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| September 09, 2007 | Sunday | Sha'aban 26, 1428 |
Afridi’s remarks provoked me, claims Shoaib Akhtar: Praises Asif, contests calls of life ban
LAHORE, Sept 8: Pakistan cricket’s ‘bad boy’, speedster Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday alleged that a conspiracy hatched against him had resulted in his unfortunate exit from the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa....
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England crush India to seal ODI series
LONDON, Sept 8: An unbroken century partnership between Kevin Pietersen and captain Paul Collingwood helped England clinch the One-day International series against India on Saturday with a seven-wicket victory in the seventh and final match at Lord''s....
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Darwish thumps Farhan to bag CNS squash title
KARACHI, Sept 8: Egypt’s world No 11 and top seed Karim Darwish recaptured Chief of the Naval Staff International Squash title, inflicting straight defeat on seventh seeded home player Farhan Mehboob on Saturday....
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South Korea reach Asia Cup final
CHENNAI, Sept 8: South Korea faced a stiff challenge from Malaysia before posting a 2-1 victory in the Asia Cup men’s hockey semi-final here on Saturday....
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Kuznetsova, Henin to clash in women’s final
NEW YORK, Sept 8: Top seed Justine Henin of Belgium battled past two-time champion Venus Williams 7-6, 6-4 in a see-saw slugfest on Friday to line up a US Open final against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova....
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Umar Gul stars in Pakistan’s warm-up win
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 8: An outstanding spell from Umar Gul, taking 3 for 11 off four overs, spurred Pakistan to a 54-run win against Zimbabwe in their first warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Centurion on Saturday....
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Rahane, Kukreja lead Mumbai run spree: Nissar Trophy
KARACHI, Sept 8: A rollicking 247-run opening partnership between Sahil Kukreja and Ajinkya Rahane gave Mumbai a head start on the first day of the four-day Nissar Trophy match against Karachi Urban at the National Stadium here on Saturday....
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Naghmi leaves for South Africa today: Shoaib row
LAHORE, Sept 8: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shafqat Naghmi will be leaving for South Africa on Sunday morning following the brawl between Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif...
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Wrestling medal for Pakistan
KARACHI, Sept 8: Grappler Usman Majeed clinched a silver medal in 85kg in the World Wrestling Games currently in progress in Antalya, Turkey, according to information reaching here....
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Witter retains WBC crown
DONCASTER (England), Sept 8: Britain’s Junior Witter knocked out American opponent Vivian Harris on Friday in Doncaster to retain his WBC light-welterweight crown....
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BCCI invites SLC officials
COLOMBO, Sept 8: Officials from Sri Lanka have been invited to attend a meeting of the Indian board to discuss the proposed international Twenty20 league....
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Abdul Rauf to replace Sohail
LAHORE, Sept 8: Pakistan is likely to make changes in its ‘A’ team for the final match of the three one-day match series against Austarlia ‘A’ to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday....
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Mahmood’s efforts earn semi-final berth for PIA
KARACHI, Sept 8: Two clinical strikes by Mahmood Ali saw PIA move into the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan hockey tournament semi-finals after a deserved 3-1 victory over the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) on Saturday....
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Richards set year’s fastest 400m time
ZURICH, Sept 8: American Sanya Richards produced a year’s best in the 400 metres on Friday when she clocked 49.36 seconds at the Weltklasse IAAF Golden League meeting in Zurich....
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Misbah excels in women’s cycling
LAHORE, Sept 8: In the 5th national women’s cycling championship, being held here on Saturday, Misbah Mushtaq excelled for Wapda clinching two gold medals....
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Alonso takes pole for Italian GP
MONZA (Italy), Sept 8: Double world champion Fernando Alonso took pole position alongside team mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday in an all-McLaren front row for the Italian Grand Prix....
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Shan shines as KU triumph in U-19 cricket
KARACHI, Sept 8: Promising Shan Masood produced an outstanding all-round performance to lead Karachi Urban to a crushing seven-wicket victory over Multan in the opening round of the PCB Regional Under-19 One-day Cricket Championship on Saturday....
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SL president intervenes in Chandana retirement
COLOMBO, Sept 8: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse has asked the country’s sports minister to investigate all-rounder Upul Chandana’s hasty retirement....
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Schools basketball
KARACHI, Sept 8: Bay View School and Defence American School (boys) cruised into the last four after winning their league matches in the Karachi Inter-school Sports Week basketball tournament on Saturday....
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Tokyo’s Olympic bid set for approval
TOKYO, Sept 8: The Japanese government decided on Friday to approve Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, paving the way for the metropolitan government to officially file its candidacy with the IOC....
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Fantastic Baby eyes Defence Day Cup at KRC today
KARACHI, Sept 8: Three-year-old bay filly Fantastic Baby which enjoys an enviable course record of double hat-trick is again in line for another bold showing to land The Defence Day Cup...
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Princess O f Gujrat poised to lift September Cup
LAHORE, Sept 8: The contest for the first major event of the new season, the September Cup, looks like a battle between local top sprinter colts and fillies when the 2nd...
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Faisalabad Yellows win U-18 football after 17 years
LAHORE, Sept 8: Faisalabad Yellows outclassed their sister team Whites 2-0 to win the 19th national Under-18 football championship final, which was being played under floodlights at the Model Town ground here on Saturday....
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