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Woman lifter breaks three world records
BUSAN (South Korea), Oct 6: China’s Liu Chunhong broke three women’s weightlifting world records on a rain-sodden seventh day of competition at the Asian Games on Sunday that saw Japan awarded... 
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Pakistan set up semifinal clash with India
 BUSAN, Oct 6: Seven-time champions Pakistan scored a handsome 6-1 victory over Malaysia to set up a semifinal clash with defending champions India in the Asian Games men’s hockey Sunday....
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Islamabad Cup for Desert Dream
LAHORE, Oct 6: Odds-on favourite Desert Dream powered to a narrow win in the Islamabad Cup run over 1200 metres under jockey M. Hanif, the feature event of the Lahore Winter Meeting Sunday....
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Meherullah in last eight
 BUSAN, Oct 6: Pakistan’s Meherullah outpointed Uranchimeg Munkherdene of Mongolia to reach featherweight quarterfinals in the Asian Games boxing tournament Sunday....
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Kosgei scores unique win
NEWCASTLE (England), Oct 6: Kenyan Paul Kosgei clocked the first sub-hour half-marathon ever in Britain on Sunday when he won the Great North Run in 59min 58secs....
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Dettori lands Arc
PARIS, Oct 6: Frankie Dettori landed the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Sunday for the second year in a row and the third time in all....
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Sweet Touch silences critics
KARACHI, Oct 6: The fashionably bred chestnut filly Sweet Touch, after two miserable failures on the trot, finally proved her class, by registering her first victory for new owner S. Ehtisham...
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Rain-hit 1st Test heads for exciting finish
 COLOMBO, Oct 6: Taufiq Umar hit a dogged 88 as new-look Pakistan made a bold attempt to stun world champions Australia in the first cricket Test here Sunday....
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Wasim Akram steers World XI home
CARDIFF (Wales), Oct 6: The Rest of the World Xi won the second ‘Power Cricket’ match and the series at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium after Wasim Akram kept his cool in a...
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Arsenal extend unbeaten run
LONDON, Oct 6: Champions Arsenal maintained their two-point lead at the top of the English premier league and their record-breaking unbeaten run with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Sunderland Sunday....
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Gibbs misses world record
BENONI (South Africa), Oct 6: Herschelle Gibbs failed by three runs to score a world record fourth consecutive century as South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second One-day...
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Sarwan, Hooper shine in drawn tie
BANGALORE, Oct 6: Ramnaresh Sarwan completed a rare century as the West Indies go into the opening Test against India in a better frame of mind after a solid batting performance...
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PCB to develop new stadia
LAHORE, Oct 6: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to develop two new stadia and upgrade Niaz Stadium in addition to Rani Bagh cricket ground which is near completion in Hyderabad....
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Carlsen dashes Norman’s hopes
TOKYO, Oct 6: Magnus Norman’s hopes of a first title in two years were dashed in the final of the Japan Open here Sunday but the Swede took some consolation in...
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Shahzad thrashes Alamgir in one-sided final
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Top seed Shahzad Khan lived up to his pre-tournament billing as he thrashed unseeded Alamgir Wali 6-3, 6-2 in an extremely one-sided final of the ITF Pakistan International...
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Shaharyar slams century
KARACHI, Oct 6: Opener Shaharyar Farrukh slammed 119 as Karachi Greens made 317 in their first innings on the first day of the three-day National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship semifinal...
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