Record-breaking Smith, Bosman lead Proteas to win
CENTURION: Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman went on a six-hitting spree as South Africa gained a crushing 84-run win over England in the second and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Smith and Bosman shared a world record opening partnership of 170 off 81 balls in a South African... 
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Batting key as Pakistan jet off to New Zealand
DUBAI: Coach Intikhab Alam identified batting as the key area for improvement as a 17-member Pakistan squad minus Younus Khan flew to New Zealand early Sunday to play a three-match Test series. Younus opted to sit out the New Zealand tour and hand the captaincy to Mohammad Yousuf after his side’s one-day...
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Sri Lanka get Dilshan boost ahead of India Test
AHMEDABAD: Sri Lanka’s hopes of winning their first ever Test on Indian soil were given a huge lift on Sunday when Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared fit to play after an ankle injury. The dashing opener twisted an ankle in Mumbai last week and was not available for the three-day tour opener against...
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India hope for Tendulkar ton in landmark Test
AHMEDABAD: India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday urged Sachin Tendulkar to mark his third decade in world cricket with a century in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Dhoni also stressed the hype over Tendulkar’s landmark with round-the-clock coverage on the world batting record holder in the...
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ICC Test Championship: India, Sri Lanka vie for number-one spot
Staff Report
LAHORE: After failing to replace Australia at the top of the ICC ODI Championship table earlier this month, India get a shot at the number-one spot in the longer version of the game when they go head to head with Sri Lanka in the three-Test series which begins in Ahmedabad...
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LUMS win rugby tourney
LAHORE: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) won the two-day ‘Universevens’, a universities rugby tournament, on Sunday by beating Islamic University Bahawalpur in the final. This was the biggest university rugby event with the top 12 universities competing in it: BU, Fort Abbas Degree College,...
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Champions Challenge Tournament in Argentina: National hockey training camp begins today
Staff Report
LAHORE: A national hockey training camp will start at the National Stadium here from Monday (today) for the preparation of BDO Men’s Champions Challenge Tournament to be held in Argentina city of Salta from December 6 to 13. Pakistan, who recently won the World Cup Qualifiers...
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2nd National Tray Hockey Championship from Dec 4
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Sunday announced the schedule of the 2nd National Tray Hockey Championship to be held from December 4 to 18 at Sialkot Hockey Stadium in Sialkot. The eleven participating teams are Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Steel Mills, Pakistan...
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‘Politics’ behind Farhat’s omission: Aamir
Staff Report
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Test captain and chief selector Aamir Sohail has alleged that there was ‘politics’ involved in the selection of the playing XI in the recently concluded one-day international and Twenty20 international series against New Zealand due to which opener...
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Repentant Asif out to repair Pakistan career
Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif Sunday vowed to repair a promising career stalled by injury and drug scandals, saying he wanted to help the team win in New Zealand and prove the bad times were behind him. The 26-year-old is part of Pakistan’s Test squad for the...
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament: Azeem strikes as SSGC pile up 297-3 against Lahore Shalimar
* Adnan Raees (Abbottabad) hits unbeaten 101, Muhammad Ramiz (Rawalpindi) and Riaz Afridi (Peshawar) sparkle with ball
Staff Report
LAHORE: Azeem Ghumman struck an unbeaten 148 as Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) piled up 297 for the loss 3 wickets in 77.1 overs on the first day...
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Tiger Woods adds Australian Masters to world dominance
MELBOURNE: Tiger Woods recovered from an indifferent weekend to rediscover his usual poise and swagger to sweep to a two-stroke victory in the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath here on Sunday. The world’s best golfer seized the outright lead from the opening hole of the final round and cruised home...
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Pacquiao beats Cotto to claim welterweight crown
LAS VEGAS: Filipino Manny Pacquiao made history by becoming the first fighter to win seven world titles in as many weight classes with a stunning final round technical knockout of Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao looked unstoppable for the third consecutive fight, knocking Cotto down twice in the early rounds...
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Philippines goes wild over historic win
MANILA: From its teeming slums to its strife-torn southern region, the boxing-crazy Philippines erupted in a frenzy of joy Sunday after Manny Pacquiao pummelled Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto in a history-making bout. “Manny is the greatest. I felt as if I won a million pesos!” cried a jubilant...
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Djokovic wins Paris Masters
PARIS: Novak Djokovic of Serbia secured back-to-back ATP titles on Sunday by edging past battling Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3) in a thrilling Paris Masters final. The win was the first for Djokovic in the Masters Series this year following four runner-up finishes and it will send him into...
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Italy win World Grand Champions Cup volleyball
FUKUOKA: European champions Italy captured their first World Grand Champions Cup women’s volleyball tournament when they defeated Japan to complete a clean sweep on Sunday. With a 32-30, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18 win, Italy ended the six-team round robin competition with five straight wins against no defeats,...
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Abitova wins Yokohama marathon
YOKOHAMA: Russia’s Inga Abitova defeated the Beijing Olympic gold and silver medallists to win the inaugural Yokohama international women’s marathon on Sunday. The 27-year-old Russian made a break away after passing the 30-kilometre mark and she never faced a serious challenge afterwards, crossing the...
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New Zealand book World Cup Hockey berth
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand men’s hockey team capped a successful weekend for the South Pacific nation on Sunday when they joined their football counterparts as World Cup qualifiers. New Zealand booked their ticket to February’s hockey World Cup tournament in India when they came from behind to beat...
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football diary:
Maradona banned from football for two months
ZURICH: Diego Maradona was banned from all football for two months by FIFA on Sunday by over his sexually-explicit rant last month. The Argentina coach, who was also fined 25,000 Swiss francs (24,691 dollars, 16,565 euros), fell foul of world...
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France, Portugal remain on World Cup track
PARIS: France closed in on the World Cup finals on Saturday as fellow star-studded giants Portugal struggled for a 1-0 home victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on a night of tense, first-leg play-off ties. Nicolas Anelka gave France a crucial 1-0 win over Ireland in Dublin as the 1998 world champions and...
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