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• Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

  Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday. There has been ... 

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  Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win

  The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. 

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  Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory

  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a ... 

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  Pakistan's Imran Khan has 3 fractured vertebrae

  Prominent Pakistani politician Imran Khan is expected to make a full recovery despite fracturing three vertebrae and a rib in a dramatic fall at a ... 

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  Leading Pakistan politician falls, injures skull

  One of Pakistan's most prominent politicians, former cricket star Imran Khan, fell at a political rally Tuesday, leaving him with two hairline skull ... 

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  Pakistani cricket star is election wildcard

  As Pakistan looks ahead to a national election later this spring, the biggest wildcard is shaping up to be cricket legend Imran Khan, who rallied at ... 

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  Trading soccer for wickets in Nigeria cricket boom

  Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks ... 

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  Column: Sport loses one of its toughest in Ponting

  The cricket ball that hit Ricky Ponting in the mouth surely regretted it. It probably wanted to curl up into a ball and cry. Because Ponting was ...