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Shuja wins Pakistan’s first gold in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, March 20: Shujauddin Malik won Pakistan’s first gold medal of the 2006 Commonwealth Games on Monday with victory in the men’s 85kg weightlifting....
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Commonwealth Games: Meher, Asghar join Nisar in last eight
MELBOURNE, March 20: Two Pakistani boxers Meharullah and Asghar Ali Shah breezed into the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games boxing competition after winning their respective bouts on points here on Monday....
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Jamaicans Powell, Brooks grab golds
MELBOURNE, March 20: Asafa Powell and Sheri-Ann Brooks scored a golden 100 metres double for Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games on Monday after the world’s fastest man flirted with disaster in a bizarre semifinal....
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New Zealand crush West Indies to wrap up series
WELLINGTON, March 20: New Zealand cruised to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the second cricket Test on Monday to wrap up the series 2-0 with a game to spare....
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England seize initiative as Anderson celebrates comeback
MUMBAI, March 20: James Anderson celebrated his comeback with four wickets as England seized the initiative in the must-win third and final Test against India on Monday....
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Qualifiers Jawed and Imran cause upsets
KARACHI, March 20: Qualifiers Jawed Ansari (Sindh) and Dr Imran Qamar (Punjab) made impressive debuts when they sent seeded Inamur Rehman and Minhas Malik packing on the opening day of the 31st National snooker championship at the Snooker Zone on Monday....
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Harmison out of ODIs
MUMBAI, March 20: England strike bowler Steve Harmison on Monday was ruled out of the upcoming one-day series in India due to a shin injury. “He is going back and has...
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Atapattu needs rest to recover
COLOMBO, March 20: Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody said the volume of cricket and travel had eventually caught up with captain Marvan Atapattu and he needed...
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ICC scraps super-sub
LONDON, March 20: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday it would scrap the super-sub trial in one-day internationals and introduce a formal pitch-monitoring process for international cricket....
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Woolmer declines Sri Lanka job
COLOMBO, March 20: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer disclosed on Monday he had twice turned down an offer to coach the Sri Lankan cricket team. The former South Africa coach said he...
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Bangladesh take unbeatable lead
KHULNA (Bangladesh), March 20: Javed Omar and Aftab Ahmed struck fine half-centuries as Bangladesh crushed Kenya by nine wickets in the second One-day International on Monday....
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Two-way battle for final spot
KARACHI, March 20: Lahore Eagles and Sialkot Stallions face an anxious Tuesday as they bid to reach the final of the National One-day Regional Gold League cricket championship....
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Cash awards for U-19 players
KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Sports Minister Qamar Mansoor has announced cash awards of Rs50,000 for each member and official of the Pakistan under-19 team which retained their Junior Cricket World Cup in Colombo (Sri Lanka) last month....
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Federer derails Blake’s run
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 20: James Blake gave Roger Federer a taste of his own medicine. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t get the dosage just right....
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Pampling seals victory as Owen falters
MIAMI, March 20: Australia’s Rod Pampling held off Briton Greg Owen in a scrappy finish to clinch his second PGA Tour title by a shot at the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, Florida on Sunday....
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LW crush Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Lahore Whites (LH) thrashed Rawalpindi 4-0 on the third day of the National Hockey Championship (Islamabad Round) at the Naseer Bunda Stadium....
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Hockey: LW crush Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Lahore Whites (LH) thrashed Rawalpindi 4-0 on the third day of the National Hockey Championship (Islamabad Round) at the Naseer Bunda Stadium....
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Tennis: Yasir extended by Aashiq
LAHORE, March 20: Pakistan Junior number one Yasir Khan recovered to beat Heera Aashiq in three sets to move into the second round of the All Pakistan tennis championship at the Bagh-i-Jinnah grass courts on Monday....
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Pakistan leave today for UAE
LAHORE, March 20: A 22-member Pakistan football team will leave for UAE on Tuesday to play friendly matches with local clubs as part of preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup, to be held in Bangladesh from April 1....
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Hat tricks by Mubasher and Fahad
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Mehran Club thrashed Islamabad Club 9-0 in a match of the Islamabad Football League (A) at Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday night. Mubasher and Fahadullah slammed hat tricks...
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New dates of Hyderabad round
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced new dates of the preliminary round of National Hockey Championship (Regional) at Hyderabad....
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Zone-VI U-16 trials today
KARACHI, March 20: Trials to select two KCCA North Nazimabad and Korangi Zone-VI teams for the PCB Under-16 cricket championship will be held at Customs Academy Ground on Tuesday at 3.00pm....
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