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Safin ends Aisam’s adventure at Wimbledon
LONDON, June 28: Marat Safin ended Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi''s Wimbledon adventure on Thursday with an authoritative 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 victory in their second round encounter....
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Aisam hopes Pakistanis turn to tennis
LONDON, June 28: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi said on Thursday he hoped his performances at Wimbledon would inspire his fellow Pakistanis to put down their cricket bats and try out a tennis racket....
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Sri Lanka thrash BD by record margin
COLOMBO, June 28: Sri Lanka secured their biggest win over Bangladesh in the first Test here on Thursday, then warned the hapless rivals their best was yet to come....
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Rejuvenated Pakistan make it 1-1 against India ISLAMABAD, June 28: Pakistan outplayed their arch-rivals India 3-1 in the second match to make it 1-1 in the first-ever volleyball Test series between the two countries at the POF Gymnasium, Wah on Thursday....
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Federer moves ahead in style as Henman flops
LONDON, June 28: Champion Roger Federer completed an elegant half century in 10 minutes on Thursday to reach the third round of Wimbledon. Local hope Tim Henman, however, teased his long-suffering...
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Mexico upstage Brazil as drama continues in Copa America
PUERTO LA CRUZ (Venezuela), June 28: Brazil were undone by a slice of magical talent on Wednesday as they fell 2-0 to Mexico in their first competitive match under coach Dunga....
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Majola blasts Aussies
LONDON, June 28: The ICC''s Future Tours Programme (FTP) has turned Australia into a cricket superpower, according to Cricket South Africa''s chief executive Gerald Majola on Thursday....
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U-19 squad to be named on July 2: England tour
LAHORE, June 28: The Pakistan Under-19 team for next month’s tour of England will be announced on July 2. Chairman national junior selection committee Col Naushad Ali told Dawn that his...
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Sreesanth ruled out of second ODI
BELFAST, June 28: Paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been ruled out of India''s second One-day International against South Africa here at Stormont on Friday. The fast bowler missed the opening match of...
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Real Madrid sack coach despite title win
MADRID, June 28: Real Madrid sacked coach Fabio Capello on Thursday, 11 days after he led them to their first Primera Liga title in four years....
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Olympian Rasheed Qambrani grieved
KARACHI, June 28: Mohammad Hashim Qambrani, father of Olympian boxer Rasheed Qambrani and coach Younus Qambrani, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday. He was 95. He was also the father of...
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West Indies post 208-8 against England
LONDON, June 28: West Indies scored 208-8 in the first Twenty20 international against England at The Oval on Thursday. Devon Smith top-scored with 61 off 37 balls and Marlon Samuels hit...
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Hockey team for Moscow
ISLAMABAD, Jun 28: Pakistan team for the four-nation hockey tournament in Moscow from July 5 was announced on Thursday. Rehan Butt will lead the team, while Salman Akbar will be his deputy....
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Mohsin, Hamza crowned champions
LAHORE, June 28: Mohsin Khan and Hamza Ali Haroon emerged as new champions in the U-21 and U-18 categories respectively at the national golf championship that concluded in Islamabad on Thursday....
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Gebrselassie breaks two world marks in one go
OSTRAVA (Czech Republic), June 28: Twice Olympic 10,000 metres champion Haile Gebrselassie broke the world one-hour and 20 kilometres marks at the ‘Golden Spike’ grand prix athletics meeting on Wednesday....
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Karachi teams remain indoors in U-19 event
KARACHI, June 28: As expected, all three Karachi region matches in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championships were abandoned without a ball being bowled on Thursday because of uncertain weather....
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Tahir in seniors tennis semis
KARACHI, June 28: Tahir Gul overcame a stiff opposition from Rafi Darbari (Hyderabad) in three sets on his way to making it to the last four in 35-plus singles of the third National Seniors Tennis Championship on Thursday....
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Kashif bags seniors squash crown
KARACHI, June 28: Kashif Khan claimed the KC Sindh senior ranking squash title registering a vigorous three games to two win against Shahroze Khan in the men’s final on Thursday....
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