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HBL, NBP advance to semifinals
LAHORE, April 3: Habib Bank (HBL) and National Bank (NBP) completed semifinals line-up after former came from behind twice to hold rivals 4-4 in the 49th national hockey championship Wednesday.... 
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Chinese quartet shatters swim mark
MOSCOW, April 3: Yang Yu anchored China to the first world record of the short-course world championships in the women’s 4x200 metres freestyle relay on Wednesday....
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PFF calls probables for camp
LAHORE, April 3: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has called 79 probables to finalise a national Under-17 team for the AFC qualifying round to be held in Turkmenistan from May 13...
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Supreme Court directs POA to hold elections
LAHORE, April 3: The Supreme Court of Pakistan restraining adhoc committee of Pakistan Amateurs Basketball Federation (non-professional) from holding its elections directed the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) to hold elections before...
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PSF withdraws cash incentives
ISLAMABAD, April 3: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has withdrawn cash incentives it had announced last November for coaches as it led to leg-pulling and politics, a top official said Wednesday....
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Impressive victories for United, Bayern
 LONDON, April 3: Holders Bayern Munich missed a penalty but scored twice in the last eight minutes to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a classic Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, Claudio Pizarro getting the winner in the 88th minute....
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Gopichand storms back
 TOKYO, April 3: Last year’s All England champion Pulella Gopichand stormed back from a game down twice to beat world champion Hendrawan in the second round of the Japan Open badminton...
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Fine hat trick by Paddock Fancy
LAHORE, April 3: The three-year-old dark-bay colt Paddock Fancy completed a hat-trick of victories for owner Mian Mahir Ahmad when he won the feature event run over six furlongs during the...
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Injury scare for Youhana
KARACHI, April 3: Yousuf Youhana became a doubtful starter for next week’s Sharjah Cup after he was forced to pull out from Thursday’s National One-day Championship final....
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Exciting clash in prospect
LAHORE, April 3: An intriguing battle looms when PIA clash with Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in the final of the National One-day Cricket Championship at Gaddafi Stadium here Thursday....
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Middlesex sign Australian as Razzaq’s backup
LONDON, April 3: Middlesex cricket county has hired Australian Ashley Noffke as a stopgap replacement for Pakistan’s Abdul Razzaq who will be on national duty for the better half of the...
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Australia to host Pakistan indoors
SYDNEY, April 3: Australia will host Pakistan in a three-match limited-overs series in June, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Wednesday....
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Boje replaces Cairns at Nottinghamshire
LONDON, April 3: South African spinner Nicky Boje replaced the injured Kiwi all-rounder Chris Cairns when he signed for Nottinghamshire Wednesday,...
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‘I am not whinging captain’
AUCKLAND, April 3: Nasser Hussain insisted Wednesday he was no “whinging” captain as he refused to blame England’s defeat in the last cricket Test on New Zealand’s pivotal decision to play...
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ICC brushes aside England complaints
LONDON, April 3: England’s complaints about the use of floodlights in the third Test against New Zealand were given short shrift by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday as the...
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New Zealand win third Test to square series
 AUCKLAND (New Zealand), April 3: New Zealand debutant all-rounder Andre Adams struck twice in successive overs on Wednesday to send England plunging to a 78-run defeat in the third and final...
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