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India level series with emphatic victory
RAWALPINDI, Feb 11: Yuvraj Singh was a standout with an unbeaten 82-run assault as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day International against Pakistan that squared the series 1-1....
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VIP culture still exists despite PCB’s persistent denial
KARACHI, Feb 11: Tickets for the Lahore and Karachi One-day internationals between Pakistan and India have disappeared into thin air even before going on sale while Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s tall...
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Davis Cup: Pakistan seize 2-1 lead over Taiwan
TAIPEI, Feb 11: Aisam Qureshi and Aqeel Khan won the crucial doubles on Saturday to give Pakistan a 2-1 lead over Taiwan in their Davis Cup Asian/Oceania Zone Group I match....
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Big Indian turnout expected
LAHORE, Feb 11: Only 50 Indian cricket fans were able to get tickets on Saturday for the third One-day International cricket match between Pakistan and India to be held at Qadhafi Stadium on Monday....
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Second Final: Australia in must-win situation
SYDNEY, Feb 11: Australia have crashed from unbeatable favourites to facing a must-win match on Sunday against rejuvenated Sri Lanka to prevent losing a home triangular one-day cricket series for the first time in 13 years....
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Henriques fires Aussies into U-19 World Cup semis
COLOMBO, Feb 11: Skipper Moises Henriques gave a superb all-round performance as Australia stormed into the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup cricket tournament with a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday....
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Vaughan ready for India battle
LONDON, Feb 11: Michael Vaughan will step on to a plane for India on Sunday relishing the prospect of swapping full-time father’s duties for 24-7 cricket....
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Egypt snatch record fifth crown after penalty shootout
CAIRO, Feb 11: Hosts Egypt won a record fifth African Nations Cup title when they defeated Ivory Coast 4-2 on penalties after both teams failed to score after normal and extra time in the final here Friday....
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Jahangir, Adil guide Wapda home
LAHORE, Feb 11: Fine batting by skipper Adil Nisar, Jahangir Mirza and Tariq Aziz guided Wapda to an easy eight-wicket win over Service Industries in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ tie at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday....
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European Soccer: Relegation threatened Boro stun Chelsea
LONDON, Feb 11: Middlesbrough applied the brakes to Chelsea’s Premier League title express in spectacular fashion on Saturday, humbling the champions 3-0 at the Riverside....
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Asif pilots PIA to safety
KARACHI, Feb 11: Veteran Asif Mujtaba showed on Saturday that he had not lost his old touch by stroking a half-century to help PIA stay in contention for Patron’s Cup semifinals....
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Azhar slams decisive goal
LAHORE, Feb 11: A decisive goal by Azhar Ali in the extra chukker enabled Technimen to beat Punjab Rangers 7-6 in the final of the Nurpur Low Goal Polo on Saturday....
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Bankers beaten
KARACHI, Feb 11: National Bank crashed to a 45-run defeat after PTCL piled up 336 in their Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ fixture at the KRL Stadium on Saturday....
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Patron’s Cup: Taufiq nudges selectors with sublime century
KARACHI, Feb 11: Test discard Taufiq Umar sent out an emphatic reminder to the national selectors with a glorious unbeaten 140 as Habib Bank eased to a five-wicket win over SNGPL in the Patron’s Cup match on Saturday....
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Stadler regains lead by two strokes
PERTH, Feb 11: American Kevin Stadler eagled the last hole of the day to regain control of the 2.1 million US dollar Classic Saturday, wresting a two-stroke overnight lead from Korean KJ Choi....
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Sher-i-Gujrat to make amends today
LAHORE, Feb 11: A ticklish card of eight-events has been drawn up for the equine connoisseurs when the 24th Lahore winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Mauresmo in semifinals
PARIS, Feb 11: Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo led a home team assault on the semifinals at the Paris Indoor Open with a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over Russia’s Dinara Safina on Friday....
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Wrestling trials commence
LAHORE, Feb 11: Thirty-three wrestlers appeared on the first day of the two-day national wrestling trials which started at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre on Saturday to finalize a...
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Koreans march together at Winter Olympics
TURIN (Italy), Feb 11: Athletes from Cold War foes South and North Korea marched together in a show of unity at the opening ceremony of the 20th Winter Olympics on Friday....
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Sailors leave for Colombo
KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistani sailing team left for Colombo on Saturday to feature in the 2006 World Enterprise Sailing Championship getting underway in the Sri Lankan capital from Sunday....
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Tennis: Comfortable victories for seeds
KARACHI, Feb 11: Seeded players had no difficulty in winning their matches on the opening day of the Open tennis championship matches played at Karachi Gymkhana Club on Saturday....
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Six ties decided
HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Six matches were decided in the Inter-club cricket tournament being organised by District Cricket Association (DCA) at the PCB Regional Academy and Gulshan-e-Illahi grounds on the last two days....
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Hungary’s first woman champion dies
BUDAPEST, Feb 11: The first Hungarian woman to win Olympic gold, 1936 high jump champion Ibolya Csak, has died at the age of 91, the Hungarian Athletics Association said on Friday....
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World mark
HOUSTON, Feb 11: Wallace Spearmon set a new world record for the rarely-run 300 metres at an indoor meeting on Friday. The world championship 200m silver medallist clocked 31.88...
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Squash: Mansoor promises good result
KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan number two Mansoor Zaman left for Kuala Lumpur on Friday promising to give a good performance in the Kuala Lumpur Open to be held in the Malaysian capital from Feb 13 to 18....
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Badminton squad for India
LAHORE, Oct 11: Sixteen players comprising eight men and as many women will leave for India on Sunday to compete in the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Asian zone badminton in Jaipur from Feb 14 to 19....
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Ex-cricketer Fahim dies
KARACHI, Feb 11: Former first-class cricketer Fahimuddin Alvi died late on Friday night due to cardiac arrest. He was 58. In a first-class career that spanned from 1967-68 to 1980-81, Fahim...
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Inter-club hockey
LAHORE, Feb 11: Eighteen clubs will take part in the Lahore Inter-club hockey championship starting at the National Hockey Stadium No.2 ground from Sunday. Miraj Din has been named as tournament director....
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