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Top seed Lincou moves into second round of Pakistan Open
 KARACHI, July 24: World No1 and top seed, Thiery Lincou of France, was extended to four sets by England’s 19th seed, Bradley Ball, before he advanced to the second round of...
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England surrender to fiery McGrath
LONDON, July 24: Glenn McGrath took four wickets for three runs and nine victims in the match as Australia crushed England by 239 runs in the first Ashes Test at Lord’s on Sunday. England’s only realistic hope of avoiding defeat, having limped to 156 for five on the third evening...
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Sangakkara century grinds West Indies into dust
 KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 24: Kumar Sangakkara scored a brilliant century to put Sri Lanka firmly in control of the second Test against West Indies after a rain-interrupted third day on Sunday....
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Graveney denies Thorpe was no longer wanted
LONDON, July 24: England chairman of selectors David Graveney has denied that Graham Thorpe retired early from Test cricket because he had been told he was no longer wanted....
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I’ll complete my term, says PHF secretary
KARACHI, July 24: The secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Brig Musarratullah Khan, has reiterated that he will not step down as he enjoys the confidence of council and PHF president....
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Hat trick for King Maker
LAHORE, July 24: Showing a surprising turn of foot, King Maker, completed a hat trick of victories when winning the fourth race of the card edging out Key Guy Doll at...
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Essa completes splendid treble
KARACHI, July 24: Jockey Muhammad Essa stole the limelight when he rode home treble in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi racecourse on Sunday...
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Wajid keeps title, Asma lifts crown
LAHORE, July 24: Top seed Wajid Ali and Asma Butt claimed their men’s and women’s titles, respectively in the 8th Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri badminton tournament at New Khan Hall on Sunday....
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Crane nears second career win
MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin), July 24: American Ben Crane was within sight of his second career win and a wire-to-wire victory after carding a six-under par 64 at the $3.5...
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Easy victory for Karachi
QUETTA, July 24: Taking advantage of wayward bowling, Karachi cantered to a seven-wicket victory over Lahore in the first women’s triangular cricket series at the Bugti Stadium on Sunday....
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McGrath eyeing county return
LONDON, July 24: Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath has revealed his enthusiasm for a third stint in county cricket with Worcestershire, top of the list of English teams interesting the 35-year-old quick....
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Uncapped pair named for ODI series
KANDY, July 24: Uncapped players Upul Tharanga and Dilhara Lokuhettige were named in a 15-man Sri Lanka squad for the triangular one-day series against India and West Indies....
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Alonso wins again as Raikkonen quits
HOCKENHEIM (Germany), July 24: Renault’s Fernando Alonso cashed in on Kimi Raikkonen’s misfortune to win the German Grand Prix on Sunday and take a huge step towards becoming Formula One’s youngest champion....
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Saleh’s winning start in Asiad
KARACHI, July 24: Pakistan’s ace cueist Saleh Muhammad made a stunning start with a break of 110 and comfortable straight-frame victory over his own pupil Hisham Al Saqer of Bahrain in the Asian snooker championship in Bangkok, Thailand....
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Armstrong bows out in style
PARIS, July 24: Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seventh Tour de France on Sunday, closing the curtain on one of the most extraordinary cycling careers ever....
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Nadal bags season’s eighth title
STUTTGART, July 24: French Open winner Rafael Nadal captured his eighth title of the season when defeating Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP event on Sunday....
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Hu clinches 10m gold for China
 MONTREAL, July 24: Olympic champion Hu Jia of China nailed his final dive to win the 10 metre platform title at the world championships on Saturday, giving a resurgent China their second gold medal in as many days....
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Memorial bridge from Saturday
KARACHI, July 24: Aslam memorial bridge tournament would be held at Aslam Memorial Bridge Hall at National Stadium from Saturday, Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) announced on Sunday....
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