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Mediocre card drawn for Lahore races
LAHORE, Aug 27: A mediocre card of five events has been drawn for the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse Wednesday.... 
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PTF has no intention of slapping ban on Aisam
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Pakistan tennis chief Syed Dilawar Abbas said Tuesday that Aisamul Haq’s pairing with Israel’s Amir Hadad abroad was something out of the federation’s orbit and an official ban...
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Defending champion off to great start
HONG KONG, Aug 27: England’s world number one and reigning British Open champion Peter Nicol began his campaign for a third Hong Kong Open title with a 3-0 victory over Egyptian...
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Stunning wins for Rashid and Sultan
TORONTO, Aug 27: Pakistan’s two inexperienced players Rashid Jaffer and Sultan Siddiqui scored amazing victories to enter the penultimate round of the World Bridge Championships’s Pair contest in Montreal Monday. But...
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Key job for Bubka
LAUSANNE, Aug 27: Former world record-breaking pole vaulter Sergey Bubka has continued his rapid rise in sports administration by being made chairman of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission.—Reuters...
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Aamir extends Khurram
KARACHI, Aug 27: Pakistan number one Khurram Hussain Agha was taken to full distance by talented Aamir Sikander before registering an exciting 4-3 victory on the second day of 7th Karachi...
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Malchow shocks Phelps as US take charge
 YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 27: American Tom Malchow upset world record holder and teammate Michael Phelps in a gripping 200 metres butterfly final to lead a US charge for gold on the...
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Youhana sent home from Kenya
 LAHORE, Aug 27: Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana Tuesday refused to comment on his expulsion from the team on alleged disciplinary ground....
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Gaddafi’s son to sit on Juventus board
MILAN, Aug 27: The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will sit on the board of Italian champions Juventus after the acquisition of a stake in the club by the North...
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Contract unsuitable for Indians: BCCI chief
KOLKATA, Aug 27: The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ambush marketing clause is not in the interests of India’s players, national cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said Tuesday....
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Serena dazzles in brutal display, Clijsters advances
 NEW YORK, Aug 27: Serena Williams dazzled New York’s hot dog-munching, cat-calling US Open crowd on Monday night, flooring fellow American Corina Morariu 6-2, 6-3 in a brutal floodlit first round...
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Resumption of cricket relations ruled out
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: India’s new Sports Minister Vikram Verma Tuesday ruled out early resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties, saying “ground realities” had to change significantly before a favourable decision could...
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Triumph hailed as India’s best abroad
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: India’s series-levelling victory over England at Headingley is being hailed as the country’s finest Test win overseas....
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Sports must look for crime: IOC
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), Aug 27: International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Thomas Bach called on all winter sports Tuesday to make sure they were clean of organised crime after the Salt Lake City...
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Australia keep hopes alive of winning trophy
MACAU, Aug 27: World Cup holders Australia kept alive their slim hopes of a record sixth Champions Trophy in Macau Tuesday with a comprehensive win over trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand....
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Poor Niger seeks funds for relaunch
NIAMEY, Aug 27: Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, is asking families to stump up a few pennies each to get its soccer team back on the road after two...
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