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Els ready to renew rivalry with Woods
 AUGUSTA (Georgia), April 8: Ernie Els believes he is fully recovered from his wrist injury and ready to renew his rivalry with world number one Tiger Woods when the U.S. Masters...
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Allana grab Super Marathon title
KARACHI, April 8: Allana demonstrated superb hands and with 130 Victory Points (VPs) grabbed the Super Marathon Bridge Championship which concluded at Aslam Memorial Hall on Monday....
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Nepalese first to arrive for SASF meeting
ISLAMABAD, April 8: A three-member Nepalese delegation will be the first to arrive in Islamabad Wednesday morning to attend the 29th Executive Committee meeting of the South Asian Sports Federation (SASF)...
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Atif pilots Gold Tip II to victory
RAWALPINDI, April 8: Gold Tip II with Muhammad Atif on board won the fifth and main event leading from start to finish in the Rawalpindi Gymkhana Races held at the Ladian...
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Pakistan select squad for Syrian tie
LAHORE, April 8: A 20-member Pakistan Under-23 football team has been announced to face a strong Syrian side in two matches of the Athens Olympics-2004 preliminary round to be held in Damascus...
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Four goals apiece for Ahmad and Khan
LAHORE, April 8: Four goals each by Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana and Dr I.A. Khan helped Tri Star beat Ravi Autos 9-5 1/2 in the opening match of the Guard Filters polo tournament on...
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Drug scandal rocks Indian sports
NEW DELHI (India), April 8: Indian sport has been rocked by a massive doping scandal as 13 medal winners were among 22 athletes who tested positive for banned substances during last...
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Competitive card for Lahore races
LAHORE, April 8: A small but competitive card of only five events has been chalked out for the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Fiery Sami sends Kenya to crushing defeat
 SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates), April 8: Pakistan warmed up for the Sharjah Cup final against Zimbabwe in two days’ time by whipping Kenya by 143 runs in the Sharjah Cup here...
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Khurram to meet Imran in billiards final
KARACHI, April 8: Pakistan’s leading snooker player Khurram Hussain Agha, powered himself into the final of the Fourth Red & White Billiard tournament, registering a 3-0 victory over NWFP’s Inam ur...
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Aussies survive scare in tour opener
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 8: Australia survived a scare to force a draw in their opening tour match in West Indies on Monday....
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King turns down Windies job
SYDNEY, April 8: Australian Bennett King will continue in his role as Australian Cricket Academy head coach and not take up an offer to coach the West Indies team, the Australian...
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Botham returns to Somerset
LONDON, April 8: England great Ian Botham has accepted a position at Somerset, the club where he made his name but left in controversial circumstances almost two decades ago....
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Rival skippers set to prove points
GEORGETOWN, April 8: Brian Lara and Steve Waugh will have contrasting points to prove as West Indies tackle world champions Australia on Thursday at the start of a Test series to...
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Hooper pulls out of Test squad
BRIDGETOWN, April 8: Carl Hooper, the former West Indies captain, pulled out of the squad on Monday to face Australia in the home Test series starting on Thursday....
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McGrath to rejoin team for last two Tests
SYDNEY, April 8: Fast bowler Glenn McGrath is hoping to rejoin the Australian team on their tour of West Indies while his wife Jane undergoes treatment for cancer, the Australian Cricket...
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Trials to pick IWCC Trophy team
LAHORE, April 8: Eighty girls appeared in the two-day trials which started at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday as the first leg of finalising a national team to take part in the IWCC Cricket Trophy qualifying...
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Seeds Vicente and Sa ousted
CASABLANCA (Morocco), April 8: Seeds Fernando Vicente of Spain and Brazil’s Andre Sa were bundled out of the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in the first round on Monday....
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