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Tibet situation will hit Olympics, warns IOC chief
GENEVA, May 2: President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge conceded on Friday that the atmosphere at the Beijing Olympics will be largely determined by the situation in Tibet....
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Nadal scores unique century on clay with Lopez win
BARCELONA, May 2: Rafael Nadal took his remarkable record to 100 wins in his last 101 matches on clay by beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Barcelona Open quarter-finals....
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Pakistan face West Indies in U-15 final
PORT-OF-SPAIN, May 2: Pakistan will lock horns with hosts West Indies in the International U-15 Championship final after both teams recorded big wins in their respective semi-final matches on Thursday....
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PCB chief files case against Shoaib
LAHORE, May 2: Hina Muzaffar, a civil judge, will hear a Rs220 million defamation case filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar...
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Pakistan women suffer defeat in Asia Cup opener
DAMBULLA, May 2: Opener Dedunu Silva scored 76 off 109 balls to take Sri Lanka to a convincing win over Pakistan in the opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Friday....
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India whip hapless Bangladesh
KURUNEGALA, May 2: Bangladesh received an unpleasant welcome to the Women’s Asia Cup on Friday as India trampled all over them in a 182-run rout....
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Ganguly, Warne fined for dissent
JAIPUR, May 2: Saurav Ganguly and Shane Warne have been fined 10 per cent of their match fees, while Pratap Kumar, the on-field umpire, has been suspended for a game following...
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Casson ready for top cricket
SYDNEY, May 2: Beau Casson will enter the big time when he joins his new Australia team-mates at the national camp in Brisbane from Sunday....
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KCCA pledges support to PCB
KARACHI, May 2: The Karachi City Cricket Association has pledged its support to the Pakistan Cricket Board after a misunderstanding between the two organisations resulted in the association boycotting the final One-day International and the Twenty20 game against Bangladesh last month....
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Rajasthan Royals chalk up fourth win
JAIPUR, May 2: Kolkata Knight Riders fought hard for a while but a 197-run target proved a mountain too steep to climb as Rajasthan Royals continued their super run in the IPL tournament by winning their fourth consecutive game....
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Daredevils end CSK winning run
CHENNAI, May 2: Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir set up the win for Delhi Daredevils through a 115-run stand that took the game away from the previously unbeaten Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match on Friday....
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Marsh powers Kings XI to victory
HYDERABAD (India), May 2: Shaun Marsh played a sublime knock in his first appearance in the Indian Premier League (IPL), helping Kings XI Punjab thrash Deccan Chargers by seven wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday....
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Zenit shock Bayern to set up Rangers final
LONDON, May 2: Unheralded Zenit St Petersburg, who crushed favourites Bayern Munich 4-0 on Thursday, will face coach Dick Advocaat’s former club Rangers in the UEFA Cup final....
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Gay continues Beijing countdown
KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 2: Double world sprint champion Tyson Gay opens his 200 metres season on Saturday hoping for a solid time in the Jamaica International Invitational....
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Toms takes early lead in Wachovia golf
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), May 2: Former US PGA champion David Toms, returning to form after a back injury, grabbed the early first-round lead at the $6.4 million Wachovia Championship on Thursday....
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Disabled cricket final tomorrow
KARACHI, May 2: The final match of the first Disabled Triangular Cricket Series 2008 will be played between Karachi Disable Blues and Karachi Disable Greens at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Sunday at 10:00am....
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Team-mates file appeal with CAS for medals: Marion Jones case
WASHINGTON, May 2: Seven of Marion Jones’ relay team-mates filed an appeal on Thursday with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to retain their 2000 Olympic medals....
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Amir, Farhan abstain from camp
ISLAMABAD, May 2: Amir Atlas Khan, ranked 32, and Farhan Mehboob, ranked 43, have not yet turned up for the refresher coaching camp, to be held under coach Fahim Gul at...
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Master Cup TT enters semi-finals stage
LAHORE, May 2: India, Habib Bank Limited, Wapda ‘A’ and Punjab have all qualified for the semi-finals of the International Master Cup table tennis invitation circuit at the Wapda Sports Complex here on Friday....
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Sara upstaged by Natasha in National tennis
ISLAMABAD, May 2: Natasha Afridi upstaged second seed Sara Mansoor, in the quarter-final of the Ladies National Tennis Championship played here at the Islamabad Club on Friday....
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Ishtiaq’s goal seals PIA fate
KARACHI, May 2: Mohammad Ishtiaq’s second half strike gave Habib Bank (HBL) a narrow 1-0 win over PIA in the National Challenge Cup soccer at the CDGK Stadium on Friday....
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United out to hammer home advantage in final strait
LONDON, May 2: Manchester United and Chelsea, who already have a date in the Champions League final to determine continental bragging rights, first must settle the matter of domestic dominance this...
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McEwen scores first victory of season
FRIBOURG (Switzerland), May 2: Australian sprint ace Robbie McEwen put a disappointing beginning of the year behind him with his first victory of the season in the 172.1-k...
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Roddick to play Japan Open
TOKYO, May 2: Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick is scheduled to take part in the Japan Open tennis tournament in September, the Japan Tennis Association said on Thursday....
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