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ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has urged Younis Khan to quickly end his hiatus from the national team and play against Australia in the three-test series next month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Athletes with learning disabilities will be allowed to compete in the Paralympics again at London in 2012. The International Paralympic Committee general assembly voted on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur to overturn the ban that had been in place since the Spanish basketball team was revealed to have cheated at the 2000 Sydney Games.

TOKYO (AP) Japan scored four tries Saturday to defeat Canada 27-6 and sweep a two-game test series between the two countries.

MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) Italy's Edoardo Molinari shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead at the $2.2 million Dunlop Phoenix.

LOS ANGELES (AP) An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make his first court appearance Friday.

MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) Yudai Maeda shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the second round of the $2.2 million Dunlop Phoenix.

SYDNEY (AP) The Australian Rugby Union has condemned the singling out of its leading referee by the International Rugby Board following New Zealand's dour 20-6 win over Italy last weekend.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a patient unbeaten century Friday and guided India to a draw against Sri Lanka in the first test.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) India has drawn the first cricket test against Sri Lanka as Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with his 43rd century.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a composed half century Friday as India moved closer to securing draw the first test against Sri Lanka.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir reached his century Friday as India fought to stave off defeat by Sri Lanka in the first test.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) The city's notorious traffic came to a halt and thousands lined streets and bridges Friday to cheer their hero Manny Pacquiao, who returned home pondering his next moves facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and seeking a congressional seat.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Paceman Shane Bond is in line to play his first test in two years after being named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first of three tests against Pakistan, starting in Dunedin on Tuesday.

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand opener Tim McIntosh batted himself into form for next week's first test against Pakistan with an unbeaten century on the final day of a three-day match between the tourists and a New Zealand Invitation XI on Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) The International Rugby Board has rejected claims it failed to do all it could to ensure Fiji was able to select its overseas-based players for its November internationals in Europe.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Australia's Anna Meares won the women's sprint to open the Melbourne round of the cycling World Cup series on Thursday, beating China's Guo Shuang by 2-0 in the best-of-three gold medal ride off.

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have acquired South Korean third baseman Lee Bum-ho, the team announced Thursday.

TOKYO (AP) Facing losses of $3.3 million in 2010, Japanese professional baseball is considering a series of international games involving Japan's national team to bring in revenue.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Greg Chappell fears competition in test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries.

MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) Kenichi Kuboya shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the $2.2 million Dunlop Phoenix.