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| August 09, 2008 | Saturday | Sha’aban 6, 1429 |
Beijing Games mark 100 years of field hockey in Olympics
KARACHI, Aug 8: Olympics are the zenith of sports. All other competitions — be it world championships, continental cups or regional contests — pale into insignificance compared to the extravaganza which is often dubbed as the ‘greatest show on earth.’...
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Asif faces ban for Dubai incident
KARACHI, Aug 8: A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee has recommended ban of some matches on pacer Mohammad Asif for his “embarrassing” 19-day detention at the Dubai airport for the alleged possession of a banned substance....
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SL’s tre-Mendis show restricts India at Colombo
COLOMBO, Aug 8: Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis and debutant Dammika Prasad restricted India to a modest first innings score of 249 in the third and final Test here on Friday despite a defiant last-wicket stand....
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Rawalpindi likely to be axed as third venue: Champions Trophy
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have, in principle, decided to drop the Rawalpindi cricket stadium as one of the venues for the Champions Trophy next month, reliable sources in the PCB said on Friday....
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Pietersen century puts England in control
LONDON, Aug 8: Kevin Pietersen hit a century in his first match as captain to put England in a powerful position on the second day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at The Oval Friday....
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Maharoof, Fernando recalled for Champions Trophy
COLOMBO, Aug 8: Sri Lanka have recalled fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof for the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan next month....
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Shoaib Akhtar is a match winner, says Malik
KARACHI, Aug 8: Desperate to have Shoaib Akhtar in the squad for next month’s Champions Trophy, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said on Friday that the mercurial pacer should be included in...
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India revises Australia series schedule
NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The Indian cricket board on Friday changed the itinerary of the four-Test home series against Australia later this year owing to a clash of dates with a key festival....
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Pakistan’s Siddique gears up for shooting event: Beijing Olympics
BEIJING, Aug 8: Pakistan’s only rifle shooter Mohammad Siddique Umar will be seen in action at the Air Rifle Shooting event of XXIX Olympic Games at the Beijing Shooting Range on Monday, Chef de Mission Syed Aqil Shah said on Friday....
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Kirsten loses mother
CAPE TOWN, Aug 8: Indian cricket team’s coach Gary Kirsten lost his mother Gayl Hall who died of lung cancer in a hospital. She was 64....
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Flyweight boxing champions clash in first round
BEIJING, Aug 8: American world champion Rau’shee Warren was drawn against his predecessor Lee Ok-Sung of Korea in a mouth-watering first round clash in boxing’s flyweight division following Friday’s draw here....
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Host nation eyes maiden rowing gold
BEIJING, Aug 8: China, which have never won an Olympic rowing gold medal, will begin the Beijing Games as genuine medal contenders in half of the events starting on Saturday after a stunning couple of years....
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Brazilians out to topple US in beach volleyball
BEIJING, Aug 8: In the battle of the bronzed, the old enemies are back. The United States head into the Olympic beach volleyball as favourites in both the men’s and women’s...
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Heat, Great Wall await cyclists
BEIJING, Aug 8: Road cyclists will be the first Olympic endurance athletes to test the impact of Beijing’s notorious pollution, heat and humidity when the men take to their bicycles for a 245-km (152 mile) road race on Saturday....
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Danson passes fitness test
BEIJING, Aug 8: Britain forward Alex Danson has passed a fitness test and is available for selection for the Olympic hockey women’s competition, the team said in a statement on Friday....
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Japanese judokas struggling to match Athens effort
BEIJING, Aug 8: Four years after amassing a record eight gold medals at Athens, poor form and a depleted team may see Japan’s traditional stranglehold over judo loosened by upstart nations at the Beijing Olympics....
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Usov kicked out
MOSCOW, Aug 8: Russia’s 3,000-metres steeplechaser Roman Usov has been kicked out of the national team for the Olympic Games after failing a drugs test, local press reported on Friday....
