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World champions made to sweat for victory
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 23: Adam Gilchrist slammed a whirlwind 76 to help Australia defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first One-day International on Sunday....
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Liverpool foil Chelsea’s bid for double
LONDON, April 23: Liverpool reached the FA Cup final and foiled Chelsea''s bid for the league-Cup double with a 2-1 victory in their semifinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday....
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Nadal tames Federer in classic final
MONTE CARLO, April 23: Rafael Nadal won a superb battle against world number one Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 to retain his Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday....
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Fernandez annexes Asian Open title on first playoff
SHANGHAI, April 23: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano announced himself as the next big Spanish talent by birdying the 18th hole to win a playoff against Sweden''s Henrik Stenson and claim the Asian Open title on Sunday....
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Azhar shows glimpses of old touch
KARACHI, April 23: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin inspired the Indian Seniors to a three-wicket victory over Pakistan Seniors in the first game of the four-match one-day series at the National Stadium on Sunday....
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U-14 Soccer: Pakistan, Nepal on winning spree ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 in the AFC Under-14 Festival of Football at the Jinnah Stadium on a day Nepal maintained their impressive run....
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Japan clinch final World Cup berth
CHANGZHOU (China), April 23: New Zealand beat South Korea 4-1 in the final and Japan claimed the last berth in the qualifying tournament for the men''s field hockey World Cup on Sunday....
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London Marathon: Kastor breaks record
LONDON, April 23: Olympic bronze medallist Deena Kastor broke her own American record on Sunday with an untroubled victory in the women''s London marathon....
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Hostile Wasim restricts KH
LAHORE, April 23: Devastating bowling by Wasim Khan helped National Bank restrict Karachi Harbour to a modest first-innings total in the Pentangular Cup final round match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Sunday....
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Durham take early lead
LONDON, April 23: Durham became the first team to top the County Championship table this season after they completed an innings and 56-run victory over Kent in their opening First Division fixture on Saturday....
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Fazle stars with hat trick
LAHORE, April 23: Former Test speedster Fazle Akbar claimed a hat trick as Sialkot were all out for 278 in their first innings against PIA in the Pentangular Cup match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday....
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Gibbs axed for remaining Tests
DURBAN, April 23: Herschelle Gibbs has been dropped from the South African squad for the remaining two Tests against New Zealand, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Saturday....
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Yasir holds one-shot advantage
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Yasir Khokhar emerged as the new leader in the net category of President of Pakistan Cup Championship on Sunday gaining a one-stroke advantage at the Rawalpindi Golf Club....
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Johnnie Walker obliges punters with second win on trot
KARACHI, April 23: Four-year-old chestnut colt, Johnnie Walker, obliged the race goers by sprinting to fluent victory to make it two in a row in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Chandni gallops to victory in Ascot Cup
LAHORE, April 23: French mare, Chandni, partnered by jockey M. Hanif provided owner Khawaja M. Arif a big success winning the Midas Royal Ascot Cup run over 1600 metres at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Williams, Murphy in last 8
SHEFFIELD (England), April 23: Two-time former champion Mark Williams joined title-holder Shaun Murphy in the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship on Saturday....
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Polo: Ahmad on goal spree
LAHORE, April 23: Five goals by Ahmad Ali Tiwana, including a hat trick, helped WKF win the Novices Cup polo tournament beating Candy Land Yellow 7-5 in a thrilling final on Sunday....
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Schumacher triumphs at San Marino Grand Prix
IMOLA (Italy), April 23: Michael Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix for his and Ferrari''s first victory of the Formula One season on Sunday....
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Wapda triumph
LAHORE, April 23: Wapda with 42 points won the third inter-departmental judo championship on Sunday. Railways with 34 points remained runners-up....
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Klitschko knocks out Byrd
BERLIN, April 23: Vladimir Klitschko took the IBF heavyweight title away from Chris Byrd with a technical knockout after putting the American on the canvas a second time in round seven on Saturday....
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Second win for HK
RAWALPINDI, April 23: Hong Kong notched up their second successive win in two days outplaying Iran 17-5 in the Asia Cup Baseball Championship at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday....
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Railways thrash Punjab
LAHORE, April 23: Three matches were decided on opening day of the Chief Minister Cup women hockey championship on Sunday. Two goals each by Ishrat, Shahida and Riffat Mehdi helped Railways beat Punjab-B 8-0....
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