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Hillary for more pressure to eliminate militants
Witness: Cash in fixing case could be legitimate
Nadal dumped out of Shanghai Masters
Djokovic to finish 2011 as No 1
Jankovic, Cibulkova into Linz quarterfinals
UEFA bans Wayne Rooney for 3 Euro 2012 matches
US asks Pakistan to eliminate safe havens of Haqqanis
US confirms top Haqqani commander killed in Pakistan
Zaka Ashraf confirmed and PCB chairman
Cummins, Watson lead Australia to victory
West Indies beat Bangladesh in first ODI
Dhoni, Cook expect change of tactics in ODIs
Political interference causing loadshedding: PEPCO MD
David Haye retires from International Boxing
Sialkot lynching DPO services given to federation

Hillary for more pressure to eliminate militants

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During her recent interviews with two different news agencies, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that fight against Taliban, whether they are from Pakistan or Afghanistan, will continue. She said that the emotions were intense in Afghanistan, and for all the right reasons there was a sense of great loss at the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani. She was of the opinion that Rabbani’s son may succeed him best in the new political landscape.  Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was confident that Barack Obama will be re-elected as US president.

Witness: Cash in fixing case could be legitimate

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A witness says large amounts of money discovered by police searching the rooms of two Pakistani cricketers in relation to alleged match-fixing could have come from legitimate payments made by the Pakistan Cricket Board. PCB s Director of Cricket Operations Zakir Khan gave evidence via video link to London s Southwark crown court on Thursday detailing the payments made to contracted players. Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, together with Pakistan teammate Mohammed Amir, are accused of conspiring with agent Mazhar Majeed to bowl deliberate no-balls in a test against England. Butt and Asif deny the charges. Khan says Butt was paid the equivalent of $34,000 by the PCB to reject offers from an unsanctioned Twenty20 league, alongside other earnings.

Nadal dumped out of Shanghai Masters

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Top seed Rafael Nadal was sent crashing out of the Shanghai Masters on a dramatic day of action Thursday but defending champion Andy Murray survived a testing encounter to reach the quarter-finals. World number two Nadal lost 6-7 (5/7), 3-6 to Germany s Florian Mayer, edged out in a first set tiebreak and broken twice in the second set, stunning the crowd at the Qi Zhong stadium. Mayer made the crucial breakthrough in the seventh game of the second set to lead 4-3 and the Spaniard could not respond, broken again in the final game with the 15th seed taking his first match point. Earlier, second seed Murray, on a red-hot run of form of 21 wins from 22 matches coming into the clash against the Swiss 13th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The British player looked set for a straightforward victory after taking the first set but cut a frustrated figure as he conceded a break of serve in the second set as Wawrinka levelled the match with an ace. Murray raced into a 5-0 lead in the decider as Wawrinka was warned by the umpire after smashing his racket, but despite a late wobble he closed out the match. Spain s Ferrer edged into the last eight when he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero, who had strapping applied to his right ankle midway through the second set. Third seed Ferrer won the all-Spanish tie 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 after a major fright in the 10th game of the second set, when he was forced to save three match points on his own serve. The win for Ferrer means he becomes the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, featuring the world s top eight singles players over the year. American 10th seed Andy Roddick beat Spanish seventh seed Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4 and Ukrainian 12th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Australian teenager Bernard Tomic. Japan s Kei Nishikori triumphed over Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-3 and Australia s Matthew Ebden beat eighth seed Gilles Simon of France 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (10/8). In the late match, Spain s Feliciano Lopez beat sixth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4.

Djokovic to finish 2011 as No 1

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The ATP says the Serb clinched the year-end top spot after No. 2 Rafael Nadal lost in the third round at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday. Nadal s loss to Florian Mayer ensured that Djokovic cannot be overtaken before the end of the year. The 24-year-old Djokovic becomes the first player other than Roger Federer or Nadal to finish a year as No. 1 since Andy Roddick of the United States in 2003. Djokovic has been No. 1 since winning Wimbledon in early July and has won 10 titles this year, including his second Australian Open and first US Open.

Jankovic, Cibulkova into Linz quarterfinals

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Jelena Jankovic rallied to defeat Britain s Anne Keothavong 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies. The former No. 1 won just one service game in the opening set but dominated the match afterward. The third-seeded Serb player will take on Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina for a place in the semifinals. No. 7 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia threw away a 5-1 lead in the first set before beating Italy s Sara Errani 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-1. In other second-round play, Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic downed Italy s Alberta Brianti 6-4, 6-2 without facing a break point. In her sixth quarterfinal of the season, Safarova will take on Sorana Cirstea of Romania.

