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Trescothick puts England on top
BIRMINGHAM (England), May 31: Marcus Trescothick put Sri Lanka to the sword with his Test-best 161 as England took command of the second Test on the second day at Edgbaston Friday.... 
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LRC dispute over finance lingers on
LAHORE, May 31: Despite the lapse of a whole year, differences between the Lahore Race Club (LRC) and the turf accountants over financial matters have not been settled....
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Hockey camp resumes tomorrow
LAHORE, May 31: The final phase of the national hockey training camp for the Commonwealth Games will resume from Sunday here at National Hockey Stadium....
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Clijsters crashes out but Venus, Hewitt charge on
 PARIS, May 31: Kim Clijsters capitulated while Venus Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Gustavo Kuerten all bellowed ominous warnings on Friday’s fifth day of French Open action....
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Aqeel and Sana grab titles
 KARACHI, May 31: Aqeel Khan retained the anti-tobacco day tennis tournament title when he defeated Nomi Qamar 6-0 4-6 6-3 at the Karachi Club Friday....
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Langham fires 63 for two-shot lead
POTOMAC (Maryland), May 31: Franklin Langham dominated the opening round of the Kemper Open Thursday, firing an eight-under-par 63 to stake out a two-shot lead over Bob Estes at the TPC...
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Gupte dies
NEW DELHI, May 31: Former India leg-spinner Subhash Gupte died in Trinidad following prolonged ill health....
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Germany face unknown Saudi Arabia
SAPPORO (Japan), May 31: Germany will venture into the unknown when they challenge Saudi Arabia in their opening World Cup game on Saturday....
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Asia lifts curtain with calls for global peace
 SEOUL, May 31: Asia lifted the curtain on its first soccer World Cup on Friday, with an opening ceremony blending hi-tech and tradition and calls from the hosts for global peace...
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Danes out to hit Uruguay for six
ULSAN (South Korea), May 31: Denmark coach Morten Olsen and assistant Michael Laudrup have fond memories of facing Uruguay and would love to re-live them when the two sides meet in...
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Ireland take on Cameroon today
NIIGATA (Japan), May 31: Ireland manager Mick McCarthy will urge his side to banish the haunting spectre of Roy Keane in their opener against Cameroon on Saturday....
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Police come up empty handed
PATTAYA (Thailand), May 31: Police in Thailand came up empty handed on Friday after a highly publicised sweep for suspected foreign soccer hooligans on their way to the World Cup in...
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FIFA secretary to step down
SEOUL, May 31: FIFA president Sepp Blatter tightened his grip on world soccer on Friday when his rivals halted legal action against him and his estranged general secretary agreed to step...
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Fines, tests for players
SEOUL, May 31: Players will be fined for the first time if they receive red or yellow cards at the World Cup finals, soccer’s world governing body FIFA said Friday....
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Senegal stun world champions
 SEOUL, May 31: Holders France crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat against African debutants Senegal as the 2002 World Cup kicked off with one of the greatest upsets in the tournament’s...
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Whirlwind of joy sweeps through Dakar
DAKAR, May 31: A whirlwind of joy and national pride swept through Senegal on Friday as the national side clinched a 1-0 opening game victory over defending champions France in their...
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Number 10s still symbol of attacking flair
PUSAN (South Korea), May 31: Pele wore it, Argentina tried to get it withdrawn in honour of Diego Maradona and France rued its absence in their World Cup opener against Senegal....
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Punters offering ‘injury’ bets
LONDON, May 31: British bookmakers are accepting World Cup wagers on everything from how often players strip their tops off, to the number of hairstyles England captain David Beckham will sport...
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