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Nervy England cling on for dramatic win
 NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 28: England survived a mesmeric spell of bowling from Shane Warne and a clutch of Brett Lee thunderbolts to steal a nerve-racking win over Australia in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday....
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Ponting faces hearing for outburst
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 28: Australia captain Ricky Ponting was to appear before match referee Ranjan Madugalle on Sunday following his angry reaction to being run-out during the fourth Test against England....
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Indian skipper demands better showing from batsmen
HARARE, Aug 28: India skipper Saurav Ganguly has demanded his team bounce back from their 51-run defeat to New Zealand and take out their frustrations on hapless Zimbabwe on Monday at the Harare Sports Club....
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SA Academy end tour on high note
LAHORE, Aug 28: South African Academy ended their tour of Pakistan on a high note on Sunday after scoring consolation four-run victory over Pakistan Academy in the rain-marred final one-day match at the Sheikhupura Stadium....
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Essa steals show with treble
KARACHI, Aug 28: Jockey Muhammad Essa stole the limelight with a magnificent treble and did the owner Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagaro proud when his four horses returned with flying colours...
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Golf: Shabbir becomes new Sindh Open champion
KARACHI, Aug 28: Ace golfer Shabbir Iqbal became new Sindh Open golf champion at Arabian Sea Country Club on Sunday after a final round of 70....
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Lucky Murad claims feature event
LAHORE, Aug 28: Fancied chestnut gelding, Lucky Murad, delighted punters winning the feature event, the Raiwind Plate, a Class IV Division I & II handicap race, run over the sprinting distance of 1200m at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Adeel, Ejaz guide PTCL home
KARACHI, Aug 28: Adeel Ahmad and Mohammad Ejaz goals in each half powered PTCL to a 2-1 victory over PWD in the Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Sunday....
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NED lift trophy in exciting finish
KARACHI, Aug 28: NED University clinched the PCB Inter-university cricket championship two-day Southern Zone final in a thrilling fashion, beating Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro (MEUTJ) by one wicket at National Stadium on Sunday....
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Imran records break of 107
KARACHI, Aug 28: Fourth seed Imran Shahzad got off to a sterling start in the 14th Style Cup national ranking snooker tournament smashing a break of 107 in his 4-1 win over Arshad Siddiq at Area Snooker Club, Gizri on Sunday....
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Sluggish favourite colt Shatar withdrawn
LAHORE, Aug 28: The favourite, Shatar, proved worth his name when the colt was withdrawn from the second event after being found sluggish at the starting gate before the start of the race on Sunday....
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Rose battles to stay ahead
CROMWELL (Connecticut), Aug 28: Britain’s Justin Rose, chasing his first PGA Tour title, recovered from a stuttering start to hold a one-shot lead after the Buick Championship third round on Saturday....
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Davenport defeats Mauresmo
 NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 28: Top seed Lindsay Davenport completed the perfect preparation for next week’s U.S. Open by beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 6-4 6-4 in the final of the New Haven Open on Saturday....
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Bangladesh outclassed in tour opener
MORATUWA (Sri Lanka), Aug 28: Bangladesh opened their cricket tour of Sri Lanka on a disastrous note as they crashed to a 10-wicket defeat in a warm-up match here on Sunday....
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Australia lack hunger: Waugh
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 28: Steve Waugh accused the current Australia team of lacking the hunger that helped make them the world’s best side. Former Australia captain Waugh, whose hard-nosed leadership did so...
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Federer starts firm favourite to retain US Open crown
NEW YORK, Aug 28: They’ve changed the colour of the courts at the US Open for this year’s tournament which starts at Flushing Meadows on Monday, but if form prevails Roger Federer will once again be crowned men’s champion....
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OCA course concludes
LAHORE, Aug 28: Five women excelled in the OCA sports administration course which concluded on Sunday. Zenobia Wasif (Sindh), Farhana Munir (athletics), Tehsin (athletics), Sonia (Wushu) and Bushra Hyder (squash) earned top marks....
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Ghaffar and Ansari lead
KARACHI, Aug 28: Seasoned M A Ansari and Ghaffar Qureshi were leading in Red and Green Houses in the Data Steel individual bridge championship at Aslam Memorial Hall on Saturday....
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Sharyar wins
HYDERABAD, Aug 28: Sharyar Akbar Durrani lifted the trophy of the 3rd Annual Sports Festival under-16 squash championship beating Ibad Abdul Qudoos 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 at Hyderabad Gymkhana...
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