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Bumper bonus package for Pakistan players: PCB lures potential ICL signings
LAHORE, Aug 31: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in a bid to hold back the potential Indian Cricket League aspirants, announced a bumper financial package on Friday for all its contracted players.... 
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Sami, Asim, Hasan axed for Australia series: Pakistan ‘A’ squad
LAHORE, Aug 31: Fast bowler Mohammad Sami, batsmen Hasan Raza and Asim Kamal were notable omissions from the 16-member Pakistan ‘A’ squad, which was announced on Friday for the coming series against the Australia ‘A’....
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Pakistan thrash Hong Kong 6-1 in Asia Cup
CHENNAI (India), Aug 31: Two-goal Mohammad Imran and Shakeel Abbasi helped Pakistan begin their Asia Cup campaign with a 6-1 thrashing to minnows Hong Kong on Friday....
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Imran storms into final, Yousuf crashes out : Latif Master’s Snooker
KARACHI, Aug 31: Fifth seed Imran Shahzad of Punjab on Friday ensured a place in Sunday’s grand final of the 21st Latif Master’s Snooker Championship after he stays way ahead of his opponents on points....
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Sharapova moves ahead, Roddick celebrates birthday in style
NEW YORK, Aug 31: Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the US Open on Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title....
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FIFA plans Olympic-style bidding
MONTE CARLO, Aug 31: FIFA is expected to propose Olympic-style bidding for future World Cup finals following a landmark review by soccer’s governing body of how its showpiece event is awarded, sources said on Thursday....
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Felix in record run, Liu gets gold
OSAKA (Japan), Aug 31: American Allyson Felix foiled Veronica Campbell’s gold rush on Friday, streaking past the Jamaican to win the 200m title by the largest margin in the World Athletics Championships history....
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Pakistani takes 3rd place at Istanbul Regatta
KARACHI, Aug 31: Pakistani sailor, Chief Technician Muhammad Yousaf of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) secured third place in the Laser Standard in international sailing class after a thrilling and tough...
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Record stand leads England to improbable victory
MANCHESTER (England), Aug 31: An England record eighth-wicket stand by youngsters Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad clinched an unlikely victory over India in the fourth One-day International at Old Trafford on Thursday (also partly reported in Friday’s edition)....
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Murali needs rest
COLOMBO, Aug 31: Sri Lanka''s star spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan believes he will need just rest not surgery for his nagging shoulder injury, his manager said on Friday....
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Nuttorn, Soniya pull off rare double in ITF singles
KARACHI, Aug 31: Thailand’s Nuttorn Tanchainant and India’s Soniya Dayal completed a rare double when they captured the boys and girls’ singles crown in the ITF juniors ranking tennis tournament (second leg) at the Karachi Club on Friday....
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Zone-I, Zone-IV win in senior district cricket
KARACHI, Aug 31: Zone-I and Zone-VI scored emphatic victories in the Karachi region fixtures of the PCB Inter-district Senior Cricket Championships on Friday....
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Afridi dazzles for Zone-VI Blues
KARACHI, Aug 31: Opener Shakir Afridi smashed a brilliant unbeaten century in Zone-VI Blues’ eight-wicket win against Zone-I Greens in a KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 Cricket Championship match at the Student Ground on Thursday....
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Favourites Karachi outplay Fata
LAHORE, Aug 31: Hot favourites Karachi registered their third consecutive win, beating Fata 3-1 in the 19th National Under-18 Football Championships, being played at the Model Town ground on Friday....
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Farhan upstages Aamir to clinch crown
LAHORE, Aug 31: Second seed Farhan Mehboob, upset top seed Aamir Atlas to win the All-Wapda inaugural Punjab Open squash championship final at the Punjab Squash Complex on Friday....
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Water sports from Monday
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The first ever South Asian swimming and water polo championship starts here on Monday, with over 300 male and female swimmers from six countries, the Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF) announced on Friday....
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Thorpe cleared
SYDNEY, Aug 31: An Australian inquiry cleared legendary swimmer Ian Thorpe of doping allegations Friday after finding no evidence that the country’s most decorated Olympian had taken performance-enhancing drugs....
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Beijing backed
OSAKA, Aug 31: Top British Olympics official Sebastian Coe on Friday backed Beijing to overcome its pollution and food safety problems ahead of next year’s Games....
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