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 Aisam-Bopanna qualify for ATP Nice Open finalNICE, France: The pair of Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna qualified for the final of the doubles event in the ATP 250 Nice Open Championship here. In the semi-finals of the 400,000-pound tournament, the Pak-India pair achieved success after a tense contest against the pair of Leos Friedl of Italy and Dusan Vemic of Serbia. After losing the first set 6-7, they won the second set 6-3 and then the third and the decisive set went in favour of the Pak-India pair with a score of 10-8. |
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| Akmal plans to prove match-fixing allegations wrong LAHORE: Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has al ... more | |
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| Akmal plans to prove match-fixing allegations wrong LAHORE: Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has al ... more | |
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| ICC recommends UDRS for 2011 World Cup LONDON: The ICC Cricket Committee, chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, after its annual meeting at Lord’s on Friday, has reco ... more | |
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| Proteas aim high again against embattled hosts NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda: South Africa will hope the one-way traffic continues when they face a beleaguered West Indies on Saturday ... more | |
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| Australian sports form anti-corruption alliance MELBOURNE: Australian sports have formed an alliance to share information that could help guard against corruption arising from the burgeoni ... more | |
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| Bolt gives tips on striking a pose SHANGHAI: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and the unrivaled champion at striking a pose after a big win, says a signature stan ... more | |
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| Bits and Pieces Gasquet, Verdasco reach Nice final NICE, France: Frenchman Richard Gasquet will meet second seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the fi ... more | |
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| Nasim Hameed to light the Sindh Games torch KARACHI: The South Asian Games (SAG) gold-medallist, Nasim Hameed, has been selected to light the torch of the 13th Sindh Games being organi ... more | |
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| Sagan wins as Rogers leads, Armstrong out BAKERSFIELD, California: Young Slovakian Peter Sagan won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday ahead of Australian Michael R ... more | |
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| Twenty20 format may help crack US market LAUDERHILL, Florida: From the country that gave the world the slider and the forkball, cricket’s administrators are asking are Americans rea ... more | |
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| Bayern, Inter set for grand Bernabeu battle MADRID: Saturday’s (today’s) Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan is so much more than just one game of football wit ... more | |
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| Former Real aces back in Madrid for stellar final Madrid: Five former Real Madrid footballers who found little appreciation while at the Spanish giants return to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sat ... more | |
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| ‘Bayern may be lucky but Inter are better’ TORONTO: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Bayern Munich may have the luck but Inter Milan is a better team going into Saturd ... more | |
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| ‘I will help if PHF makes positive changes’ ISLAMABAD: Former hockey captain Shahbaz Ahmad Senior has offered his services for national hockey only if some positive changes take place ... more | |
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| Fed gets tough task as Serena, Henin collide PARIS: Rafael Nadal claimed the first victory of the French Open on Friday after defending champion Roger Federer was handed a tricky draw w ... more | |
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| Yasir stuns Aqeel to reach PSO tennis final KARACHI: Yasir Khan stunned his top-seeded elder brother Aqeel Khan to reach the final of the PSO Anti-Tobacco Day Tennis Tournament here on ... more | |
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| briefs... Aisam-Rohan duo cruise into final KARACHI: Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Indian teammate Rohan Bopanna re ... more | |
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| Incoming ICC corruption czar vows crackdown LONDON: Sir Ronnie Flanagan has vowed to tackle match-fixing with zero tolerance when he begins his new post with the International Cricket ... more | |
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| Butt plays down reports of match-fixing KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief on Friday played down reports of match-fixing during the team’s disastrous tour of Australia, saying the g ... more | |
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| CA surprised by Pakistan investigation SYDNEY: The investigation of Pakistan’s tour of Australia by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has come as a surprise to Cr ... more | |
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| South Africa seal last-ball triumph NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda: Ryan McLaren kept his nerve in a tense final over to help South Africa formalise a one-run victory over We ... more | |
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| Akmal plans to prove match-fixing allegations wrong LAHORE: Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has al ... more | |
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| Akmal plans to prove match-fixing allegations wrong LAHORE: Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has al ... more | |
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| ICC recommends UDRS for 2011 World Cup LONDON: The ICC Cricket Committee, chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, after its annual meeting at Lord’s on Friday, has reco ... more | |
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| ‘Asif made racial remarks to Watson’ LAHORE: Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif called Australian all-rounder Shane Watson a “bloody white” during the team’s tour Down Under and got a ... more | |
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| Proteas aim high again against embattled hosts NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda: South Africa will hope the one-way traffic continues when they face a beleaguered West Indies on Saturday ... more | |
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| Australian sports form anti-corruption alliance MELBOURNE: Australian sports have formed an alliance to share information that could help guard against corruption arising from the burgeoni ... more | |
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| Bolt gives tips on striking a pose SHANGHAI: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and the unrivaled champion at striking a pose after a big win, says a signature stan ... more | |
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| Bits and Pieces Gasquet, Verdasco reach Nice final NICE, France: Frenchman Richard Gasquet will meet second seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the fi ... more | |
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| Nasim Hameed to light the Sindh Games torch KARACHI: The South Asian Games (SAG) gold-medallist, Nasim Hameed, has been selected to light the torch of the 13th Sindh Games being organi ... more | |
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| Sagan wins as Rogers leads, Armstrong out BAKERSFIELD, California: Young Slovakian Peter Sagan won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday ahead of Australian Michael R ... more | |
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| Twenty20 format may help crack US market LAUDERHILL, Florida: From the country that gave the world the slider and the forkball, cricket’s administrators are asking are Americans rea ... more | |
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| Bayern, Inter set for grand Bernabeu battle MADRID: Saturday’s (today’s) Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan is so much more than just one game of football wit ... more | |
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| Former Real aces back in Madrid for stellar final Madrid: Five former Real Madrid footballers who found little appreciation while at the Spanish giants return to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sat ... more | |
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| ‘Bayern may be lucky but Inter are better’ TORONTO: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Bayern Munich may have the luck but Inter Milan is a better team going into Saturd ... more | |
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| ‘I will help if PHF makes positive changes’ ISLAMABAD: Former hockey captain Shahbaz Ahmad Senior has offered his services for national hockey only if some positive changes take place ... more | |
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| Fed gets tough task as Serena, Henin collide PARIS: Rafael Nadal claimed the first victory of the French Open on Friday after defending champion Roger Federer was handed a tricky draw w ... more | |
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| Yasir stuns Aqeel to reach PSO tennis final KARACHI: Yasir Khan stunned his top-seeded elder brother Aqeel Khan to reach the final of the PSO Anti-Tobacco Day Tennis Tournament here on ... more | |
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| briefs... Aisam-Rohan duo cruise into final KARACHI: Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Indian teammate Rohan Bopanna re ... more | |
Armstrong fires back again at Landis
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