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Pakistan batsmen make Indians struggle: Inzamam, Imran slam centuries
LAHORE, April 6: Pakistan enjoyed what was easily their best day of the series against India thanks to well-crafted centuries by skipper Inzamamul Haq and the left-handed opener Imran Farhat on the second day ... 
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Inzamam's was a heroic innings
THE day went for Pakistan exactly the way its supporters would have wanted it. 355 for three, a lead of 68 and seven wickets in hand. But the supporters got much more than that. They got a team that has re-invented itself led by the captain himself. ...
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'We want big lead to create pressure'
LAHORE, April 6: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq said on Tuesday that if his side had a big first innings lead over India, they would be closer to victory. ...
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Patel fined for dissent
LAHORE, April 6: India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel has been fined 60 percent of his match fee for dissent in the second Test against Pakistan. "He pleaded guilty to showing dissent at an umpiring decision by action or verbal abuse," Samiul Hasan ...
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Who batted best of all on that fateful day?
ONCE again this column will appear midway through a Test match, a sign of how rapidly a week goes by or that the Tests are coming thick and fast. Enough has been written about the Multan Test match by me and many others and we must let it go. ...
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Rashid and Ata strike gold in athletics
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Abdul Rashid and Ata Miran, both struck gold on the tracks of the Jinnah Stadium on Tuesday as Pakistan finished the athletics competitions of the 9th SAF Games with an improved haul of five top of the line medals. ...
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Pakistan pugilists too hot to handle
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Pakistanis boxers were too hot to handle on Tuesday as they set the Liaquat Gymnasium ablaze, sweeping all 10 finals, boosting their country's gold tally in the 9th SAF Games to 42. ...
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Kirmani backs more cricket ties
LAHORE, April 6: Syed Kirmani, chairman of Indian selectors, expressed hope on Tuesday that more cricket between the two old rivals would promote game in the region. ...
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Marksman Jaspal grabs sixth crown
ISLAMABAD, April 6: India completed their domination of the shooting competitions, with yet another gold through top marksman Jaspal Rana in the 25m standard pistol event who won his sixth crown of the Games. ...
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Richa sets record as India sweep five golds
ISLAMABAD April 6: Richa Mishra of India on Tuesday set a new record in 100metre butterfly as India took away all the 16 golds in women swimming competition at the 9th SAF Games. ...
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Second gold for Mansoor in squash
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Mansoor Zaman and Farrukh Zaman led Pakistan to the SAF Games gold as they routed India 2-0 in the men's team squash final at the Roshan Khan courts on Tuesday. ...
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18-man squad named for Jr Asia Cup
KARACHI, April 6: Pakistan on Tuesday announced an 18-member hockey squad for this month's Junior Asia Cup, including three up-and-coming but over-age players dumped for the same reason 17 months ago. ...
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