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Khurram keeps flying Pakistan’s flag
KARACHI, June 15: Khurram Agha, the former Pakistan No 1, produced a giant-killing performance when he ended pretension of second seed Alok Kumar of India with an imposing 5-4 win to...
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Valika elected EVP of Asian body
KARACHI, June 15: President of the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) Ali Asghar Valika was elected as Executive Vice-President of the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) in its annual general body meeting held on Friday....
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Shoaib, Younis all set for Pakistan recall
LAHORE, June 15: Younis Khan and Shoaib Akhtar are likely to be picked in the Pakistan squad for a short tour of Scotland next month....
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Gayle to lead West Indies in ODIs
CHESTER-LE-STREET, June 15: Chris Gayle will captain West Indies in their forthcoming Twenty20 matches and one-day internationals against England, with stand-in Test skipper Daren Ganga omitted from the 14-man squad announced here on Friday....
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Nadal makes up for lost time to reach last eight
LONDON, June 15: Rafael Nadal needed just three minutes on Friday to swat aside Max Mirnyi 7-6, 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals at Queen''s....
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Former cricketers wait for pension
LAHORE, June 15: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has failed to release the pension cheques to the former Test cricketers for the month of May....
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Yasin backs India-Pakistan snooker contests
KARACHI, June 15: Indian maestro Yasin Merchant has supported the idea of holding frequent Indo-Pak snooker series, aimed at raising existing standards of the two countries....
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Lawson joins race to become Pakistan coach
KARACHI, June 15: The names of two more Australians have suddenly gained importance as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to announce the new national coach on Saturday....
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Kaneria signs new deal with Essex
CHELMSFORD (England), June 15: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has signed a new one-year contract with English County Essex for the 2008 season....
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Marshall spurns NZ contract
WELLINGTON, June 15: New Zealand batsman Hamish Marshall has turned down the chance to represent his country so he can continue playing county cricket in England....
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Rains play havoc on first day of final Test
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England), June 15: The fourth and final Test between England and West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of torrential rains at the Riverside here on Friday....
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‘Sri Lanka can win World Cup’
COLOMBO, June 15: Sri Lanka''s new coach Trevor Bayliss on Friday said he was hopeful that the island could win the next World Cup.Bayliss, 44, was picked on Thursday night to...
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Increase in annual grant demanded
LAHORE, June 15: The Punjab Olympic Association has thanked the Punjab government for increasing annual grant of the Punjab Sports Board to Rs40 million but demanded to raise the amount further to Rs100 million....
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Yasir stuns top-ranked Mansoor
ISLAMABAD, June 15: Qualifier Yasir Butt beat top-ranked Mansoor Zaman in one of the three matches on the opening day of the Pakistan Squash League at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday....
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London really on track, time: IOC
LONDON, June 15: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) praised London 2012 organisers on Thursday for their preparations, including the contentious new logo....
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Ali Jawad, Shahzeb share honours in U-19 event
KARACHI, June 15: A brilliant unbeaten century by talented opener Ali Jawad helped Zone-IV inflict a crushing eight-wicket defeat on Zone-III in the Karachi region fixture of the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship on Friday....
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New gymnastics rules to cause more injuries: official
SHANGHAI, June 15: China’s top gymnastics official has warned that rules removing difficulty limits on routines could lead to more serious accidents, after a Chinese athlete broke her neck during a dismount....
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British golfer sets early pace at US Open as Woods shoots 71
OAKMONT (Pennsylvania), June 15: Britain''s Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions, fired a two-under-par 68 to forge one shot clear in the US Open first round on Thursday....
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Azeempura Gym, New Star CC win
KARACHI, June 15: Azeempura Gymkhana beat New Karachi Rangers Cricket Club by six wickets in Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament the other day at Tooba Ground....
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STA tennis begins today
KARACHI, June 15: The second STA development series tennis championship, a Sindh-ranking event, begins at PN Karsaz synthetic courts from Saturday with the organisers getting over 100 entries including women....
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ERS, KPC reach polo final
KARACHI, June 15: The Equestrian Riding School (ERS) and the Karachi Polo Club (KPC) cruised into the final of the Beach Polo Festival on the conclusion of league matches at the latter’s ground on Friday....
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Punjab cycling championship
LAHORE, June 15: The 44th Punjab cycling championship will be held from June 27 to 29....
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Farhan to vie in athletics
23ISLAMABAD, June 15: Upcoming youngster Farhan Ahmed will represent Pakistan in the fifth IAAF World Youth athletics championship at Ostrava, Czech Republic, next month.The championship will be held from July 11 to 15....
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Ireland hit by injuries
DUBLIN, June 15: Ireland have announced a severely depleted 13-man squad for their one-dayers against India and South Africa due to get under way on June 23....
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