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Capriati extended by Bovina
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 21: Jennifer Capriati fought off a gallant challenge from Russia’s Elena Bovina to reach the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen Classic on Wednesday.... 
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Three-goal Tariq helps Pakistan overwhelm Poland
GNIEZNO (Poland), Aug 21: Pakistani Juniors produced their best performance on the last leg of their European tour when in a sterling display they handed out a 6-3 drubbing to host...
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Warne faces ban from national, state training
MELBOURNE (Australia) Aug 21: Australia’s shamed cricketer Shane Warne could soon be prevented from training with national, state and club teams after new advice to Cricket Australia (CA) from the Australian...
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PBF chief confident of winning more medals
KARACHI, Aug 21: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is hopeful of winning more laurels for the country in 12th Commonwealth Boxing Championship starting at Kuala Lumpur from Aug 25 to 31....
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First-ever women team title for US
 ANAHEIM (California), Aug 21: The United States won their first ever gold medal in the women’s team event at the world championships on Wednesday, with seven-times champions Romania collecting silver and...
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PHF, IHF officials meet for revival of series
AMSTELVEEN, Aug 21: Indian and Pakistani hockey officials will be meeting here later this week to work out details for reviving hockey ties between the two countries, said an official of...
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PFF bars Sindh, Balochistan nominees
LAHORE, Aug 21: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Thursday said it would not allow two individuals from Sindh and Balochistan, to cast votes at the elections as they are not nominated...
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Hamid in semifinals
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Defending champion Hamidul Haq thrashed Manoj Rana of Nepal 6-0, 6-0 to move into the semifinals of over-40 men’s singles category in the Asian Veterans Open Tennis Championship...
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Yasir makes Test history in emphatic style: 39-year-old record shattered
 KARACHI, Aug 21: He came, he saw, he conquered. That’s a fitting expression to describe Yasir Hameed’s breathtaking entry into Test cricket with a record-breaking 170 against Bangladesh at the National...
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Pakistan outclass Germany to stay on course for final
 AMSTELVEEN, (The Netherlands), Aug 21: Pakistan defeated Germany’s development team 5-2 in the men’s Champions Trophy field hockey tournament here on Thursday....
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Ramiz to urge India for resumption of ties
KARACHI, Aug 21: Chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja, will push for the resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties, stalled for some three years, during a visit to India...
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New star dedicates landmark to late father
KARACHI, Aug 21: Pakistan’s new batting star Yasir Hameed dedicated his debut Test century on Thursday to his late father, who dreamed that his son would become a world class cricketer....
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Gaultier surprises Mansoor to lift crown
PESHAWAR, Aug 21: Second seed Gregory Gaultier of France stunned Mansoor Zaman to clinch the coveted crown of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship at the PAF...
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Doherty beats Shokat
HONG KONG, Aug 21: World champion and world number one Mark Williams made light of a two-month off-season break, easily disposing of Jimmy White in the preliminary round of the Euro-Asia...
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Kapil joins debate over Sachin’s car
BANGALORE (India), Aug 21: Former Indian cricket great Kapil Dev on Thursday joined the row over Sachin Tendulkar’s duty-free Ferrari by castigating the government for adopting “double standards.”...
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Kirsten saves SA with a trademark back-to-the-wall century
LEEDS (England), Aug 21: Gary Kirsten saved South Africa with a trademark back-to-the-wall century against England on the opening day of the fourth Test at Headingley....
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