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Chowdhry calls for more funds
KARACHI, Oct 18: Pakistan boxing chief Prof Anwar Chowdhry Friday denounced the people at the helm of affairs for meting out step-motherly treatment to the sport and demanded at least Rs15m... 
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Campbell beats idols Faldo, Woosnam
WENTWORTH (England), Oct 18: New Zealand’s Michael Campbell was delighted to beat two of the European Tour’s “elder statesmen” in the World Match Play Championship Friday to earn himself a semi-final...
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Shabbir, Akram share lead
LAHORE, Oct 18: Shabbir Iqbal (Islamabad) and Mohammad Akram (Lahore Gymkhana) fired identical card of six-under-66 to jointly emerged as the leaders of the hotly-contested first day of the All-Pakistan Open Garrison...
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Agassi and Grosjean through to last four
MADRID, Oct 18: Andre Agassi produced a confident display to beat Spanish favourite Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-2 in a one-sided baseline battle and reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters...
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SAF Games preparations rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Re-launching of the SAF Games preparations set for Nov 2 has been rescheduled for January so that it coincides with the Saarc Summit, chairman of the Games organising...
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Sylvia surprises Mehvish to reach final
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Fourth seed Sylvia Lokollo showed defending champion Mehvish Chishtie the door Friday sending her crashing to a 6-1, 6-3 defeat in the women’s singles semifinal of the Federal...
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Railways claim weightlifting crown
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Railways toppled defending champions Army Friday to claim the 11th Junior National Weightlifting Championship at Pakistan Sports Complex....
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Haq propels PMTF to shock win
 KARACHI, Oct 18: Newcomers PMTF pulled off a major surprise in the President PFF Cup football championship when they downed formidable CTMF 2-1 at People’s Sports Complex Friday....
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Perera called up for SA tour
COLOMBO, Oct 18: Sri Lanka added seamer Ruchira Perera, who was reported for a suspect action earlier this year, to their squad to tour South Africa, the country’s cricket board said...
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Pakistan face uphill battle to avoid whitewash
SHARJAH (UAE), Oct 18: A battered and bruised Pakistan side, still nursing the wounds of the disastrous second Test defeat, face the prospect of another mauling from Australia when the two...
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Kirsten makes history as Proteas dominate
 EAST LONDON (South Africa), Oct 18: South Africa’s Gary Kirsten became the first man to score a century against all nine of the other Test-playing nations when he reached three figures...
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Wasim and Tahir take bowling honours
KARACHI, Oct 18: Speedster Wasim Khan picked up six for 92 to help Sui Gas outclass Pakistan Education Board (PEB) by innings and 44 runs in the Kardar Trophy match at...
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Pakistan Juniors lose 3rd straight tie
CAIRO, Oct 18: Pakistan Juniors lost their third consecutive match when France scored a 1-0 victory in an ill-tempered game in the Akhbar Al-Youm hockey tournament at Cairo Stadium Wednesday night....
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Jahanzeb upsets Asad to enter final
KARACHI, Oct 18: Fourth seed Jehanzeb Masood upset second seed Asad Riaz in the semifinal of the Under-19 Sindh Ranking squash championship at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan/Jahangir Khan Squash Complex Friday....
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Debutant pacer keeps India on back foot
CHENNAI (India), Oct 18: West Indies debutant paceman Jermaine Lawson clean-bowled top batting duo Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid as India struggled to a 23-run lead on the second day of...
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Lahore Blues qualify for final
LAHORE, Oct 18: Lahore Blues moved into the final of the National One-day Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Tournament with an easy six-wicket victory over Fata at Gaddafi Stadium Friday....
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