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Dokic to face Davenport in second round
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 19: Jelena Dokic registered a welcome 6-2 6-4 victory over Meghann Shaughnessy at the Pilot Pen event on Monday to set up a second round encounter against... 
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Rashid rates South Korea as favourites
LAHORE, Aug 19: National tennis coach Rashid Malik considers South Korea as favourites in the forthcoming Davis Cup Asia Oceania play-off against Pakistan to be played at the Defence Club from Sept 19...
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Mansoor keeps hopes alive
PESHAWAR, Aug 19: Third seed Mansoor Zaman was Pakistan’s only survivor left for when he advanced into the semifinals of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International squash championship being...
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Longo back in business
 HELSINKI, Aug 19: Italy’s Andrea Longo, who served a two-year doping suspension, could race in the 800m at the world championships in Paris after making the qualifying time at the Grand...
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Bookmakers force KRC to cancel today’s races
KARACHI, Aug 19: The Summer Gymkhana races scheduled for today (Wednesday) have been cancelled because of the stand off between the Managing Committee of the Karachi Race Club (KRC) and...
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Unseeded Sadan wins battle of brothers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Unseeded Sadan-ul-Haq annexed the boy’s U-12 singles title beating his younger brother Gibran-ul-Haq in straight sets 4-2 4-2 at Independence Day Junior tennis championships 2003 on Tuesday....
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International cricket returns to Pakistan
 KARACHI, Aug 19: International cricket makes a return to Pakistan after an almost 16-month gap on Wednesday when the opening Test of the three-match series against Bangladesh gets under way at...
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Aqeel helps Multan gain big lead
LAHORE, Aug 19: An unbeaten knock of 60 by Aqeel Arshad enabled Multan to build up a massive 184-run lead in the first innings against Quetta on the second day of the...
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Cairns and Bond to miss Indian tour
AUCKLAND, Aug 19: Fast bowler Shane Bond and all-rounder Chris Cairns are notable absentees from the New Zealand Test squad for next month’s tour of India....
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Confusion over Test wicket preparation
KARACHI, Aug 19: There was uncertainty on Tuesday over the state of the pitch for the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh....
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Shoaib Akhtar says he’s a better bowler after English stint
 KARACHI, Aug 19: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Tuesday he has improved after a stint with English county Durham and the national side is set to reap the benefit....
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England hope for another victory
LONDON, Aug 19: Almost inconceivably, England head for the fourth Test at Headingley level with South Africa and with every chance of snatching a series lead....
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Media centre named after Haleem Ahmad
KARACHI, Aug 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to dedicate the media centre at the National Stadium to Haleem Ahmad, a former sports editor of Dawn, for his outstanding...
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Beleaguered Warne surfaces after a week
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 19: Australian cricketer Shane Warne, buried under sexual harassment allegations, made a surprise return to training on Tuesday....
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Fire-fighting equipment missing
KARACHI, Aug 19: The organisers of the opening Test seem to have not done their homework properly by overlooking one important factor....
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Sarfraz, Imran strike it rich
SARACHI, Aug 19: KCCA Zone-II Whites, Zone-V Whites and Zone-VII Whites moved into the semifinal of the Touchme Inter- zonal trophy after winning their pool matches from Group B, D and...
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