UEFA bans Wayne Rooney for 3 Euro 2012 matches

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Wayne Rooney will miss the entire group stage of the 2012 European Championship after being given a three-match ban by UEFA on Thursday for kicking a player in England s final qualifier. UEFA s disciplinary panel announced the verdict after examining the England striker s kick at Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic in a qualifying game last Friday. UEFA s rule book calls for three-game bans in cases judged to be assault, rather than the mandatory one-match ban for receiving a red card. "The striker will now be suspended from playing in his country s next three UEFA national competition matches for which he would be eligible," UEFA said in a statement. Rooney, who did not attend the hearing, can appear in his own defense at an appeal hearing. England s Football Association said it would study the detailed verdict from UEFA before deciding whether to appeal. The expected appeal is likely to be heard before England finds out its Euro 2012 opponents on Dec. 2 when the draw is made in Kiev. Ukraine is co-hosting next year s tournament with Poland. Rooney and England s Football Association wrote letters of mitigation to the 10-man UEFA panel, which also weighed German match referee Wolfgang Stark s report. Stark had praised Rooney for showing no dissent after his dismissal, and England hoped UEFA would see the offense as resulting from frustration rather than malice.

US asks Pakistan to eliminate safe havens of Haqqanis

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Briefing the newsmen, White House spokesman Jay Carney said that Haqqani network using Pakistani territories to carry out attacks on Afghanistan. He said that safe havens of the militant groups exist near Pak-Afghan border. He asked Pakistan to take steps to eliminate safe havens of Haqqani network and other militant groups and in areas. White House spokesman said that members of Haqqani network from Pakistan are carrying attacks on US forces based in Afghanistan. The spokesman further said that these militants are not only a threat to US soldiers, but are also threat to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Replying to a question, the White House spokesman said that US will continue reconciliation process in Afghanistan. However, the US will reconcile with only those who respect Afghan constitution.

US confirms top Haqqani commander killed in Pakistan

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The United States said Thursday the most senior leader of the extremist Haqqani group yet "taken off the battlefield" had been killed in North Waziristan drone attack. "It s been confirmed that Janbaz Zadran, aka Jamil, was killed earlier today in North Waziristan, Pakistan," said a senior US official, revealing the death of the latest target of the secret US anti-terror war. "Janbaz played a central role in helping the Haqqani network attack US and coalition targets in Kabul and southeastern Afghanistan. "His death in Miram Shah makes him the most senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan to be taken off the battlefield," the official said. The official did not detail the circumstances in which Janbaz was killed, but a number of extremists have recently died in a rash of US drone strikes in tribal Pakistan and Yemen.

Zaka Ashraf confirmed and PCB chairman

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Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the appointment will take place with effect from the date Mr Zaka Ashraf relinquishes charge of the office of President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and will continue till further orders. Zaka Ashraf, a top banker and businessman, has replaced Ijaz Butt as the chairman of the PCB. The appointment, made by Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, is only "until further order," though, and not for the usual three-year tenure stipulated by the board s constitution. Butt s tenure as PCB chairman had ended on October 8. Ashraf had said on October 11, before his appointment was officially confirmed, that his priority was to improve Pakistan cricket s image abroad after a series of high-profile scandals. "I will work day and night to live up to President Zardari s confidence. My top priority will be to improve Pakistan s cricket image and to stop bookies and match-fixers." He also said he would try to improve relations with other cricket boards - including India, with whom sporting and diplomatic ties have stalled after a terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008. "People in both Pakistan and India love cricket so I will try to resume ties," he had said.

Cummins, Watson lead Australia to victory

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Three wickets by debutant Patrick Cummins and a hard-hit half-century by Shane Watson set up Australia for a five-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. Fast bowler Cummins, 18, took three wickets in four balls in his last over as South Africa were restricted to 146 for seven in their 20 overs. Free-scoring Australian opener David Warner was run out for nought off the first ball he faced but Watson (52) and Shaun Marsh (25) put Australia firmly in control during a second wicket stand of 82 off 53 balls. Watson survived a straightforward slip chance to Graeme Smith off Morne Morkel when he had two and Australia s total was three for one.  South Africa s bowlers fought back after Watson and Marsh were dismissed in successive overs but the tourists were always ahead of the required run rate, even though they only had three balls to spare when Steve Smith hit the winning run. JP Duminy provided the backbone for a stuttering South African effort with a sparkling innings of 67.   Former captain Smith was bowled by Doug Bollinger for a duck and new captain Hashim Amla was run out for four as South Africa struggled to eight for two after three overs after Amla won the toss. Duminy shared half-century partnerships with Colin Ingram (33) and David Miller (20) but just when it seemed the home side were set for a strong finish Cummins struck in the 19th over.  Duminy and Miller fell off successive balls and Johan Botha went two balls later. Duminy hit three sixes and six fours in his 53-ball innings. Amla said South Africa had made some mistakes in the field and were always under pressure after the Watson-Marsh stand.  "We did quite well to take it down to the last over," he said. The teams will play a second Twenty20 international in Johannesburg on Sunday before meeting in three one-day internationals and two Test matches.

