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| August 8, 2005 | Monday | Rajab 2, 1426 |
England snatch narrowest win in Ashes history
BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 7: Shane Warne and Australia’s tail-enders gave England a massive fright before Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison snatched a dramatic two-run victory for the home side in the second Ashes Test on Sunday....
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India ride on Yuvraj’s century to reach final
COLOMBO, Aug 7: Yuvraj Singh smashed an explosive century under pressure to help India qualify for the final with a seven-run victory over a fighting West Indies in a triangular one-day series match here on Sunday....
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Athletics: Ivanova shatters world record in 20km walk
HELSINKI, Aug 7: Olimpiada Ivanova of Russia set a world record of one hour 25 minutes 41 seconds in the women’s 20 km walk final on the second day of the 10th world championships on Sunday....
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Simon Jones fined for gesturing
BIRMINGHAM, Aug 7: England fast bowler Simon Jones was fined 20 percent of his match fee for gesturing at Matthew Hayden after dismissing the Australia batsman on Saturday during the second Ashes Test at Edgbaston....
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McCullum, Vettori hammer centuries
HARARE, Aug 7: Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori blazed centuries to turn New Zealand’s fortunes around on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Sunday....
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CA delegates satisfied over arrangements
LAHORE, Aug 7: The three-member delegation of Cricket Australia expressed satisfaction over the briefing presented to it by the Pakistani officials about the arrangements being made to host the Australia ‘A’ team next month....
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Drogba gives Chelsea perfect start to season
CARDIFF (Wales), Aug 7: Two goals from Didier Drogba gave champions Chelsea the best possible start to the new season with a 2-1 victory over likely title rivals Arsenal in the Community Shield match on Sunday....
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Pierce sets up final with Sugiyama
CARLSBAD (California), Aug 7: Mary Pierce crushed China’s Shuai Peng 6-2 6-2 to reach the final of the San Diego Classic on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Frenchwoman will meet Japan’s Ai Sugiyama...
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Jockey Baran performs magnificent double
KARACHI, Aug 7: Jockey Waheed Baran’s shining performance earned him a magnificent double as eight-year old half-bred horse Desparado was denied hat trick in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi racecourse on Sunday....
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NWFP claim three golds
PESHAWAR, Aug 7: NWFP swimmers created a new record by winning three gold medals on the second day of the ongoing National Junior Age Group Swimming championship at Adil Khan Swimming Pool on Sunday....
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Balochistan and PTCL match ends in draw
KARACHI, Aug 7: Aurangzaib’s second half equaliser helped Balochistan force a 1-1 draw with PTCL in the All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup hockey at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Sunday....
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China tame North Korea to lift trophy
TAEGU (South Korea), Aug 7: China beat North Korea 2-0 on Sunday to win the East Asia soccer championship -– a tournament that had strong diplomatic overtones at a tense time for the region because of the North’s nuclear weapons ambitions....
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US visa still not issued to ranking pair
LAHORE, Aug 7: Chances of Pakistan’s top ranking pair Wajid Ali and Omer Zeeshan’s participation in the World badminton championship seem uncertain as the USA Embassy in Islamabad has still not...
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Indonesian keeps title
SYDNEY, Aug 7: Indonesia’s Chris John stopped Australian Tommy Browne to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title on Sunday. John dominated the fight and was ahead by seven points...
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Thuram back in French squad
PARIS, Aug 7: Juventus defender Lilian Thuram confirmed he would make his international comeback in France’s friendly against Ivory Coast in Montpellier on Aug 17....
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LRC races postponed
LAHORE, Aug 7: Lahore Summer Meeting which was to be held at the Lahore Race Club course on Sunday was postponed for two days because of heavy rains....
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