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Zahid grabs last stage, Railways win team title
PESHAWAR, Oct 23: Pakistan Railways won the 11th Tour De Pakistan cycle race that finished at the Bab-i-Khyber, on Thursday afternoon. The race began from the Mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam on Oct 11 in Karachi and reached Peshawar on Thursday after passing through Sukkur,... 
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Milan and Lazio stumble as Manchester United, Chelsea triumph
 LONDON, Oct 23: European champions AC Milan crashed to a shock 1-0 home defeat by Club Bruges of Belgium on a miserable night for Italian clubs in the Champions League on...
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Five-try Fiji eye last eight slot
 TOWNSVILLE (Australia) Oct 23: Two tries each for Aisea Tuilevu and Norman Ligairi inspired Fiji to a 41-13 World Cup pool B victory over Japan on Thursday that kept them in...
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Gulraiz to defend crown
RAWALPINDI, Oct 23: Gulraiz Shahid is to defend his title in the President of Pakistan Cup Tournament that is due to open at the Rawalpindi Golf Club (RGC) on Friday, organisers...
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Balochistan outclass NWFP to enter final
LAHORE, Oct 22: Balochistan outclassed NWFP 4-2 to enter the final of the Inter-provincial Under-16 hockey championship at the end of league stage on second day at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday....
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Top players to compete in World Open
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: World No. 1 Peter Nicol of England and Scotland’s John White, ranked No 2, are among 74 players who have sent in their entries so far for this...
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South Africa need mental effort to level series
 FAISALABAD, Oct 23: South Africa need a tough mental outlook to fight back against Pakistan and level the series, skipper Graeme Smith said ahead of the second and final Test starting...
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Magnificent Saleh qualifies for semifinal
 KARACHI, Oct 23: Saleh Mohammad stormed into the semifinal of the World Snooker Championship at Jiangmen City (China), according to a brief message received here on Thursday....
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Mani welcomes Indian move
LONDON, Oct 23: International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani has welcomed the Indian government’s announcement of the resumption of bilateral cricket ties with hostile neighbour Pakistan....
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Asian giants clash on Oct 27
HYDERABAD, Oct 23: It is an Inter-continental show but the focus is on the showdown between traditional rivals, India and Pakistan, which face each other on Oct 27, as hockey matches...
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Lee faces ankle surgery
SYDNEY, Oct 23: Australia’s fastest bowler Brett Lee is to use his enforced rest from cricket to have surgery on a long-standing ankle problem, Cricket Australia said on Thursday....
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Tri-series opener abandoned
CHENNAI (India), Oct 23: Heavy rain forced the opening one-day triangular series tie between India and New Zealand to be abandoned on Thursday....
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PBSA plans tri-nation series
KARACHI, Oct 23: Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) is planning to conduct three-nation snooker series involving China, Thailand and Pakistan next year....
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Tariq Rasheed’s century goes in vain
KARACHI, Oct 23: Tariq Rasheed slammed a defiant hundred but failed to save A.J.Worldwide from five-run defeat at hands of Dewan Sugar Mills (DSM) in DHA Trophy KCCA Inter-firms cricket tournament...
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Another title for Anoosha
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Anoosha Aslam won her second successive title in two weeks as she defeated Sara Mahboob on Thursday to land the under-14 title in the Ufone Junior tennis tournament....
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Wapda emerge champions
LAHORE, Oct 23: Wapda with 95 points retained the National Powerlifting Championship title at the Punjab University Old Campus ground on Thursday....
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SCA to hold Inter-school tournaments
KARACHI, Oct 23: All the affiliated districts of Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) will organize Inter-school tournaments, says a SCA press release issued on Thursday....
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Mashrafe and Rafique check England’s progress
DHAKA, Oct 23: Bangladesh bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Rafique took three wickets each as England were dismissed for 295 on the third day of the first Test on Thursday....
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