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India outclass Sri Lanka to square series
GALLE (Sri Lanka), Aug 3: Teenager Ishant Sharma gave a superb display of fast bowling to help India square the series with a 170-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test here on Sunday....
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Magnificent Smith ton guides South Africa to series triumph
BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 3: Graeme Smith plundered a fighting 154 not out to lead his South Africa team to a five-wicket victory over England that clinched the Test series at Edgbaston on Saturday....
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Vaughan, Collingwood step down as England captains
LONDON, Aug 3: Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood announced on Sunday they were stepping down as England’s Test and one-day captains....
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Too many probables may confuse selectors
LAHORE, Aug 3: While some senior cricketers will not be available for the three trial matches to be played here in order to select a final squad for the ICC Champions...
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Ramprakash completes century of centuries
LONDON, Aug 3: Former England Test batsman Mark Ramprakash became the first player in a decade to reach 100 first-class hundreds when he hit his third century of the season during Surrey’s county championship match against Yorkshire at Leeds on Saturday....
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Djokovic shocks Nadal to reach Cincinnati final
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 3: Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters and bring the Spaniard’s 32-match unbeaten streak to a halt....
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Atherton backs Pietersen for captaincy
LONDON, Aug 3: Former England captain Mike Atherton believes Kevin Pietersen is the right man to succeed Michael Vaughan as skipper....
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Yasir Arafat joins KKR
KOLKATA, Aug 3: Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has signed up with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the second edition of the Indian Premier League to be held in April 2009....
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Taufel ready to visit Pakistan again
SYDNEY, Aug 3: Respected Australian cricket umpire Simon Taufel has expressed confidence over the security situation in Pakistan, saying that he will officiate in the Champions Trophy in September if selected....
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Kovalainen grabs maiden win
BUDAPEST, Aug 3: McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen celebrated a shock maiden win at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after Ferrari’s Felipe Massa suffered an engine failure while leading with three laps remaining....
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Schuettler looking for Olympic spot
BEIJING, Aug 3: German tennis player Rainer Schuettler sent an application to the...
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Own goal makes KESC losers
KARACHI, Aug 3: Pak Elektron cashed in on an own goal to defeat Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) 1-0 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) encounter played at the Peoples Sports Complex on Sunday evening....
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Aisam in doubles final
LAHORE, Aug 3: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq and Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez have entered doubles final of the Belo Horizonte ATP Challenger tennis championship in Brazil....
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Shakil triumphs
LAHORE, Aug 3: Mohammad Shakil won the Independence Day 20-kilometre cycle race on Sunday....
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Radcliffe’s participation still doubtful: Beijing Games
MACAU, Aug 3: British athletics officials still have no idea whether marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe will run at the Beijing Olympics even though she is due to join the team at their training camp on Monday....
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Torch reaches quake-devastated Sichuan
BEIJING, Aug 3: The Olympic torch relay made its way through southwest Sichuan province on Sunday, three months after the area was devastated by a huge earthquake, state media said....
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Pakistan sweep aside Czech Republic in junior squash
LONDON, Aug 3: Pakistan got off to a good start on the opening day of the World Junior Men’s Team Championship in the Swiss city of Zurich by putting aside Czech...
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Jankovic to take over as world No 1
MONTREAL, Aug 3: Jelena Jankovic will replace fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic as world No 1 on Aug 11, the WTA said on Saturday....
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Karachi races postponed until Tuesday
KARACHI, Aug 3: The weekly Gymkhana race meeting which was scheduled to take place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday was postponed due to constant rains in the city since Saturday night....
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Indian kabaddi team due today
LAHORE, Aug 3: The Indian kabaddi team will start their tour to Pakistan from Monday when they arrive at the railway station here....
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