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Cricket: Shoaib Surrey debut hamstrung by visa problems

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Surrey were hoping Shoaib Akhtar would help keep them in Division One. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Surrey's efforts to sign Shoaib Akhtar for the final three games of their relegation-threatened season have been thwarted because the fast bowler does not have the correct visa. However, the club hopes still hopes the Pakistan international will join when he has obtained the necessary paperwork. "He is... [read full story]                    

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Karachi, Sep 4 - Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar's bid to return to competitive cricket received a setback when he was sent packing by British immigration chiefs at Heathrow airport for not having a working visa Thursday....

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islamabad, September 4: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s bid to join Surrey in the English County Championship hit a hurdle Thursday when British authorities said he could not play without a working visa. “He is on his way...

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KARACHI: Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will leave for England on Friday to play for county Surrey after he was earlier sent back home from Heathrow airport due to incomplete visa documents. "I have...

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04-Sep-2008
        

KARACHI: Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will leave for England on Friday to play for county Surrey after he was earlier sent back home from Heathrow airport due to incomplete visa documents. "I have...

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04-Sep-2008
        

Agencies Posted online: Thursday , September 04, 2008 at 1619 hrs IST London, September 4: : Surrey-bound Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was on Thursday sent back home by the British immigration officials after he landed...

Shoaib Akhtar to leave for England

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KARACHI: Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will leave for England on Friday to play for county Surrey after he was earlier sent back home from Heathrow airport due to incomplete visa documents. "I have...

Shoaib to leave for England

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Karachi: Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will leave for England on Friday to play for county Surrey after he was earlier sent back home from Heathrow airport due to incomplete visa documents. "I have...

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04-Sep-2008
        

KARACHI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was sent back home from Heathrow airport on Thursday morning because he did not have all the documents allowing him to enter England and play for London county...

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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been sent back from London as he has no working visa. London, Sept.4 : Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been sent back from London as he has no working visa. He had reached...

Shoaib Akhtar denied entry to London

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04-Sep-2008
        

KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar's bid to return to competitive cricket received a setback when he was sent packing by British immigration chiefs at Heathrow airport for not having a working visa on Thursday. Shoaib...

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