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Super-heavies promise exciting showdown
BEIJING, Aug 8: A showdown between German super-heavyweight lifter Matthias Steiner and Latvian parliamentarian Viktors Scerbatihs is likely to provide one of the most thrilling spectacles of this year’s Olympics....
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Brunei excluded from Games
BEIJING, Aug 8: Brunei has been excluded from the Beijing Olympics as the southeast Asian country failed to register any athletes for competition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced shortly before Friday’s opening ceremony....
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Williams sisters downplay spying rumours
BEIJING, Aug 8: Venus and Serena Williams on Friday brushed off fears that spies could be monitoring their Olympic training sessions....
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Phelps opens quest for record eight golds today
BEIJING, Aug 8: Michael Phelps opens his quest for an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals on Saturday in an event which might turn out to be his toughest challenge....
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Champions back to defend sailing regatta titles
QINGDAO (China), Aug 8: Four gold medal-winning teams from 2004 defend their Olympic titles when the sailing regatta gets under way in Qingdao on Saturday....
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IOC postpones decision on Greek athlete
ATHENS, Aug 8: A controversy over the participation of Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou in the Beijing Olympics is set to drag into next week after her legal team pulled the International...
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Imran keen to excel
BEIJING, Aug 8: Pakistan’s ace penalty corner striker Imran Ali Warsi is aiming to unleash everything in his armoury to get his country through to the podium at the Olympic Games....
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Kosovo sets sights on London Games
PRISTINA, Aug 8: Kosovo, newly independent but absent as the Beijing Olympics get underway, expressed hope on Friday of being able to take part in the next Games in London....
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Saqlain turns angel for Games debut
BEIJING, Aug 8: Pakistan’s Saqlain Muhammad is desperate to shed his image as a spoilt brat when he finally makes his Olympic debut after missing the previous two editions due to bad behaviour....
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Roddick cruises into last eight at Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Aug 8: Top seed Andy Roddick kick-started his preparations for next month’s US Open with a 6-2, 6-2 crushing of Serbian Dusan Vemic on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Los Angeles....
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Azerbaijan lose Games hockey bid
BEIJING, Aug 8: Azerbaijan’s last-ditch attempt to take part in Olympic field hockey was on Friday thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), the Switzerland-based body said....
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Pakistan outclass Egypt to win Jr Team squash event: Jahangir, Jansher downplay victory
KARACHI, Aug 8: Second seeds Pakistan thrashed top seed Egypt 2-0 in the final to win Men’s Junior Team squash championship in Zurich, Switzerland....
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Pakistan may host international football event soon
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: A delegation of the Italian-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IPCCI) has come up with the idea of organising an international football tournament in Pakistan in February-March of...
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PIA, Navy record wins in PPFL
KARACHI, Aug 8: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) beat Pak Elektron Limited 5-0 and Navy recorded a 2-0 win over Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in the two Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) matches on Friday....
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Schuettler criticises ITF over selection
BEIJING, Aug 8: Germany’s Rainer Schuettler hit back at world tennis chiefs on Friday after they strongly criticised his late Olympic Games selection....
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Romero slips from share of lead with late bogey in PGA Championship
BLOOMFIELD HILLS (Michigan), Aug 8: Andres Romero of Argentina bogeyed the 18th hole early on Friday to slip out of a share of the lead at the PGA Championship, completing a one-under-par 69 at Oakland Hills Country Club....
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Ivanovic to feature in Brisbane event
SYDNEY, Aug 8: World number one and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic will headline Australia’s inaugural Brisbane International in 2009, organisers said on Friday....
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Independence Day badminton championship
LAHORE, Aug 8: Punjab Badminton Association will celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day by holding an Under-16 championship, carrying trophies and certificates as well as cash awards, for boys and girls from all...
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Don’t harm Premier League with 6+5 rule, says Ferguson
MANCHESTER, Aug 8: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned that a knee-jerk implementation of restrictions on foreign players risked harming the English Premier League....
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