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Unseeded Chinese destroys Hashim
 BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 1: Roslin Hashim, who had vowed to win the title for the brother he beat on Wednesday, fell in the quarterfinals of the world championships here on Friday....
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Sohail and Alam key players: Shahid
KARACHI, Aug 1: Double Olympian Shahid Ali Khan said on Friday that performance of penalty corner striker Sohail Abbas and goalkeeper Ahmed Alam will be key to success for the team...
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Philippoussis outguns local favourite Chang
LOS ANGELES, Aug 1: Fifth seed Mark Philippoussis knocked out local favourite Michael Chang 6-2 6-4 on Thursday to march into the quarter-finals of the $380,000 Mercedes-Benz Cup....
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Ralf upstages brother Michael
HOCKENHEIM (Germany), Aug 1: Ralf Schumacher established Williams as German Grand Prix favourites after eclipsing his older brother Michael in Friday’s first qualifying....
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Open chess from Aug 7
KARACHI, Aug 1: The 26th Friendship House Open Chess Championship will be held at Russian Centre of Science and Culture from Aug 7 to 10, organisers announced on Friday....
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Manchester United outclass Juventus
EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey), Aug 1: Manchester United put on an entertaining show at both ends of the field on Thursday, recording a 4-1 victory over Juventus in an international friendly....
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World Cup big boost for squash: PSF
KARACHI, Aug 1: Pakistan squash officials are confident that the prestigious World Open Championship to be held in their backyard this December will help in their bid to once again lift...
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Smith shreds record books with 2nd double century
 LONDON, Aug 1: Graeme Smith continued to give England a one-man whipping as he completed his second double hundred in consecutive Tests at Lord’s on Friday....
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SFA denounces forthcoming PFF polls
KARACHI, Aug 1: Sindh Football Association (SFA) on Friday challenged the forthcoming Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) elections, saying they are illegal and not being held under the national sports policy....
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Demonstration for removal of PCB official
HYDERABAD, Aug 1: Scores of cricket fans on Friday held demonstration outside Press Club demanding chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tauqir Zia to remove former Test cricketer Azeem Hafeez from the...
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Ponting says Aussies need to show more discipline
CAIRNS (Australia), Aug 1: Australia’s one-day captain Ricky Ponting has warned his players to show more discipline in the limited-overs series against Bangladesh which begins on Saturday....
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Sanjrani meets KCCA group
KARACHI, Aug 1: Aslam Sanjrani, secretary of Sindh Cricket Association, held a meeting on Friday evening with a high powered delegation of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA)....
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Volleyball coach due
ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Bulgarian coach Ivan Stefanov is arriving in Islamabad on Tuesday, secretary of the Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF), Muhammad Afzal said on Friday....
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Mushtaq Ali flays Indian board
NEW DELHI, Aug 1: Former Indian batsman Mushtaq Ali has accused BCCI of showing “utter disregard” towards players of his era and said it is high time cricket administrators make a...
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Shoaib sought for Bangladesh series
LONDON, Aug 1: Pakistan has asked English cricket county Durham to release fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar early from his contract so he can play in this month’s Test series against Bangladesh....
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Marsh rates Waugh next to Bradman
PERTH, Aug 1: Steve Waugh is second only to Don Bradman as the best cricketer Australia has produced, former Australian coach Geoff Marsh said here on Friday....
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Regional ground under spotlight
HYDERABAD, Aug 1: Irfan Mirza, PCB’s infrastructure general manager, has called for adequate precautionary measures at the Regional Academy at Rani Bagh Hyderabad to overcome the deteriorating and shabby condition of...
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Test cricketer grieved
KARACHI, Aug 1: Dr Israr Ahmed, father of former Test wicket-keeper Shahid Israr and ex-first-class batsman Rashid Israr, died of cardiac failure here on Thursday....
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Top seed Khurram takes on Farhan in snooker final
KARACHI, Aug 1: Top seed Khurram Hussain Agha, forced himself into the final of the 12th Red & White Cup Snooker Championship, when he accounted for sixth seed Imran Shehzad from...
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Noble Club win
LAHORE, Aug 1: Noble Club and Wohaib Club won their opening matches in the Lahore City Independence Day Hockey Tournament at the Punjab University Old Campus Ground on Friday....
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