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Top seed Aqeel Khan beats Asim in men’s singles thriller
KARACHI, May 22: Top seed Aqeel Khan still reigned supreme after he beat second seed Asim Shafiq from Islamanad in an absolute thriller 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) in the final of the Greener Pakistan National Hard court tennis championship... 
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Afridi inspires Pakistan to huge score
GROS ISLET, May 22: Shahid Afridi smashed a sparkling 56 as Pakistan piled up an imposing total of 303 for six in the third and final One-day International against West Indies here on Sunday. Afridi faced just 30 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes in his 26th one-day half century as Pakistan...
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Pakistan clinch maiden ODI series in Caribbean
GROS ISLET (St Lucia), May 22: Pakistan again exposed the fragility of the West Indies’ batting to clinch a comfortable 40-run triumph to win their maiden One-day International series in the Caribbean on Saturday (partly reported in Sunday’s edition). West Indies were dismissed for 218 in 48.2 overs, chasing 259 to win...
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Coventry century helps Zimbabwe ‘A’ triumph
KARACHI, May 22: An unbeaten century by Charles Coventry inspired Zimbabwe ‘A’ to a 51-run victory in the three-match one-day series against Pakistan ‘A’ at the Harare Club Sports on Saturday Coventry hammered an unbeaten 102 as the home team made 232 for seven in 50 overs after being asked to bat first by Pakistan ‘A’ skipper Misbahul Haq. The wicket-keeper/batsman struck seven fours and six in his 148-ball knock.....
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Kenny Perry continues to dazzle at Colonial field
FORT WORTH (Texas), May 22: Kenny Perry was hotter than the scorching Texas weather on Saturday, firing a third round six-under 64 at the $5.6 million Colonial to surge seven shots...
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Mohammadi XI record victory
RAWALPINDI, May 22: Mohammadi XI scored a three-wicket victory over Saify XI in the final of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, Rawalpindi here at the ARL ground on Sunday. The tournament was...
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Pietersen hits form
LONDON, May 22: Hampshire batsman Kevin Pietersen passed the century mark against Glamorgan on Saturday to remind England selectors who left him out of the Test squad facing Bangladesh. The 24-year-old,...
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Federer determined to end French Open jinx this time
PARIS, May 22: World number one Roger Federer, a four-time Grand Slam champion, believes this will be the year when he can finally win the French Open for the first time....
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Raikkonen cruises to easy win
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), May 22: McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen led the Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish for a commanding victory in Formula One’s most glamorous race on Sunday. The Finnish ‘Iceman’s’ second win in a row, and the fourth of his career, was a perfect present for engine partners Mercedes as they celebrated their 200th start in the world championship....
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Adnan earns Mr Punjab, title; Wasim is Mr Junior
LAHORE, May 22: Multan’s Adnan Abid Qureshi exhibited fine muscles to get himself declared Mr Punjab. Malik Wasim of Gujranwala was adjudged as Mr Junior in the contest organized by Punjab...
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Lucky Winner wins feature event
LAHORE, May 22: Five-year-old chestnut horse, Lucky Winner, defied top weight handicap when winning the feature event during the Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. Ridden by the riding...
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Aziz warned off after riding home two winners
KARACHI, May 22: A. Aziz a promising young jockey from Lahore, rode home a brace of winners and later was warned off from the Karachi Race Course by the Administration, after...
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Afleet Alex claims Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE, May 22: Afleet Alex survived a near-disastrous collision at the top of the stretch and easily captured the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. As Afleet Alex attempted to take over on...
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Women’s team title for Wapda
KARACHI, May 22: Having triumphed in the men’s team event, Wapda added another feather to their cap when they clinched the women’s team title for the third year in a row...
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Army reign supreme
LAHORE, May 22: Army reigned supreme winning five events out of eight, including a women’s on the opening day of the Anti-narcotics National machine rowing championship on Saturday. Army’s Maqbool Ali...
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Memorial cricket
LAHORE, May 22: Forty-six clubs are taking part in the first Amanullah Khan memorial invitation cricket tournament starting from Monday with the opening match between Model Town Greens and Tauseef Club...
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