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Broad, Anderson give England advantage over Kiwis
NOTTINGHAM (England), June 6: England’s quick bowlers impressed with both bat and ball to leave New Zealand struggling on the second day of the third and final Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday.... 
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Nadal demolishes Djokovic in semis: French Open
PARIS, June 6: Rafael Nadal demolished Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) on Friday to move just one victory away from joining Bjorn Borg as the only man to win four successive French Open titles....
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Charges yet to be framed against Asif: prosecutor
DUBAI, June 6: The story of Pakistan’s pace spearhead Mohammad Asif remained pretty much blurred here on Friday with no official clarification on the cricketer’s detention as local media quoted the...
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Overdone India, undercooked Pakistan set for Dhaka clash
DHAKA, June 6: An overworked India and a Pakistan desperate for action take part in a limited-overs tri-series in Bangladesh from Sunday to prepare for sterner tests ahead....
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Peshawar to host Inter-Provincial Games from Nov 9
PESHAWAR, June 6: Peshawar will be hosting the 3rd Inter-Provincial Games from Nov 9 to 13, 2008 wherein over 1100 players in 17 disciplines will be taking part....
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SOA executive committee to sort out pending issues
KARACHI, June 6: The much awaited executive committee and general body of the Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) are likely to meet in the city later this month to sort out pending issues including release of grants to provincial sports bodies....
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Pakistan trounce Belgium U-21 hockey team
KARACHI, June 6: Mohammad Ateeq fired in a brace of goals as Pakistan have trounced Belgium under-21 side 4-0 at the Dragon Hockey Club Ground in Antwerp....
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ICC planning to repackage Tests amid Twenty20 threat
NEW DELHI, June 6: Cricket chiefs are working on plans to make Test matches more attractive and ensure the popular Twenty20 format does not destroy the traditional five-day game, a senior official said on Friday....
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Twenty20 just entertainment, says Wasim
MUMBAI, June 6: Pakistan’s pace bowling icon Wasim Akram has refused to give too much importance to Twenty20 format of cricket....
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Lara urges youngsters to learn from Aussies
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), June 6: Young cricketers must learn from Australia, currently the world’s top-ranked team, if they want to be successful in the sport....
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Ronchi to be sent as back-up for Haddin
SYDNEY, June 6: Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday said Luke Ronchi would be sent to the West Indies as a ‘shadow’ wicket-keeper after gloveman Brad Haddin broke a finger in his debut Test....
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Coaches prepared to risk it all for series decider: Third Australia-WI Test
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), June 6: Both Australia and West Indies appear willing to take chances to win the third and final Test, starting next Thursday here at the Kensington Oval....
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‘Aussies require quality spin for success in India’
MELBOURNE, June 6: India Test captain Anil Kumble has warned Australia that they won’t make much headway during their tour of India, if they don’t have a quality spin attack....
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Jayasuriya to concentrate on performance
MUMBAI, June 6: Explosive Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is determined to keep the focus on his performances rather than age after earning a surprise one-day recall for this month’s Asia Cup in Pakistan....
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IOC to crack down on illegal betting during Beijing Games
ATHENS, June 6: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday it would crack down on illegal betting during the Beijing Games with the help of Interpol and major betting companies....
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We will beat Pakistan, vows Nepalese coach: SAFF Championship
LAHORE, June 6: Nepal coach Thomas Flath vows his side will earn a victory against Pakistan in the last match of the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championship.The...
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Nazimabad Gymkhana reach last four
KARACHI, June 6: Nazimabad Gymkhana overwhelmed Pakistan Cricket Club by 12 runs in an exciting encounter to qualify for the KCCA Inter-club Cricket Championship semi-finals at the KCCA Stadium on Thursday....
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Inter-club golf tees off today
LAHORE, June 6: The two-day first Inter-club golf event between Lahore Gymkhana and Royal Palm tees off at the former course on Saturday....
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Anti-China protests force IOC to decide torch relay future
ATHENS (Greece), June 6: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will discuss whether global torch relays are still a good idea after the spate of anti-China protests that dogged the Beijing Games relay, the IOC said on Friday....
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Aamir stuns Safeer
ISLAMABAD, June 6: The first round of the main draw of 19th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship concluded on Friday at the Mushaf Squash Complex with all seeded players making it to the quarter-finals....
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Netball from tomorrow
KARACHI, June 6: The three-day National Inter-departmental Men’s netball championship 2008 commences at the Auto Ban Road Ground, Hyderabad, from Sunday....
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Qasim in billiards semis
KARACHI, June 6: Defending champion Qasim Kamani cruised into the last four of the KC billiards handicap tournament registering 2-0 victory over Salman Merchant at the Karachi Club premises on Thursday....
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Gatlin’s appeal rejected
LONDON, June 6: Former world record holder Justin Gatlin had his appeal against a four-year ban for doping rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday....
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Hockey trials
LAHORE, June 6: Trials to select Punjab women hockey team to participate in the Prime Minister Gold Cup, will be held here on Monday and Tuesday....
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Swiss, Czech hopes of glory to be tested in opening match: Euro 2008
FEUSISBERG (Switzerland), June 6: Czech Republic striker Martin Fenin has been joking that, based on his own quirky mathematic equation, his team should beat Switzerland 7-0 in the European Championship’s opening match....
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Zone-III trials
KARACHI, June 6: Trials to select Zone-III senior team for the PCB Senior Inter-district Cricket Championship will be held at the Aga Khan Ground on Sunday....
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