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Unseeded Russian humbles Hingis
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 23: Unseeded Russian Anastasia Myskina followed up her victory over Justine Henin by reeling off 11 straight games to upset Martina Hingis 6-7 6-4 6-0 in the... 
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Shaukat’s hat trick for COMLOG
KARACHI, Aug 23: Aided by Shaukat Hussain’s hat trick COMLOG (W) routed COMLOG (G) 10-0 in the Pakistan Navy football championship at NPT&SC ground Friday....
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36 probables for swimming camp
LAHORE, Aug 23: Thirtysix probables of different age groups will attend the training camp which will be held by the Lahore District Swimming Association at the Punjab University, New Campus pool from Aug 24....
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KYC notch second victory
KARACHI, Aug 23: Irfan Ghani and Rizwan Khan stole the limelight in Karachi Youth Club’s (KYC) second victory in the Independence Day basketball championship when they beat Saddar Club 57-41 at...
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Favourites sail into last eight
ABBOTTABAD, Aug 23: All the top seeded players, including national champion Wajid Ali, moved into the quarterfinals of the 5th All Pakistan Mushtaq Rehmani Memorial badminton tournament after winning their respective matches at...
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Allana advance to second phase
KARACHI, Aug 23: Pakistan’s Allana entered in the second phase of the qualifying round of the World Bridge Championship at Montreal (Canada) according to a message received Friday....
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Goosen and Izawa share first round lead
 SAMMAMISH (Washington), Aug 23: South Africa’s Retief Goosen fired a bogey-free, six-under-par 65 on Thursday to join Japan’s Toshi Izawa at the top of the leaderboard in the World Golf Championships-NEC...
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Pakistan announces U-17 squad for UAE
KARACHI, Aug 23: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Friday retained the 21-member squad for Under-17 Asian championship that participated in the qualifying round and named five officials that include at least...
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Chinese shuttlers dominate
SINGAPORE, Aug 23: China dominated the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open badminton tournament here Friday, winning all the women’s singles and two of the four men’s matches, but the overwhelming performance...
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Optimist sailors off to China
 KARACHI, Aug 23: A six-member Optimist sailing squad left for China to compete in the IODA Asian Optimist Sailing Championship, says a press release of Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) issued Friday....
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Chances of victory at Champions Trophy slim
LAHORE,Aug 23: Former Olympian Munir Ahmad Dar on Friday claimed that Pakistan chances of winning the upcoming 24th Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Cologne are ‘extremly slim’....
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India unlikely to follow Aussies
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: India is unlikely to adopt the Australian model in their attempt to solve the contract row threatening to devalue next month’s prestigious ICC Champions Trophy in Sri...
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2nd hat trick by Aftab
KARACHI, Aug 23: Aftab Ahmad scored a hat trick to help Haidry Baloch defeat Malir Shaheen 4-1 in the City Government football tournament, says a press release Friday....
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PCB’s shabby treatment of Saqlain and Saeed
The recently concluded Morocco Cup exposed Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) policy which has been to project the establishment at the cost of the players. The image of a sports body is...
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PSF seeks extension for CNS tournament
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The organisers of next month’s CNS International Championship in Karachi have run into problems because of Ideas 2000 prompting the squash managers to request the Professional Squash Association...
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Sabir helps Karachi crush Muridke
KARACHI, Aug 23: A fluent 78 by left-handed opener Agha Sabir powered Regional Academy Karachi to crush Regional Academy Muridke by eight wickets in the 50-over match played at National Stadium...
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Hayden eyes bigger role in one-dayers
BRISBANE, Aug 23: Test batsman Matthew Hayden is hoping the ICC Champions Trophy will give him the chance to stake a claim for a place in Australia’s squad for the World...
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Tendulkar outdoes Bradman with 30th Test hundred
 LEEDS (England), Aug 23: Sachin Tendulkar outdid his hero Don Bradman in one way at least when he completed his 30th Test century on the second afternoon of the third Test...
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