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‘Boom Boom’ Afridi blows away Zimbabweans: Pakistan take decisive 3-0 lead in ODI series
MULTAN, Jan 27: A blazing knock of 85 off just 61 balls by seasoned all-rounder Shahid Afridi propelled Pakistan to a magnificent victory in the third One-day International against Zimbabwe here...
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Djokovic tames Tsonga to claim maiden Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Jan 27: Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow to clinch the Australian Open title on Sunday....
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Kallis ton propels SA to series win
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Jan 27: Jacques Kallis scored a century to guide South Africa to a one-day series win over West Indies on Sunday....
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Haddin looms as likely replacement for Gilchrist
ADELAIDE, Jan 27: Brad Haddin is looming as the favourite to replace Adam Gilchrist as Australia’s next wicket-keeper following his shock announcement that he will retire at the end of the summer....
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Corruption, failure mar Pakistan boxing in 2007
THE year 2007 proved yet another big nightmare for Pakistan boxing as the national pugilists failed to grab a single medal in the sport which otherwise regularly fetched medals for the country in the past....
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Ponting, Clarke hit centuries but Gilchrist falls cheaply
ADELAIDE, Jan 27: Australia captain Ricky Ponting equalled Sunil Gavaskar by scoring his 34th Test century and Michael Clarke scored 118 as the fourth and final Test against India headed for a likely draw here at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday....
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Pakistan finish fifth at junior hockey tourney
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Pakistan pounded New Zealand 8-3 to settle at fifth place in the eight-nation junior invitational hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday....
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Record crowds turn out at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 27: A record number of people flocked to the Australian Open this year with more than 600,000 pouring through the turnstiles and over 30 million visits to the tournament website, organisers said....
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Apex kicks dust in favourite filly’s face to win LRC Cup
LAHORE, Jan 27: Long shot bay colt Apex upset all calculations by landing the Lahore Race Club (LRC) Cup, a class five event, run measuring over 1,600 metres during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Hyderabad win amid controversy, foul language: National hockey qualifiers
KARACHI, Jan 27: Hyderabad broke sweat before cruising to a 4-1 win over Kalat in an ill-tempered national hockey championship regional qualifying round match, which was marred by controversial umpiring and...
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Defar shatters two-mile indoor record
BOSTON, Jan 27: Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar shattered the world indoor record for the women’s two-mile race at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday, while Australian Craig Mottram clocked the fastest 3,000m time in the United States....
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Woods surges eight shots clear
SAN DIEGO (California), Jan 27: Five-time champion Tiger Woods tightened his grip on a 62nd PGA Tour title by surging eight strokes clear after the Buick Invitational third round on Saturday....
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Yamauchi wins women’s marathon
OSAKA (Japan), Jan 27: Britain’s Mara Yamauchi won the Osaka International Women’s Marathon on Sunday, leaving Japan’s squad for this year’s Beijing Olympics still up in the air....
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Egypt, Cameroon score one-sided victories: African Nations Cup
KUMASI, Jan 27: Defending champions Egypt kept up their goalscoring form at the African Nations Cup with a 3-0 win over Sudan that was overshadowed by a record-equalling penalty from Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o on Saturday....
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Ronaldo double sends United through
LONDON, Jan 27: Two goals from irrepressible midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo helped 11-times champions Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in an entertaining FA Cup fourth-round tie on Sunday....
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