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Bears upset odds in sensational finish to surprise Dolphins: Afridi hits form with dazzling 114
KARACHI, Dec 14: Underdogs Balochistan Bears held their nerves on Sunday to pull off a sensational last-ball victory over Sindh Dolphins by one wicket in the second match of the RBS Pentangular Cup one-day cricket tournament here at the National Stadium....
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England on top in Chennai Test despite Sehwag’s blitz: Strauss, Collingwood hit centuries
CHENNAI, Dec 14: Virender Sehwag smashed a quickfire 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first Test against England here on Sunday....
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Taylor’s maiden century leads West Indies fightback
DUNEDIN (New Zealand), Dec 14: Defiant West Indies tail-ender Jerome Taylor scored a maiden century on the fourth day of a rain-shortened first Test here on Sunday to virtually extinguish New Zealand’s slim hopes of victory....
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Asif seeks venue switch
KARACHI, Dec 14: Disgraced fast bowler Mohammad Asif wants the hearing for his doping offence to be held outside India because of its strained relations with Pakistan in the aftermath of the recent attacks in Mumbai by extremists....
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South Africa ready to challenge Australia, says Smith
PERTH, Dec 14: South African captain Graeme Smith believes the squad touring Australia, a blend of experienced and fearless youth, will challenge the world’s...
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Injury rules out Clark from Perth Test
PERTH, Dec 14: Australian paceman Stuart Clark’s season could be over after he was ruled out of Wednesday''s first Test against South Africa due to the recurrence of an injury to his right elbow....
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Newcastle down Portsmouth for first away win
LONDON, Dec 14: Newcastle United collected their first away league win of the English Premier League season on Sunday when goals from Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Danny Guthrie earned them a 3-0 victory at Portsmouth....
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Strauss backing England to win
CHENNAI, Dec 14: England remain confident of winning the first Test despite Virender Sehwag’s assault bringing India back into the match, opener Andrew Strauss said on Sunday....
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Japan outclass Pakistan in Junior Asia Cup
KARACHI, Dec 14: After getting on to a good start by edging past Thailand 2-1 on Saturday, Pakistan lost their second match to Japan by an unbelievable 17-0 margin in Junior Women Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday....
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Stylish Punjabi sprints home to land Khyber Cup
LAHORE, Dec 14: Bay colt Punjabi established himself as one of the best three-year-old sprinters with a stylish victory to land the Khyber Cup, run over 1,000 metres before a large turnout of equine sport’s connoisseurs at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Race called off after safety fears
LONDON, Dec 14: The eagerly-awaited “man v machine” challenge between triple Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was cancelled on Sunday because of fears over the safety of the Wembley track....
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Colt Giranari lives up to expectations in facile win
KARACHI, Dec 14: Picking up from where he had left, favourite three-year-old chestnut colt Giranari galloped to a facile 11 lengths’ victory to justify the confidence reposed in him as another...
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Mohsin Zafar wins Governor Punjab golf
LAHORE, Dec 14: Mohsin Zafar of Lahore Gymkhana won the 25th Governor Punjab Golf tournament despite being locked equal with Hussain Hamid (Royal Palm) with a three-day aggregate of 211, each at the Lahore Gymkhana course on Sunday....
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Army beat Police in baseball opener
LAHORE, Dec 14: Army defeated Police 10-8 after a thrilling fight in the opening match of the MCB Inter-departmental Natio-nal Baseball Championship here at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Sunday....
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Klitschko stops Rahman to retain titles
MANNHEIM (Germany), Dec 14: Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko retained his WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles on Saturday with a technical knockout of Hasim Rahman in round seven....
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