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 Chelsea beats Villa to reach FA Cup finalLONDON: Defending champion Chelsea returned to England's FA Cup final Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. Didier Drogba scored on a ball from John Terry in the 68th minute and Florent Malouda side-footed home a right-wing cross from Michael Ballack in the 89th minute at Wembley Stadium. Frank Lampard knocked in the third goal in injury time. In the May 15 final at Wembley, Chelsea will face the winner of Sunday's semifinal between Tottenham and Portsmouth.  Chelsea also leads the English Premier League. |
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| Shoania’s mehndi on April 13 HYDERABAD: The mehndi ceremony of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza will be held here on April 13. The preparations for the mehndi ceremon ... more | |
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 | Lendl beaten by Wilander in comeback ATLANTIC CITY: In his first match since retiring 16 years ago, Ivan Lendl looked nearly as fit as the man who dominated tennis in the 1980s, ... more |
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| Barcelona down Real in 'El Clasico' to take pole position MADRID: Barcelona capped an unforgettable week by beating Real Madrid 2-0 in 'El Clasico' at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to take pole ... more | |
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| Lendl beaten by Wilander in comeback ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: In his first match since retiring 16 years ago, Ivan Lendl looked nearly as fit as the man who dominated tennis i ... more | |
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 | Querrey, Chela into Houston final HOUSTON: Third seeded Sam Querrey progressed to his first tour clay-court final by defeating American compatriot Wayne Odesnik7-6 (4), 1-6, ... more |
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| Aussie Rogers at county double LONDON: Derbyshire's Australian captain Chris Rogers, not content with scoring the first century of the new County Championship season, post ... more | |
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 | Minster asks Pak ambassador to get back Shoaib’s passport ISLAMABAD: Federal interior minister Rehman Malik has contacted Pakistan high commissioner in India Shahid Malik on phone to get back Shoaib ... more |
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| Vesnina steamrolls weary Oudin PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida: Fourth-seeded Elena Vesnina cruised past weary Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-1 here on Friday to reach the semifinals of ... more | |
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| Azarenka out of Andalucia Open with injury MARBELLA, Spain: 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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| Ronaldo gives up on Brazil return SAO PAULO: Veteran Brazil striker Ronaldo, the all-time top scorer at World Cup finals with 15 goals, admitted Friday he was not in the fram ... more | |
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| ‘France in danger of 2010 humiliation’ PARIS: France are in danger of bombing out of the World Cup in the first round unless they dramatically raise their game, Chelsea striker Ni ... more | |
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| HBL, KESC reach BB torney final KARACHI: Habib Bank and Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) blasted their way into the final after they overpowered their respective riva ... more | |
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| Aisam-Bopanna pair enters final CASABLANCA: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are in line for their second ATP Tour title of the season after making the final of the c ... more | |
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| Aisam hopes to team up with Sania KARACHI: Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq has express hope of teaming up with Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza on the international doubles ... more | |
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| Aussie Rogers cracks opening ton LONDON: Derbyshire’s Australian captain Chris Rogers cracked the first century of the new English county season on Friday with an unbeaten 1 ... more | |
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| Lancashire wants Younis to replace Sangakkara LONDON: Banned former Pakistan captain Younis Khan may replace Sri Lankan skipper Kumara Sangakkara as Lancashire’s overseas player during t ... more | |
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| Hyderi Sports win in KCCA cricket KARACHI: Hyderi Sports beat Northern Gymkhana by 53 runs in the KCCA Zone VI A Division League Cricket tournament match held here at the KCC ... more | |
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| O’Hara wants his Spurs to lose Cup semi to Pompey LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O’Hara wants to see the team he supports lose their FA Cup semifinal against Portsmouth at Wemble ... more | |
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 | Wozniacki battles into Ponte Vedra final PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Caroline Wozniacki had one foot out the door Saturday, but managed to hang on for a three-set victory over Elena Vesnina ... more |
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 | Pennetta, Suarez through to final in Marbella MARBELLA: Second seed Flavia Pennetta needed less than an hour to crush fellow Italian Sara Errani 6-1 6-1 on Saturday and claim a place in ... more |
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 | Nadal aims for historic sixth Monte Carlo title MONTE CARLO: Rafael Nadal starts a quest for tennis history here Monday when he takes aim at a sixth straight Monte Carlo Masters title. ... more |
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 | Querrey downs Odesnik to reach Clay Court final HOUSTON: Third-seeded Sam Querrey reached the final of the US Men's Clay Court Championships with a victory over Wayne Odesnik, who was play ... more |
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| Bilateral Pak-India matches unlikely KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chiefs are no more optimistic about the prospects of hosting a money-spinning bilateral series against tradition ... more | |
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| It’s shocking, says Kaneria KARACHI: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Saturday woke up to the news that he will be investigated by British police for a betting sc ... more | |
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| Zubair hat-trick blows away KESC KARACHI: Mohammad Zubair scored a brilliant hat-trick and propelled PIA to record a formidable 6-1 victory over KESC in 57th National Hockey ... more | |
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| Tiger on tail of leaders Poulter and Westwood AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods returned to familiar territory in typically gritty fashion at the US Masters on Friday, surging ominously into ... more | |
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| Radio Active back with renewed vigour KARACHI: A very interesting card of eight races, including two cup events, has been drawn for Sunday (today) at the Karachi track, with the ... more | |
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| Pakistan set final date with India KARACHI: Pakistan set a date with archrivals India in the final of the inaugural Circle Kabaddi World Cup after they defeated Italy in the s ... more | |
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| Ex-cricketer Morrison leads in Madeira MADEIRA, Portugal: James Morrison, who could have played professional cricket and once roomed with England opener Alastair Cook, took a one- ... more | |
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| Bolt to run 200m in Kingston KINGSTON: Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt will run his first 200m race of the season at the Jamaica International Invitational, an IAAF Area ... more | |
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| Hamilton, Button revel in McLaren speed LONDON: Defending world champion Jenson Button and his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton are both revelling in the speed of their car this ye ... more | |
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| 500,000 Cup tickets unsold, empty seats loom JOHANNESBURG: World Cup organizers said Friday that 500,000 tickets are unsold and fear “tragic” empty stadiums at football’s showcase event ... more | |
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| Terre’Blanche killing won’t impact World Cup: Blatter PARIS: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday he had been assured that the assassination of South African far-right leader Eugene Terre’Bla ... more | |
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| Portsmouth relegated from EPL LONDON: Crisis club Portsmouth were relegated from the English Premier League on Saturday after West Ham’s 1-0 win against Sunderland made i ... more | |
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| Chela ousts defending champion Hewitt HOUSTON, Texas: Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Chela beat defending champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 6-4, 6-3 Friday to reach the semi-finals ... more | |
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| Mexes best French centre-back: Ranieri ROME: AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri on Saturday said that centre-back Philippe Mexes was “the best French central defender”, in spite of not ... more | |
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