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PHF denies wrongdoing in alleged visa scam
ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has denied facilitating any “unauthorised” person in obtaining visa for European countries and claimed that only former hockey stars or relatives of players were issued letters.... 
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Murali seals series for Sri Lanka
KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 25: Muttiah Muralitharan spun the West Indians to their doom as Sri Lanka won the second cricket Test by 240 runs on Monday to sweep the short series 2-0....
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Battling Basit stretches seeded Parke
KARACHI, July 25: England’s 16th seed, Simon Parke, survived a scare when he overcame a fighting qualifier Basit Ashfaq of Pakistan in five games to advance to the second round of...
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English media eye long summer after Lord’s drubbing
LONDON, July 25: A chastened English press pulled no punches on Monday in assessing England’s performance in their 239-run defeat to the “old enemy” Australia within four days in the first Ashes Test at Lord’s....
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Kiwis leave for Zimbabwe tour
WELLINGTON, July 25: New Zealand’s cricket team left for a controversial tour of Zimbabwe on Monday, amid political pressure on the New Zealand government to consider legislation to cancel the tour....
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US capture gold cup
EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey), July 25: United States were taken into a penalty shootout before beating underdogs Panama 3-1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday....
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Sana helps Lahore beat Quetta
QUETTA, July 25: Lahore registered another victory when they outplayed Quetta by 96 runs in the first triangular women cricket series match played at Nawab Bugti Cricket Stadium on Monday....
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SBA names cadet open squads
KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Boxing Association (SBA) on Monday named two teams for the 3rd National cadet boxing championship and Senior boxing tournament to be held on Aug 5-8 here, says a press release....
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Oman to play three matches
KARACHI, July 25: Oman national hockey team is due to arrive here on July 28 on a four-day training tour of the city. During their stay in the city the Omanese...
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UNDER-19 CRICKET: Sarfraz puts Zone-VI in driving seat
KARACHI, July 25: A fine unbeaten half-century by Sarfraz Ahmed enabled Zone-VI take command of the A.K. Majeed Memorial KCCA under-19 Inter-zonal cricket tournament final against Zone-V at the KCCA Stadium on Monday....
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Nawaz, Fareed strike for KRL
FAISALABAD, July 25: KRL defeated Wohaib/Panther by 4-3 goals in the 1st National football Challenge Cup played at Panther Sports Complex 41-JB on Monday....
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Ahsan shines as Zone-II Whites triumph
KARACHI, July 25: Ahsan Khan produced a splendid all-round show as Zone-II Whites clinched the KCCA Under-15 Inter-zonal cricket championship with a five-wicket victory over Zone-VI Whites at the Landhi Gymkhana ground on Sunday....
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Cricket ruled out of Doha Games
NEW DELHI, July 25: Cricket will not figure in next year’s Asian Games in Doha, the organisers said on Monday. Al-Khulaifi said security would be tight for the Games, in which...
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Habib sparkles
LAHORE, July 25: A captain’s knock by Habibur Rehman helped State Bank of Pakistan, Lahore enter final of the Bankers Club regional cricket tournament with a four-wicket win over Metro Bank at the Faisal Club ground on Monday....
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RDCA polls
LAHORE, July 25: The elections of the Rawalpindi District Cricket Association (RDCA) will be held on Aug 1 and 2. Candidates wishing to contest the elections are required to submit their...
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PCB takes notice of cancelled series
LAHORE, July 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken notice of the abrupt cancellation of a three-match series between Pakistan XI and World XI in Saudi Arabia....
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Hackett cruises to 400m freestyle gold
MONTREAL, July 25: Michael Phelps’s shocking flop in the 400m freestyle heats on Sunday left Australian Grant Hackett to cruise to his expected coronation at the 11th World Swimming Championships....
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TENNIS: Taha and Sheryar extended
KARACHI, July 25: Young Taha Band-e-Ali overcame a battling Sharukh Saleem 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 in a marathon three-hour encounter of the under-11 singles in 15th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis tournament on Monday at City Sports Complex....
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Another century break by Saleh
KARACHI, July 25: Pakistan’s leading cueist Saleh Muhammad continued his best performance on the second day of the 21st Asian snooker championship in Bangkok, as he downed Hong Kong’s Cheung Chung Hin 4-2....
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Cool Crane claims career’s second title
MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin), July 25: Ben Crane, keeping his cool in searing heat, clinched his second PGA Tour title with a four-shot victory at the Milwaukee Open on Sunday....
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PTF chief to contest ATF elections
ISLAMABAD, July 25: Pakistan tennis chief, Syed Dilawar Abbas is to run for a slot on the Board of Directors of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) in elections that take place this week....
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SAG plans
ISLAMABAD, July 25: Officials of as many as seven national federations including athletics and badminton, are to submit their preparation plans for the South Asian Games (SAG) to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Tuesday....
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