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Pakistan aim to maintain winning streak against BD: Tri-series opener today
DHAKA, June 7: Pakistan must overcome the absence of troubled pacemen Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar when they aim to extend their 11-match winning streak in limited-overs cricket against hosts Bangladesh on Sunday....
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Sehwag not bothered by BCCI warning
BANGALORE, June 7: India’s dashing opener Virender Sehwag talks very much the way he bats. After being reprimanded by the BCCI for his comments that the selectors should consider IPL performance...
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Ivanovic trounces Safina to lift French Open title
PARIS, June 7: Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic won the French Open on Saturday, her first Grand Slam title, by ending Dinara Safina’s heroic run to the final and crowning her elevation to the world No 1 spot in style....
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Injured Sreesanth to miss tri-series
NEW DELHI, June 7: India paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been ruled out of the upcoming tri-series in Bangladesh due to a side strain, a cricket board official said on Saturday....
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PCB needs to take action against Asif: WADA
MUMBAI, June 7: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wants the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take action against paceman Mohammad Asif for possessing banned substance....
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Qatar down China 1-0 in Cup qualifier
TIANJIN (China), June 7: China crashed 1-0 to Qatar Saturday, leaving their bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa in tatters....
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New Zealand heading for defeat in final Test
NOTTINGHAM (England), June 7: James Anderson finished with seven for 43 as England enforced the follow-on after bowling New Zealand out for 123 on day three of the third and final Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday....
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‘Pakistan good enough to qualify for World Cup’
KARACHI, June 7: Pakistan are capable of qualifying for next year’s Junior World hockey tournament....
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Sharapova to skip events before Wimbledon
BIRMINGHAM (England), June 7: Maria Sharapova has decided not to compete on grass before Wimbledon for the first time in her career, opting out of playing her usual warm-up tournament in England....
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Ailing football legend receives govt’s assistance
KARACHI, June 7: Qadir Bux Baloch, the 63-year-old international ailing former footballer, who played between 1965 and 1975 and has the honour of leading the national side on several occasions during...
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Referral system not to be tried at England-SA series
LONDON, June 7: The planned experiment of umpire referrals won’t take place during England’s home Test series against South Africa in July after the boards could not agree on the finer details....
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Germany relying on ‘insiders’ for Poland match: Euro 2008
TENERO (Switzerland), June 7: Germany hopes the advice of three “insiders” will help it snap a 12-year winless streak at the European Championship when it opens against Poland on Sunday....
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Hamilton fastest in Canadian GP practice
MONTREAL, June 7: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in practice for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday with a best lap of one minute 15.752....
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Platini urges players to respect referees
BASEL, June 7: UEFA president Michel Platini on Saturday called on players to respect the referees at Euro 2008 as well as their opponents and for fans to accord similar respect to rival teams’ national anthems....
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Uzair claims billiards event
KARACHI, June 7: Uzair Dawood dethroned holder Qasim Kamani to become the new champion of KC billiards handicap tournament, which concluded at the Karachi Club premises on Saturday....
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Venezuela stun Brazil
BOSTON, June 7: Venezuela struck twice in the opening half to register a first victory over Brazil on Friday, the 2-0 friendly triumph in Boston stunning the five-time world champions, who had won all 17 of the sides’ previous matches....
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Federer overpowers Monfils to reach final
PARIS, June 7: Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland overwhelmed Gael Monfils of France in the French Open semi-final on Friday....
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Dibaba sets women’s 5,000m world mark at Oslo meet
OSLO (Norway), June 7: Twice world 10,000 metres champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia shattered the world women’s 5,000 metres record when she clocked 14 minutes 11.15...
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Aamir Atlas, Frankcomb Reach semi-finals
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Top seed Aamir Atlas Khan overcame compatriot Yasir Butt to qualify for semi-finals of the 19th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex here on Saturday....
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Powell to return in Trinidad meet
KINGSTON (Jamaica), June 7: Former world 100-metre record-holder Asafa Powell will make his return from a chest muscle injury in two weeks at a meet in Trinidad and Tobago as a tune-up for Jamaica’s Olympic trials....
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Desert Hawk set to outshine rivals as day’s best
KARACHI, June 7: Eight-year-old chestnut Desert Hawk is poised to make it two on a trot when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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In-form Punjabi eyes second consecutive win
LAHORE, June 7: Three-year-old colt Punjabi, who registered his maiden victory a fortnight ago, makes his case for a second successive win on the trot during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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Dope-trading pharmacies’ licences taken away: Beijing Olympics
BEIJING, June 7: China has removed licences from nine pharmacies in Anshan, Liaoning Province, after they were caught selling banned performance-enhancing substances, state media reported on Friday....
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Victory will make Federer greatest ever: Borg
PARIS, June 7: Bjorn Borg believes Roger Federer can beat triple champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s French Open final and cement his place as the greatest player of all time....
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