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Pakistan beat South Africa to clinch bronze medal: Commonwealth Men’s Volleyball
KOLKATA, Aug 4: Pakistan outplayed South Africa 3-1 to win the bronze medal in the second edition of Commonwealth Men''s Volleyball Championship here on Saturday. It was a well deserved victory for Pakistan who finished with third position in the championship.... 
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Shoaib, Asif clear dope tests
KARACHI, Aug 4: Pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who returned positive dope tests last year, were among a batch of Pakistan cricketers to clear their latest screens, an official said on Saturday....
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Shoaib, Afridi, Asif turn down ICL offer
KARACHI, Aug 4: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Saturday he had turned down an offer from a multi-million-dollar breakaway Indian league because representing his country was more important than money....
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PCB chief happy at players’ decision
KARACHI, Aug 4: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Dr Nasim Ashraf, on Saturday said he was happy that players had turned down lucrative offers to join a breakaway Indian league, saying it showed their patriotism....
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Chakvetadze surprises Venus to reach semi-finals
CARLSBAD (California), Aug 4: Anna Chakvetadze maintained her good run of form on US hard courts when she staved off a match point before stunning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-7, 7-6,...
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Diamond CC to meet Combined CC in final
KARACHI, Aug 4: Thanks to some brilliant batting by Sajid Ali and Mohammad Nadeem, Diamond Cricket Club pulled off a remarkable 42-run victory over Pakistan Cricket Club to reach the final of the PCB Inter-club Cricket Championship on Saturday....
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Gay, Wariner impress despite wintry conditions
LONDON, Aug 4: British weather again put paid to the world record hopes of Tyson Gay but the American sprinter nevertheless produced an impressive display to win the 100 metres in 10.02...
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Bose shines in tour game
LEICESTER (England), Aug 4: Ranadeb Bose pushed his claims for a Test recall by taking five wickets on the first day of India''s three-day match against Sri Lanka ‘A’ here on Friday....
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Spearman guides Gloucestershire to Twenty20 final
BIRMINGHAM, Aug 4: Craig Spearman chose the ideal time to make amends for a meagre Twenty20 season with a match-winning 55-ball 86 against Lancashire to put Gloucestershire into the final on Saturday....
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CA finds new technology for batsmen
MELBOURNE, Aug 4: Cricket Australia (CA) is experimenting with virtual reality technology for its batsmen to maintain the team’s number one position in the world. The technology with players, padded up...
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Sindh Open Golf from 17th
KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Open Golf Championship, carrying rupees half a million in prizemoney, will be held at the Arabian Sea Country Club Golf Course from Aug 17-19, Secretary Golf Association (SGA) announced on Saturday....
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Federer, Nadal to resume rivalry
MONTREAL, Aug 4: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal begin the countdown to this month''s US Open as the top two in the world resume their rivalry atop the field at the Montreal Masters....
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Manchester United, Chelsea renew old rivalry today
LONDON, Aug 4: New-season optimism may be offset by old concerns for champions Manchester United and FA Cup holders Chelsea when they meet in the curtain-raising Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday....
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Weeping soccer stars return to Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Aug 4: Weeping tears of joy and pride, Iraq’s soccer champions arrived home on Friday to celebrate the Asian Cup victory that inspired their nation, but heavy security meant few Baghdadis were able to join the party....
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AFC expects no conflict with European clubs
BANGKOK, Aug 4: Asia’s top soccer official says he expects to see harmony between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and European clubs, despite a recent spat over Manchester United’s pre-season tour of the continent....
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Phelps grabs two more titles
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), Aug 4: Michael Phelps nabbed two more titles at the US Swimming Championships on Friday, coming within a whisker of the 100m backstroke world record....
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Lebanon clash with Iran in basketball final
TOKUSHIMA (Japan), Aug 4: Lebanon will battle it out with Iran for an Olympic berth after they defeated two-time former champions South Korea 76-74 in the Asian men’s basketball championship semi-finals on Saturday....
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Independence car rally enters India
LAHORE, Aug 4: After an overnight stay in the provincial capital, the Malaysian independence car rally crossed the Wagah Border on way to India on Saturday....
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Australia named Asia’s top seeds
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4: Australia were named as Asia’s top seeds for region’s 2010 World Cup qualifiers by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday. The Socceroos will go into Monday’s...
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Landhi Friends in Gold Cup quarters
KARACHI, Aug 4: Slow left-arm spinner Afaq Ahmed took four wickets as Landhi Friends outgunned Landhi Gymkhana by 74 runs to qualify for the quarter-finals of the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup Cricket Championship at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground on Friday....
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Beckham, Owen likely to miss Germany friendly
LONDON, Aug 4: Long-time England team-mates David Beckham and Michael Owen appear to have little chance of facing old rivals Germany in a friendly at Wembley this month because of injury....
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Faisalabad C triumph
KARACHI, Aug 4: Faisalabad C edged past Peshawar B 2-1 in the Under-18 PFF Youth Cup soccer on Saturday. The winners got off to a fine start when Mohammad Irfan found the target in the eighth minute....
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Rebecca set to clinch top honours at KRC today
KARACHI, Aug 4: Three-year-old chestnut filly Rebecca should make amends of earlier losses by claiming day’s honours in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Alonso takes controversial pole in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Aug 4: Fernando Alonso seized a controversial pole position from championship-leading McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday....
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JFA to probe Japan’s Asian Cup debacle
TOKYO, Aug 4: Japan''s soccer chief is set to launch a probe into the country''s failure to retain their Asian Cup last month. Japan Football Association chief Saburo Kawabuchi will assemble...
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Top seeds move into semis
LAHORE, Aug 4: Top seed Wajid Ali, Umar Zeeshan, Ahsan Qamar and Hashar Bashir cruised into the men’s single semi-final of the 10th Amir Abdullah Khan Rokri badminton tournament on Friday....
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The Senator poised to win feature event
LAHORE, Aug 4: Three-year-old colt, The Senator, who was beaten on July 29 last looks poised to win the feature event to be gone over 900m when the 14th day/night Lahore Summer Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Gardner to quit outdoor athletics
LONDON, Aug 4: Jason Gardener, part of Britain''s gold medal winning sprint relay team at the 2004 Olympics, said on Friday he will quit outdoor athletics at the end of the summer....
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