break specialists, an official said on Friday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar

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    • Oct 29th, 2005
    • Comments Off on Harry Potter’s ‘flying’ car stolen

    The "flying" Ford Anglia used in the Harry Potter films has been stolen from a film studio lot, police said on Friday. "For those who have not seen the Harry Potter films, this is the

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