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Jugni should sprint to 3rd successive victory
KARACHI, May 3: Jugni, a thoroughbred chestnut from Strides by Strides out of Without Fear, is on course to complete her hat trick for her owner M.R. Hussain, when the Summer... 
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Nistelrooy hat trick leads Man United rout of Charlton:
 MANCHESTER, England, May 3: A Ruud van Nistelrooy hat trick and a goal from David Beckham gave Manchester United a 4-1 win over Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford on Saturday and...
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Azam’s double sinks NBP
BANNU, May 3: Two second half strikes from Mohammad Azam helped Balochistan Greens shock National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 2-1 in the 46th national football championship here on Saturday....
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Refuse to Bend lands 2,000 Guineas
NEWMARKET (England), May 3: Irish raider Refuse to Bend won the first classic of the season the English 2000 Guineas here on Saturday....
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Gold for Qamar
LAHORE, May 3: Qamer Hussain of Pakistan won a gold and three silver medals in the Asian Powerlifting championship at Almaty Kazakhstan on Saturday....
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In-form Aegean Daisy day’s best bet
LAHORE, May 3: Four-year-old chestnut filly Aegean Daisy, who is in good form, should oblige her connections by winning easily during the Lahore Gymkhana Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Egyptian Karim remains invincible
 LAHORE, May 3: World No 9, Karim Darwish annexed the Pak Telecom International Squash Championship when World No 16th Amr Shabana conceded the all-Egyptian final after he sustained injury at the...
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Verplank claims three strokes lead
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), May 3: Scott Verplank shot a bogey-free nine-under-par 63 to claim a three-shot lead after the second round of the $5 million New Orleans Classic on Friday....
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Schumacher sweeps to pole in new Ferrari
BARCELONA, May 3: World champion Michael Schumacher swept to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday as Ferrari’s new F2003-GA Formula One cars filled the front row....
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Karachi outfits dominate trials
LAHORE, May 3: The second phase of the national bridge trials ended with Allanas and Candyland reaching the final after elimination of six qualifiers at the Lahore Gymkhana on Saturday....
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Hunter and Williams move closer to final
SHEFFIELD (England), May 3: England’s Paul Hunter was two frames away from a first ever appearance in the world championship final after building up a 15-9 lead over 1997 champion Ken...
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Pakistan Junior camp commences
KARACHI, May 3: A massive 87 out of 92 boys reported on the opening day of 13-day training camp which commenced at Pakistan Steel Township on Saturday....
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Ulihrach fined, suspended for drug abuse
PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida), May 3: Czech tennis player Bohdan Ulihrach awaits a heavy punishment for testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, the ATP announced on Friday....
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Army Whites and POF in semifinals
ISLAMABAD, May 3: Pakistan Army (whites) and POF Wah advanced to the semifinals with identical quarterfinal victories in the All Pakistan Anti Narcotics hockey tournament at ARL Ground on Saturday....
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Final to be best of three frames
KARACHI, May 3: The final of the Younis Memorial snooker tournament will be played on Sunday evening in the best of three frames at the Karachi Club beginning at 6.00 p.m....
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Day of mixed fortunes for Punjab
LAHORE, May 3: Punjab entered the final of the 12th national baseball championship beating Balochistan by 10 runs as two more matches were decided at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Saturday....
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Aisam drubs Ukrainian
LAHORE, May 3: Pakistan’s Aisam ul Haq Qureshi breezed into the semifinals of international Futures Tennis Championship defeating Ukrainian Sergey Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-2 at Andijan City of Uzbekistan, said a facsimile...
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Federer to face Flying Finn
 MUNICH, Germany, May 3: Top seed Roger Federer and Finnish hope Jarkko Nieminen set up a clay-court title clash at the 400,000-euro ATP tournament here as both ran off quick semifinal...
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BCCI gets positive signals: Cricket ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI May 3: Indian government has given “positive signals” to the request by its apex cricket board — Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) — to allow the...
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South Africa on verge of another victory over pathetic Bangladesh
 DHAKA, May 3: Bangladesh were set for another big loss to South Africa in the second Test at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday....
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Pakistan squad leaves for Colombo today
KARACHI, May 3: Pakistan cricket squad, led by wicket-keeper Rashid Latif, leaves for Colombo on Sunday night to participate the triangular one-day tournament....
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Play curtailed
BIRMINGHAM (England), May 3: British Universities were 92 for two when rain ended play early on the opening day of the four-day tour match against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston on Saturday....
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Gillespie strikes twice as Lara stays in bed
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 3: Jason Gillespie claimed the wickets of opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Devon Smith in six balls to have the West Indies under pressure on the third day...
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WI ‘promise’ unforgettable event
BRIGDETOWN, May 3: West Indies dismissed concerns on Saturday about their ability to host the 2007 cricket World Cup and promised to stage an “unforgettable” event....
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ICC won’t Tolerate Cup boycotts
BRIDGETOWN, May 3: Countries boycotting World Cup matches may be kicked out of the tournament in future, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said on Saturday....
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Humble Waugh plays down records
 BRIGDETOWN, May 3: Steve Waugh, who became the first Australian to make 30 Test centuries on Friday, played down the achievements afterwards and instead slammed the West Indies pitches....
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