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| September 02, 2008 | Tuesday | Ramazan 1, 1429 |
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Senate body stresses on measures to lift sports: Present system can’t produce champions even in 25 years: Jansher
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports has expressed concern over what it observed the decline of sports and stressed on steps to revive the standards of sports in the country.... 
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Asif yet to get fresh date for appeal
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is yet to receive a fresh date for his appeal against a positive drug test for the banned substance nandronlone....
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Struggling Surrey targetting Shoaib
LONDON, Sept 1: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been targetted by English county side Surrey who are fighting relegation from the first division of the county championship....
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Djokovic survives thriller, Federer motors into next round
NEW YORK, Sept 1: Novak Djokovic illuminated New York’s midnight hour with an electrifying performance on Sunday, surviving a 234-minute battle to reach the fourth round of the US Open....
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Kaneria keen on returning fitter
LONDON, Sept 1: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, his country’s fifth highest wicket-taker in Test history, is looking at his six-week injury lay-off positively and said on his official Bigstarcricket.com...
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England outclass SA again in rain-hit fourth one-dayer
LONDON, Sept 1: England took a 4-0 series lead on Sunday with a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the rain-affected fourth One-day International at Lord’s (also partly reported in Monday’s edition)....
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Barcelona, Real lose, Ronaldinho bow ruined
LONDON, Sept 1: Spanish champions Real Madrid and Barcelona got their Primera Liga campaigns off to the worst possible starts with opening weekend defeats....
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Symonds in doubt for India tour
DARWIN, Sept 1: Australian coach Tim Nielsen has admitted he is preparing to tour India without star all-rounder Andrew Symonds....
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Flintoff credits promotion for newfound form
LONDON, Sept 1: Star England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes his promotion to No 5 has boosted his form with the bat....
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Bradman’s bat to be auctioned
MELBOURNE, Sept 1: Sir Donald Bradman’s first cricket bat will be auctioned off in Melbourne later this month. The bat, which Bradman used in his first Test in 1928, is expected to fetch up to US$120,000.He...
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AKU Ramazan T20 event
KARACHI, Sept 1: The Royal Bank of Scotland will take on AKU Faculty & Staff in the inaugural fixture of Aga Khan University (AKU) Twenty20 Ramazan Cricket Tournament at the AKU Ground on Wednesday....
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Charismatic speeds to emphatic victory
LAHORE, Sept 1: Fancied bay horse Charismatic showed might and power in winning the feature event during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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Pakistan contingent in China: Paralympics
BEIJING, Sept 1: Pakistan’s contingent to take part in the 13th Paralympic Games arrived here from Islamabad on Monday morning....
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Thaksin set to sell City to UAE group
MANCHESTER, Sept 1: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is on the verge of selling Manchester City to a United Arab Emirates-based investment group after the Premier League club on Monday confirmed both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding....
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Tapal CC, MHCC win openers
KARACHI, Sept 1: Tapal Cricket Club and Mohammad Hussain CC won their matches on the opening day of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Trophy tournament at the AKG Ground on Sunday.Tapal...
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Gay, Williams, Powell back to winning ways
GATESHEAD (England), Sept 1: Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Lauryn Williams, three sprinters with painful memories of the Beijing Olympics, were back to winning ways with impressive performances at the British Grand Prix here on Sunday....
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Liverpool held to draw by Aston Villa
LONDON, Sept 1: Chelsea and Liverpool, the only teams to start the English Premier League season with two wins, lost their 100 percent records on Sunday when they drew with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa respectively (partly reported in Monday’s edition)....
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