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Mauresmo holds nerve to win first Wimbledon title
LONDON, July 8: Amelie Mauresmo won an emotional first Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, recovering from a torrid start to beat Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4....
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Inzamam, Yousuf fail in warm-up
CANTERBURY (England), July 8: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq and fellow senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf missed out on the chance of some time in the middle before next week''s first Test at...
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ICC to look into players’ workloads
LONDON, July 8: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to investigate players'' workloads after criticism of its international schedule....
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India to host 2011 World Cup final
KARACHI, July 8: India will stage the cricket World Cup final in 2011 while Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Saturday....
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All eyes on Berlin as Italy and France clash in final
BERLIN, July 8: After more than two years of competition featuring 194 teams, 910 games and more than 2,600 goals, the World Cup will be decided on Sunday with either Italy...
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Les Bleus or Azzurri? It’s tough call for Germans
BERLIN, July 8: With a World Cup final soon to kick off in their own backyard, Germans are having a tough time deciding whether to cheer for France or Italy....
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Elizondo ready for grand finale
BERLIN, July 8: Record-breaking Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo is likely to be the most important and controversial man on the pitch in Sunday''s final between Italy and France....
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Reconstructed Olympic arena breathes history
BERLIN, July 8: When Italy and France take to the field for Sunday''s World Cup final in Berlin they will be stepping into a venue that resonates with history....
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Cooler weather forecast for Berlin
BERLIN, July 8: The heavy rains and thunderstorms that have doused Berlin''s heat wave in the last two days will have left the capital by Sunday''s World Cup final, Germany''s leading meteorologist said on Saturday....
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Don’t expect high-scoring decider
BERLIN, July 8: None Italian opponents have scored in this World Cup. France have allowed two goals overall....
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Bookies bemused by unexpected final
BERLIN, July 8: The last 10 World Cup finals have been contested by just six different teams yet bookmakers have a consistently unimpressive record in their quadrennial tournament predictions....
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Asghar survives scare but Sajid goes down tamely
KARACHI, July 8: Pakistan’s Sajid Raja lost tamely to Turkmenistan’s Suvankulov Jahongir, while local star Asghar Ali Shah broke sweat before overpowering Turkmenistan’s Bayram Annamamedov in Green Hill Cup boxing preliminary bouts on Saturday....
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Chopra in front as Woods finds touch
LEMONT (Illinois), July 8: Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods swapped hot for cold on Friday, while world number three Vijay Singh held steady to surge up the leaderboard after two rounds of the Western Open....
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South Africa plan to silence doubters
JOHANNESBURG, July 8: Unperturbed by doubts over their ability to stage Africa''s first football World Cup, confident South African soccer officials said this week they would be up to the task when 2010 comes around....
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Two-match ban for Rooney
BERLIN, July 8: England striker Wayne Rooney was banned for two competitive matches and fined 5,000 Swiss francs by FIFA''s disciplinary committee on Saturday for his dismissal in last week''s World Cup quarter-final against Portugal....
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Venugopal leads from front
DARWIN, July 8: Captain Venugopal Rao scored 55 on Saturday to guide India ‘A’ to a four-wicket win over Australia ‘A’ in the quadrangular series one-day match at the TIO Stadium on Saturday....
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Swing should overcome despite harshly treated by handicapper
LAHORE, July 8: Four-year-old colt, Swing, will be in action in the feature event of the day and night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Fantasia fancied for day’s big race
KARACHI, July 8: Four-year-old chestnut filly, Fantasia, is poised to grab Al-Raee Cup to make it two in a row in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Powell has sights on outright record
PARIS, July 8: Joint world record holder Asafa Powell has his sights set on claiming the 100 metres mark outright at Saturday''s Golden League meeting in Paris....
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Main round from today
LAHORE, July 8: Thirty-six more matches were decided in different age categories of the Punjab national squash championship qualifiers here on Saturday....
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PSB, PSD on collision course over gym
LAHORE, July 8: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Salahuddin on Saturday was briefed on the cold war that exists between the federal and Punjab governments over the stoppage of the construction work on the Boxing Gymnasium in Lahore....
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Athletics camp
LAHORE, July 8: Three-week athletics training camp begins at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre from July 11....
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Lyari legends
KARACHI, July 8: Lyari Town Municipal Administration will be holding a reception in honour of great footballers of Lyari on Sunday at Central Lyari Town office, Chakiwara....
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Narab Club win
PESHAWAR, July 8: Narab Club, Kohat, beat Khattak Club, Duaba, 3-2 in an exciting match in the Kohat Region Inter-club volleyball championship which commenced at Kohat STC Ground on Saturday....
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