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Childs’ play for Aisam at Wimbledon: Second Pakistani to reach second round
LONDON, June 26: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi enjoyed a day to remember as he became only the second Pakistani to win a men''s singles match at Wimbledon by defeating Lee Childs in the first round on Tuesday....
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Senate committee demands end to ad hocism in PCB
LAHORE, June 26: All members of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports including the treasury benches as well as the opposition have passed a unanimous resolution, urging an immediate implementation of...
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We are fit and ready for Scotland matches: Shoaib Malik
LAHORE, June 26: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Tuesday refrained from predicting the results of the forthcoming games against India and hosts Scotland in Glasgow from July 1 to 3 but...
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India win volleyball series opener
ISLAMABAD, June 26: India defeated traditional opponents Pakistan 3-1 in the opening game of the first leg of the eight-match Test series at the Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Tuesday....
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Four Sri Lankan centuries flatten Bangladesh in first Test
COLOMBO, June 26: Four batsmen scored centuries as Sri Lanka flexed their batting might to tighten the screws on Bangladesh in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday....
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Junior selectors to watch U-19 games
LAHORE, June 26: The paid national junior cricket selection committee has suddenly woke up from its deep slumber, announcing it will observe the matches of the ongoing Under-19 Inter-district matches when three to four rounds have already been completed....
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Mauresmo comes through unscathed on Ladies’ Day
LONDON, June 26: Amelie Mauresmo performed her duties as defending champion with a minimum of fuss at Wimbledon on Tuesday, opening Centre Court proceedings on the traditional ‘Ladies’ Day’ with an assured defeat of American Jamea Jackson....
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Kallis leads from front as SA beat India
BELFAST, June 26: South Africa captain Jacques Kallis''s unbeaten 91 saw his side to a four-wicket win against India with three balls to spare in the first of three One-day Internationals at Stormont here Tuesday....
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Bell, Trott suffer injuries
LONDON, June 26: Jonathan Trott joined Warwickshire team-mate Ian Bell on England''s list of injury concerns ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 and One-day Internationals against the West Indies....
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Rift widens as Gayle refuses to apologise
BRIDGETOWN, June 26: The rift between West Indies captain Chris Gayle and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) widened on Tuesday after the player refused to apologise for comments made during their tour of England....
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Taibu in line for Zimbabwe return
HARARE, June 26: Zimbabwe’s former skipper Tatenda Taibu is talking to the board about a possible return to the national team....
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Bernard swims second fastest 100m freestyle
ST RAPHAEL (France), June 26: France’s Alain Bernard became the joint second fastest 100m freestyler of all time late Monday clocking 48.12s seconds to win the title at the French National Championships....
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Lankan coach disappears in Italy
COLOMBO, June 26: A Sri Lankan athletics coach participating in an international training programme has disappeared in Italy, a senior official said on Tuesday in Colombo....
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U-15 football event starts today
LAHORE, June 26: The sixth National U-15 football championship commences at Municipal Stadium, Khanewal from Wednesday....
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Pakistan to compete in Moscow event
LAHORE, June 26: Pakistan will face hosts Russia in the opening match of four-nation invitational hockey tournament to be held in Moscow from July 5-8....
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Referees, officials on trial for match-fixing
HANOI, June 26: Nine Vietnamese football referees and officials went on trial in the football-obsessed nation on Tuesday accused of taking and giving bribes to fix matches, a court official said....
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‘2014 Winter Games race a dead-heat’
ATHENS, June 26: The three cities bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics seem to be level in the race less than 10 days before the International Olympic Committee picks the winner, an expert Olympic website said....
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Athlete slams media before doping hearing
ROME, June 26: Former pole-vault world champion Giuseppe Gibilisco hit out at the media when he arrived for his hearing in front of the anti-doping wing of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Tuesday....
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Troubled Mexicans reach Venezuela
PUERTO LA CRUZ (Venezuela), June 26: Mexico have arrived at the Copa America in crisis following yet another defeat to the United States and amid reports of splits in the dressing-room....
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A day in the life of Wimbledon ball boy
LONDON, June 26: Teenager Paul Baker has the best view in the house at Wimbledon and the cheers give him goosebumps....
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