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Gutsy tail-enders engineer Lanka’s great escape
LONDON, May 15: Tailenders Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekera ensured Sri Lanka achieved one of the great escapes in Test history as the tourists drew their series opener against England on the final day at Lord''s on Monday....
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West Indies see off hapless Zimbabwe
PORT-OF-SPAIN, May 15: West Indies completed a 5-0 series win over Zimbabwe when they clinched the seventh and final One-day International by 104 runs on Sunday (partly reported in Monday’s edition)....
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Pakistan Cue Masters gets into action from today
KARACHI, May 15: Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) launches its campaign for this year’s Asian Games when the Pakistan Cue Masters which envisaged snooker, billiards and pool gets into action...
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Pakistan finishes 16th out of 16
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Pakistan finished sixteenth out of sixteen in the Junior Fed Cup Asia Oceania Qualifying Round after being beaten 2-0 by Sri Lanka on the final day of the competition in Bangkok....
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Ex-hockey great blames cricket for decline
NEW DELHI, May 15: Indian hockey legend Leslie Walter Claudius says cricket has acted like an “atom bomb” and crushed all other sports in the country, including his favourite game that is now in a “miserable” state....
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Naved’s fiery burst sinks Glamorgan
LONDON, May 15: Pakistan paceman Rana Navedul Hasan and former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed showed why they are one of the most potent bowling combinations in English county cricket as Sussex beat Glamorgan on Sunday....
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Mudassar takes charge
LAHORE, May 15: Former Test cricketer Mudassar Nazar who had been appointed Director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) assumed charge on Monday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Mudassar early this month by bypassing its own terms and conditions....
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Tendulkar to try out shoulder for Tests
MUMBAI, May 15: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will test his injured shoulder by batting at the Pace Foundation from Tuesday. Tendulkar, who faces a fitness test next week in Mumbai to...
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Tuman Khan claims Sheikhupura Cup
LAHORE, May 15: Bay colt, Tuman Khan, came with a well-timed challenge to win the Sheikhupura Cup run over 1100m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the flood-lit Racecourse on Sunday night....
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Umpires let down by ICC: Miandad
KARACHI, May 15: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad believes the International Cricket Council''s endorsement of players being allowed to make appeals to the third umpire would make a mockery of the game....
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PCB to build new stadium in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, May 15; The head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said that there was now an element of urgency in upgrading the Rawalpindi Stadium and building a new one in Islamabad as important events were to be hosted....
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Khurram inspires Malir Gymkhana into final
KARACHI, May 15: A sparkling batting display by young Khurram Manzoor guided Malir Gymkhana into the final of the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament on Sunday....
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Dismal show by Pakistan women
LAHORE, May 15: Pakistan women football team has lost all three matches by big margins in the International futsal tournament presently in progress in Jordan. According to information available, Pakistan lost to United Arab Emirates 15-0....
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Associations blast sports officials
MIRPURKHAS, May 15: District Karate Association, Judo Association and District Wrestling Association expressed concern over neglecting the three games in ongoing trials for Sindh Games. A meeting of the associations’ general...
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Wetterich pulls off surprise triumph
IRVING (Texas), May 15: American Brett Wetterich held his nerve over the closing stretch to seal a maiden PGA Tour title by a stroke at the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday....
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Hingis to face youngster
ROME, May 15: Martina Hingis, considered a veteran at age 25 in today''s youth-driven world of tennis, will put her “senior” status on the line at the Rome Masters when she faces 17-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova....
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Snooker: Yousuf to coach UAE
KARACHI, May 15: Former world snooker champion, Mohammad Yousuf, would assume a new role when he takes over a coaching assignment in UAE by the end of next month....
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Umer’s century laid foundation of victory
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Umer Amin belted a sparkling century as City School H-8/4 defeated Islamabad Model School for Boys F-10/3 by 39 runs to claim the PCB National Schools Championship (Islamabad) on Monday for the second year running....
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Unhappy Powell
KINGSTON, May 15: Asafa Powell on Sunday reacted strongly to a report indicating Justin Gatlin, the man who eclipsed Powell''s 100m world record, might not take him on at a June athletics meeting in England....
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DUHS beat JMDC
KARACHI, May 15: Despite a good all-round performance by Mohammad Suleman, Jinnah Medical and Dental College (JMDC) suffered a two-wicket defeat against Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in the 5th AKU Medical College cricket tournament on Sunday....
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Malik Club in next round
PESHAWAR, May 15: Malik Club advanced to next round of the 3rd All-NWFP football cup by defeating National club in a match played at Younis Stadium in Mardan on Monday....
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U-21 trials
LAHORE, May 15: Trials to select Railways U-21 football team will be held at the Railways Stadium on Tuesday at 4pm. The selected team will take part in the national U-21...
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