| Diwakar
scripts golden finish
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Hyderabad,July
19:
Diwakar Ram did not wilt under pressure and scripted a 'golden
finish' in the fourth minute of extra time to help India lift
the crown in the sixth junior Asia Cup hockey championship here
on Friday.
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| Shoaib
left out of camp for Toronto tourney
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Karachi,
July 19:
Maverick pacer Shoaib Akhtar was on Friday left out of the training
camp for a Twenty20 tournament in Toronto, Canada after he refused
to pay the Rs 7 million fine for disciplinary violations.
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| President
congratulates junior hockey team for Asia Cup win
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New
Delhi, July 19:
President Pratibha Patil today congratulated the Indian hockey
team for retaining the Junior Asia Cup title after defeating
South Korea in the final in Hyderabad.
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| Kaneria
asserts commitment to Pakistan
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New
Delhi,July 19:
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has averred that he never
told anyone that he would consider playing for England if Pakistan
continues to ignore him and rather said he still wanted to play
for his country.
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| Mahindra
United invited to play friendlies in South Africa
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New
Delhi, July 19:
In a measure of the growing stature of Indian football, Mahindra
United have been invited by South African club Santos FC for
an exposure trip ahead of the Durand Cup next month.
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