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Pakistan urges Aussies to change mind over pull-out: Champions Trophy
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Pakistan’s hockey chief met the Australian High Commissioner here on Friday to try and reverse Australia’s decision to withdraw from this year’s Men’s Champions Trophy over security fears.... 
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Pakistan U-19 beat England in 2nd ODI
SHENLEY (Watford), Aug 17: Pakistan tail-enders Muhammad Rameez and Junaid Khan guided their team to a nail-biting victory against England Under-19 in the 2nd One-Day International here at the Dennis Compton Oval, Shenley Cricket Ground on Friday....
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Four local players enter qualifying round
KARACHI, Aug 17: Four players, three by virtue of winning pre-qualifiers and a wildcard, on Friday stepped into the two-day qualifying round of the ITF juniors U-18 tennis tournament at the Karachi Club....
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Struggling Federer survives scare, reaches quarter-finals
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 17: Roger Federer struggled but survived on Thursday, beating Marcos Baghdatis for a fifth time to reach the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters....
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ICL wooing Asif with bumper offer
LAHORE, Aug 17: The Indian Cricket League’s authorities have made a second, more lucrative offer to ace Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, Dawn learnt on Friday....
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Afghan women hoping to make impact in soccer
LAHORE, Aug 17: Afghanistan’s women football team arrived on Friday in Islamabad to take part in the ongoing National Women Football Championship at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium....
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Hasan to lead Karachi Urban
KARACHI, Aug 17: The four-day first class match between national cricket champions Pakistan and India for the Muhammad Nisar Trophy will be played at the National Stadium here from September 8 to 11....
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Afzal leads
KARACHI, Aug 17: Afzal Mohsin, a relatively unknown golfer from Hyderabad, emerged as the first round leader in the 9th Sindh Open Golf Championship at the Arabian Sea Country Club Golf Course on Friday....
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Divers stretch China’s lead in medals table: World University Games
BANGKOK, Aug 17: Diving powerhouse China took three gold medals in a row on Friday to boost their lead in the World University Games’ medals table as Russia squandered the chance to return to the top spot....
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Lin through but two sets of champions bow out KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17: China’s Lin Dan kept the flag flying for the titleholders on quarter-finals day at the world badminton championships on Friday. After men’s doubles champions Cai Yun and...
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Manchester showdown as Liverpool, Chelsea collide
LONDON, Aug 17: Liverpool tackle Chelsea as a resurgent City play stuttering champions United in the Manchester derby on a crunch weekend of fixtures in the English Premier League....
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Probables selected for training camp
LAHORE, Aug 17: Fifty-five probables will attend the national Under-16 football training camp, starting from Saturday to select the Pakistan team which will take part in the 13th AFC Under-16 championship to be held in Qatar from Oct 17 to 28....
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Asia Cup hockey camp starts tomorrow
KARACHI, Aug 17: A short national hockey training camp starts at Hockey Club of Pakistan from Sunday for the 7th Asia Cup in Chennai later this month....
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Saad wins Mirpurkhas Open tennis
KARACHI, Aug 17: Hyderabad’s Saad Baloch overcame stiff opposition from compatriot Shabbir Gul to claim the men’s singles crown in the Mirpurkhas Open Sindh ranking tennis tournament....
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National Clay Court Tennis set for Nov
KARACHI, Aug 17: The National Clay Court Tennis Championship will take place at Islamabad from Nov 26 to Dec 2 under the aegis of NGO Subh-i-Nau, its chairperson Shahida Farooq said on Friday....
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PCB starts work on Niaz Stadium
HYDERABAD, Aug 17: The management of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started implementation on its plans to rebuild Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad. According to a board official, the PCB has begun...
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