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 Qatar Grand Prix to be held tomorrowDOHA: The first race of Moto GP season will be held here tomorrow. In the practice session held at the Losail International Circuit, Casey Stoner (Ducati) has a proven pedigree of success. The Ducati Marlboro rider was satisfied with his performance in the first practice in Qatar, but has underlined the need to continue to work hard as the weekend progresses. The Losail International Circuit is a track at which Casey Stoner has a proven pedigree of success, and the Australian is going for a fourth successive win in the season opener at the venue this weekend. On Friday evening he started the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar weekend in solid style, topping Free Practice 1 with the fastest time by over half a second from Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner’s lap of 1’55.500 on his Desmosedici GP10 of the Ducati Marlboro team was a fraction over a tenth of a second off the time which saw him top the Official Test three weeks earlier, and displayed an immediate comfort with his bike at the start of the opening round of the 2010 season. Jorge Lorenzo of Spain won the second place while his teammate Valentino Rossi of Italy finished third. |
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| Bolt to race at Penn Relays INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt will compete April 24 at the USA v The World Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA Track a ... more | |
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| Pakistan to face India in handball final KARACHI: Pakistan set date with India in the final when they defeated hosts Bangladesh in the semifinal of the International Handball Federa ... more | |
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| Cycling team to contest in Iran KARACHI: Pakistan’s cycling team will feature in the third Presidency Tour to be held in Iran from May 11 to 15. The secretary of th ... more | |
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| MSAP to organise Inter-College events KARACHI: The Mind Sports Association of Pakistan (MSAP), in collaboration with the Aga Khan Youth Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSBP), will b ... more | |
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| National Volleyball begins today KARACHI: The 45th National Men’s Volleyball Championship will start in Sialkot today (Saturday). Thirteen teams are featuring in the tour ... more | |
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| Waiz wins bronze in boxing KARACHI: Pakistan’s super heavyweight boxer Mir Waiz had to content with a bronze medal after he conceded his semifinal bout to Ghossoun Sou ... more | |
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| Monfils out of Monte Carlo Masters PARIS: French number two Gael Monfils has pulled out of the Monte Carlo Masters with a left hand injury, organisers announced on Friday. ... more | |
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| Sanchez takes stage, Valverde in charge at Basque MADRID: Spain’s Samuel Sanchez, riding for the Euskaltel team, on Thursday won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 160km r ... more | |
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 | Azarenka out of Andalucia Open with injury MARBELLA: Top seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the Andalucia Open at the quarter-final stage with a thigh muscle injury on Friday. more |
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 | Vesnina steamrolls Oudin at Florida WTA clay event PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Fourth-seeded Elena Vesnina cruised past weary Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the WTA green clay MPS ... more |
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 | Chela ousts defending champ Hewitt HOUSTON: Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela beat defending champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 6-4, 6-3 Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ... more |
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| Oz humiliation will never be repeated, says Intikhab KARACHI: Intikhab Alam, the former national cricket team coach now given the responsibility to train and groom youngsters, believes that his ... more | |
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| Tiger soars into contention AUGUSTA, Georgia: An astounded Tiger Woods exceeded his own expectations in his first tournament for almost five months as veteran Fred Coup ... more | |
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| Umar Akmal joins growing injury list KARACHI: Umar Akmal, Pakistan’s young batting sensation has joined the growing list of injuries in the preparatory camp for the ICC World Tw ... more | |
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 | Family denies changing Shoania wedding date HYDERABAD, India: The family of tennis player Sania Mirza denied on Friday that they had moved up the date of her wedding to former Pakistan ... more |
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| England opt for Saker as new bowling coach SYDNEY: Former fast bowler David Saker has followed in the footsteps of fellow Australian Troy Cooley and been appointed as England’s new fa ... more | |
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| Jayasuriya, Ranatunga enter SL parliament COLOMBO: Veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga have won seats in parliament, a ... more | |
