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Puma Star claims feature event
LAHORE, Aug 17: Even-money fancied chestnut Puma Star made a powerful thrust to put himself atop in a small field of six to win the feature event during the Lahore Gymkhana... 
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Cuba’s boxing grip loosened at Games
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic), Aug 17: Russian-born weightlifter Boris Busov won a gold medal for his adopted Ecuador at the Pan American Games on Saturday while Cuba had their grip on...
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Micheel, Campbell share PGA lead
ROCHESTER (New York), Aug 17: Shaun Micheel fell back into a tie for the US PGA Championship third-round lead as Tiger Woods’s hopes of clinching at least one major for the...
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Perfect day for Six Perfections
DEAUVILLE (France), Aug 17: Six Perfections silenced her doubters on Sunday by winning the Prix Jacques le Marois, one of Europe’s top mile races....
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Shearer pounces late to save Newcastle
LONDON, Aug 17: Two-goal Alan Shearer scored a late equaliser to give Newcastle United a deserved 2-2 draw at Leeds in their opening game of the premier league season on Sunday....
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Athens starts fightback
ATHENS, Aug 17: Athens Olympic organisers have started a fightback to favour with a long weekend of successful test events that has partly made up for a disastrous start to the...
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Fish sets up final clash with Roddick
CINCINNATI, Aug 17: American Andy Roddick moved to the brink of his third title in four tournaments with a 7-6 6-4 victory over Belarussian Max Mirnyi in the semifinals of the...
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Badin to boycott
BADIN, Aug 17: Badin district clubs have decided not to participate in the trials to select Quaid-i-Azam trophy team against secretary District Cricket Association (DCA) Badin Farooque Rustamani’s alleged favouritism in...
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Samad Baloch bags boys U-18 title
 KARACHI, Aug 17: Samad Baloch defeated Ali Abdullah in an exciting under-18 boys final of Pakistan Independence Day Juniors Tennis Championship held at NORE-1 Tennis Courts on Saturday, says a press...
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Pakistan survive scare before overcoming spirited Argentina
 AMSTERDAM (The Netherlands), Aug 17: Pakistan fought off a brilliant comeback from Argentina to win 6-5 at Champions Trophy hockey tournament as Sohail Abbas broke the 200-goal barrier for his country...
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England eye famous win
NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 17: South Africa, chasing 202 for victory, had struggled to 63 for five when bad light prematurely ended the fourth day of the third Test against England on...
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Whatmore looks for consistency from Bangladesh
 KARACHI, Aug 17: Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore insisted on Sunday that he was looking for consistent efforts from his side....
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Shoaib joins squad
 KARACHI, Aug 17: Pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar finally turned up at the Pakistan team’s first practice session at the National Stadium on Sunday after having missed the eight-day training camp in...
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Match called off after Pakistan protest
GNIEZNO (Poland), Aug 17: The three-match hockey series against Poland ended in a controversy as second game was abandoned after Pakistan players exchanged hot words with umpires and rival players after...
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‘No threat to Test status’
KARACHI, Aug 17: Bangladesh do not believe their Test status is under threat despite a dismal run of results, officials said on Sunday....
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Khurram hits century
KARACHI, Aug 17: Khurram Manzoor hammered a magnificent century as Karachi romped to a convincing 74-run over Sialkot in the PCB one-day inter-region cricket tournament match at Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park....
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