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Pakistan set Sri Lanka imposing target in second one-dayer
ABU DHABI, May 20: A hearty second-half fightback from Sri Lanka could not prevent Pakistan from racking up an imposing 313 for nine in the second of three One-day Internationals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Sunday....
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Pathologist under scrutiny over findings in Woolmer case
LONDON, May 20: The Indian-born Kingston pathologist Dr Ere Seshaiah, who performed the autopsy on Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer''s body, is now under scrutiny for his findings which led to the...
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Panesar, Pietersen put England in driving seat
LONDON, May 20: Monty Panesar captured six for 129 and Kevin Pietersen struck a swashbuckling 109 on Sunday to give England a platform to press for victory on the final day of the first Test against West Indies at Lord''s....
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BD to host India, Pakistan in tri-series
CHITTAGONG, May 20: India have agreed to tour Bangladesh for a tri-series in 2008 or 2009 with Pakistan as the third side, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced here on Sunday....
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BCCI officials meet Whatmore
MUMBAI, May 20: The officials of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finally admitted that they discussed with Dav Whatmore his interest in coaching the Indian team....
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SLC won’t rush in naming new coach
COLOMBO, May 20: Sri Lanka will not rush into appointing a new coach but will bide their time before naming Tom Moody''s successor, according to Jayantha Dharmadasa, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief....
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Vaas taken to hospital with head injury
CHELMSFORD (England), May 20: Sri Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas was taken to hospital on Sunday after striking his head on an advertising hoarding during the one-day match between Essex and Middlesex at Chelmsford....
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Drogba’s extra-time strike seals FA Cup for Chelsea
LONDON, May 20: Didier Drogba scored an extra-time winner to give Chelsea a 1-0 victory over league champions Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium on Saturday....
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COC to meet next month
LAHORE, May 20: The inaugural meeting of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup will be held in Bhurban, Murree on June 17 and 18....
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Play washed out
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), May 20: Bad weather washed out the third day''s play in the badly-truncated first cricket Test between India and Bangladesh here on Sunday....
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Federer finally ends Nadal’s 81-match clay streak
HAMBURG, May 20: Roger Federer brought an end to Rafael Nadal''s 81-match winning streak on clay on Sunday, beating the Spaniard 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 to win the final of the Hamburg Masters and give his French Open preparations the perfect boost....
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Pakistan to compete in SAFF championship
LAHORE, May 20: Pakistan will take part in South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2007 which will be held in Male and Sri Lanka from Dec 10 to 22....
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Friendly Fire completes treble at KRC
KARACHI, May 20: Favourite filly Friendly Fire maintained her winning streak when she won hands down to complete hat-trick in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Taylor keeps crown by beating Spinks
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), May 20: American Jermain Taylor kept his undefeated record intact, scoring a slow-paced 12-round decision over Cory Spinks in a world middleweight title fight on Saturday....
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Ritzenhein topples Mottram in record time
NEW YORK, May 20: US Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein toppled twice defending champion Craig Mottram of Australia and set a Central Park record in winning the Healthy Kidney 10 km road race on Saturday....
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Nosheen grabs feature event in style
LAHORE, May 20: Fancied bay filly Nosheen put up a high calibre performance to land the feature event gone over 1000 metres during day/night Lahore Summer Meetings at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Sharapova returns to action
ISTANBUL, May 20: Russian Maria Sharapova looks set to take part in the French Open after Sunday declaring herself fit for next week''s Istanbul Open....
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Monsoon series draw sharp criticism
CHITTAGONG, May 20: India''s ill-timed tour of Bangladesh at the start of a gruelling year-long schedule for its cricketers drew sharp criticism on Sunday....
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Majid Khan outclasses Aaqib in PSF squash
ABBOTTABAD, May 20: Majid Khan outclassed Aaqib Hanif in straight sets to move to next round of the PSF President International squash championship at the Jansher Khan Squash Complex on Sunday....
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Aisam wins Kuwait Open
LAHORE, May 20: Pakistan''s Aisam-ul-Haq crowned himself with another international title on Sunday after a hard-fought win over Thomas Oger of France in the Kuwait Open final....
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Fans stop match
PARIS, May 20: A Ligue 1 match at relegated Nantes was stopped on Saturday when angry fans invaded the pitch....
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Vaidisova pulls out
STRASBOURG (France), May 20: Teenage Czech star Nicole Vaidisova has pulled out of the Strasbourg WTA tournament which began on Saturday, tournament organisers said on Sunday....
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