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Classy Sangakkara gives SL upper hand over India
COLOMBO, Aug 9: Kumar Sangakkara cracked a solid 107 not out to help Sri Lanka gain a slender advantage over injury-hit India in the crucial third and final Test here on Saturday.... 
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Hockey coach Naveed confident of Pakistan success at Games
BEIJING, Aug 9: Pakistan coach Naveed Alam said here on Saturday that his team was totally geared up for the opening game against Great Britain and were looking for a morale-boosting start to the Olympic campaign....
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Roddick moves into semis but Safin ousted
LOS ANGELES, Aug 9: Top seed Andy Roddick closed on his third title of the year by brushing aside Frenchman Marc Gicquel 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP event on Friday....
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India hope Middlesex will compete in Champions League
LONDON, Aug 9: Cricket chiefs in India remain positive Middlesex will compete in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, despite the English county having yet to accept an invitation to feature in the tournament....
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Rain, Amla hold up England in final Test
LONDON, Aug 9: Rain and a fine innings by Hashim Amla slowed England’s progress on the third day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at The Oval on Saturday....
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Sindh squads for National Women’s Football finalised
KARACHI, Aug 9: Sadia Sheikh, general-secretary Sindh Women’s Football Association, on Saturday announced Sindh squads to take part in the fourth National Women’s Football Championship which commences from Aug 20 at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad....
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Coach lauds Sangakkara
COLOMBO, Aug 9: Coach Trevor Bayliss paid tribute to Kumar Sangakkara for his unbeaten 107 that helped Sri Lanka take a small lead over India in the third and final Test on Saturday....
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Army, Pakistan Steel register wins in PPFL
KARACHI, Aug 9: Army beat Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) 3-1 while Pakistan Steel defeated Pakistan Television (PTV) 2-1 in the two Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) matches played on Saturday evening....
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200 players enter ITF Jr ranking tennis
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is holding three ITF World Junior Ranking back to back tennis tournaments at PTF Complex, Islamabad....
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Czech shooter wins first gold of 29th Olympic Games
BEIJING, Aug 9: Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic derailed host China''s hopes of a golden start to the 29th Olympic Games when she won the first gold medal on Saturday...
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Chinese media basks in light of first success
BEIJING, Aug 9: China’s media on Saturday waxed patriotic over the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, saying the extravaganza showcased an increasingly confident nation and could be a turning point in world history....
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Australia set to dominate field hockey
BEIJING, Aug 9: Resurgent Australia hope to mark the centenary of men’s hockey at the Olympics by defending their gold medal against a strong field in the 12-nation competition starting on Monday....
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Phelps breaks Games mark in first heat
BEIJING, Aug 9: Michael Phelps safely cleared the first hurdle in his quest to win eight gold medals on Saturday when he broke his Olympic record to qualify fastest for the 400 metres individual medley final....
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World champion falls to unknown Tajik boxer
BEIJING, Aug 9: Uzbek world champion Abbos Atoev was spectacularly cut down at the Beijing Olympic boxing tournament on Saturday, falling to little-known Dzakhon Kurbanov of Tajikistan....
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Fencer claims first US gold
BEIJING, Aug 9: Mariel Zagunis gave the United States its first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as she retained her women''s sabre title with a 15-8 victory over her compatriot Sada Jacobson in the final....
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Amputee, ex-child hostage parade with celebrities
BEIJING, Aug 9: An amputee swimmer and a survivor of a kidnapping by Sudanese child soldier recruiters marched with sports celebrities such as Roger Federer and Yao Ming as flag bearers at Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony....
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‘Ceremony was ace’
BEIJING, Aug 9: Top tennis stars raved about the Olympics opening ceremony on Saturday, although Rafael Nadal complained he missed the best bits....
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China takes early lead as competitions begin
BEIJING, Aug 9: China took an early lead in the Olympic march to sports supremacy, winning two of the first seven golds when the Beijing Games began in earnest on Saturday....
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Japan falter in opening judo action
BEIJING, Aug 9: Seven-time world champion Ryoko Tani failed in her bid for a third Olympic gold medal Saturday as Japan’s campaign to restore their pride in judo stalled on the first day of action here Saturday....
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Federer searches for gold on murky horizon
BEIJING, Aug 9: A golden showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal looms on the murky Beijing horizon as the Olympic tennis tournament begins on Sunday....
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Remy Martin set to rock rivals
KARACHI, Aug 9: Three-year-old chestnut colt Remy Martin looks certain to sprint to glory when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Charismatic, Chill and Noor in tough race
LAHORE, Aug 9: The feature event of the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting looks like an open competition between a horse (Charismatic), a filly (Chill) and a mare (Noor) when the six-event card gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Holmes takes halfway lead at PGA event
BLOOMFIELD HILLS (Michigan), Aug 9: Long-hitting American J.B. Holmes posted an early two-under-par 68 to claim a one-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA Championship on Friday....
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