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India bludgeon HK after Raina, Dhoni heroics
KARACHI, June 25: It rained sixes and fours at the National Stadium on Wednesday when Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina struck scintillating centuries as India slaughtered Hong Kong by 256 runs in a record-breaking Asia Cup Group ‘B’ match....
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Jayasuriya, Sangakkara set BD huge target
LAHORE, June 25: A brilliant batting display by veterans Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya followed by Chamara Kapugedera’s half-century powered defending champions Sri Lanka to a massive 357 for nine in...
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Pakistan, India face off in electrifying clash: History favouring hosts
KARACHI, June 25: Pakistan’s real test of nerves in the Asia Cup cricket tournament will come on Thursday when they face India in the last Group ‘B’ fixture here at the National Stadium....
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Debutant Marsh leads Aussies to resounding win
ARNOS VALE (St Vincent), June 25: Debutant Shaun Marsh struck an impressive 81 and Nathan Bracken took four wickets as Australia outgunned the West Indies by 84 runs in the first one-dayer here on Tuesday....
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Court temporarily reinstates Salim Altaf
LAHORE, June 25: Lahore High Court Justice Akbar Ali Qureshi while admitting the petition of Salim Altaf restored him as PCB director special projects on Wednesday....
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Argentina lead competition with victory over Netherlands: Champions Trophy
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), June 25: Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Gilardi’s second half goal earned a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands to put the South Americans top of the Champions Trophy leader board on Tuesday....
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Shah helps England to score 245
LONDON, June 25: Owais Shah helped give England’s bowlers something to defend by scoring 63 in a total of 245 all out against New Zealand in the fourth One-day International at The Oval here on Wednesday....
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No security worries: Indian manager
KARACHI, June 25: The security measures adopted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the Asia Cup have been acknowledged by the Indian cricket team’s manager Aravind Ganguly....
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Australians have double standards, says Wasim
KARACHI, June 25: Pakistan bowling legend Wasim Akram accused Australia on Wednesday of having “double standards” on security and said they must tour Pakistan to play September’s ICC Champions Trophy....
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Aisam, Bopanna win doubles contest
Pakistan’s celebrated tennis star, Aisam-ul-Haq once again did the country proud when he along with his doubles partner, India’s Rohan Bopanna, made short work of tenth seeded Polish pair of M....
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Tour cancelled
LONDON, June 25: The ECB cancelled on Wednesday Zimbabwe’s tour of England next year under instructions from the British government....
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Safin crushes Djokovic in straight sets at Wimbledon
LONDON, June 25: Third seed Novak Djokovic became the highest men’s casualty at Wimbledon on Wednesday when Marat Safin rolled back the years with a crushing 6-4 7-6 6-2 victory....
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PM attends McGrath wife’s funeral
SYDNEY, June 25: Australian cricketing greats joined Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday at the funeral of former Test bowler Glenn McGrath’s wife Jane, who died at the weekend after a long bout with cancer....
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Khurrum’s effort goes in vain as BD beat UAE
LAHORE, June 25: A fine century by captain Mohammad Ashraful followed by some tight bowling led by Abdur Razzak steered Bangladesh to an impressive 96-run win over minnows UAE in the...
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Omer reaches STA pre quarter-finals
KARACHI, June 25: Top seed Omer Shahid on Wednesday cleared the first hurdle when he squeezed past his opponent Faisal Khan in straight sets to propel into the juniors’ under-17 pre...
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Saleh, Sajjad cruise into last 16, Yousuf falls: Snooker Cup
KARACHI, June 25: Defending champion Saleh Mohammad and reigning national champion Mohammad Sajjad were prominent among those who were through to the knockout pre quarter-finals while former world champion Mohammad Yousuf...
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National Judo from tomorrow
KARACHI, June 25: The three-day National Judo Championship under the auspicious of the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) will commence from June 27 at the Secondary Education Hall, Muree Road, Abbottabad....
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Colony Club outplay Sindh Soccerites
KARACHI, June 25: Colony Women’s Football Club easily won their Inter-club women’s football championship’s Karachi zone match with Sindh Soccerites 3-1 at the Colony Sports Stadium on Wednesday morning....
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Pakistan crush frail HK in Asia Cup opener
KARACHI, June 25: Pakistan were in no mood to allow Hong Kong put up a resilient fight with bat in the Group ‘B’ Asia Cup opener while sealing a clinical victory...
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Malaysian hockey players accused of match-fixing
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25: In a sensational allegation, several unnamed Malaysian hockey players have been accused by their own governing body of fixing a match against India in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here last month....
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KC pairs bridge
KARACHI, June 25: The two-day annual Karachi Club pairs bridge tournament begins at the KC premises on Friday, the organisers announced on Wednesday....
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Energetic Russia meet faltering Spain in Euro semi-final
VIENNA, June 25: Spain hammered Russia 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 2008 but it should be a very different game when they meet again in Thursday’s semi-final after the latter’s fortunes were transformed by the return of Andrei Arshavin....
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Badminton
ISLAMABAD, June 25: A seven-member badminton team will leave for Kuala Lumpur from Lahore on Thursday to participate in the Asian Under-19 badminton championship.—Sports Reporter...
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Medal winners get prizes
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday awarded cash prizes worth over Rs20 million to Pakistan’s medal winners of the 10th South Asian Games.—APP...
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