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Furyk, Funk surprise leaders
 CHASKA (Minnesota), Aug 16: Jim Furyk and Fred Funk grabbed a share of the first round lead at the US PGA championship Thursday but were being stalked by Tiger Woods who...
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Saleh in tough pool ‘B’ for Latif Masters
KARACHI, Aug 16: Saleh Muhammad, who won the last two national ranking events has been drawn in tough pool “B” for the 16th edition of Latif Masters Snooker Championship being staged...
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Faisalabad advance to semifinal despite loss
LAHORE, Aug 16: Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Hazara qualified for the semifinal of the national division basketball championship Grade A at the Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar, according to a message received Friday....
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Shooting squad for Asian Games announced
KARACHI, Aug 16: The selection committee of National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) Friday announced Pakistan shooting squad which will take part in the XIV Asian Games to be held in...
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Farjad and Ghazala crowned champions
KARACHI, Aug 16: Former National Champion Farjad Saif and reigning national champion Ghazala Roohi retained their Masters Cup table tennis titles when they overpowered their opponents in the five games thriller...
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Sikandar and Shah set new records
LAHORE, Aug 16: Three new records were created in the Independence Day Lahore district Age Group swimming championship at the Model Town Club pool Friday....
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CDGK, SLI ‘A’ meet in final
KARACHI, Aug 16: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) and State Life Insurance (SLI) “A” will clash in the final of 16th Young Stars Inter-firms table tennis tournament after winning their semifinals...
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Intriguing clash between former world champions
TANGIERS, Aug 16: Pakistan face Sri Lanka Saturday in the Morocco Cup double header aware of the fact that they also need to beat South Africa on Sunday to guarantee themselves...
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Roddick and Hewitt bite the dust
 WASHINGTON D.C. Aug 16: Top seed, and five times champion, Andre Agassi cruised through to the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Classic with a comfortable 6-1 7-6 victory over wildcard Brian...
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South African and Sri Lankan squads for ICC Trophy
TANGIERS, Aug 16: South African selection chief Omar Henry has confirmed his country’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, although clearly unhappy at having to do so almost...
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India extend lead by 468
CHELMSFORD (England), Aug 16: India were 231 for two in their second innings, a lead of 468, at the close on the third day of the four-day tour match against Essex...
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Ashes still major challenge: Ponting
MELBOURNE, Aug 16: Ricky Ponting says the Ashes series starting in November remains a major challenge for Australian players despite their recent domination of England....
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Pollock unhappy with state of Thursday’s pitch
TANGIERS, Aug 16: South African captain Shaun Pollock was unhappy with the state of the pitch for Thursday’s loss but blamed his batsmen....
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Naseer, Sumaira smash records
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Naseer Ahmad of Army set a new marathon record Friday while Sumaira Zahoor broke the 1500m mark as both were selected to represent Pakistan at next month’s Asian...
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World Cup matches may be shifted to S. Africa
HARARE, Aug, 16: Cricket authorities have made contingency plans to shift next year’s World Cup matches due to be played in Zimbabwe to South Africa....
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Pakistan distances itself from contract issue
TANGIERS, Aug 16: Pakistan distanced itself from the conflict between the game’s controlling body and some of the teams on the players contracts....
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15 umpires inducted for new season
LAHORE, Aug 16: Fifteen new cricket umpires have been inducted in the panel for the Grade-II competitions while eight umpires have been upgraded from Grade-II to Grade-I for the domestic season 2002- 2003....
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Abid and Sajid crack centuries
KARACHI, Aug 16: Brothers Abdul Hanif and Sajid Hanif hammered hundred as Defence Housing Authority (DHA) beat KW&SB by 218 runs in the 11th Hinopak Trophy KCCA Inter-firms cricket tournament ...
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