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| August 13, 2005 | Saturday | Rajab 7, 1426 |
Spin and pace of Giles, Jones rock Australia
 MANCHESTER, Aug 12: Ashley Giles and Simon Jones took three wickets each as England produced a clinical display to leave Australia in tatters in the third Test on Friday....
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Gatlin completes golden double as US dominates
 HELSINKI, Aug 12: Justin Gatlin’s explosive performance in adding the 200 metres world title to his 100m one led a dominant night for the United States at the world athletics championships on Thursday....
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England ODI to clear way for India to play Test in Karachi: Shaharyar
KARACHI, Aug 12: The successful staging of the One-day International (ODI) between Pakistan and England will clear the way for holding a Test match against India later next year....
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Zulqarnain rescues Pakistan Academy
KARACHI, Aug 12: Zulqarnain Haider cracked a fighting unbeaten half century to put Pakistan Academy innings back on track on the second day of their four-day game against South African (SA) Academy at National Stadium on Friday....
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Inter-University Cricket: Impressive win for SALU
HYDERABAD, Aug 12: Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) Khairpur registered six wickets victory against Quaid-i-Awam University Nawabshah in Group-B match of PCB Inter-universities tournament Hyderabad Region at Niaz Stadium on Thursday....
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Nadal, Agassi move into quarterfinals
MONTREAL, Aug 12: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain moved into the quarterfinals of the $2.45-million U.S. Montreal Masters on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sebastien Grosjean of France....
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Mickelson shares first round lead
 SPRINGFIELD (New Jersey), Aug 12: A last-hole birdie gave Phil Mickelson a share of the first-round lead of the PGA Championship on Thursday....
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Africa-Asia Series: Dravid and Jayasuriya drop out
NEW DELHI, Aug 12: Rahul Dravid of India and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka on Friday withdrew from next week’s one-day series between Asia and Africa, sending the already troubled inaugural event into a tail-spin....
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Zimbabwe may retain failed batsmen
HARARE, Aug 12: New Zealand were flying the 450 kilometres from Harare to Bulawayo on Friday for the second and final Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club beginning on Monday....
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PCB’s clarification on Umer’s father
LAHORE, Aug 12: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday clarified that father of the pace bowler Umer Gul was not dead and in fact the father of a local cricketer from Peshawar with the same name died....
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Match-winning efforts by Zakir, Azhar
KARACHI, Aug 12: A punishing 94 with 12 fours and a six by Zakir Afridi and leg spinner Azhar Shah’s five wickets for 42 proved too much as Zone-VI Whites cruished...
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Five-man squad for Glasgow
KARACHI, Aug 12: Pakistan announced on Friday a five-member boxing squad for Commonwealth championship in Glasgow, United Kingdom, to be organized from Aug 15 to 20....
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Soccer: Shah Nawaz grabs winner for PWD
KARACHI, Aug 12: Shah Nawaz’s late winner gave PWD a narrow 2-1 victory over Panther Club in the Pakistan Premier League soccer at City District Government Karachi (CDGK) Stadium on Friday....
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Table Tennis: All seeded players enter into last eight
LAHORE, Aug 12: All the seeded players qualified for the quarterfinals of the Independence Day table tennis tournament singles’ event at Chroma Complex on Friday. Top seed Bilal Yasin (Wapda) beat...
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Hockey: PHF hopeful of attracting Indian stars
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is confident it will be able to attract at least six of the top Indian players including captain Dilip Tirkey to feature in the Super Hockey League next month....
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Athletics: Zeenat sets national record
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Zeenat Parveen of Wapda set a new national record in the shot put event on Friday, the second day of trials at the Jinnah Stadium to select Pakistan teams for Asian athletics championship and the Islamic Women’s Games....
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Aqeel, Asim in doubles semis
KARACHI, Aug 12: Aqeel Khan and Asim Shafiq advanced into the semifinal after beating Iranian pair in the quarterfinal of double’s event in Iran F1 Fixture Tennis at Tehran....
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Fatima Jinnah clinch title
LAHORE, Aug 12: Fatima Jinnah XI won the Lahore City Independence Day hockey tournament beating Raana Liaquat Ali Khan XI 4-3 on penalty-strokes in the final at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday....
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Jr squash starts
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: The qualifying rounds of the Hashim Khan National junior squash championship began at the Roshan Khan Complex on Friday....
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United look to strike early
LONDON, Aug 12: Manchester United look to put their summer troubles behind them and strike an early blow over champions Chelsea and bitter rivals Arsenal when they kick-off the new Premiership season on Saturday....
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