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Williams holds off Doherty to win title
SHEFFIELD (England), May 6: Welshman Mark Williams held off Ireland’s Ken Doherty to win his second World Snooker Championship title with an 18-16 victory on Monday.... 
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Officials express mixed feelings over PSB’s decision
LAHORE, May 6: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)’s decision of stopping the annual grant of 15 national sports federations was received with mixed reactions on Tuesday....
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Sindh Reds triumph in National soccer
BANNU, May 6: Sindh Reds registered a 3-0 victory over University Grant Commission (UGC) in the 45th National Football Championship played over here at the Jinnah Sports Complex on Tuesday....
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Govt okays squash complex project
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The government has given the go-ahead to Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) for the construction of a complex of international standard in Islamabad which once complete will be the...
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Nawazish and Ashfaq lead Army to victory
LAHORE, May 6: Ashfaq and Nawazish contributed 30 and 25 points, respectively to help Army beat Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) 88-74 in the super league of the 43rd national basketball championship at the Railways Stadium...
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Global Youth Hockey Marathon next week
KARACHI, May 6: The Pakistan leg of the Global Youth Marathon will take place in most of the major cities of the country later this month, a national hockey official said...
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Kuerten makes earliest career exit
 ROME,May 6: Former champion and twice runner-up Gustavo Kuerten suffered his earliest career exit at the 2.45-million-euros Rome Masters on Tuesday as he was hammered out 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the...
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Academy trials conclude
LAHORE, May 6: Two-day trials to pick students for the Lahore Regional Cricket Academy concluded at the Gaddafi Stadium....
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T&T Gymkhana cause upset
KARACHI May 6: T & T Gymkhana caused an upset in the Javed Miandad Inter Club cricket league championship beating the fancied Malir Companions by three wickets....
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Tillekeratne misses century as Test heads for draw
 KANDY (Sri Lanka), May 6: Sri Lanka’s captain Hashan Tillekeratne missed a second successive century by seven runs as New Zealand gained a slender first innings lead in the second Test...
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Zimbabwe teach students a lesson
BIRMINGHAM (England), May 6: Zimbabwe got their tour of England off to a winning start when they beat British Universities by 10 wickets at Edgbaston here on Monday....
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Protesters set for Lord’s return
LONDON, May 6: Protesters are set to return to Lord’s on Wednesday and picket the annual general meeting of the ground’s owners, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), as they bid to have...
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Australia to honour 199 living Test stars
MELBOURNE, May 6: Australia’s 199 living Test cricketers will be honoured at a reunion dinner in Sydney in July, Australian Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive James Sutherland said on Tuesday....
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Lara not worried about whitewash
BRIDGETOWN, May 6: West Indies captain Brian Lara, whose team went 3-0 down to Australia after losing the third Test on Monday, said he wanted to stick with his young side...
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Nasir, Amir hit centuries
KARACHI, May 6: Two splendid centuries by Nasir (115) and Amir (111), enabled Malir Companion register a comfortable 160-run victory over Young Fighter in the Javed Miandad Inter Club League cricket...
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Yuvraj may play for Yorkshire
LONDON, May 6: Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh could be about to follow in the footsteps of exalted teammate Sachin Tendulkar by signing for English county side Yorkshire....
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Vaughan England’s one-day captain
 LONDON, May 6: Leading batsman Michael Vaughan has been appointed as England’s new one-day captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday....
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Dubai channel to cover Pakistan domestic cricket
LAHORE, May 6: Dubai-based TV channel, Ten Sports has shown willingness for televising Pakistan domestic cricket and a contract will soon be finalised with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)....
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Rashid slams century
LAHORE, May 6: A century by Rashid Riaz failed to save National Bank Lahore from a two-wicket defeat at the hands of Moughalpura Institute Whites in the fourth DSW Gold Cup Cricket Tournament at...
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Jacobs included in Windies squad
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 6: West Indies wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs has been included in the 14-man squad for the fourth Test against Australia, which starts here on Friday....
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PTV to televise matches
ISLAMABAD, May 6: Pakistan Television will screen live all matches of the forthcoming triangular series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and hosts Sri Lanka....
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Most wins by a Test captain
BRIDGETOWN, May 6: Steve Waugh joined West Indian Clive Lloyd as the most successful captain in Test cricket after Australia’s nine-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third Test here...
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