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England prosper in final Test
MANCHESTER (England), June 13: Mark Butcher sustained his prolific form for England by stroking an unbeaten 85 against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third and final Test at... 
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Henman sweeps into last eight
 LONDON, June 13: Tim Henman swept into the quarterfinals of the $800,000 Stella Artois Championships on Thursday with an imperious 6-1 6-2 victory over Robby Ginepri on the Queen’s Club centre...
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All-rounder Styris keeps series alive
 PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), June 13: Medium pace bowler Scott Styris claimed a record-breaking six wickets for 25 as New Zealand beat the West Indies by nine runs to keep his country’s one-day...
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Delay expected in completion of work: Punjab Stadium
LAHORE, June 13: The Punjab Stadium is unlikely to be completed in the near future as the pace of the construction work on the project remains unsatisfactory due to the reasons...
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Sampras crashes out to Keifer
HALLE, June 13: Pete Sampras is on his way home early yet again, this time from the ATP Halle event after losing to German Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-4 in the second...
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ACC moot likely to be cancelled
KARACHI, June 13: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting scheduled for June 30 is likely to be cancelled after Indian cricket chief Jaghmohan Dalmiya refused to attend the summit in Lt...
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Pakistan should raise new-look squad
LAHORE, June 13: Pakistan should raise a new-look squad hockey for the 2004 Athens Olympics, replacing the ageing players, team manager said Wednesday night....
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Under-19 tourney
KARACHI, June 13: The inauguration ceremony of the second All Karachi under-19 cricket tournament will be played between Under-12 Blues and Under-12 Greens at the UBL Sports Complex on Friday at...
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PSF names five-man squad for Manchester
ISLAMABAD, June 13: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has finalised a five-member team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Manchester....
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Three-time winners Italy avoid fall
 OITA (Japan), June 13: Three times champions Italy narrowly avoided joining France and Argentina on an early plane home after being outplayed by Mexico but a late Alessandro Del Piero equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw Thursday...
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Ecuador dump over-cautious Croatia
 YOKOHAMA (Japan), June 13: Croatia stumbled out of the tournament Thursday, going down 1-0 to battling South American debutants Ecuador in their final group G match — and watching Mexico and Italy qualify in their place....
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Battle of survival for Russia and Belgium
SHIZUOKA (Japan), June 13: Cast as the favourites to qualify from group H before the World Cup, Belgium and Russia face off in their final game on Friday knowing only one...
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Three in run for French job
PARIS, June 13: Didier Deschamps, Jean Tigana and Phillipe Troussier have been listed as the favourites for the French manager’s post if, as expected, Roger Lemerre leaves the job after a...
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Maradona accepts some blame
ZURICH, June 13: Diego Maradona says he accepts some of the blame for Argentina’s shock first-round exit from the World Cup....
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Zidane to quit after European Championship
PARIS, June 13: French soccer star Zinedine Zidane said Thursday that the national side’s disappointing World Cup showing in South Korea and Japan could be his last with Les Bleus on...
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Too many stadiums
SEOUL, June 13: FIFA general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen said on Thursday that Japan and South Korea built far too many stadiums for the World Cup creating a logistical nightmare for the...
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Italy drift to 11-2
LONDON, June 13: Italy have drifted to 11-2 in the latest World Cup betting after struggling to a 1-1 draw with Mexico on Thursday....
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Costa Rica go down fighting
SUWON (South Korea), June 13: Brazil thumped Costa Rica 5-2 on Thursday to reach the World Cup’s second round with a maximum nine points and eliminate their brave opponents in an exhilarating game full of flowing football....
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Historic win for Turkey
 SEOUL, June 13: Turkey forgot the controversy and frustration of their opening two World Cup games and celebrated reaching the second round for the first time in their history with a 3-0 win over 10-man China in group C on Thursday....
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Ronaldo waits FIFA verdict
 SUWON (South Korea), June 13: Ronaldo must wait until Friday to discover whether FIFA has awarded him the first Brazilian goal in his team’s 5-2 thrashing of Costa Rica in their...
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Buoyant Turks celebrate success
ISTANBUL, June 13: Soccer fans across Turkey split fevered attention between two TV screens on Thursday, cheering their team’s victory over China while watching Brazil thrash Costa Rica to assure the...
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Chinese coach steps down
SEOUL, June 13: Bora Milutinovic stepped down as China’s coach on Thursday but vowed to continue coaching after leading his fifth team to the World Cup finals and the only one...
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