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Al Gharieb, Al Rabeah in all-Kuwaiti final
MUSCAT — Mohamed al Gharieb of Kuwait will take on compatriot and second seed Ahmed al Rabeah in the men's singles final at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex at 5.30 pm today. In the all-Kuwaiti semifinals played last night, Mohamed al Gharieb defeated Abdullah Magdas with convincing scores of  6-1, 6-1 while Ahmed al Rabeah downed Ali Ismail 7-6 (8-6), 6-3...

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Bhojpuri Wing to mark India’s Republic Day with cricket tourney

MUSCAT — The Bhojpuri Wing of Indian Social Club (ISC) under the auspices of the Indian Embassy Muscat will organise Republic Day of India 2009 Veteran’s Cricket Cup on January 30. According to information provided by the organisers, the veterans match will be played between Ambassador XI and ISC Patron’s XI at the Jaber bin Zaid School ground in Wattayah.

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Moores may consider Vaughan
LONDON — England coach Peter Moores has refused to rule out a return to the Test squad for former captain Michael Vaughan when the squad for the tour of the West Indies is announced on Monday. Vaughan spent five years as both England's Test and one-day captain before resigning during the home Test series against South Africa in August,....

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Pak try to save tour after changes in Sri Lanka

KARACHI — Pakistan officials will meet Sri Lankan counterparts this week in a bid to save next month's tour after the sacking of Sri Lanka's interim cricket board. Pakistan hope to convince Sri Lanka in talks at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Kuala Lumpur to proceed with the tour amid concerns it will be scrapped by the new administrators.

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Lanka pin hopes on Sangakkara
DHAKA — Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene hopes his deputy Kumar Sangakkara will be ready to solve their top order batting woes when they face Bangladesh in the first Test in Dhaka starting from tomorrow. Sangakkara had a cut in his right foot and was struggling to wear shoes since Sri Lanka arrived in Dhaka last week.....

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Mourinho hates endless media grilling after Inter games
MILAN — Jose Mourinho detests the endless media commitments after matches in Italy, said the Inter Milan coach. “For one hour I have to speak with the press and I hate it, I really hate it,” the former Chelsea manager said in a television interview with Britain’s Sky Sports.

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