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Khorkina completes historic hat trick
ANAHEIM, California, Aug 23:- Svetlana Khorkina lived up to her reputation as the diva of gymnastics with an historic gold medal-winning performance in a dramatic women’s all-round competition at the world... 
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Australia to take on Netherlands in final: Pakistan face India for bronze medal
 Australia 8 Argentina 3...
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Pakistan and Indian Juniors clash today
GNIEZNO (Poland), Aug 23: Pakistani youngsters will be hoping to chalk out their first win against India when they face arch-rival in the last league encounter of 6-nation Junior Challenge International...
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Same old excuses for loss to India
AMSTELVEEN, Aug 23: Pakistan hockey coach blamed his players for individual play in the second half and said they also failed to follow his instructions which led to their defeat against...
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First ever all-Chinese men’s singles final
SINGAPORE, Aug 23: The finals of the Singapore Open badminton tournament will be an all-Chinese affair after unseeded Chen Yu Saturday saw off a challenge from Korea’s Lee Hyun-Il in the...
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Army rout Police
LAHORE, Aug 23: Defending champions Army made a fine start when they defeated Police by nine runs to six in the opening match of the national Inter-departmental baseball championship on Saturday....
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Electronic earpieces banned on the pitch
AMSTERDAM, Aug 23: The use of electronic earpieces by players on the pitch has been banned, the International Hockey Federation (IHF) announced on Saturday....
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Shabbir puts Pakistan on victory path
 KARACHI, Aug 23: Fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed bowled Pakistan into a winning position despite a fine century by Bangladesh’s Habibul Bashar on the fourth day of the first Test at the...
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Ex-Olympians demand sacking of Ahmad, Tahir
KARACHI, Aug 23: Former hockey greats on Saturday heaped scorn after Pakistan’s worst-ever drubbing by arch-rivals India at Champions Trophy and suggested to show aging goalkeeper Ahmad Alam the door after...
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England collapse gives SA lead
LEEDS (England), Aug 23: South Africa scythed through England’s last seven wickets before reaching 53 for two in their second innings, extending their overall lead to 88 at tea on the...
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Sami to miss Entire series
KARACHI, Aug 23: Pakistan suffered a blow on Saturday when Mohammad Sami’s expected return for the third Test against Bangladesh was ruled out by Aamir Sohail, the chairman of selectors....
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Holding praised for career revival
KARACHI, Aug 23: Pakistan paceman Shabbir Ahmed, who claimed a five-wicket haul on Saturday on his Test debut against Bangladesh, has paid tribute to West Indies fast bowling great Michael Holding...
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Inter-club cricket from today
HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Secretary District Cricket Association (DCA) Hy derabad, Faheem Baig Mughal, on Friday said that inter club cricket tournament will begin from Aug 24 at PCB’s Regional Academy cricket...
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Blind cricketers threaten to sue BCCI
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: A top official of the Indian blind cricketers’ association has said it would seek legal recourse if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did...
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Manchester United and Chelsea maintain perfect record
LONDON, Aug 23: Chelsea’s richly-assembled side maintained their perfect start to the season with a battling 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday despite having new midfielder Geremi sent off....
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Your Opinion tipped for repeat performance
KARACHI, Aug 23: A card of seven races has been drawn for the Karachi Gymkhana races which will be held today (Sunday) at the local turf. The first race will begin...
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Kim makes history at University Games
TAEGU (South Korea), Aug 23: Swashbuckling Asian champion Kim Hee-jeong won South Korea’s first ever fencing gold at the world university games with a dramatic 8-7 victory over China’s Zhang Li...
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Davenport, Capriati cruise into final
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 23: Lindsay Davenport continued her roll in New Haven....
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Toms and Riley share honours
 AKRON (Ohio), Aug 23: David Toms and Chris Riley used different methods to shoot identical scores for a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the World Golf Championships-NEC...
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Gold for Perez in 20km walk
 PARIS, Aug 23: Ecuador’s Jefferson Perez won the the men’s 20 km walk in a world best time on Saturday to secure the first gold medal on the opening day of...
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Spaniard Alonso grabs pole
BUDAPEST, Aug 23: Spain’s Fernando Alonso, seeking to become the youngest race winner in Formula One history, put his Renault on pole position for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix....
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Matloob leads despite two-shot penalty
KARACHI, Aug 23: Matloob Ahmad overcame two-stroke penalty to finish the third round as leader after carding a superb five under par 67 in the Chief of Naval Staff Open golf...
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Hamid on course for double title
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Pakistan’s Davis Cup star Hamidul Haq beat Krit Yongkasikij 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the over-35 men’s singles title in the Asian Open Veterans Tennis Championship on Saturday....
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Sloppy USA down Venezuela
SAN JUAN, Aug 23: The United States survived a sloppy performance to post a 98-69 victory Friday over winless Venezuela in the FIBA Olympic basketball qualifying tournament of the Americas....
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Better Case day’s best bet
LAHORE, Aug 23: Better Case, who won a race last month will be targeting the feature event to be contested over 1000m during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on...
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Railways and Army clash for trophy
KARACHI, Aug 23: Pakistan Army and Pakistan Railways reached the final of the KESC inter-departmental basketball tournament at KPT Sports Complex on Saturday....
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