England edge out South Africa in rain-hit T20
JOHANNESBURG: Eoin Morgan played a stunning innings of 85 not out off 45 balls as England won a rain-affected first Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. England piled up 202 for six and won by one run according to the Duckworth/Lewis method when rain stopped... 
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Martins takes Nigeria to World Cup
JOHANNESBURG: Obafemi Martins was the two-goal hero as Nigeria defeated Kenya 3-2 in Nairobi Saturday and snatched a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Trailing at half-time in a match they had to win, the ‘Super Eagles’ hit back with two goals inside five minutes through Martins from German...
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Paris Masters: Djokovic downs Nadal, faces Monfils in final
PARIS: Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic will meet 15th-seeded home favourite Gael Monfils in the ATP Paris Masters final after both players came through their semi-final matches on Saturday. In-form Djokovic, who won the Basel tournament last weekend, trounced an uncharacteristically subdued Rafael...
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Australian Masters
Woods struggles in three-way lead
MELBOURNE: Tiger Woods was in a three-way share of the lead after wrestling with his game in the third round of the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath on Saturday. The 14-time major winner endured a frustrating day of two birdies and two bogeys in his...
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I won’t accept captaincy again, says Younus
Staff Report
LAHORE: The player rebellion that forced him to take a ‘break’ from international cricket continues to rankle Younus Khan, who says there is little chance of him accepting Pakistan’s captaincy again even if he comes back to the side. “Even when I make a comeback to the team,...
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Swimmers on record breaking spree in Berlin
BERLIN: The swimmers around the globe went on a record breaking spree at the World Cup swimming meet here Saturday. Germany’s Paul Biedermann broke the world record in the men’s shortcourse 400m freestyle at the World Cup swimming meet here Saturday. The 23-year-old German clocked 3 mins 32.77secs to...
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PHF introduces performance based incentive programme
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has introduced a performance-based incentive programme for the national players. Addressing a press conference at the National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday after the PHF executive board meeting, PHF president Qasim Zia said it...
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Lambertz Open: Aisam storms into doubles final
Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan tennis prodigy Aisamul Haq Qureshi stormed into the doubles final of the Lambertz Open in Aachen, Germany on Saturday. Aisam and his partner Indian Davis Cup player Rohan Bopanna are on verge of winning another doubles title this week. Seeded second in this...
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Miandad may become Pakistan coach again
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling to replace the current national team coach Intikhab Alam with former captain and coach Javed Miandad. According to sources, most players are unhappy with Intikhab and the officials are considering to appoint Miandad after...
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Yousuf wants Misbah in New Zealand
Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan’s stand-in captain for the tour of New Zealand Mohammad Yousuf has called for Misbahul Haq to step up and fill Younus Khan’s absence. Younus has given up the captaincy of Pakistan once again, and taken a temporary break from the game altogether, and Yousuf...
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7th round of Quaid Trophy begins today
Staff Report
LAHORE: The 7th round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament will commence from Sunday (today) across the country when 10 matches will be played in Group A and B.
Schedule:
Group A
1: Lahore Shalimar vs SSGC at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
2:...
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