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Naseem, Fida claim fastest girl, boy titles
 KARACHI, May 17: Nawabshah’s Fida Hussain sprinted to victory in the boys 100 metres dash and was declared the fastest schoolboy at the 5th Sindh School Games held at the National...
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New grip helps Estes take early lead
FORT WORTH (Texas), May 17: Bob Estes shot a five-under-par 65 to grab the first-round lead at the MasterCard Colonial on the par-70, 7,080-yard Colonial Country Club Thursday, one year after...
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Indonesia crush Denmark
GUANGZHOU (China), May 17: Defending Thomas Cup champions Indonesia killed off Denmark’s hopes of a first-ever win in the team tournament, with a crushing 3-0 victory to set up a final...
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Thailand emerges as trouble spot
LONDON, May 17: Thailand has emerged as a possible trouble spot before and during the World Cup finals starting this month, a senior officer at Britain’s National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)...
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Tyson will beat Lewis, predicts Holyfield
ATLANTA (Georgia), May 17: Former world champion Evander Holyfield thinks Mike Tyson can beat Briton Lennox Lewis for the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council heavyweight titles....
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36 players appear in trials
LAHORE, May 17: Thirty-six probables appeared on the first day of the two-day national hockey trials which started here at the National Hockey Stadium Friday....
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Girls ball boys
TOKYO, May 17: Fans at one World Cup soccer match in Japan next month may be surprised by the ball boys — because they will be girls....
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Players brawl after Ukraine beat Yugoslavia
MOSCOW, May 17: Players fought each other at the final whistle as Ukraine beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in an ugly opening game to a four-team tournament in the Russian capital Friday....
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England face uphill task to save follow-on
 LONDON, May 17: Sri Lanka, fired by Marvan Atapattu’s 185, amassed 555 for eight in the first Test against England before snapping up a quick wicket Friday to leave the home...
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Safin too strong for Hewitt
 HAMBURG, May 17: World number one Lleyton Hewitt was blasted off court by Russian Marat Safin Friday and Roger Federer sent second seed Gustavo Kuerten packing on a day of quarterfinal...
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Last chance for Lara, Tendulkar to sparkle
KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 17: Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar both have a point to prove in the crucial fifth and final Test between India and the West Indies, which gets underway...
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ECB moves to deter streakers
LONDON, May 17: Streakers at international cricket matches in England, until now safe in the knowledge they’d be punished only with eviction from the stadium, face arrest and a possible criminal...
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Lankans hopeful of Murali’s arrival
LONDON, May 17: Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who is in Australia recovering from a shoulder injury, is due to join the Sri Lanka team in England later this week, tour manager Chandra...
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Capriati reclaims No.1 ranking
ROME, May 17: Jennifer Capriati reclaimed the world number one ranking from the injured Venus Williams by beating Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open Friday....
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Wasim urges Aussies not to shun Pakistan tour
KARACHI, May 17: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has urged Australian players not to make any hasty decisions about touring Pakistan later this year because of security concerns....
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UCB deny racial selection tensions
CAPE TOWN, May 17: The United Cricket Board of South Africa have denied claims that the picking of the new selection panel was dogged by racial controversy....
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Kumble released from hospital
BANGALORE (India), May 17: Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, discharged from a hospital here Friday, said he would have continued to bowl in the Antigua Test had he got more wickets....
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Kenya bans soccer and cricket bodies
NAIROBI, May 17: Kenya’s minister for sport Francis Nyenze said on Friday he had disbanded the national soccer and cricket bodies and frozen their bank accounts following incessant in-fighting....
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Greenidge candidate for selection panel
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 17: Former West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has been added to the list of candidates for positions on the next panel of national selectors....
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Australia name squad to play Pakistan
SYDNEY, May 17: Australia’s cricket selectors named a 13-man squad Friday to face Pakistan in a three-game limited-overs series in June....
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