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| May 20, 2002 | Monday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1423 |
War Emblem eyes triple after Preakness success
 BALTIMORE (Maryland), May 19: Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem fought off a late charge by longshot Magic Weisner to win the $1 million Preakness Stakes in impressive fashion Saturday....
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Baby Face gallops to another fine victory
KARACHI, May 19: Baby Face making every post a winning one, galloped to victory in the main event at the Summer Gymkhana Meeting held on Sunday afternoon at the Karachi Racecourse....
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Blu Wendy records close win
LAHORE, May 19: The fancied bay Blu’s Wendy, ridden by jockey Khurrum Sheikh, strode to a close victory in the feature event of the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....
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Belgium surprise champions
PARIS, May 19: World champions France handed their fans an unwelcome parting gift Saturday in the shape of a 2-1 defeat by neighbours Belgium....
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Woods turns up heat
HEIDELBERG (Germany), May 19: Tiger Woods turned up the heat with a blazing 64 at the Deutsche Bank Open Sunday and goes into Monday’s final round just one shot behind Colin...
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Zafar and Tariq emerge winners
LAHORE, May 19: Zafar Hussain (Wapda) and Tariq Ghani (Punjab) won the senior and junior events, respectively, of the Punjab Open cycling championship at the cycling Velodrome Sunday....
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Unscrupulous owners violate LRC rules
LAHORE, May 19: Some unscrupulous owners are evolved in a novel modus operandi to benefit their horses in handicapping and win races....
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Hooper suffers rare failure as WI prosper
 KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 19: Captain Carl Hooper departed early but Ridley Jacobs struck a brisk unbeaten 51 as West Indies reached 381 for five at lunch on the second day of...
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Federer proves too strong for Safin
 HAMBURG (Germany), May 19: Roger Federer gave Marat Safin a dose of his own medicine Sunday, destroying the powerful Russian 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Hamburg Masters....
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Vaughan spearheads England recovery
LONDON, May 19: England, inspired by a Michael Vaughan century, fought a marathon rearguard action against all-conquering Sri Lanka Sunday as they closed the fourth day of the first Test on...
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Waqar retains captaincy for Aussie one-dayers
KARACHI, May 19: Waqar Younis was retained Pakistan captain Sunday as the selectors were set to announce a 14-man team for the next month’s Super Challenge series against world champions Australia....
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Ahmad explains decision to return
KARACHI, May 19: Recalled goalkeeper, Ahmad Alam, Sunday said he had opted to come out of retirement as he now felt he could serve the sport for at least another couple...
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Mark Waugh also says no to Pakistan tour
SYDNEY, May 19: Mark Waugh has joined the growing band of senior Australian cricketers refusing to tour Pakistan because of security fears, raising more doubts over whether the tour will proceed....
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ASF chief gives assurance to PSF officials
ISLAMABAD, May 19: President of the Asian Squash Federation (ASF) has assured Pakistani officials that they would face no security or visa problems for this August’s World Junior Team Championship in...
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