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White recovers superbly to oust Wattana
SHEFFIELD (England), April 23: Crowd-favourite Jimmy White fought back from 6-3 down to beat Thailand’s James Wattana 10-6 in the first round of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday.... 
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Italian clubs sink Spanish opponents
 PARIS, April 23: Two superb goalkeeping performances by Inter Milan’s Francesco Toldo and Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon saw their clubs through to the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday at the expense of...
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Boxing chief not happy with state of affairs
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Prof Anwar Chowdhry, the Pakistani president of the International Boxing Association on Wednesday minced no words in saying that the way things were going, he saw no future...
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PFF reappoints Noor Jehan as chief selector
LAHORE, April 23: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has again appointed the celebrated national skipper Mohammad Noor Jehan as chief selector....
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LRC plan to clean up undesirables
LAHORE, April 23: Lahore Race Club (LRC) has decided to take stringent measures to clean up the club of indiscipline and undesirables from among the horse-owners....
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Afghan handball team arrives
PESHAWAR, April 23: A 16-member Afghanistan Handball team arrived via Pak-Afghan border at Torkhum and was received by the office-bearers of NWFP Handball Association here on Wednesday....
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Wapda capture women’s title
KARACHI, April 23: Wapda defeated Punjab 3-0 in the final of women’s event of the Ranking Badminton Championship at KPT Sports Complex Hall on Wednesday....
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Kuerten, Moya sail into third round
BARCELONA, April 23: Gustavo Kuerten recovered from a stuttering start to move through to the third round of the Barcelona Open with a 7-6 6-3 victory over Spain’s Felix Mantilla on...
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Kaleem to be new chief of PSF
KARACHI, April 23: The new President of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) will be elected on April 26 in Chaklala, Rawalpindi during the PSF’s Annual General Meeting....
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New Zealand braced for Muralitharan
COLOMBO, April 23: New Zealand will expect few surprises as they seek to win their first Test series in Sri Lanka for two decades....
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Australia win second Test despite Lara’s century
 PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 23: Australia won the second Test by 118 runs on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the series despite a brave West Indies fightback led by captain Brian...
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Wisden breaks 140-year-old tradition
LONDON, April 23: Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, the sport’s bible, brings to an end a 140-year tradition when this month’s edition carries a photograph on its cover....
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PCB appoints Ramiz CEO
LAHORE, April 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Test captain Ramiz Raja as chief executive, a post which has been restored after three years....
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Bangladesh bide time against South Africa
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 23: Bangladesh are eagerly waiting for coach Dav Whatmore to take over but are on their own for a two-Test series against South Africa starting here on Thursday....
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PIA rewards cricket team with promotions
KARACHI, April 23: In an unprecedented gesture of goodwill, the management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) decided on Wednesday to reward its cricket team, led by former Pakistan captain Moin Khan,...
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Training camp gets under way
LAHORE, April 23: The national cricket training camp to finalise Pakistan team for the next month Sri Lankan tour started at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday....
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Rangers Gym win
KARACHI, April 23: Rangers Gymkhana moved comfortably into the semifinals of the KCCA Zone III B Division League tournament with a 266-run victory over Asian CC at Hill Park ground....
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Rising Australian star Clarke earns ACB contract
SYDNEY, April 23: Rising batsman Michael Clarke on Wednesday was rewarded for his brilliant domestic season with an Australian Cricket Board playing contract, the ACB said....
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Women’s trials conclude
KARACHI, April 23: The Two-day trials to select probables for the qualifying rounds of the Women’s Cricket World Cup concluded here at the National Stadium Wednesday....
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Young Pak Flag in final
KARACHI, April 23: Young Pak Flag CC reached the final of the Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah triangular cricket tournament after beating Siddiqui Gymkhana by seven wickets at the Malir Raiders ground....
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