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| Football star Essa contemplating future as coach KARACHI: Immensely disappointed by the hostile situation around him, Muhammad Essa, one of the finest playmakers Pakistan has ever produced, ... more | |
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| Durham eye Yorkshire milestone as season begins LONDON: Durham will bid to become the first side since Yorkshire in the 1960s to win three successive titles when a new, much-changed Englis ... more | |
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| AFL clear Fevola over model picture MELBOURNE: An Australian Rules footballer accused of circulating a nude photograph of model Lara Bingle, later the fiancée of Australian cri ... more | |
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| Karachi-South, KESC in BB semis KARACHI: Habib Bank, KESC, Mirpur Khas and Karachi-South Whites qualified for the semifinals of the NBP President’s Cup Basketball tournamen ... more | |
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| 4 more matches decided in Inter-Firms cricket KARACHI: Shami Associates, Mansha Brothers, Income Tax and Sindh Police registered victories over their respective rivals in the 17th Hinopa ... more | |
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| ‘Too soon to write off Schumi’ LONDON: It is too soon to write off Formula One legend Michael Schumacher this season, Mercedes team chief Ross Brawn warned on Friday. B ... more | |
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| Shanghai will be severe on tyres SHANGHAI: According to Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone’s Director of Motorsport Tyre Development, the Shanghai International Circuit will pr ... more | |
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| Stoner leads charge of young guns pursuing Rossi DOHA: Australian Casey Stoner will lead the charge of the young guns pursuing world champion Valentino Rossi as the MotoGP season kicks off ... more | |
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| Liverpool, Fulham rescue Europa pride LONDON: Liverpool and Fulham combined on Thursday to rescue England’s European pride which was so badly bruised by the Champions League exit ... more | |
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| Toni seeking a favour from old Fiorentina teammates ROME: Luca Toni has been barraging his former teammates at Fiorentina with SMSes all week. The AS Roma forward is hoping his former team ... more | |
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| World Cup terrorist threat made: FIFA JOHANNESBURG: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says there has been a terrorist threat to the World Cup, but it will not stop organisers ... more | |
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| Villa eager for second Cup final LONDON: Martin O’Neill has revealed the determination of the Aston Villa players to reach a second final of the campaign — and set the recor ... more | |
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| Spain braces itself for the ‘el clasico’ MADRID: Barcelona might be just one step from reaching the Champions League final but on Saturday (today) tackle Real Madrid in a mouth-wate ... more | |
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| Airplane message unseen by Tiger AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods said he never noticed the airplane taunts at hime flown above Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday during hi ... more | |
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| NBP resume winning streak with Ateeq brace KARACHI: Mohammad Ateeq scored two goals, to take his tally to 11 goals in only five outings on the seventh day of 57th National Hockey Cham ... more | |
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| Oudin battles past Peng to reach quarter-finals PONTE VEDRA, Florida: American Melanie Oudin shruggd off a slow start to battle to a 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over China’s Peng Shuai on Thursd ... more | |
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| Sharapova pulls out from Charleston CHARLESTON, South Carolina: Serena Williams has withdrawn from the WTA Tour green clay tournament here next week, along with Russian Maria S ... more | |
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| Sri Lanka to see plenty of India KOLKATA: India will be making two trips to Sri Lanka, for three engagements, in the next couple of months. | |
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AP – Fri Apr 9, 5:42 pm ET
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AP – Fri Apr 9, 5:45 pm ET
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AP – Fri Apr 9, 10:58 pm ET
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Reuters – Sat Apr 10, 2:13 am ET
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Hawks beat Raptors for 50th win of season
Reuters – Sat Apr 10, 1:25 am ET
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AFP – 55 mins ago
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Fraser scores twices as Blackhawks beat Avs 5-2
AP – Fri Apr 9, 11:39 pm ET
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Chela ousts Hewitt at US Men's Clay Court tennis
AFP – Sat Apr 10, 12:21 am ET
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Italian youngster makes more history at Masters
AP – Sat Apr 10, 12:23 am ET
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Duke hangs on, beats Butler for 4th national title
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Reuters – Fri Apr 9, 8:08 pm ET
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