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Solid start by India after Afridi’s blitz
FAISALABAD, Jan 22: Shahid Afridi bludgeoned his way to a second successive century as Pakistan amassed 588 in their first innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against India at Iqbal Stadium on Sunday....
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Inzamam told to rest for six days
FAISALABAD, Jan 22: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq will take no further part in the second Test against India and has been ordered to rest for six days because of a recurring back problem....
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Genuine ticket holders fail to get into stadium
FAISALABAD, Jan 22: The second day’s play of the second Test between Pakistan and India on Sunday saw possibly the biggest crowd in a single day at the Iqbal Stadium for many years....
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Asad, Sarfraz steer Pakistan U-19 to victory
KARACHI, Jan 22: Karachi’s Ali Asad and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed hit unbeaten half centuries and their 101-runs seventh wicket stand steered Pakistan under-19 to an exciting four wicket success over touring West Indies Junior team at National Stadium on Sunday....
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Hockey: Azhar helps Army demolish Railways
KARACHI, Jan 22: Azhar Iqbal’s three-goal blitz helped Pakistan Army crush Pakistan Railways with a tennis score 6-2 in the All-Pakistan departmental hockey championship at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Sunday....
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England’s Rodgers grabs Pakistan Open crown
KARACHI, Jan 22: Maintaining his ascendancy in the last three rounds, England’s Chris Rodgers captured his maiden US$200,000 Asian Tour Pakistan Open golf title by four strokes at the Karachi Golf Club on Sunday....
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Jayasuriya stars as Sri Lanka stun Australia
SYDNEY, Jan 22: Sri Lankan veteran Sanath Jayasuriya shrugged off jet-lag and a shoulder injury to flay Australia’s attack and set up a comfortable 51-run victory in a one-day triangular series match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday....
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DR Congo ease past poor Togo
CAIRO, Jan 22: Democratic Republic of Congo coasted to a 2-0 victory over disappointing Togo in the second part of an African Nations Cup Group B double-header on Saturday....
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Ferdinand’s late winner downs Liverpool
MANCHESTER, Jan 22: Rio Ferdinand’s last-minute winner saw Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday as the hosts cut Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premiership table to 14 points....
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Naved slams century
LAHORE, Jan 22: Naved Latif struck a century while Imran Nazir and Yasir Arfat scored half-centuries to help National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) hold sway over Habib Bank Limited (HBL) gaining...
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Lin Dan meets Lee Hyun-II in final
BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan 22: China’s Lin Dan will meet Korea’s Lee Hyun-II in the men’s singles final of the All-England Open badminton championships after winning their semifinals on Saturday: Men’s singles:...
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Australian Open Tennis: Cypriot surprise humbles second seed Roddick
MELBOURNE, Jan 22: Second seed Andy Roddick suffered a shock defeat on Sunday to a flamboyant Cypriot who is developing a cult following at the Australian Open....
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Tayyab lifts title
LAHORE, Jan 22: Tayyab Siddiqui clinched the CAS Veterans golf championship, played over nine holes, with a net score of 29 at Lahore Garrison Golf and Country Club on Sunday....
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Horse-racing: Dinner Guest races to victory
LAHORE, Jan 22: Long shot five-year-old French mare, Dinner Guest, lived up to her star breeding powering to victory to lift the Sapphire Cup run over 1600m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Davis Cup: 2nd win for Jalil in trials
KARACHI, Jan 22: Jalil Khan produced a sterling show as he downed Nomi Qamar in three sets in the robin league round matches to record his second win in the Davis Cup trials at Karachi Gymkhana on Sunday....
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Safari Queen captures Sindh Breeder Cup
KARACHI, Jan 22: Three-year-old filly, Safari Queen, obliged the punters when she captured the Sindh Breeder Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Murtaza plays vital role in triumph
LAHORE, Jan 22: Agha Murtaza Ali Khan’s three goals played a big role in Bank Alfalah 6-5 1/2 win against Soneri Bank in the final of the RG Hyder Polo Cup on Sunday....
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Golf: DiMarco ends drought in style
ABU DHABI, Jan 22: American Chris DiMarco, playing in his first ever regular European Tour event won the first-ever Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Sunday in impressive style....
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POA meeting next month
LAHORE, Jan 22: The general secretary of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) will be elected in the general council meeting on Feb 25. The POA is being managed by acting secretary Abdul Khaliq Khan after Mohammad Latif Butt resigned in 2005....
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Jehangir in 2nd round
KARACHI, Jan 22: Jehangir Rashid opened his title campaign on winning note following his straight sets victory over Naresh Das in the first round of men’s single of Sindh Ranking tennis championship on Sunday....
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IBM, Dow win
KARACHI, Jan 22: Institute of Business Management (IBM), Dow Medical University and Aga Khan University won matches in the Inter-university throwball championship at AKU Gymnasium on Saturday....
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Farhan nets winner
KARACHI, Jan 22: Farhan Abdul Qadir’s winner helped Sindh Government Press (SGP) edge out Pakistan Police 1-0 in the final phase of PFF League soccer at CDGK Stadium....
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