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Shoaib’s absence behind Pakistan’s good performance

Karachi, Sep 19 : A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has said that one of the reasons behind the national team’s impressive performance at the Twenty20 World Cup is the absence of trouble-making pacer Shoaib Akhtar.

Though squad stunned by the circumstances surrounding Shoaib’s exit from the team, Pakistan players took little time to recover, the official said speaking on the condition of anonymity.

England skipper Collingwood’s duck against South Africa linked to strip club visit

London, Sept.19 : Scoring a duck in a cricket match would not merit much attention, but in England skipper Paul Collingwood’s case, it resulted in the media being all over him because his early dismissal against South Africa in a Twenty20 World Cup match was blamed on a visit to a strip club.

The 31-year-old father of one admitted that he went to a lap-dancing club in Cape Town in the early hours of Saturday morning. In less than 24 hours he was out for a duck against South Africa, reports The Daily Mail.

Pakistan to play in Champions Trophy: PHF

Lahore, Sept 19 : The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has confirmed its team’s participation in the Champions Trophy after reports were making the rounds that it may skip the tournament as it has been shifted from Pakistan on security grounds.

PHF Secretary Khalid Mahmood has said that Pakistan would take part in the tournament despite the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) decision to hold it in some other country.

Pak squash great Jansher Khan to make a comeback in London

London, Sept 19 : Former squash world champion Jansher Khan of Pakistan, who retired in 1998, is all set to make a comeback when he competes in the inaugural London Open at the Cumberland Club here next month.

One of the greatest squash players of all-time, 38-year-old Jansher will make his first international appearance since winning the last of his 99 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour titles in 1998.

Martha Stewart to launch signature wine brand

Washington, Sept 19 : Lifestyle queen Martha Stewart is set to give her name to a new range of wines.

The star has finalized a deal with Californian wine company, Ernest and Julio Gallo, which will make 15,000 cases of wine under the ‘Stewart’ brand, reports Contactmusic.

As per her company, ‘Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’, the wine cases will be initially made to be shipped to a limited number of cities which includes Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado, and Ohio.

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