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Big guns Federer, Hewitt move into quarterfinals
 CINCINNATI, Aug 19: World number one Roger Federer was in cruise control on Thursday night as he beat Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-3 6-4 to lead four of the world’s top five into the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters....
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Hockey: Pakistan demolish Germany to book spot in final
 AMSTERDAM (Netherlands): Striker Rehan Butt scored twice as Pakistanis confirmed their berth in the Sunday’s final of eight-nation Rabo hockey tournament thrashing Germany 5-0 on Friday....
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Record-breaking stand between Duminy, Canning
LAHORE, Aug 19: A chanceless career-best unbeaten 265 by J.P Duminy and his record-breaking sixth-wicket stand of 349 with centurion Ryan Canning(112) enabled South Africa Academy to pile up 470 for...
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Players penalized for dissent
LAHORE, Aug 19: Middle-order batsman Shahid Yousaf was penalized while captain Hasan Raza and Nasir Jamshed were warned by referee Khateeb Rizwan for protesting a decision of the umpire on the...
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Squash: Pakistan’s main hope Shahid beaten
KARACHI, Aug 19: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman became the biggest casualty of the English Open on Thursday when he fell to England’s qualifier Peter Barker in a four-game opening round match in Sheffield England....
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Jayawardene boosts Asia batting
DURBAN, Aug 19: Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene is set to strengthen the Asia batting line-up for the second Afro/Asia Cup one-day international against Africa in Durban on Saturday....
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New coach Curran seeks Fletcher’s guidance
BULAWAYO, Aug 19: Zimbabwe’s new coach will turn to his England counterpart Duncan Fletcher for guidance in what may be the most difficult job in cricket....
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Ashes series to revive Test cricket: Miandad
KARACHI, Aug 19: The Ashes series between England Australia will be a catalyst for the revival of Testcricket, according to Pakistan’s former captain Javed Miandad....
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PPL offers Rs2.6m in prize money
LAHORE, Aug 19: A record amount of Rs.2.6 million in prize money and winning bonus will be distributed among the teams and players competing in the ongoing second Pakistan Premier League (PPL) soccer....
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Asad blasts century for BMU
KARACHI, Aug 19: Asad Bashir slammed a match winning hundred to put Baqai Medical University’s (BMU) in the final of Inter-university cricket championship with a thumping 88 run success over Sir...
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Warne believes Aussies can win
EDINBURGH, Aug 19: Spin king Shane Warne has implored his struggling Aussie teammates to “find a way” to win next week’s fourth cricket Test against England and retain the Ashes....
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Formula One makes debut in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Aug 19: Formula One announced its arrival in Turkey here Friday when the cars hit the track at the Istanbul Park Circuit for the first time ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Turkish Grand Prix....
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Top Chinese stars battle into last 8
 ANAHEIM (California), Aug 19: Both top women’s seeds from China survived third-round scares before rallying to beat their opponents at the world badminton championships on Thursday....
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Tennis: Aqeel-Asim in doubles final
KARACHI, Aug 19: Pakistan top ranked player Aqeel Khan and Asim Shafik sailed into the final of the men’s doubles event of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures event in Tehran on Thursday....
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Woods, Singh share first round lead
 AKRON (Ohio), Aug 19: There were no post-major letdowns from Tiger Woods or Vijay Singh on Thursday when the world’s top two players carded matching four-under 66s at the WGC NEC Invitational....
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Chelsea aim to break 10-year Arsenal streak
LONDON, Aug 19: Jose Mourinho’s English champions Chelsea have a 10-year spell to break when they take on north-London rivals Arsenal in what promises to be another needle match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday....
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Three-Nation Regatta from Sept 8
KARACHI, Aug 19: The Tri-Nation Asian Yachting Regatta will be held at Defence Marina Club from Sept 8 to 11, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) announced on Friday....
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Ghanian star in record move
COBHAM (England), Aug 19: Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has passed a medical and agreed personal terms with English Premier League champions Chelsea. Chelsea said on Friday that a club record fee — put at 38 million euros ($46.47...
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Anwar to lead EAS in final
KARACHI, Aug 19: A 16-member Ebrahim Alibhai School (EAS) Metroville cricket squad is to leave for Lahore on Saturday to take on Government High School Nanakpura Peshawar in the final of...
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Nishat triumphs
LAHORE, Aug 19: Army’s Nishat won the Independence Day eight-kilometre mini-marathon for men on Friday. He covered the distance in 25 minutes and 22 seconds to win first prize of Rs.50,000....
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Ponting urges for improvement
EDINBURGH, Aug 19: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted his team had to improve in next cricket Ashes Test against England at Nottingham on Aug 25....
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Unhappy senator
ISLAMABAD: Senator Muhammad Enver Baig has threatened to report to the Chairman Senate the “conduct” of Sher Muhammad Baloch, secretary of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports for failing to submit minutes of a previous meeting....
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