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China shock Pakistan to enter hockey final
DOHA, Dec 12: Giant-killers China conjured a great escape to enter their maiden Asian Games men''s hockey final with a thrilling 2-1 win over Pakistan here on Tuesday.... 
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Batsmen likely to thrive in fourth ODI today
MULTAN, Dec 12: The spectators will enjoy some entertaining cricket for the first time in the ongoing one-day series between Pakistan and the West Indies as a high-scoring game has been...
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National ranking tennis from 19th
KARACHI, Dec 12: Country’s top players are expected to feature in the lucrative Rs0.6 million inaugural Yummy IC Open National Ranking Tennis tournament which gets into action at Bagh-e-Jinnah courts, Lahore, from Dec 19....
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Warne within sight of 700 Test wickets
PERTH, Dec 12: The forecast of a spin-friendly WACA wicket could see champion Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne become the first bowler to claim 700 Test wickets during the third Ashes Test....
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David, Chiu score quick victories
DOHA, Dec 12: Double world champion Nicol David and defending Asian Games gold medallist Rebecca Chiu breezed into the women''s squash semi-finals on Tuesday with quickfire wins....
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Measures in place to keep MCS illuminated
MULTAN, Dec 12: Precautionary measures have been taken here at the Multan Cricket Stadium (MCS) to avoid any power failure during the fourth ODI against the West Indies on Wednesday....
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Mirza stuns Chinese star to reach final
DOHA, Dec 12: Indian favourite Sania Mirza stunned Chinese top seed Li Na with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Tuesday to secure her place in the Asian Games women''s singles tennis final....
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HBL outclass Wapda to secure full points
KARACHI, Dec 12: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) collected full nine points when they thrashed Wapda by 174 runs in the Patron’s Trophy Cricket Championship quadrangular round match at the NBP Sports Complex on Tuesday....
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‘England will bounce back’
PERTH, Dec 12: Kevin Pietersen said embattled England knows it is crunch time for its Ashes defence and expects his team to rise to the challenge when the third Test begins here on Thursday....
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ZTBL facing defeat
KARACHI, Dec 12: Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal grabbed five for 61 to help KRL enforced the follow-on ZTBL on the third day of the Patron’s Trophy Quadrangular Championship match at the UBL Sports Complex on Tuesday....
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Proteas’ Test plans hit by Boje retirement
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 12: Nicky Boje, South Africa''s leading Test spin bowler, announced his retirement on Tuesday on the day he was due to join the squad for the first Test against India starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.His...
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Zameer to make ODI debut
MULTAN, Dec 12: Pakistan umpire Zameer Haider will make his debut as the field umpire in the fourth One-day International between Pakistan and the West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday....
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Malaysians incensed over hockey match-fixing DOHA, Dec 12: Incensed Malaysian hockey officials have accused Japan, Hong Kong and Pakistan of fixing Asian Games matches after their team were eliminated from the competition....
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Kiss Of Luck tipped to win feature event
LAHORE, Dec 12: Two-year-old bay colt, Kiss Of Luck, who registered a facile victory last month, will be on trot to repeat it when the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races begin for...
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Olympic champion wins Asian Games title
DOHA, Dec 12: Thailand''s Olympic champion Manus Boonjumnong revived his career in style on Tuesday when he claimed the Asian Games light-welterweight title with a 22-11 points win over South Korea''s Shin Myung-Hoon....
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Sprint star slams officials
COLOMBO, Dec 12: Sri Lanka''s only medal winner at the Asian Games, sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe, has slammed administrators, claiming the island''s athletes were malnourished....
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Baros saves Villa in thrilling draw
SHEFFIELD (England), Dec 12: Sheffield United and Aston Villa shared the spoils in an electric 2-2 thriller at Bramall Lane in the English Premiership fixture on Monday....
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Iran perplexed by slogan warning
TEHRAN, Dec 12: Iran on Tuesday expressed dismay over a written Asian Games warning that star athletes like weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh cannot adorn their kit with religious slogans, the ISNA agency reported....
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Ahsan’s heroics go in vain
KARACHI, Dec 12: Left-arm spinner Ahsan Raza captured six wickets but failed to save Central City Grammar School (CCGS) from a 10-run defeat against Royal Academy in the HBL Inter-school Cricket Championship at the TMC Ground on Monday....
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Karachi races cancelled
KARACHI, Dec 12: The Karachi Race Club (KRC) has cancelled the Gymkhana race meeting which was scheduled to take place at the Racecourse on Wednesday, says an official announcement....
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