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South Africa crush hapless India in ruthless fashion
AHMEDABAD (India), April 5: South Africa relied on their pacemen’s disciplined performances to thrash India by an innings and 90 runs on the third day of the second Test here on Saturday.Trailing...
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Tendulkar ruled out of final Test as well
AHMEDABAD, April 5: India’s injured star batsman Sachin Tendulkar will also miss the third and final Test against South Africa, officials said on Saturday....
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Muralitharan mops up tail as West Indies take slim lead
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), April 5: Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan picked up two of the three remaining wickets to help dismiss West Indies for 294 on the third day of the second Test on Saturday.The...
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Smith hails splendid teamwork
AHMEDABAD, April 5: South Africa captain Graeme Smith hailed his team’s superb all-round performance after they beat India within three days in the second Test on Saturday....
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Portsmouth reach FA Cup final after 69 years
LONDON, April 5: Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 69 years on Saturday when a 54th minute goal from Nwankwo Kanu gave them a 1-0 semi-final win over West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium....
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Bell, Sinclair axed for England tour; Redmond named in NZ squad
WELLINGTON, April 5: New Zealand have dumped Matthew Bell and Mathew Sinclair, stuck by “wild child” Jesse Ryder and named one new face in a revamped batting line up for their cricket tour of England starting this month....
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Nadal sets final date with Davydenko: Tennis
MIAMI (Florida), April 5: World No 2 Rafael Nadal will face fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the Sony Ericsson Open final after semi-final victories on Friday....
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Katich wins Steve Waugh Medal
SYDNEY, April 5: After being recalled for the tour of the West Indies, Australian batsman Simon Katich ended the week by claiming the Steve Waugh Medal as New South Wales’ exceptional player....
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Pietersen wants to play in IPL
LONDON, April 5: Kevin Pietersen has given a very strong signal yet that England players are sensing they are getting a rough deal by not being able to feature in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL)....
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Cricket fan dies watching Test
PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 5: A spectator collapsed and died on Friday while watching the action on the second day of the second and final Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Queen’s Park Oval....
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Chelsea keep pressure on Manchester United
LONDON, April 5: Chelsea signalled their intention to push Manchester United all the way to the wire in the English Premier League title battle by cutting the champions’ lead at the...
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Complacency against BD can be dangerous, warns Afridi
KARACHI, April 5: Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday described Bangladesh as dangerous opponents in the forthcoming one-day series....
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IOC considers Beijing as wise choice: Rogge
SINGAPORE, April 5: President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge on Saturday insisted he had no regrets about awarding the Games to China and said he saw no momentum for a boycott of the event....
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Aamir Atlas wins COAS squash title
ISLAMABAD, April 5: Aamir Atlas Khan of Pakistan defeated compatriot Yasir Butt in straight sets in the final of the sixth Chief of Army Staff (COAS) International squash championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex here on Saturday....
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DFA West triumph
HYDERABAD, April 5: Karachi’s District Football Association (DFA) West defeated DFA Central in the ninth All Pakistan Shaheed Umaid Ali Khan Qaimkhani football tournament at the Wapda Sports Complex here on Saturday....
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Top African athletes to be honoured
ADDIS ABABA, April 5: Africa’s top athletes will be honoured in a new African athletics Hall of Fame award to be hosted in Ethiopia later this month, the continent’s governing body for the sport said on Saturday....
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Pakistan face Guam today
LAHORE, April 5: The first-ever clash between Pakistan and Guam will take place in the AFC Challenge Cup Group ‘A’ qualifiers on Sunday at Chungshan Stadium in Taipei....
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Wahid, Suleman fight hard to reach semis
KARACHI, April 5: Abdul Wahid Shaikh and Rasheed Suleman struggled into the semi-finals of the KC doubles handicap snooker tournament when they overcame Asim Ghani and Dileep Perwani in five frames here on Friday....
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Kubica first Pole to take F1 pole
MANAMA, April 5: Poland’s Robert Kubica took his and BMW Sauber’s first Formula One pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday....
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Diamond In Dust set to make amends today
KARACHI, April 5: Four-year-old bay filly Diamond In Dust seems poised to atone for the setback suffered a fortnight ago when she confronts her opponents in the top division of class...
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Rags To Riches on song to complete hat-trick
LAHORE, April 5: Rags To Riches’ credentials will be put to test with the three-year-old bay filly on song to complete a hat-trick of victories during the 32nd Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Wagner leads at Houston Open
HOUSTON (Texas), April 5: Johnson Wagner shot a three-under-par 69 to grab a three-stroke clubhouse lead in the second round of the weather-delayed Houston Open on Friday....
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National Athletics from 19th
ISLAMABAD, April 5: The 40th National Athletics Championships for men and women will be held at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore from April 19 to 21, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has announced....
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