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| May 10, 2008 | Saturday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 4, 1429 |
Four-goal Rehan leads Pakistan to victory over NZ
IPOH (Malaysia), May 9: Rehan Butt scored four goals, including a hat-trick, as Pakistan defeated New Zealand 6-3 in a highly entertaining Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match on Friday....
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Khurram, Sajjad fail to make Asian snooker semi-finals
DUBAI, May 9: Pakistan’s Khurram Agha and Mohammad Sajjad bowed out of the 24th Asian snooker championship after losing their respective quarter-finals at the Dubai Police Officers Club Hall here on Thursday evening....
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Gaultier strolls into quarter-finals: British Open squash
LIVERPOOL (England), May 9: Defending British Open squash champion Gregory Gaultier signalled a warning to the Egyptians by producing a brilliant performance on Friday to overcome Olli Tuominen in straight games to reach the quarter-finals in only 34 minutes....
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Pakistan suffer heavy loss in Women’s Asia Cup
DAMBULLA, May 9: India trounced Pakistan by 207 runs in the final league match of the Women’s Asia Cup here on Friday after rattling up the highest total of the tournament so far....
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Facile win for Sri Lanka
KURUNEGALA, May 9: Sri Lanka completed a facile nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup on Friday, following up a tidy display in the field with a professional chase of a paltry 121 with 145 balls remaining....
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Majid nominated for ICC post
LAHORE, May 9: Former Pakistan Test captain Majid Khan has been nominated as a candidate for the post of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee chairman, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Friday....
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KKR prevail over BRC in close finish
KOLKATA, May 9: Having already experienced an Indian Premier League cliffhanger between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings earlier on Thursday, it made for a perfect build-up for the rematch featuring Kolkata Knight Riders and Bangalore Royal Challengers....
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Chargers restricted after Gilchrist blitz
JAIPUR, May 9: Deccan Chargers failed to capitalise on Adam Gilchrist’s useful knock and managed 140 for eight after being put in to bat in their Indian Premier League match against...
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Federer tames Karlovic to reach last eight at Rome Masters
ROME, May 9: World No 1 Roger Federer beat Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-3 in the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final against Czech Radek Stepanek....
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Australia to tour SA next year
JOHANNESBURG, May 9: Australia will play three Tests, five One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals on their tour of South Africa from February to April next year, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Friday....
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Clarke’s WI tour in doubt
SYDNEY, May 9: Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has delayed his departure for the West Indies due to family reasons and his participation in the tour remains in doubt, officials said on Friday....
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Kiwis enjoy good day
SOUTHAMPTON (England), May 9: New Zealand continued their impressive build-up to next week’s opening Test by undermining the claims of a trio of England hopefuls in their final warm-up match at the Rose Bowl on Thursday....
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England get extra place in UEFA Cup
LONDON, May 9: An additional English club will qualify for next season’s UEFA Cup after England topped Europe’s Fair Play rankings, UEFA said on Friday....
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Tariq leads in CNS golf
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Pakistan Navy’s Tariq Mahmood took an early lead in the gross category while two golfers were tied for the top spot in the net category on the opening...
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China to host 2009 Asian Snooker
DUBAI, May 9: China has won the bid to stage the 25th edition of the Asian Snooker Championship at the meeting of the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS), held at the Dubai Police Club on Thursday evening....
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Russia lead in qualifying: Euro Gymnastics
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), May 9: Nikolai Kryukov produced fluid routines on the pommel horse and parallel bars to help champions Russia to the top of the team standings in qualifying at the men’s European gymnastics championships here on Thursday....
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Garcia sets early pace at breezy Sawgrass
PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida), May 9: Spaniard Sergio Garcia, steadily regaining confidence in his putting, took advantage of an early tee-off time to seize a two-stroke lead in the Players Championship first round on Thursday....
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Massa keeps Ferrari on top in first practice
ISTANBUL, May 9: Ferrari’s Felipe Massa led first free practice for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday while a gearbox problem left championship-leading team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at the other end of the timesheets....
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10-man PWD seal last quarter-final berth
KARACHI, May 9: Substitute Mahboob’s second-half strike helped 10-man PWD complete the National Challenge Cup soccer quarter-final line-up after edging past Steel Mills 2-1 at the Peoples Sports Complex on Friday....
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England concerned over Collingwood fitness
LONDON, May 9: A back problem has thrown England all-rounder Paul Collingwood''s participation in next week''s first Test against New Zealand into doubt....
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Gay to face Bolt in 100m showdown
NEW YORK, May 9: US world champion Tyson Gay and Jamaican Usain Bolt will meet in a 100 metres showdown at the New York Grand Prix on May 31, organisers said on Thursday....
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Lahore swimmers dominate inter-district championship
LAHORE, May 9: Lahore dominated the first day of the Punjab Under-17 inter-district swimming championship by bagging all the eight gold medals at stake at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex here on Friday....
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Bilal to face Bilal in deaf squash final
LAHORE, May 9: Bilal Tahir and Bilal Attiq cruised into the final of the 3rd National deaf squash championship at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Friday....
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IFA postpones tournament
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Islamabad Football Association (IFA) has postponed the Islamabad C-Division football league tournament for two weeks due to the annual Federal board examinations of the players....
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Bout cancelled due to injury
LOS ANGELES, May 9: Former world champion Zab Judah injured his arm in a fall and his May 31 bout against Shane Mosley has been cancelled, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday....
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Aisam off to India
LAHORE, May 9: Pakistan’s national tennis champion Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi leaves for India on Saturday to take part in the back-to-back ATP Challenger event there. Aisam only returned from Europe on Friday after participating in ATP Challenger events in Italy and Spain.—Sports...
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