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Woolmer probe team comes under fire
KINGSTON (Jamaica), June 8: The investigating team that concluded former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered came under fire on Thursday.... 
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Panesar, Sidebottom spark West Indies collapse
MANCHESTER (England), June 8: Ryan Sidebottom sparked a West Indies collapse as England strengthened...
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Nadal, Federer set up classic rematch at French Open
PARIS, June 8: Top-ranked Roger Federer and nemesis Rafael Nadal dispensed with the last of the preliminaries at the French Open, winning on Friday to set up their anticipated showdown in the final....
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Ivanovic stands in way of Henin’s Paris hat-trick
PARIS, June 8: After suffering six months of personal heartache, Justine Henin plans to douse the youthful exuberance of Serbia''s Ana Ivanovic and rekindle an old love affair in the final of the French Open on Saturday....
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World Cup co-hosts to discuss shorter event
KARACHI, June 8: The India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cricket boards will discuss the possibility of reducing the duration of the 2011 World Cup....
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Indian cueists arriving today
KARACHI, June 8: India will be the first foreign team to reach here on Saturday afternoon to feature in the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship which begins at a local hotel from Monday....
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Sharapova aims to reclaim Wimbledon title
PARIS, June 8: Maria Sharapova will put her French Open mauling behind her to concentrate on reclaiming the Wimbledon title she won in 2004....
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NZC likely to offer Wright right position
CHRISTCHURCH, June 8: Former Indian coach John Wright, who recently declined a lucrative Cricket Australia job, could be offered an important position in New Zealand Cricket (NZC) establishment....
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SLC attempts to dump de Mel
COLOMBO, June 8: Sri Lanka’s cricket administration on Friday made a fresh attempt to dump chief selector Asantha de Mel in a row over the controversial Abu Dhabi One-day International (ODI) series....
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Euro 2008 organisers turn blind eye to FIFA regulations
JUNGFRAUJOCH (Switzerland), June 8: Organisers of next year''s European soccer championships turned a blind eye to FIFA''s new altitude regulations on Friday as they marked the one year countdown to Euro 2008....
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Hockey: Pakistan to meet China in opener
LAHORE, June 8: Pakistan play Asian silver medallists and hosts China in the opening match of the Four-Nation Good Luck Beijing-2007 International hockey tournament which will be held at the Olympics Green Hockey Field, Beijing from Aug 8-13....
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Curlin installed as favourite at Belmont Stakes: 139th race takes place today
ELMONT (New York), June 8: Preakness winner Curlin was installed as the 6-5 morning-line favourite after drawing the third post for Saturday''s 139th running of the Belmont Stakes....
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Australia confident of top-five finish
SYDNEY, June 8: The Australian Olympic Committee is predicting a top-five medal performance at next year’s Beijing Olympics....
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UEFA awards Sweden win over Denmark
COPENHAGEN, June 8: UEFA have handed Sweden a 3-0 win in their abandoned Euro 2008 qualifier with Denmark, European soccer''s governing body said on Friday....
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Top 50 golfers set for British Open
LONDON, June 8: Every one of the leading 50 players in the world rankings is set to line up at Carnoustie next month in an attempt to stop number one Tiger...
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Deaf squash in final stage
LAHORE, June 8: The second All-Pakistan national deaf squash championship for boys and girls entered the final stage after the quarter-finals and semi-finals which were completed at the Punjab Complex on Friday....
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Wapda honours athletes
LAHORE, June 8: Wapda sports authorities have claimed that their ultimate target was to win the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in the National Games for which a comprehensive strategy had been chalked out....
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Wrestling
LAHORE, June 8: The Anti-narcotics national wrestling championship will be held in Okara on June 24....
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