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Awesome Agassi; Sampras, Henman out
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 8: Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt both cruised into the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters tournament Wednesday, but Pete Sampras and Tim Henman are out after an... 
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Korzeniowski smashes 50-km walk world mark
 MUNICH, Aug 8: Poland’s Olympic and world champion Robert Korzeniowski produced a stunning display of race walking to win gold and set a world best time in the men’s 50 kms...
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Asian Athletic Championships from today
 COLOMBO, Aug 8: Some 808 athletes from 37 Asian countries including Pakistan and India eill compete in the Asian Athletics Championships, which begin in the Sri Lankan capital here Friday....
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HBL, KPT advance to semis
KARACHI, Aug 8: Mohammad Basheer’s second half strike propelled Habib Bank into the semifinals after a narrow 3-2 triumph over Victory Sports in the All-Pakistan invitation football tournament at Baloch Mujahid...
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Asif strikes twice
LAHORE, Aug 8: Two goals by Asif Pervez helped Amanat Ali Bukhari Club to cruise into the semifinal of the Lahore city Independence Day hockey championship, defeating Ideal Club 2-1 at...
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Mahmood to compete in Abu Dhabi
KARACHI, Aug 8: Country’s top chess star International Master Mahmood Ahmed Lodhi of PIA will be taking part in the Abu Dhabi International Chess Championship being held there from Aug 12-24....
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Shahid to train in England
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Shahid Zaman, who represented Pakistan at the recent Commonwealth Games has stayed back in England to compete in the SRA League....
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20 matches decided
LAHORE, Aug 8: Twenty matches, in different age categories, were decided in the first round of the All Punjab Independence Day junior tennis tournament at the Punjab Coaching Centre grass courts in...
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Aussie fears over tour genuine, says Imran
KARACHI, Aug 8: Former Pakistan captain turned politician Imran Khan said Thursday Australian fears about touring Pakistan were genuine, but that cricket authorities in both countries should work towards resolving the...
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Sehwag sparkles on gloomy day
 NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 8: Virender Sehwag underlined his test credentials by completing an out-of-character century on a gloomy opening day of the second Test against England Thursday....
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PTF invites two US-based players for training camp
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has invited two players based in America to attend a training camp in Peshawar ahead of next month’s Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group...
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Nazim demands inquiry
BANNU, Aug 8: The District Nazim, Malik Iqbal, has ordered an inquiry into the deal of laying astroturf at the Qazi Mohib Hockey Stadium here....
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Mushtaq replaces Saqlain
LONDON, Aug 8: English county Surrey County Cricket Club is pleased to announce that former Pakistani spinner Mushtaq Ahmed will replace fellow country man Saqlain Mushtaq whilst he is on International duty with Pakistan....
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Shaharyar and Riaz claim title
KARACHI, Aug 8: National champion duo of Shaharyar Arshad and Muhammad Riaz Pakistan Navy won the UK Enterprise National Junior Championship at Torquey, according to information received here Thursday....
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Steve Waugh joins Kent
LONDON, Aug 8: Australia’s Test captain Steve Waugh has joined Kent for the remainder of the English cricket season, the county side announced Thursday....
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Time for PHF boss to act and save Pakistan hockey
The 1976 Montreal Olympic champions, New Zealand, rewrote Pakistan hockey history by recording their first-ever victory over Pakistan by a tennis score of 7-1 at the Manchester Commonwealth Games and the...
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