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Ishant Sharma inspires India to victory over Australia
MELBOURNE, Feb 10: Teenage fast bowler Ishant Sharma reinforced his status as one of the most exciting young talents in world cricket with a Man-of-the-Match performance to inspire his side to...
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Sindh sitting pretty against NWFP
KARACHI, Feb 10: Sindh seized early initiative in the opening match of the Pentangular Cup despite dogged by NWFP tailenders on an eventful first day of the four-day fixture at the National Stadium here on Sunday....
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Unprofessional attitudes mar ‘high-profile’ event
LAHORE, Feb 10: While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declared the Pentangular Cup, which started simultaneously in Lahore and Karachi on Sunday, a high-profile first-class domestic competition, unprofessional attitude both...
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Raheel’s ton helps FA make solid start
LAHORE, Feb 10: A blazing century by opener Raheel Majeed and unbeaten half century by Usman Saeed helped Federal Areas make a solid start against Punjab on the opening day of...
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Arthur will remain as selector: CSA
DURBAN (South Africa), Feb 10: South Africa coach Mickey Arthur will remain on the national selection panel after the governing body said on Sunday its general council had no authority to remove him as a selector....
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Rafique invited to join star’s team
DHAKA, Feb 10: Veteran Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique said on Sunday he had received an offer to join Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s team for the inaugural Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL)....
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Szavay to face Chakvetadze in final
PARIS, Feb 10: Hungarian teenager Agnes Szavay battled it out for over two hours to overcome Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 and set up a Paris Open final against top seed Anna Chakvetadze on Saturday....
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Ruthless Bryan twins steer US into Davis Cup quarter-finals
LONDON, Feb 10: The Bryan brothers produced a ruthless doubles masterclass on Saturday to propel Davis Cup holders United States into a quarter-final showdown with France....
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City dent United’ title hopes in derby clash
LONDON, Feb 10: Manchester City honoured the memory of Manchester United’s tragic 1958 Busby Babes on Sunday, then dented United’s current Premier League title hopes with an unexpected 2-1 win at Old Trafford....
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Vincent battling depression
WELLINGTON, Feb 10: New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent is battling depression and doubts he will play international cricket again....
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New Zealand qualify for Olympic hockey
WELLINGTON, Feb 10: Bradley Shaw converted a penalty corner in the last minute of extra time to give New Zealand a 3-2 victory over Argentina and a place in the Beijing Olympic tournament on Sunday....
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Late goal flurry earns Ghana third spot
KUMASI (Ghana), Feb 10: Hosts Ghana scored three times in the last 20 minutes to beat Ivory Coast 4-2 and finish third in the African Nations Cup on Saturday....
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Bacaradi lives up to her credentials with facile win
KARACHI, Feb 10: Public fancy four-year-old dark bay filly Bacaradi lived up to her credentials when she galloped to a facile seven length’s victory to claim the day’s honours in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Plans go astray as Valenday keeps on track at LRC
LAHORE, Feb 10: Long shot bay colt Valenday sprang a big surprise by winning the feature event run in the over 1,400 metres distance during the 24th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Bekele’s world record bid foiled
VALENCIA (Spain), Feb 10: Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele believes that his attempt to add to his multitude of world records and break the indoor 3,000-metre mark was bizarrely sabotaged by wind inside the arena here on Saturday....
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Mustafa to face Ali in final
KARACHI, Feb 10: Unseeded Mohammad Ali and Mustafa Zaidi set a date for the boys’ under-15 singles title battle in the Sindh Open ranking tennis championship at the DHA Sunset courts on the penultimate day....
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Schools’ gymnastics end
KARACHI, Feb 10: Hosts Habib Public School (115 points) and Beaconhouse North Nazimabad (89 points) won the seniors’ and juniors’ trophies respectively in the two-day Inter-school gymnastics championship which concluded at the school’s gymnasium on Sunday....
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KTTA names eight-member team
KARACHI, Feb 10: The Karachi Table Tennis Association (KTTA) on Sunday named an eight-member men and women team to take part in the 11th Sindh Games which will be starting in Sukkur from Tuesday....
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Basketball teams announced
KARACHI, Feb 10: The Karachi City District Amateur Basketball Association (KCDABA) has named men’s and women’s teams for the Sindh Games on Sunday....
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Soboleva breaks won record
MOSCOW, Feb 10: Russia’s Yelena Soboleva broke her own world women’s indoor 1,500 metres record on Sunday when she clocked three minutes 58.05 seconds at the Russian national championships.—Agencies...
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AKU fail to qualify for throwball semi-finals
KARACHI, Feb 10: Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) defeated Ziauddin University 15-6, 15-5 in the quarter-final of the fourth AKU Inter-university girls’ throwball tournament at the AKU Gymnasium on Saturday....
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Chowrasia wins Indian Masters golf
NEW DELHI, Feb 10: India’s Shivshankar Chowrasia shot a brilliant five-under-par final-round 67 to claim an upset two-shot win in the Indian Masters tournament on Sunday....
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Karachi shuttlers for Games named
KARACHI, Feb 10: The Karachi Badminton Association on Sunday announced its men’s and women’s teams for the Sindh Games which begins at Sukkur from Tuesday....
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