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Disastrous first round for US pugilists
BANGKOK, July 7: The United States were left licking their wounds on Monday after all seven of their boxers in early action at the World Amateur Championships were beaten in the... 
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Wimbledon salutes Federer as new tennis era dawns
 LONDON, July 7: Wimbledon welcomed a new champion and prepared itself for a new era as Switzerland’s Roger Federer etched his name into Grand Slam history at the All England Club....
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Soccer brings together Iraq and Kuwait
 CAIRO, July 7: A goal from Brazilian striker Alessandro three minutes from time allowed Al-Kuwait to draw 2-2 with Baghdad Police (Al-Shurtah) on Sunday in the first game between teams from...
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Foe died of natural causes
LYON (France), July 7: Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe died of natural causes when he collapsed during a Confederations Cup semifinal last month and no stimulants were found in his body, an...
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Ahmed IV lift title
KARACHI, July 7: The dark horses of the tournament Ahmed IV put up very impressive performance to annex the title of Yousuf Dada Bridge Championship at Aslam Bridge Hall on Sunday....
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Federer rises to 3rd in rankings
LONDON, July 7: Switzerland’s Roger Federer took over at the top of the Champions Race and rose to a career-high third in the 12-month ATP rankings after winnning Wimbledon on Sunday....
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Shikarpur U-19 cricket squad
KARACHI, July 7: A 20-member squad to represent Shikarpur in the PCB Under-19 inter-district cricket tournament was announced on Monday PCB coordinator Haris Khan after trials....
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India keep winning team for Champions Trophy
NEW DELHI, July 7: Veteran striker Dhanraj Pillay will lead India in next month’s Champions Trophy field hockey tournament in the Netherlands, it was announced on Monday....
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Chinese hockey team due today
KARACHI, July 7: A strong 28-member Chinese hockey squad is due arrive here on Tuesday evening to play a series of matches against Pakistan senior and Pakistan junior sides....
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Kiwis offered matches outside Karachi
LAHORE, July 7: Pakistan has proposed two matches each at Lahore and Rawalpindi and one at Faisalabad after New Zealand refused to play at Karachi during their five-match One-day International series...
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Woods silences critics with 5-stroke victory
 LEMONT (Illinois), July 7: Tiger Woods recorded his fourth victory in 10 US starts this year, firing a three-under-par 69 to cruise to a five-stroke win at the 100th Western Open...
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Smith puts faith in his predecessor
BIRMINGHAM (England), July 7: South Africa captain Graeme Smith is backing former skipper Shaun Pollock to come good in the remainder of the triangular one-day series....
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Novak eases into second round
GSTAAD (Switzerland), July 7: Third seed Jiri Novak eased into the second round of the Swiss Open on Monday as the Gstaad crowds prepared to welcome home Wimbledon champion Roger Federer....
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Sri Lanka U-19 tour schedule announced
LAHORE, July 7: Pakistan Under-19 team will tour Sri Lanka from Aug 10 to 30 to play three one-day matches, one two-day match and two three-day encounters....
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Rawalpindi in final
LAHORE, July 7: Rawalpindi qualified for the final of PCB-Pepsi-Imran inter-regional cricket tournament after defeating Lahore by 85 runs in the last Group ‘A’ match at Gaddafi Stadium on Monday....
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No winners as cricket heroes go-karting
CHENNAI (India), July 7: Sachin Tendulkar and three other leading cricketers went high-speed racing Michael Schumacher-style over the weekend and emerged with honours shared — thanks to the Indian superstar....
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Hasib and Ijaz appointed regional chiefs
LAHORE, July 7: Former Test players Ijaz Butt and Hasib Ahsan have been appointed as president of Punjab and Sindh Cricket Associations, respectively....
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Iqbal Qasim to head DCMC
LAHORE, July 7: Pakistan Cricket Board has formed District Cricket Monitoring Committee (DCMC) and Local District Cricket Monitoring Committee (LDCMC) to supervise the district cricket activities....
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Shahnaz to face inquiry committee on July 10
KARACHI, July 7: Former hockey manager Shahnaz Sheikh will appear before an inquiry committee on July 10 at Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) headquarters — Lahore....
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Kallis seeking county return
LONDON, July 7: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is determined to return to play for English county Glamorgan one day....
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