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South Africa race home after Pakistan collapse
CAPE TOWN, Feb 11: South Africa raced to a crushing 10-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth One-day International at Newlands on Sunday after what captain Graeme Smith described as one of the team''s best bowling performances....
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England upset Australia again to clinch tri-series
SYDNEY, Feb 11: England capped their miraculous resurrection by claiming the triangular one-day series with an emphatic 34-run win over Australia in the second final at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Sunday....
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Sri Lanka down India in thrilling finish
RAJKOT (India), Feb 11: Sri Lanka pulled off a thrilling five-run victory over India in the second One-day International on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the four-match series....
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Shoaib, Shabbir unlikely to be picked for World Cup: Fitness problems
LAHORE, Feb 11: Pakistan pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Shabbir Ahmed are unlikely to be selected in the World Cup squad due to fitness problems.Shoaib, who missed the ongoing South African tour due to hamstring, is now facing knee problem....
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Zimbabwe captain, team fined
DUBAI, Feb 11: Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya has been fined 40 percent of his match fee for a slow over rate in the fourth one-day international against Bangladesh in Harare, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday....
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Tennis: Petrova claims Paris crown
PARIS, Feb 11: Russia''s Nadia Petrova beat unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win the $600,000 WTA Paris Indoor Open on Sunday....
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A campaign in disarray, already?
KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan’s World Cup campaign is in total disarray even before the start of the ninth edition of the mega event, which is just four weeks away, and the...
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Silver League champions yet to be decided
LAHORE, Feb 11: The national domestic cricket tournament committee could not meet on Sunday to decide the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League champions after the five-day final between Islamabad and Multan was abandoned as a draw at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday....
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Injury scare for Ganguly injured
RAJKOT, Feb 11: India not only lost the second One-day International against Sri Lanka by five runs but also had an injury scare when Saurav Ganguly was taken to the hospital for an MRI scan on his left thumb....
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Dravid blames top order
RAJKOT, Feb 11: Indian skipper Rahul Dravid blamed the top order batsmen for his team’s five-run loss against Sri Lanka in the second one-dayer but promised the hosts would fightback in the remaining two matches of the series....
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Field day for bookies as King Of Sanghar stuns Abhi Abhi
KARACHI, Feb 11: Six-year-old bay horse King Of Sanghar established his credentials when he lowered the colours of hot favourite filly Abhi Abhi for the second consecutive time to land Jashan-e-Baharan...
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Nolan lifts Bolton to fourth with win over Fulham
LONDON, Feb 11: Bolton Wanderers moved up to fourth in the Premier League after midfielder Kevin Nolan struck the winner in a 2-1 victory over Fulham at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday....
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Namroud likely to capture feature cup event
LAHORE, Feb 11: The bay colt, Namroud, is most likely to secure honours for owner Usman Khawaja by winning the Imperial Builders Cup, featuring seven-event card, during the 24th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Monday....
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PFF lifts Akhtar’s suspension
KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has ended suspension of Akhtar Mohiuddin, the former national football coach who was suspended last year for what PFF believed was violation of code of conduct....
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Underdogs prevail in Davis Cup’s world group doubles
LONDON, Feb 11: All the Davis Cup world group first-round ties are still alive heading into the final day''s singles after the underdogs largely prevailed in some lengthy doubles clashes on Saturday....
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Ayaz becomes Sindh golf champion
KARACHI, Feb 11: Ayaz Gul shot an eight-over-par 80 in the final round to win the Sindh Amateur golf championship on a breezy day at the Arabian Sea Country Club on Sunday....
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Asif rescues Sindh Muslim
KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Muslim overcame a strong challenge by Baloch Mohammadan to register a 3-2 victory thanks to a Asif Bukhsh match-winner in the KASB soccer league at CDGK Stadium on Sunday....
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Sailors upset champions
KARACHI, Feb 11: Navy pulled off the first upset by handing a 3-2 defeat to defending champions Police on the opening day of the 21st National junior volleyball championship at Peshawar’s Qayyum Sports Complex on Sunday....
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Salman propels St Pat’s to win
KARACHI, Feb 11: Three-goal Salmanuddin Khan helped St. Patrick''s High School storm into semi-finals with a convincing 6-0 win over The City School – Darakhsan Campus in Karachi United school soccer championship at DHA Stadium on Sunday....
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Philippines rout Pakistan
KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan’s downslide in tennis continued on Sunday when they suffered a severe blow by going down 1-4 to the Philippines in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II first round in Manila....
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Kids camp
LAHORE, Feb 11: A children’s badminton coaching camp will be held at the National Coaching Centre, here from Feb 12 to March 23....
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Trials extended
KARACHI, Feb 11: Trials to select Karachi University basketball (boys) team for the Inter-varsity group ‘F’ qualifiers have been extended for another two days....
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