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Shahnawaz topples top seed Majid
LAHORE, May 7: Eighth seed Shahnawaz (Punjab) caused a major upset when he toppled favourite Majid Khan to book a berth in the semifinal of the National Junior Squash Championship Under-19... 
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Ebdon crowned world champion in thriller
 SHEFFIELD (England), May 7: Peter Ebdon realised a dream when he beat Stephen Hendry in the deciding frame late Monday night to land his first World Snooker Championship title....
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Pakistan Under-14 finish poor 10th
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The Pakistan Under-14 team that competed in the World Junior Tennis competition (Asia Oceania Zone Qualifying Round) in Colombo finished a poor 10th....
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Sampras dumped by Mantilla
ROME, May 7: Pete Sampras skidded out of the Rome Masters Series event in the first round, beaten 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 by Spaniard Felix Mantilla Tuesday....
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Ivanisevic misses Wimbledon
LONDON, May 7: Goran Ivanisevic will not be able to defend his Wimbledon title in June because of shoulder surgery....
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UEFA Cup final goes ahead
ROTTERDAM, May 7: Wednesday’s UEFA Cup final between Feyenoord and Borussia Dortmund will go ahead as planned after the murder of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, Rotterdam mayor Ivo Opstelten told a...
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Punjab retains Under-16 championship
LAHORE, May 7: Punjab retained the Pakistan inter-provincial under-16 volleyball championship which concluded at Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir on Tuesday, said a message received here....
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Few surprises in Ireland’s squad
DUBLIN, May 7: Ireland coach Mick McCarthy kept faith with the players who secured qualification to the World Cup finals when he named his 23-man squad on Tuesday....
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Picking winners difficult business
LAHORE, May 7: A ticklish card of six events awaits race- goers at the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse Wednesday....
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Short secret of Gavaskar’s big success
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 7: Legendary former India opener Sunil Gavaskar revealed Monday the secret of his phenomenal success against quality West Indian fast bowlers of the 1970s and ‘80s....
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Pakistan likely to win 1st home series in 4 years
 KARACHI, May 7: The second and final cricket Test between Pakistan and New Zealand begins at the National Stadium from tomorrow (Wednesday) with only one thing uncertain — whether the match...
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Ganguly, Kapil, Azhar among tax defaulters
NEW DELHI, May 7: Skipper Saurav Ganguly is among 33 Indian cricketers under a cloud for defaulting on tax payments, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha told parliament Tuesday....
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Azhar’s 4-34 fails to save Surrey
LEEDS (England), May 7: Lancashire secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Benson and Hedges Cup against the odds Monday after skittling Yorkshire out for their lowest ever score in...
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Waugh keen to get back in one-day team
SYDNEY, May 7: Test captain Steve Waugh said Tuesday he was waiting for next week’s Australian Cricket Board rankings to see if he was near to winning back a place in...
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Aga Khan Gym in final
KARACHI, May 7: Aga Khan Gymkhana reached the final of the M.S. Balouch cricket tournament, after beating Tapal CC by six wickets at the Aga Khan Gymkhana ground. Having first use...
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Police reopen probe into BCCSL scandal
COLOMBO, May 7: Sri Lankan police have reopened an investigation into the controversial election of the island’s richest sporting body, the cricket board, officials said Tuesday....
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West Indies recall Hinds
ANTIGUA, May 7: West Indies have replaced opener Stuart Williams with left-hander Wavell Hinds for the fourth cricket Test against India starting in Antigua Friday....
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Vaas fined
COLOMBO, May 7: Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Chaminda Vaas was fined a day’s allowance for keeping a male masseur in his hotel room during the recent Sharjah Cup tournament, officials said...
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