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Norman ends Aisam’s winning run: Hall of Fame Tennis
NEWPORT (Rhode Island), July 13: Aisam-ul-Haq’s winning run came to an end when Belgium’s Dick Norman beat the Pakistani 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the 416,000-dollar Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Friday....
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PFF elections postponed on court order
LAHORE, July 13: The elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), which were to be held on Saturday, have been postponed after Lahore High Court (LHC) granted a stay order on a petition challenging the federation’s polls....
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Sangakkara, Jayawardene flay BD in final Test
KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 13: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara hit a second successive double century as he combined with captain Mahela Jayawardene to shred Bangladesh’s bowling in the third and final Test here at the Asgiriya Stadium on Friday....
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Haphazard process mars selection of regional academy players
LAHORE, July 13: Several under-performers have surprisingly made it to the list of players named by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the 11 regional cricket academies which start working in different cities from Monday....
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Argentina out to avenge 2004 defeat
MARACAIBO (Venezuela), July 13: Argentina are out to end their 14 year Copa America famine when they meet their rival South American footballing superpower Brazil in Sunday''s final....
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Beckham arrives in LA
LOS ANGELES, July 13: Footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria were met by a welter of fans and photographers at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, the night...
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Tour de France: Boonen wins sixth stage
BOURG-EN-BRESSE (France), July 13: Belgium''s Tom Boonen ended a two-year wait to get reacquainted with victory on the Tour de France by winning the sixth stage, held over 199.5km...
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Bresnan, Denly steer Lions to 379-8
CHELMSFORD (England), July 13: An unbeaten century from Tim Bresnen, his second in first-class cricket, and his 129-run partnership with Stuart Broad for the eighth wicket, allowed England Lions to gain...
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England to play ODI against Scotland
LONDON, July 13: England will play Scotland in a One-day International for the first time next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday....
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Brazil issues warrant for Tevez’s agent
SAO PAULO, July 13: Brazil have issued a warrant for the arrest of Kia Joorabchian, the agent of Argentine footballer Carlos Tevez, and the former head of club Corinthians, on suspicion of money laundering, judicial sources said on Friday....
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Quadrangular Twenty20 event postponed
TORONTO, July 13: Canada has declared that the quadrangular Twenty20 cricket tournament this September has been postponed. The Canadian board had hoped for the West Indies and two other full-member ICC...
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Iraq shock Australia, Japan down UAE: Asian Cup
BANGKOK, July 13: Iraq pulled off a stunning 3-1 upset win over Australia at the Asian Cup on Friday to leave the tournament favourites in danger of an embarrassing early exit....
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FIFA to name 2014 World Cup hosts on Oct 29
BERNE, July 13: Brazil''s hosting of the 2014 World Cup is expected to be confirmed in October after FIFA finalised its selection procedure on Friday. World soccer''s governing body said it...
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Upbeat Amir ready for Limond
LONDON, July 13: Britain’s rising star Amir Khan believes he will be at his strongest when he continues his professional boxing career in London on Saturday....
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Rogge welcomes Rio bid for 2016 Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge encouraged Brazil''s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday despite Rio staging the most expensive Panamerican Games in history....
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Gayle leads nervy WI to win over Scots
DUBLIN, July 13: West Indies captain Chris Gayle scored an unbeaten 85 as his side just did enough to beat Scotland in the last over of their quadrangular One-day International here on Thursday....
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PCB to take charge of Niaz Stadium
HYDERABAD, July 13: The Niaz Stadium will be handed over to the Pakistan Cricket Board by the Hyderabad District Government on Tuesday. The district government signed an agreement with the Qasimabad Taluka Municipal Administration (TMA) on Friday for the transfer....
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Serena withdraws from Fed Cup
STOWE (Vermont), July 13: Serena Williams, who is still recovering from a hand injury suffered at Wimbledon, will not play for the United States in this weekend’s Fed Cup semi-final against Russia, the US team announced on Thursday....
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