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Nadal destroys Federer to equal Borg’s French Open record
PARIS, June 8: Rafael Nadal produced a flawless exhibition of claycourt tennis to demolish world No 1 Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday and win his fourth straight French Open title....
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Salman, Yousuf lift Pakistan in opener
DHAKA, June 8: Salman Butt and Mohammad Yousuf cracked brisk half-centuries to help Pakistan post a competitive 233 against Bangladesh in the rain-hit opening match of the triangular one-day series here on Sunday....
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Verdict in Asif case expected today
LAHORE, June 8: The decision in disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif’s case has been deferred till Monday as the public prosecutor has sent the case to Dubai’s attorney general on Sunday....
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PFF sacks coach after dismal show in Male
KARACHI, June 8: The national football team’s dismal performance in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in Maldives, where Pakistan lost all three matches, has prompted the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to sack the team’s coach Akhtar Mohiuddin....
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Belgium defeat Pakistan in hockey Test
KARACHI, June 8: Belgium carved out a 3-2 victory in the first Test against Pakistan at the Dragon Hockey Club in Antwerp, Belgium, on Saturday....
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Chattergoon, Gayle return for final Test
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), June 8: Opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Sewnarine Chattergoon return to the West Indies squad for the third and final Test against Australia at the Kensington Oval next week....
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Bread and butter becomes issue in Shoaib hearing
LAHORE, June 8: While the Pakistan Cricket Board’s appellate tribunal, which is reviewing fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s application against the five-year ban imposed on him, has deferred its proceedings till June...
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England seal series victory over NZ
NOTTINGHAM (England), June 8: Ryan Sidebottom took six for 67 to help lead England to an innings and nine-run win over New Zealand in the third and final Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to secure a 2-0 series victory....
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Vaughan searches for perfection
NOTTINGHAM, June 8: Eng-land captain Michael Vaughan called for his team to raise their game even further after completing a 2-0 series victory against New Zealand on Sunday....
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Nepal rout Pakistan in SAFF event
KARACHI, June 8: Jumanu Rai struck two late goals as Nepal routed Pakistan 4-1 in Group ‘A’ match of the SAFF Championship at the National Stadium in Male, Maldives, on Saturday....
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Portugal set early pace, Czech down Swiss
VIENNA, June 8: Portugal served notice that they will be again be among the title challengers when they turned on the style to outclass Turkey 2-0 on an entertaining first day of Euro 2008 on Saturday....
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Swaziland shock Togo in qualifier
MBABANE, June 8: Swaziland served up a major upset in the African World Cup qualifiers on Sunday, beating 2006 finalists Togo 2-1 on home soil at Somhlolo....
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Haas hoping to bounce back
HALLE (Germany), June 8: Germany’s former world No 2 Tommy Haas is hoping the grass surface of Halle’s ATP tournament, which starts here on Monday, will help his return to form having sat out the clay-court season....
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Jockey Fahim plays foul at Karachi races
KARACHI, June 8: Jockey Fahim K’s alleged foul play of not allowing public fancy Manan Prince run on merit overshadowed the brace of winners by his two contemporaries in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Eight teams to compete in T20 Champions League
LONDON, June 8: A Twenty20 Champions League involving eight teams playing 15 matches will be staged this year either in India or the Middle East, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday....
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Pakistan bridge pair creates history
KARACHI, June 8: Pakistan created history when Javed Khalid and Saeed Akhtar of the Rawalpindi/Islamabad Bridge Association won the Worldwide Pairs bridge championship which concluded across the globe on Sunday....
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Italian spikers win last ticket to Olympics
TOKYO, June 8: Three-time former world champions Italy on Sunday won the last men’s volleyball ticket to the Beijing Games, edging out Argentina to cap a perfect record in the final qualifying round....
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Aamir to clash Farhan in final
ISLAMABAD, June 8: Top seed Aamir Atlas Khan will meet Farhan Mehboob in the final of the 19th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Champion-ship as they defeated their respective...
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Hamilton puts McLaren on pole for Canadian GP
MONTREAL, June 8: Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix after pipping BMW-Sauber’s Robert Kubica with the last lap of qualifying on Saturday....
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Morocco among early pacesetters
JOHANNESBURG, June 8: Morocco defeated Mauritania 4-1 away on Saturday to put the north Africans among the early pace setters in 2010 World Cup qualification....
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Vaughan voices fears over new league
NOTTINGHAM, June 8: Eng-land captain Michael Vaughan said here Sunday he feared the new proposed Champions League Twenty20 tournament later this year could destabilise county cricket....
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Victory in Paris will not change me, vows Ivanovic
PARIS, June 8: Ana Ivanovic is the newly crowned French Open champion but there are some things even a Grand Slam winner will not do – like risk her chances of getting married.“I...
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Pavlik retains double titles
ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey), June 8: Unbeaten American Kelly Pavlik emphatically stopped Welshman Gary Lockett in the third round on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight titles....
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Uzbekistan first to reach final round
BANGKOK, June 8: Uzbekistan became the first team to reach the fourth and final round of Asian World Cup qualifying on Saturday while heavyweights Iran and Iraq rekindled their hopes with vital wins....
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PFF chief lauds Sindh govt’s gesture
KARACHI, June 8: Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), has praised the Sindh government’s efforts in bringing relief to the ailing and poor sportsmen in the region....
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Rugby squad announced
LAHORE, June 8: Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) has announced a 24-member squad for the four-nation Asian Rugby Series Division II to be held in Bangkok from June 11....
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Powell keeps silence on Gatlin ruling
EUGENE (Oregon), June 8: Former 100 metre world record holder Asafa Powell brushed aside questions on Saturday about Justin Gatlin''s doping ban, saying the disgraced American is out of the sprinting picture for now....
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Shahbaz steers Punjab ahead
LAHORE, June 8: Shahbaz Khan with six gold medals put Punjab in front on the second day of the Inter-provincial Under-17 swimming championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, on Sunday....
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