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| May 9, 2002 | Thursday | Safar 25, 1423 |
Doubts over Pakistan playing host :Tour called off; New Zealand team
 KARACHI, May 8: New Zealand’s rescheduled cricket tour of Pakistan ended prematurely when the second and final Test was called off, barely hours before it was scheduled to start here at...
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Several players escape serious injuries
 KARACHI, May 8: Seven members of Pakistan cricket team escaped serious injuries when the huge sliding glass windows shattered into pieces and were strewn all over their hotel rooms after Wednesday’s...
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Australians to monitor situation
SYDNEY, May 8: Australia were assessing the risks of touring Pakistan in September in the aftermath of bomb blast in Karachi Wednesday....
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Shahbaz retires again
LAHORE, May 8: Former captain, Shahbaz Ahmad, Wednesday announced retirement from international hockey, a decision he had taken several times in his controversial career spanning over 16 years....
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Asian title for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, May 8: Shahid Zaman, Mansoor Zaman and Aijaz Azmat carved out victories over their Malaysian rivals Wednesday to earn Pakistan the Asian squash title....
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Another financial setback for PCB
KARACHI, May 8: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started evaluating the financial loss from the New Zealand series that was hit by bomb blast....
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Collingwood canes Lankans
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, May 8: Sri Lanka were 92 for three in reply to Durham’s first innings total of 469 at the close on the second day of the three-day tour match...
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Jr selectors meet today
KARACHI, May 8: The meeting of the national junior cricket selection committee will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday....
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Kumble likely starter for fourth Test
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 8: Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, left out for the last two Tests, is likely to return for the fourth match of the series against West Indies starting...
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Shahnawaz faces Khayal in today’s final
LAHORE, May 8: Shahnawaz (Punjab) continued his winning streak outclassing fourth seed Naseem Takali (PAF) to reach the final of the National Junior Squash Championship Under-19 at the Punjab Squash Complex courts...
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Russia dethrone Czech Republic
 GOTHENBURG (Sweden), May 8: Defending champions Czech Republic were knocked out of the world ice hockey championships after a surprise 3-1 quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Russia Tuesday....
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Tired Clijsters makes early exit
 BERLIN, May 8: World number three Kim Clijsters paid the price for a crowded schedule and a sore shoulder when she lost in three sets to Israel’s Anna Smashnova in her...
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Lewis labels Tyson ‘cartoon character’
SCOTRUN (Pennsylvania), May 8: World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis stoked up the pre-fight antagonism between himself and Mike Tyson Tuesday, comparing the American to “a cartoon character”....
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Tigers excel
LAHORE, May 8: Four more matches were decided in the Z.U. Khan Memorial basketball tournament at the Don Bosco School courts Tuesday....
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Roddick overcomes Pavel
ROME, May 8: In-form American teenager Andy Roddick overcome damp conditions and dangerous opponent Andrei Pavel 1-6 6-4 6-3 Wednesday to earn a place in the third round of Rome Masters...
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Long-shot Wing Commander grabs glory
LAHORE, May 8: The long shot bay Wing Commander, superbly ridden by jockey M. Asif II, won the supporting event run over 900 metres at the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Wednesday....
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