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Provincial Games Peshawar names 16-member soccer team
PESHAWAR, Dec 6: Peshawar District Football Association on Saturday announced a 16-member team for the forthcoming inaugural Inter-Provincial Games to be held from Dec 19 to 21 at different venues under... 
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Rajesh in last 16
KARACHI, Dec 6: Rajesh Lakhwani produced the highest break in his straight frames drubbing of Mohsin Suleman to advance in last- 16 stage of Karachi Club Open Snooker Championship at KC...
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Ailing Allenby stays two shots clear
MELBOURNE, Dec 6: Local favourite Robert Allenby, although dogged by illness, grabbed a late birdie on Saturday to maintain his two-stroke lead after the third round of the Australian Masters....
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Grainger and Beachill snatch singles titles
DOHA, Dec 6: The richest squash championships of the year produced stunning upsets in both finals in Doha when England’s ninth seeded Lee Beachill beat second-seeded Scot John White to claim...
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Saeed topples Bennett, Khayal beaten
KARACHI, Dec 6: Pakistan’s seventh seed Saeed Hassan caused an upset in the Chennai Squash Championship when he shocked European junior champion Dylan Bennett to reach the semifinals of the tournament...
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Love ‘U’ Lady fancied for Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup
KARACHI, Dec 6: Shah Mardan Shah II Pir Pagaro VII’s four-year-old bay filly Love ‘U’ Lady is fancied to lift the Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup, to be run over 10 furlongs contested...
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Sugar And Honey backed to win Kamalia Cup
LAHORE, Dec 6: A competitive card of seven events, featuring the Kamalia Cup to be run over 1200m highlights the 13th Lahore Winter Meeting to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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France favoured by World Cup draw
FRANKFURT (Germany), Dec 6: The 2006 World Cup came sharply into focus on Friday when 157 hopeful nations were paired or grouped with each other to launch a long battle to...
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Alam missing from camp
KARACHI, Dec 6: Goalkeeper Ahmad Alam was the only trainee missing on the second day of the senior hockey camp, while Rana Asif and Mudassir Jr reported on Saturday....
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Australia to meet China in final
 SYDNEY, Dec 6: Australia won a berth in the finals on Sunday against China with a decisive 5-0 win over South Korea in the women’s Champions Trophy field hockey tournament here...
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England tailenders stand defiant
 GALLE (Sri Lanka), Dec 6: England’s tailenders defied Sri Lanka’s spinners during a tense final session to save the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday....
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Pakistan eye whitewash against Kiwis
RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: Another one-way affair is on the cards as a confident Pakistan take on the depleted New Zealand side in the fifth and final One-day International at the...
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One-dayers have given cricket new life: Saeed
JEDDAH, Dec 6: One-day cricket has given new life to the game. It has not only attracted more spectators but also contributed to making Test matches interesting, said Saeed Anwar, the...
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Colourful ceremony marks opening of World Cup
LAHORE, Dec 6: President General Pervez Musharraf formally declared the World Cup Polo Zone “D” qualifying round open in a colourful ceremony at the Fortress Stadium on Saturday night....
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Draw delights Vaughan
GALLE, Dec 6: England captain Michael Vaughan praised his players for showing character and guts against Sri Lanka as they narrowly avoided defeat in the first Test on Saturday....
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Zaheer also in fray for PCB top slot?
KARACHI, Dec 6: While suspense fills the air currently as to who will take over the reins of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) once Lt Gen Tauqir Zia finally relinquishes his...
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New PCB boss soon: Musharraf
LAHORE, Dec 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that he will soon appoint Gen Tauqir Zia’s successor to head the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)....
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Shahid to face Frenchman Lincou in revised draw
KARACHI, Dec 6: Former Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman will meet fourth seed Thierry Lincou of France in the opening round of the 2003 Bank Al-Falah World Open Squash Championship to...
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Patron’s competition commences today amid controversies
KARACHI, Dec 6: The Patron’s Trophy, arguably touted as the most competitive national first-class championship, starts from Monday under a cloud of controversy that was triggered by the Pakistan Cricket Board...
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McGrath comeback in two weeks
SYDNEY, Dec 6: Australian pace spearhead Glenn McGrath is expected to make his return to cricket with New South Wales (NSW) within a fortnight, team officials said on Saturday....
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Beskistas to face Pakistan at Jinnah Stadium
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Turkey’s leading football club, Bekistas, will play a friendly match against Pakistan’s national team here on Jan 8, it was officially learnt on Saturday....
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Rain again curtails play in Brisbane
 BRISBANE, Dec 6: India needed only one delivery to mop up Australia’s first innings on Saturday before heavy rain washed out their chances of making a significant reply in the first...
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