Green shirts become 10th team to qualify for 12-team mega event in India:
Pakistan outclass Japan in final to qualify for Hockey World Cup 2010
* Poland claim third position after outplaying France 5-4
By Muhammad Ali
LILLE: World number seven Pakistan thrashed world number 14 Japan 3-1 in the final of a six-team competition to qualify for the Hockey... 
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Bollinger helps Australia seal India one-day series
GUWAHATI: Doug Bollinger took 5-35 and Shane Watson hit 49 as Australia thrashed India by six wickets to win the sixth one-day international and the seven-match series 4-2 here on Sunday.
Bollinger combined with fellow left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson (3-39) to bowl out India for 170 in 48 overs...
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Andy Murray victorious in Valencia
VALENCIA: Top seed Andy Murray dismissed unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Valencia Open on Sunday to clinch a sixth title of the year on his return from injury.
The 22-year-old world number four, who before this week had not played on the ATP tour since September’s...
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Younis under pressure in Pakistan-NZ decider today
ABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Younis Khan finds himself under pressure as his team heads into the series-deciding third and final one-day against New Zealand here on Monday.
Pakistan, who have not won a one-day series since beating the West Indies here last year, achieved a thumping 138-run win...
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13th Balijee Bridge Championship: Team Gheewala in command
Staff Report
LAHORE: Team Gheewala (Anwar Gheewala, Anwar Kizilbash, Tariq Zafar, Tanveer Mazahir and Ghulam Muhammad) led the Team Event on the third day of the 13th Balijee Bridge Championship here at the Gymkhana Club on Sunday.
The leaders suffered only one loss out of six matches...
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Sixth round starts today
Staff Report
LAHORE: The sixth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament is commencing on Monday (today) at different centres of the country. A total of 10 matches – 5 of Group A and 5 of Group B – will be held in this round.
Schedule:
Group A:
1: Habib...
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South Africa cruise to victory as Taibu steals show
BENONI: South Africa cruised to a 45-run victory over Zimbabwe Sunday in a one-day international designed to dust away cobwebs ahead of a tour by England that begins in five days.
A patient 80 from Hashim Amla spearheaded the Proteas to 295-5 off 50 overs at Willowmoore Park where scorching...
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Italy hammer United States to lift Fed Cup
REGGIO CALABRIA: Italy claimed their second Fed Cup title in three years as Flavia Pennetta cruised to a 7-5, 6-2 win against American teenager Melanie Oudin on the red clay here on Sunday.
The victory in just over an hour and a half gave Italy an unassailable 3-0 lead in what proved to be a...
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Mickelson holds off Els to win HSBC Champions
SHANGHAI: World number two Phil Mickelson held off a charging Ernie Els to win the WGC-HSBC Champions by one shot on Sunday, his second success in three years at the $7 million tournament.
The American shot a three-under-par 69 on a dramatic day of golf to finish on 17-under for the tournament...
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Haye slays giant Valuev to claim WBA heavyweight title
NUREMBERG: British challenger David Haye claimed the WBA heavyweight title on Saturday with a shock majority decision win against Russian giant Nikolai Valuev.
The 29-year-old from London is the new world champion after only three heavyweight fights, having stepped up from cruiserweight as the...
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Shabana triumphs in World Open squash
KUWAIT CITY: Egypt’s Amr Shabana won a fourth World Open title on Saturday defeating compatriot and defending champion Ramy Ashour 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.
An angry Ashour was in tears at the end as his countryman equalled the achievement of Geoff Hunt, the great Australian, winning four world crowns....
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Djokovic beats Federer in Basel final
BASEL: World number one Roger Federer missed out on a fourth successive Swiss Indoors title when he lost to third-ranked Novak Djokovic in the final of his hometown tournament on Sunday.
The Serbian won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to record his third win over Federer in five meetings this year. The Swiss,...
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Pedrosa wins Valencia GP after Stoner error
VALENCIA: Spain’s Dani Pedrosa took advantage of a Casey Stoner crash on the warm-up lap to win the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday, his second victory of the season securing third place in the MotoGP world championship. Ducati rider Stoner was due to start on pole and was bidding for a third straight...
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Terry puts Chelsea on track for title
* Saha and Gosling star in 2-1 Everton victory against West Ham
LONDON: Chelsea’s chances of reclaiming the Premier League title were given a huge shot in the arm on Sunday as a 1-0 win over Manchester United sent Carlo Ancelotti’s side five points clear at the top.
Chelsea captain...
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football diary:
Barcelona crush Mallorca, 10-man Real win derby in La Liga
MADRID: Pedro netted twice and Thierry Henry scored his first of the season to set leaders Barcelona on their way to a 4-2 win over Real Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday that kept the champions a point clear of Real Madrid. Second-placed...
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