| May 4, 2005 | Wednesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 24, 1426 |
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Musharraf honours tennis team
ISLAMABAD, May 3: For their outstanding show at the recent Islamic Games in Saudi Arabia, the Pakistan tennis team was honoured by President Gen Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. The... 
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Pakistan retain slender advantage
KARACHI, May 3: With two more rounds to go in the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) championship at Dhaka, Pakistan enjoys a slender lead, according to Pakistan Bridge...
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I will stage a comeback, vows Shoaib
LAHORE, May 3: Fiery Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Tuesday he was disappointed to be axed from the Pakistan squad for this month’s tour of the West Indies but...
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Aqeel to defend national title
ISLAMABAD, May 3: Aqeel Khan is set to defend his title at the National Clay court tennis championship starting at the Islamabad Club on Wednesday. The events to be contested during...
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Pakistan Masters XI cruise to victory
 ABU DHABI, May 3: Pakistan Masters XI got off to a winning start with a 76-run win over Sri Lankan Masters in the day/night tri-nation Shaikh Zayed Cup match on Monday....
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Joy for batsmen as final Test heads for meaningless draw
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 3: West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed his 13th Test hundred, but fell before his side reached 690 for seven at lunch on the fifth and final...
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Masroor and Karim score easy wins
KARACHI, May 3: Top seed Karim Gul Agha in the 35 plus category and fourth seed Khwaja Masroor in the plus 45 category, moved into the next round when the first...
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Safin fights back to beat Novak
ROME, May 3: Reigning Australian Open champion Marat Safin drew on his fighting spirit to defeat Jiri Novak in an awkward first round match at the Rome Masters here on Tuesday....
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Veteran Chinese topples Schlager
 SHANGHAI, May 3: Holder Werner Schlager of Austria went out of the world table tennis championships when he lost to 43-year-old He Zhi Wen in the second round on Monday. Former...
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Four-goal Junaid guides Tigers to victory
LAHORE, May 3: Four goals by Junaid Ahmed helped Four Tigers beat Black Berets by a narrow margin 7 1/2-7 in the Low Goal Club polo tournament on Tuesday. The winners...
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Arsenal strengthen hold on second place
 LONDON, May 3 Arsenal strengthened their grip on second place in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at relegation candidates West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Dutch forward Robin Van Persie...
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Saif, Ahmed bowl well
KARACHI, May 3: Saif Afridi and Ahmed Iqbal each claimed five wickets to bowl their respective teams to victories in the PCB Inter-school cricket tournament on Tuesday. Afridi took five for...
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Two-month training camp for Zamans
ISLAMABAD, May 3: Pakistan squash coach Jamshed Gul is confident that a two-month training camp in England for top players Mansoor Zaman and Shahid Zaman would do them a world of...
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Chelsea coach hails his Premier League heroes
LIVERPOOL (England), May 3: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said his players would still be “heroes” regardless of the result of their Champions League semifinal against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday...
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Stevens enjoys slim lead in final
SHEFFIELD (England), May 3: Welshman Matthew Stevens held a slim 12-11 lead over Shaun Murphy in the final of the snooker world championship at the end of the penultimate session on...
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PSF body to decide on player-coach brawl
ISLAMABAD, May 3: A disciplinary committee of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is expected to meet shortly to probe an ugly incident involving Farhan Mahboob and coach Rehmat Khan. PSF secretary...
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Pakistani golfers for Sri Lanka
LAHORE, May 3: A three-member Pakistan team will leave for Sri Lanka on Wednesday to defend its title in the 7th Saarc golf championships to be held at the Victoria Club...
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Fahim Gul appointed coach
ISLAMABAD, May 3: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is likely to hire Fahim Gul as coach on a temporary basis in the absence of regular Jamshed Gul. Jamshed will be away in...
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Khalil, Shabbir share honours
LAHORE, May 3: Two more finals were decided on the second day of the Punjab Inter-district athletics championships at the Punjab Stadium on Tuesday. Mohammad Khalil of Sialkot won the...
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Hasan smashes century
KARACHI, May 3: Hasan Saud smashed a fine unbeaten century to power Dawood Sports to an exciting three-wicket victory over New United Gymkhana in the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament at...
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