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PCB puts on hold uplift of NSK
KARACHI, Aug 16: The ad hoc committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took a U-turn on Tuesday when it decided to put the proposed upgradation of National Stadium Karachi (NSK) on the backburner while citing multiple constraints.... 
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Astle’s unbeaten century puts Kiwis in control
 BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Aug 16: Nathan Astle smashed an unbeaten century as New Zealand took an iron grip on the second Test against Zimbabwe here on Tuesday as they reached 454 for...
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Cricket frenzy sweeps England after drawn Test
LONDON, Aug 16: England is going crazy for cricket, with newspapers pushing football coverage off the celebrated back pages on Tuesday to agonise over the country’s dramatic draw against Australia in the third Ashes Test....
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Weightlifter ignorant of receiving award
LAHORE, Aug 16: International weightlifter Shujauddin Malik on Tuesday expressed his ignorance of the fact that he had been awarded “Tamgha-e-Imtiaz” by the president of Pakistan on the eve of Independence Day....
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Tennis: Rizwan causes major upset
KARACHI, Aug 16: Rizwan Hussain created the major upset of the event when he shock second seed Ghulam Abbas in the quarterfinal of boys’ under-17 event of Open tennis championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Tuesday....
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Mansoor outguns Arcucci
KARACHI, Aug 16: Former national squash champion Mansoor Zaman was one step away from qualifying for the English Open when he defeated France’s Jean Michel Arcucci in the opening match of two-day qualifiers in Sheffield (England) on Monday night....
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Inter-zonal Trophy: Fahad spins Zone II (B) to victory
KARACHI, Aug 16: Man-of-the-Match, Fahad Mushir, grabbed seven wickets to power Zone II (Blues) to a four-wicket victory over Zone VI (Blues) and advanced to the last eight of under-17 KCCA Inter-zonal trophy on Monday at TMC Sports ground....
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Golf: Munir to defend title
KARACHI, Aug 16: Islamabad’s Muhammad Munir will defend his title in the 7th Sindh Open golf championship to be held at the Arabian Sea Country Club later this month....
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Half centuries by Sheeraz, Zulfiqar
KARACHI, Aug 16: ABN Amro Bank outplayed Reckitt Benckiser by eight wickets in the AKU Sports Center tournament at AKUHS ground on Monday. Reckitt Benckiser batting first were all out for 134 runs....
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Lahore capture trophy
PESHAWAR, Aug 16: Lahore clinched the St John’s Cathedral All-Pakistan basketball trophy defeating Sialkot 90-89 in a thrilling battle. Lahore, aided by international players Asher Azeem and Adeel Raza, led the first quarter 17-13....
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Maria, Ayesha victorious
LAHORE, Aug 16: Maria Nazir, Ayesha Amin, Muhammad Saleem, Riaz Dhool and Muhammad Shafiq won their respective events of the Pakistan Independence Day cycling championship held on Tuesday....
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Mehreen and Ali fastest
KARACHI, Aug 16: Ali Amir and Mehreen were crowned fastest boy and girl of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) organized athletics meet to celebrate the Independence Day, says a press release....
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Aqib sets final date against Bilal
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Aqib Hanif of Punjab and NWFP’s Bilal Zaman set up a clash in the under-19 final of the Hashim Khan National junior squash championship scoring exciting semifinal victories on Tuesday....
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Women tennis trials
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is to hold three-day trials starting on Wednesday to select a team which will take part in the Islamic Women’s Games in Tehran next month....
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