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PCB chief withdraws defamation case after Shoaib’s apology
ISLAMABAD, May 5: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Dr Nasim Ashraf on Monday withdrew the Rs220 million defamation case against controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar after he apologised to the former, while retracting the allegations made against the board chief.... 
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Sajjad surprises Suwannawat in major upset: Asian Snooker Championship
DUBAI, May 5: Pakistan’s national champion Mohammad Sajjad Rana pulled off a major shock on Sunday evening when he overpowered fourth-seed Passakorn Suwannawat of Thailand 5-2 in the 24th Asian Snooker...
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India overwhelm Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup
KURUNEGEALA, May 5: Rumeli Dhar slammed a career-best 92 and the bowlers backed her up with a superb performance as India crushed Pakistan by 182 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup here on Monday....
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‘Players to overcome shortcomings in Malaysia, Europe’
LAHORE, May 5: Pakistan hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf said the Azlan Shah Cup and the European tour were last chances for his players to overcome their shortcomings before the Beijing Olympics....
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West Indies rout Pakistan in U-15 final
LAHORE, May 5: A fine all-round performance by Ramon Senior coupled with an excellent batting display by Kraigg Brathwaite guided the West Indies to a resounding 89-run win over Pakistan in...
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Nadal wins Barcelona Open for fourth time running
BARCELONA, May 5: Rafael Nadal needed a rally after losing his only set so far of the clay season, overcoming David Ferrer 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 to lift a fourth straight Barcelona Open title here on Sunday....
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Shoaib expresses gratitude to Shah Rukh
NEW DELHI, May 5: Minutes after landing in the Indian capital on Monday, controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he was looking forward to a fruitful stint in the Indian...
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Sri Lanka trounce Bangladesh
DAMBULLA, May 5: In another one-sided encounter of the Women’s Asia Cup on Monday, Sri Lanka trounced Bangladesh by eight wickets after restricting them to 94....
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Dravid plays lone hand as BRC fold cheaply
BANGALORE, May 5: Rahul Dravid played a lone hand as Bangalore Royal Challengers were bowled out for a meager 126 in 19.2 overs against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League on Monday....
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ECB releases Ashes series schedule
LONDON, May 5: The England and Wales Cricket Board released the dates for Australia’s 2009 tour on Monday, including the five Ashes Tests, a seven-game one-day series and two Twenty20 Internationals....
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Real Madrid, Bayern clinch domestic league titles
LONDON, May 5: Real Madrid and Bayern Munich clinched their respective league titles on Sunday as Inter missed the chance to win the Serie A crown in Italy with a 2-1 defeat to city rivals AC Milan....
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O’Sullivan opens big lead
SHEFFIELD (England), May 5: Britain’s Ronnie O’Sullivan was on course for his third world title after opening up an 11-5 lead over Ali Carter in the final of the world snooker championship on Sunday....
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Stoke City return to Premier League after 23 years
LONDON, May 5: Stoke City were promoted to the Premier League when a drab 0-0 draw at home to Leicester City clinched runners-up spot in the Championship (second division) on a tense last day of the season on Sunday....
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Zafar’s brace puts KPT into quarter-finals
KARACHI, May 5: Two-goal Zafar Majeed helped Karachi Port Trust (KPT) reach the National Challenge Cup soccer quarter-finals after a deserved 3-1 victory over 10-man Habib Bank at the Peoples Sports Complex on Monday....
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Kloeden turns to Giro after solid win
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), May 5: Andreas Kloeden swiftly moved his sights to the Giro d’Italia after claiming his first victory of the season in the Tour of Romandie on Sunday....
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Indians sweep TT tournament
LAHORE, May 5: With Anirbrn Kumar and Susmhmita Ray, crowned men and women singles titles, India made a clean sweep winning all four titles at stake in the International Master Cup Table Tennis at the Wapda Sports Complex on Monday....
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Kim youngest PGA winner in six years
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), May 5: Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in more than six years when he clinched an emphatic five-stroke victory at the $6.4...
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Dhaka to host Saarc snooker in December
DUBAI, May 5: Bangladesh capital Dhaka would stage five-nation Saarc snooker tournament in December, Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) secretary Syed Mahboob said during the 24th Asian snooker championship at the Dubai Police Officers Club on Monday....
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Team India record second A1GP victory
BRANDS HATCH (England), May 5: In a dramatic final race of the season, Team India scored their second ever A1GP victory in the Feature race here, with Team Britain’s Robbie Kerr...
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Malaysia guarded over match-fixing
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5: Malaysian badminton officials will be on the lookout for the “menace” of match-fixing during the finals of the Thomas and Uber cups in Jakarta next week....
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Bekele retains 5,000m title
ADDIS ABABA, May 5: Ethiopia’s world record holder Kenenisa Bekele was forced to fight all the way before retaining his African 5,000 metre title on Sunday at the African Athletics Championships....
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Ticket sales run into problems
BEIJING, May 5: Ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics again ran into problems on Monday, despite guarantees that the online system had been repaired after an earlier foul-up led to the dismissal of the ticket centre’s director last year....
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IFA tourney
ISLAMABAD, May 5: Sixteen teams will participate in the Islamabad Football C-Division League tournament which will start from Thursday....
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Aussies win final
DARWIN (Australia), May 5: Olympic champions Australia edged out China in a penalty stroke shootout to sweep the four-nation field hockey tournament series here on Sunday....
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