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Blatter re-elected unopposed as FIFA chief for third term: Montenegro becomes 208th member
ZURICH, May 31: Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed on Thursday to a third term as president of soccer''s world governing body. The 71-year-old Blatter was approved by acclamation by the 207 associations present at the FIFA Congress in Zurich....
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Aqeel, Seher claim singles titles: Anti-Tobacco Day Tennis
KARACHI, May 31: Top seed Aqeel Khan added another feather to his cap when he got past Nomi Qamar in straight sets to win the men’s singles title in the 11th Anti-Tobacco Day tennis tournament at the Karachi Club on Thursday....
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Afro-Asia Cup will go ahead with new TV deal: India-South Africa ODIs also on
NEW DELHI, May 31: The Afro-Asia Cup in India will go ahead as scheduled next week after the ESPN-Star network stepped in to save the beleaguered event, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said on Thursday....
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BCCI offers Pakistan special flights
MUMBAI, May 31: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has promised to arrange special flights to shuttle players around if the schedule is tight during the visit by...
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Hewitt survives Gaudio test in five-set battle
PARIS, May 31: His back creaks these days and his shots lack venom but Lleyton Hewitt proved again on Thursday the value of guts when he hit back from two sets...
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Hopkins earns NZ contract; Sinclair, Adams axed
WELLINGTON, May 31: Gareth Hopkins, the Otago wicket-keeper, and Mark Gillespie have been added to New Zealand''s contract list for 2007-08 while Andre Adams and Mathew Sinclair have been dumped....
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Malinga’s record feat inspires former school
COLOMBO, May 31: Lasith Malinga’s world-record four wickets in four balls against South Africa during the World Cup has inspired his former school, Mahinda College in Galle, to hold a felicitation...
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Sri Lankan umpires stumped by English
COLOMBO, May 31: Sri Lanka''s first-class umpires have cried foul over a competitive examination conducted in English by the cricket governing body to rank them for international matches....
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Roland Garros to have retractable roof by 2011 PARIS, May 31: Roland Garros will eventually get a showcourt with a roof, French Open general director Jean-Francois Vilotte said on Thursday. A retractable roof to deal with capricious skies is...
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Defeated Sania blames lack of practice
PARIS, May 31: India''s Sania Mirza, who only recently returned after a knee operation, blamed lack of match practice after losing 6-1, 6-4 to seventh-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the French Open on Thursday....
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Seniority to be considered for central contracts LAHORE, May 31: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to also consider players’ seniority as one of the criteria for awarding them the next central contract....
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Pietersen backed as ODI captain
LONDON, May 31: Former England batting star Graham Thorpe feels Michael Vaughan should retire from one-day cricket to make way for Kevin Pietersen as the next captain....
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Hoggard set to miss third Test
LONDON, May 31: England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard looks set to miss the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford, starting on June 7, after aggravating his groin injury in...
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Blatter fetes Faisal as PFF braces for more trouble
KARACHI, May 31: While the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) faces threats of legal action from a former secretary if it goes to polls, FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has congratulated Faisal Saleh Hayat on his ‘re-election.’...
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Top Premiership stars poised to earn above £1bn
LONDON, May 31: England''s Premiership soccer players will earn more than 1 billion pounds ($1.97 billion) for the first time next season thanks to television, sponsorship and merchandising deals, a top accountancy firm said on Thursday....
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Beijing to set up mobile air-quality monitors
BEIJING, May 31: Mobile air-quality testing stations will be set up during next year’s Beijing Olympics so athletes and coaches can monitor pollution levels first-hand, the city’s vice-mayor said on Thursday....
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IAAF proposes rule to ban artificial aid
MONTE CARLO (Monaco), May 31: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) proposed a rule on Thursday that would make it impossible for a South African amputee sprinter to compete at the Beijing Olympics....
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Bolivians take altitude row to highest level
ZURICH, May 31: Bolivian presidential minister Juan Ramon Quintana attempted to upstage FIFA''s annual Congress in Zurich on Thursday as protests continued against a decision to ban international soccer matches played at high altitude....
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LDHA outlines activity calendar
LAHORE, May 31: The Lahore District Hockey Association (LDHA) will hold eight competitions by the end of this year. President LDHA Khalid Rasool said on Thursday....
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Nazimabad Gym, Al-Noor in last 8
KARACHI, May 31: Nazimabad Gymkhana outplayed Malir Companion by nine wickets to qualify for the quarter-finals of the NBP-KCCA Super League Colour Kit cricket tournament on Wednesday at the KCCA Stadium on Wednesday....
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A O Blues beat Qasmi CC
KARACHI, May 31: A O Blues beat Qasmi Cricket Club by 10 runs in the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium the other day....
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National U-19 hockey from 25th
QUETTA, May 31: National Under-19 Hockey Championship will be played at General Musa polygrass turf from June 25 to July 3. The championship will feature departmental teams and two teams from...
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