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| April 21, 2008 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 14, 1429 |
Misbah shines as Pakistan trounce BD: Twenty20 International
KARACHI, April 20: Pakistan emerged as comfortable victors in the first-ever Twenty20 International played on home soil as they thrashed Bangladesh by a crushing margin of 102 runs at the National Stadium here on Sunday....
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New Zealand to play series in Pakistan
KARACHI, April 20: New Zealand will play three One-day Internationals in Pakistan later this year, a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Sunday....
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Pakistan win Karachi one-dayer
KARACHI, April 20: As Pakistan celebrated their record-breaking 11th straight victory in One-day Internationals on Saturday night here at the National Stadium, the battered and bruised Bangladesh team was left licking...
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‘Ashes heroes find it hard to be recalled’
LONDON, April 20: Former England coach Duncan Fletcher claimed on Sunday that three of the heroes from the Ashes winning series of 2005 would find it hard to get back into the England side....
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Federer reaches his first final of the year
ESTORIL (Portugal), April 20: Roger Federer will carry a 9-0 career record over Nikolay Davydenko into on Sunday’s final at the Estoril Open with the Swiss world number one looking to win his first title of 2008....
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South Korea’s Hwan wins Asian badminton title
JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia), April 20: South Korea’s Park Sung Hwan upset All-England champion Chen Jin to secure his first major title on Sunday, winning the men’s finals in the 125,000 dollars Asian Badminton Championships.The...
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Birmingham in deep trouble after Villa thrashing
LONDON, April 20: Aston Villa thrashed local rivals Birmingham City 5-1 on Sunday to take their goal tally to 15 in their last three Premier League games....
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Wapda strong contestants for NFCC
LAHORE, April 20: Wapda, Pakistan’s representative in this year’s AFC President’s Cup, are the hot favourites in the National Football Challenge Cup (NFCC) to be held in Karachi from May 1-15....
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Food safety at Beijing to be top priority
BEIJING, April 20: Food suppliers contracted for upcoming Beijing Olympics have been asked to tighten their management procedures to ensure their products are not sabotaged before or during the Games.China’s...
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Tyre Jee outpaces Gorella in one-sided affair at KRC
KARACHI, April 20: Fancied three-year-old chestnut colt Tyre Jee justified the confidence reposed in him by storming to a facile 10 length’s victory to stretch his winning run in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Lovely Dunit lands feature event
LAHORE, April 20: Fancied bay filly Lovely Dunit scorched her way to become the top sprinter among four-year-olds when she burst into action to land the over 1,200 metres feature event during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Lahore wins Punjab women’s karate
LAHORE, April 20: Lahore, with five gold, one silver and a bronze medal, won the 5th Punjab women’s karate championship here on Sunday....
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Badminton coaching
LAHORE, April 20: The Punjab Sports Department will hold coaching courses for badminton in 16 different districts of the province from April 21 to June 9....
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Olympian Tariq dies
MIANWALI, April 20: Renowned former Hockey Olympian Tariq Niazi (68) passed away on Sunday morning at Rawalpindi....
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Sand volleyball tourney starts today
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The national men’s Sand Volleyball championship will be held from Monday at Pakistan Sports Complex, Jinnah Stadium....
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Taimur helps side lift Summer Polo Cup
LAHORE, April 20: Four-goal Taimur Ali Malik and another three by Shah Shamyl Alam helped Shaheen Insurance win the final of the Summer Polo Cup by beating Sherwood 8-3 in the final here on Sunday....
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Zeeshan triumphs
KARACHI, April 20: Mohammad Zeeshan won the Karachi Club singles handicap snooker tournament when he whitewashed Asim Ghani straight 3-0 in the final at the KC on Sunday....
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Sheikhupura beat Okara
LAHORE, April 20: An unbeaten knock by Mohammad Shahzad (67) helped Sheikhupura district beat Okara district by 10 wickets in the Punjab inter-district cricket tournament at Okara on Sunday....
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FA athletes excel in Paralympics
PESHAWAR, April 20: Athletes of the Federal Areas (FA) excelled on the opening day of the second National Paralympics Games at the Qayum Sports Complex here on Sunday....
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Torch reaches Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20: The Olympic flame arrived in Malaysia on Sunday ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by about 1,000 police watching for possible protesters over China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record....
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