Pakistan stun Australia in tri-series opener
CANNOCK, June 6: Pakistan came from behind to defeat Australia 2-1 in the opening game in tri-nation hockey tournament on Sunday.
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Pakistan-India hockey series dates finalized
LAHORE, June 6: Pakistan and Indian hockey federations have finalised the dates of eight-match home and away series in September and October.
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Coach happy with team's defence line
CANNOCK, June 6: Pakistan hockey coach Roelant Oltmans said on Sunday that a win against Australia would give the team much-needed confidence and added he did not believe in stars in the team.
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New Zealand facing defeat
LONDON, June 6: England took total control of the second Test on a wearing Headingley pitch on Sunday after New Zealand collapsed from 75 for one to 102 for 5 in their second innings at the close of day four.
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Bangladesh suffer as Sarwan, Lara hit centuries
KINGSTON, June 6: Bangladesh had little success and West Indies continued to plunder the runs on the third morning of their second and final Test on Sunday.
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Promising start for Imran: Asian Snooker
KARACHI, June 6: Pakistan's fifth seed Imran Shehzad made a triumphant start in the 20th Asian snooker championship in Aqaba Jordan, when he brushed aside Amir Sarkhosh (Iran) 4-0: 63.27, 68/31, 99/12, 95/15.
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Gaudio upsets Coria in great comeback to lift French Open crown
PARIS, June 6: Unseeded Gaston Gaudio fought back from two sets down and saved two match points before edging past fellow-Argentine Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 to win the French Open on Sunday.
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Simon Khan wins in 2nd playoff: Wales Open Golf
NEWPORT, June 6: Britain's Simon Khan became the second surprise winner on the European Tour in a week when he beat compatriot Paul Casey in a sudden-death playoff for the Wales Open title on Sunday.
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Athens torch arrives in Japan
TOKYO, June 6: The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the second leg of a six-week relay in the run-up to the Athens Games in August, on the same day the Japanese rainy season started.
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Trio post year's best at Seville meet
SEVILLE, June 6: Kenyans Wilfried Bungei, Paul Kipsile and Estonian Gerd Kanter made their mark on the IAAF Grand Prix here on Saturday a little over two months before the Athens Olympics.
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