West Indies beat Bangladesh in first ODI

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Lendl Simmons smashed a maiden century to set up the West Indies  comfortable 40-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening one-day international on Thursday. The opener, 26, hit two sixes and eight fours in his 124-ball 122 as the West Indies posted 298-4 before restricting Bangladesh to 258-7 for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Shakib Al Hasan (67 not out) and opener Naeem Islam (52) scored half-centuries, but Bangladesh never looked like achieving a stiff target in the day-night match. West Indies pacemen Ravi Rampaul and Andre Russell, and off-spinner Marlon Samuels bagged two wickets apiece. Simmons earlier propped up the innings after the tourists had been put in bat as he put on 67 runs with Adrian Barath, who retired after making 21, and 150 with in-form Samuels (71). Simmons, who had scored six half-centuries in his last nine one-day internationals before this match, completed his hundred in the 37th over with a single to mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Shakib. His best came in the 40th over when he hit seamer Shafiul Islam for four boundaries before being caught by Alok Kapali off paceman Rubel Hossian in the 42nd over. Samuels also fell in the same over after hitting two sixes and six fours in his 78-ball knock, but not before setting the stage for the closing-overs onslaught with Simmons. The West Indies plundered 74 runs in the last eight overs, with Kieron Pollard smashing three sixes in his 25-ball 41 and Darren Bravo scoring 20 off 19 balls. The second one-day international will be played in Dhaka on Saturday.

Dhoni, Cook expect change of tactics in ODIs

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his England counterpart Alastair Cook said Thursday they expect new tactics to be seen in one-day internationals following the introduction of new rules. Dhoni and Cook were speaking ahead of a five-game ODI series starting Friday that will be played with revised rules, including the use of a new ball from each end and a stipulation that bowling and batting powerplays be completed between the 16th and 40th overs of an innings. Dhoni expects a decrease in reverse swing for pace bowlers while Cook foresees a change in how spinners are used. "You may see a bit of swing initially, but what you may not see is reverse swing, which fast bowlers rely on," Dhoni said. "A lot will depend on the outfield, people will still try to  make  the ball so that it reverses, but of course you have to do it legally." "A lot depends on how dry the track is. If there is no reverse-swing, it is a good placid wicket and the outfield is nice, you may see more runs being scored." Dhoni said teams would also have to look at different options with regard to how they used their powerplays. When chasing, teams used to keep the last five overs as batting powerplays, but now there will be some change in tactics," Dhoni said. "As teams get used to the new rules, we will find different results." Cook agreed that the revised rules would change the dynamics of the game, pointing to the scrapping of the ball change after 34 overs. "You will see spin a lot earlier, certainly in the 11th or 12th overs and probably more spin toward the death overs," Cook said. "A lot depends on how a side adapts to the new conditions. "Reverse swing will have less of an impact. But if a ball reverses, you get to keep it, you don t have to change it after the 34th over like before. Sometimes you get a knock on the ball that makes it reverse swing and now you get to keep the ball through the innings." Dhoni, who is missing several senior players including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh due to injuries, said he had faith in his batsmen and thought of the series as a good opportunity for the bowlers.

Political interference causing loadshedding: PEPCO MD

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In a special interview with Dunya News in Lahore, PEPCO Managing Director Rasool Khan Mehsood said that political appointments in every regime were at the heart of leadshedding. Loadshedding, like other problems facing the country, couldn’t be got rid of without putting an end to undue political interference, he added. He said had the successive governments given a free hand to PEPCO officials, the Rs 300 billion circular debt could have been averted. He stressed purging PEPCO, the country’s vital department, of incompetent employees. Mehsood said the measures including two weekly holidays would save 800 MW. The Punjab government has the right to disagree, but PEPCO is bound to follow the federal government’s loadshedding schedule, he added. He said that out of the Rs 300 billion, the federal and provincial governments and departments owe Rs 155 billion. Sindh and KESC are the biggest defaulters of PEPCO, he added.

David Haye retires from International Boxing

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Born in Bermondsi on October 13, 1980, he became world champion in 2009. During his career, he won 25 matches out of the total 27 he played. He has a record of knocking out 23 rivals. He reminded that he had declared many times before that he would retire at 30.

Sialkot lynching DPO services given to federation

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The Lahore High Court had suspended his sentence in the lynching case. For lack of adequate response, the former DPO was convicted on charges of abetting the people who lynched the two youth in a blood-curdling episode. Separately, BPS-21 officer Akber Khan Hoti has been posted as IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while Grade-21 officer Abdul Hamid Khan would be the Commandant FC. Before this, he has been rendering his services as Commandant of the Elite Force.

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