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Atiq humbles Saim, books spot in semis
KARACHI, May 18: Promising Atiq Latif Bux continued his giant killing act when he sent third seed Abu Saim packing 7-6 to storm into semifinals of the Pakistan Cue Masters at the Karachi Club on Thursday.... 
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Shoaib Akhtar, Sami invited for camp
LAHORE, May 18: Pakistan selectors have invited injury-prone Shaoib Akhtar and out-of-form Mohammad Sami, along with two wicket-keepers, for the conditioning camp starting from May 25....
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Steps taken to implement sports policy: Minister
PESHAWAR, May 18: Federal Sports Minister Shamim Haidar on Thursday declared that measures were being underway to implement the national sports policy. "Besides bringing improvement in infrastructure for sports, efforts are also being made to financially assist the players....
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Hingis pounces on Schiavone errors
ROME, May 18: Former champion Martina Hingis pounced on 32 unforced errors from off-form Francesca Schiavone, winning 6-0, 7-5 to earn a place in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters Thursday....
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Jayasuriya’s chance of recall dented
LONDON, May 18, Sanath Jayasuriya has seen his chances of a Test recall dented after he was omitted from Sri Lanka''s four-day game against English county Sussex starting Thursday....
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Amir vows to avoid Hamed, Harrison pitfalls
BELFAST, May 18: Rising boxing star Amir Khan has vowed to learn from the mistakes of fellow British talents Naseem Hamed and Scott Harrison as he continues to build the foundations to his fledgling professional career....
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Inter-city championship
ISLAMABAD, May 18: A record 72 teams are to compete in the Inter-City cricket championship which opens on May 23 at venues in Islamabad and Rawalpindi....
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Lara captaincy commercial a move: Richards
NEW DELHI, May 18: Viv Richards believes Brian Lara''s appointment as West Indies captain for a third term is purely a commercial move ahead of the World Cup being staged in the Caribbean in March-April next year....
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Ganguly set for spell with Northants
MUMBAI, May 18: Former India captain Saurav Ganguly will join English county Northamptonshire next month as a temporary replacement for Australian batsman Chris Rogers....
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First ODI: Gayle slams super century
KINGSTON, May 18: A dashing century by opener Chris Gayle who hammered a stroke-filled 123 off 131-ball powered West Indies to a challenging total of 251 for six wickets in the...
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‘A’ team probables
LAHORE, May 18: Twenty-nine probables have been invited to the conditioning camp of the ''A'' team at the NCA from May 25 to select team for the Australian tour....
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Sindh Under-19 probables
KARACHI, May 18: Sindh Football Association (SFA) on Thursday announced Under-21probables for the national championship in Lahore....
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Boxing clash
KARACHI, May 18: Pakistan’s Nadir Khan will clash Parvinder Singh in the opening bout of inaugural Pakistan-India boxing series at KPT Boxing Hall on Friday....
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Barcelona substitutes sink brave Arsenal
PARIS, May 18: Barcelona came perilously close to losing the Champions League final on Wednesday, but coach Frank Rijkaard''s inspired substitutions rescued the Catalans from looming defeat and allowed them to...
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‘Stunning’ Beijing wins praise from IOC
BEIJING, May 18: Beijing received a rave review for their “stunning” venues and “high quality” organisation from the IOC on Thursday at the end of three-day inspection of preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games....
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17 teams to compete in National Jr soccer
LAHORE, May 18: Seventeen teams, including six clubs will feature in the second National Junior Football Championship which is being revived after 15 years....
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Kentucky winner Barbaro favourite: Preakness Stake
BALTIMORE (Maryland,) May 18: Unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was made an even-money favourite for Saturday''s Preakness after drawing the sixth starting spot in the nine-horse field Wednesday....
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Asif Bajwa promotion pleases Saqlain
ISLAMABAD, May 18: Captain Mohammad Saqlain on Thursday appreciated the decision of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) of giving coach Asif Bajwa sweeping powers....
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Fair Play Trophy for Pakistan women team
KARACHI, May 18: After failing to perform in their international debut in futsal, Pakistani women had some reason to smile as they''ve secured the Fair Play trophy for keeping sportsmanship throughout...
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Hot Weather TT
LAHORE, May 18: Lahore District Table Tennis Association (LDTTA) is organising a Hot Weather tournament at the Chroma Complex from June 13 to 15....
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