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Third gold medal for Cooke
 DAEGU (South Korea), Aug 29: Dual Commonwealth gold medallist Rebecca Cooke of Britain set a World Student Games record in the women’s 1,500m swimming Friday to bring up her third title...
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White completes fine sprint double
 PARIS, Aug 29: Jana Pittman and Kelli White made light of the absence of women’s athletics icons Cathy Freeman and Marion Jones here on Thursday as they landed the 400 metres...
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SSB sports festival begins Saturday
HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Six-day-long events in different disciplines of Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Hyderabad Festival 2003 start at various sports centres on Saturday....
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Pakistani sailors for Mumbai
KARACHI, Aug 29: Pakistan will feature in the Asian Sailing Championship being held in Mumbai (India) from Jan 4-11, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) announced on Friday....
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Imdad emerges sole leader
KARACHI, Aug 29: Imdad Hussain produced another fine display with four-under-par second round of 68 to emerge sole leader on the second day of Rs0.5million 5th Sindh Open Golf Championship at...
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Victories for Majid, Safeer
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Farrukh Zaman, Majid Khan, Safeerullah Khan and Khayal Muhammad scored victories while Yasir Butt got bye on the second day of National League-cum-Trials at Roshan Khan Squash Complex...
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SAF Games in March 2004: POA official
KARACHI, Aug 29: A top Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) official expressed confidence on Friday that the thrice-postponed 9th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games will be held in Islamabad in the first...
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Bashir Bhola’s bout on Sept 12
LAHORE, Aug 29: Organizers of the Sports Mela Punjab have arranged Rustam-e-Pakistan Bashir Bhola Bahala’s bout to be held on Sept 12 at Punjab Stadium during the Sports Mela Punjab from...
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Pakistan bounce back despite Kapali’s hat trick
 PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Leg-spinner Alok Kapali grabbed Bangladesh’s first hat trick in Test cricket in an absorbing third day’s proceedings against Pakistan in the second Test at Arbab Niaz stadium on...
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Show-stopping performance by Capriati
 NEW YORK, Aug 29: With the MTV Music Awards warming up across town, Jennifer Capriati put on a show-stopping New York performance of her own at the US Open on Thursday...
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Jahangir and Khalid guide Pakistan home
COLOMBO, Aug 29: A magnificent allround performance by Jahangir Mirza earned Pakistan an emphatic nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Under-19 one-day contest at Galle International Stadium on Friday....
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Mushtaq deserves recall
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, now the leading bowler in the ongoing English County Cricket Championship, is in peak form, that augurs well for his possible recall to the...
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PCB to honour players of 1952 Test series
PESHAWAR, Aug 29: President Pervez Musharraf is ikely to honour all living cricketers who played during Pakistan’s inaugural Test tour of India half a century ago, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced...
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Asghar, Noman, Meher storm into final
KARACHI, Aug 29: Three top Pakistan boxers — Noman Kareem, Meherullah and Asghar Ali Shah — stormed into finals of their respective weight categories after convincing victories at Commonwealth boxing championship...
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Atif, Wahab shine for Lahore
LAHORE, Aug 29: An undefeated half-century by AtifIjaz and fine bowling by medium-pacer Wahab Riaz helped Lahore beat Rawalpindi by 17 runs in the Inter-regional Under-19 One-day cricket tournament at the LCCA Ground...
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Revival of India-Pakistan ties to boost cricket
PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Former Indian batsman and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has said that with the revival of Pakistan-India ties the game will get further boost in the Asia....
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Fans complain about lack of facilities
PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Inadequate arrangements at the Arbab Niaz Stadium have been causing problems to the spectators who are forced to watch the game without water, toilet facilities and shade over their heads in the...
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England delay naming team
LONDON, Aug 29: England delayed naming their squad for the fifth and final Test against South Africa on Friday due to injuries....
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