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Ronaldo’s triple ends United’s advance in Champions League
 PARIS, April 24: Brazilian World Cup hero Ronaldo turned boos into cheers on Wednesday as his hat trick ensured Real Madrid edged into the Champions League semifinals despite a 4-3 defeat...
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Marco Fu upsets title favourite O’Sullivan
SHEFFIELD (England), April 24: Former winner and title favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan was sent packing out of the World Snooker Championship 10-6 by Hong Kong’s Marco Fu in the first round on...
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Pakistan, India should resume sporting activties
PESHAWAR, April 24: Former Olympian and Secretary Faisalabad District Hockey Association, Rana Mujahid claimed that the victory of Pakistan at the Azlan Shah had boosted the morale, but said that the...
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PHF coaches clinic ends
KARACHI, April 24: A week-long Regional Coaches/Umpires Clinic concluded at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium Thursday at a simple ceremony....
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Four-man boxing squad for China
ISLAMABAD, April 24: Four pugilists have been selected to represent Pakistan at an international boxing competition in China next month, it was officially learnt on Thursday....
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Costa falls but Safin and Kuerten win
 BARCELONA, April 24: Argentina’s Agustin Calleri beat a below par Albert Costa 6-4 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open....
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WAPDA also grabs men’s team crown
KARACHI, April 24: After winning the women’s team event title, WAPDA showed their ascendancy by taking the men’s team event final with 3-0 success over New Khan Sports Board (NKSB) in...
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Nawalane Star in last 16
KARACHI, April 24: Nawalane Star and Young Hilal entered the last 16 stage of City Zone-IV South Football Championship after contrasting victories on Wednesday....
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Bangladesh batting crumbles against spin of Adams
 CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 24: Spinner Paul Adams exploited some substandard Bangladesh batting on Thursday to take five wickets on his comeback and put South Africa firmly in control of the first...
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NWFP down Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP defeated visiting Afghanistan 21-19 in a thrilling handball encounter at Islamia College here on Thursday....
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No one to lose job: PCB chief
LAHORE, April 24: No one will lose their jobs in the wake of reshuffle in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Lt Gen Tauqir Zia, assured after inaugurating the Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy...
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Kiwis prepare for Muralitharan test
COLOMBO, April 24: New Zealand go into the first Test against Sri Lanka here from Friday with a one-point agenda: keep prolific off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan at bay....
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Miandad working on players’ weaknesses
LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan coach Javed Miandad has said he was emphasising to ensure neither his batsmen chase the wide balls nor his bowlers send down wayward deliveries....
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Waqas hits century
ISLAMABAD, April 24: Waqas Zafar scored a century as NHA beat CRA by just two runs in the ICA-PTV League Cricket Championship....
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Bowlers hope life doesn’t begin at 30 for Sachin
NEW DELHI, April 24: If life really does begin at 30 for Test batsmen, then bowlers around the world ought to be worried — because Sachin Tendulkar is hungrier than ever....
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S. Africa coach angry at fitness accusations
CAPE TOWN, April 24: South Africa’s cricket coach Eric Simons reacted angrily on Thursday over the manner in which a confidential fitness report was leaked to South African newspapers this week....
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Teenager Schwartzel on top
TENERIFE (Spain), April 24: South African teenager Charl Schwartzel put himself on track for a European Tour record on Thursday, firing a nine-under-par 63 to take the early first-round lead in...
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Fine knock by Shahid
LAHORE, April 24: EFU and Service Sales entered the final of the sixth Service Sales Corporation Cricket Tournament on Thursday....
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Atif, Iqbal excel
KARACHI, April 24: Off-spinner Atif Maqbool bagged seven wickets for 66 runs to spin AJ Worldwide to a 69-run victory over Wackenhut Security Pakistan in the Inter-firm cricket tournament at UBL...
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Gold Cup cricket
LAHORE, April 24: Cooperative Bank defeated Moughalpura Institute Greens by 78 runs in the fourth DSW Gold Cup Cricket Tournament at the Moughalpura Institute Ground on Thursday...
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Miandad Trophy
KARACHI, April 24: Three matches will be played on Sunday, in the Javed Miandad Inter Club cricket tournament....
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Foreign coaches better than Pakistanis: Ramiz Raja
LAHORE, April 24: New chief executive officer of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ramiz Raja, reiterated on Thursday that he still supports the idea of hiring foreign coaches for Pakistan cricket....
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