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Gebrselassie suffers shock defeat on return
HENGELO (Netherlands), June 2: Olympic 10,000 metres champion Haile Gebrselassie, making his long-awaited return to the track after being injured last year, was beaten by compatriot Kenenisa Bekele on Sunday.... 
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Perry clinches second straight title
 DUBLIN (Ohio), June 2: Despite making bogey on five of the last six holes, Kenny Perry gained his second successive victory with a two-shot win in the Memorial Tournament on Sunday....
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Ex-Olympians blast team’s performance in Australia
LAHORE,June 2:Former Olympians, Munir Dar and Khawaja Zakauddin, have criticised the performance of the Pakistan team for finishing a poor last in the four-team hockey tournament in Australia....
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Epsom Derby set to be Europe’s richest race
LONDON, June 2: Three horses were confirmed on Monday as late entries for Saturday’s Epsom Derby, boosting the total prize money to almost 1.5 million pounds ($2.45 million) and making the...
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Greene runs year’s second-best 100m
LOS ANGELES, June 2: Olympic champion Maurice Greene signalled he will not give up his world 100 metres title without a fight when he clocked 9.94 seconds, the year’s second-fast time,...
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Super Bowl Pair contest today
KARACHI, June 2: The 16th chapter of the Super Bowl series will commence at the Aslam Memorial Bridge Hall on Tuesday....
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El Guerrouj for Gateshead
LONDON, June 2: Moroccan athletics great Hicham El Guerrouj is set to join Olympic 400 metres champion Cathy Freeman at next month’s Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead, it was confirmed here...
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Back-to-back centuries by Hinds help West Indies end series on high note
ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), June 2: An unbeaten 103 by Wavell Hinds helped blast the West Indies to a morale-boosting third straight win over Australia on Sunday, although the One-day International series...
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Champion Costa spearheads Latin charge
 PARIS, June 2: Champion Albert Costa led a Latin charge into the quarterfinals of the French Open on Monday, dashing local hopes with a no-nonsense win over Arnaud Clement....
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Wright plots Kiwis defeat
BANGALORE (India), June 2: India’s cricket coach John Wright on Monday sounded a warning to New Zealand, saying his team was “hungry” to thrash the Kiwis in the forthcoming two-Test home...
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Coach accuses official of sabotaging PCB plans
HYDERABAD, June 2: Hafeez-ur-Rehman , a coach of PCB’s Regional Academy Hyderabad, on Monday accused Mahboob Alam Sherwani, who last week quit as secretary of District Cricket Association, of sabotaging the...
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WSF seeks opinions for scoring method
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The World Squash Federation (WSF) is seeking opinions from people connected with the sport for rationalisation of the different scoring methods currently in use....
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Mauresmo aims to topple Serena
PARIS, June 2: With transport strikes poised to paralyse France, Amelie Mauresmo will attempt to derail the Serena express speeding towards a fifth consecutive Grand Slam....
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Match drawn
SHENLEY (England), June 2 : Zimbabwe drew with Middlesex on the final day of a four-day tour match on Monday....
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India unsure about games with Pakistan
KOLKATA, June 2: The Indian cricket board is making no promises over resumption of bilateral cricket with Pakistan despite a recent thaw in political relations....
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Delhi High Court refuses to stay Jadeja’s return
NEW DELHI, June 2: Indian all-rounder Ajay Jadeja’s cricketing career received a boost on Monday with the Supreme Court refusing to stay a Delhi High Court interim order allowing him to...
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South Africans commemorate Cronje’s death
JOHANNESBURG, June 2: South African cricket stars attended a memorial charity auction in George at the weekend to mark the first anniversary of the death of former national captain Hansie Cronje....
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No Pakistani player in one-day rankings
LONDON, June 2: Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle are firmly established in the top 10 of the international one-day batting ratings after West Indies’ improved showing in the recent series against...
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