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Nadal, Serena set out stall for French Open
ROME: Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams fired warning shots to their French Open rivals with comprehensive victories over Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka respectively in Rome on Sunday.more |
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Vettori set to replace injured Martin
LONDON: New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury.more |
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Zhang, Wang in final as Li wins women's gold
PARIS, France: Reigning champion Zhang Jike of China moved to within one victory of retaining his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday with a ruthless dismissal o... more |
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Griffin wins fog-bound SK Telecom Open
SEOUL: Australian Matthew Griffin won his second OneAsia title in less than a year on Sunday when the final round of the SK Telecom Open was called off without a shot being played because of... more |
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Visconti takes victory in snow, Nibali retains pink
VALLOIRE, France: Giovanni Visconti won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after a mountain finish in the snow following 149km from Cesana Torinese to Col du Galibier.
The Ital... more |
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Murad beats Daniyal in NBP Open
KARACHI: Murad Khan defeated Daniyal Pasha 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of under-18 category of the 2nd NBP Open National Juniors and Seniors Tennis Championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Sunday... more |
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Van Garderen captures Tour of California title
SANTA ROSA: Tejay van Garderen, fifth in last year's Tour de France, captured the eighth Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, sealing his first career stage-race triumph in the final s... more |
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Arsenal grab the last CL spot
NEWCASTLE: Arsenal will be in the Champions League for a 16th successive year after Laurent Koscielny's strike secured a priceless 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger's ... more |
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Tottenham fail to qualify for CL despite win
LONDON: Gareth Bale scored another stunning late winner for Tottenham, but his side's 1-0 victory over 10-man Sunderland was not enough to win the battle to qualify for the Champions League ... more |
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Lukaku denies Fergie one last win
WEST BROMWICH: English football witnessed the end of an era on Sunday as Alex Ferguson signed off as Manchester United manager with an extraordinary 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion in his 1... more |
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Hat trick of championships for Porto
LISBON: FC Porto captured their 27th Portuguese league title on Sunday after beating Pacos de Ferreira 2-0.
It was also a third championship in a row and ninth in 11 years. more |
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Ancelotti requests leave from PSG
PARIS: Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Sunday that he wants to quit French champions Paris Saint-Germain to take over at Real Madrid. "My wish is to leave the club," said the Italian after meeting... more |
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A job well done by Benitez
LONDON, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Fernando Torres ensured Rafael Benitez's troubled reign at Chelsea ended with a third place finish, striking a 76th-minute winner to secure a 2-1 over Everton at... more |
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Serena easily wins Rome final
ROME: World number one Serena Williams swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win her second Rome Open title on Sunday a week before a fresh tilt at the French Open.
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Nadal hammers Federer to clinch Rome open
ROME: Spain's Rafael Nadal dominated his 30th meeting with Swiss rival Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters on Sunday.
Nadal's 6-1, 6-3 triumph ... more |
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Seven-up Broad leads England rout of New Zealand
LONDON: Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord’s on Sunday.
New Zealand, chasing 239 for victory, were dismi... more |
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Indian police say more players involved in fixing
NEW DELHI: Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microsc... more |
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Rain washes out Pakistan’s Scotland clash
EDINBURGH: Pakistan’s one-day international against Scotland was washed out on Sunday due to a waterlogged playing surface in Edinburgh.
The match was due to start at 0945GMT but heavy rain... more |
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Pune consign Delhi to last place
PUNE: Pune Warriors beat Delhi Daredevils comfortably here on Sunday, consigning the visitors to the last place in the IPL points table.
Robin Uthappa began Warriors’ charge with some love... more |
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Nadal dominates Federer; Serena wins
ROME: After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.
In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to wi... more |
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China thrash India in Sudirman Cup
KUALA LUMPUR: China thrashed India 5-0 in the Sudirman Cup on Sunday, but the defending champions were given a tough workout by their unfancied opponents while Taiwan managed a surprise win ... more |
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Will PML-N solve issues hurting sports?
KARACHI: The PML-N government will have to work hard to clean up the mess at all the leading sports institutions of the country left by the PPP-led government.
Not a single major foreign... more |
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Alexander stops Purdy, Matthysse crushes Peterson
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Devon Alexander posted a dominant seven-round technical knockout of over-matched Briton Lee Purdy on Saturday... more |
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Arsenal win race for fourth, Fergie bows out
LONDON: Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester Unit... more |
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Teary swansong for Beckham in Paris
PARIS: A capacity crowd chanting his name, the Eiffel Tower in the background: even by his own glamorous standards, David Beckham got a special send-off on Saturday as he headed into retirem... more |
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Poor facilities mar football tournament
KARACHI: The organising committee of the National Football Challenge Cup has completely failed to conduct the event in a befitting manner.
Not only does the venue lack in basic facilities ... more |
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McDowell tames Thongchai to win first World Match Play
KAVARNA, Bulgaria: Britain’s Graeme McDowell came from behind to win his maiden World Match Play Championship with a 2 & 1 victory over Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee on Sunday.
Former US Op... more |
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PACA stun KRL to reach NFCC quarters
KARACHI: The national Under-18 team on Sunday beat Bhatti United 5-2 to blast their way into the quarter-finals of the National Football Challenge Cup at the Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur.
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Amir exempted from trials for World Championship
KARACHI: Pakistan, six times winner of Men’s World Squash Championship, are facing a crisis in sending a team to this year’s world championship to be held in France due to a row over trials ... more |
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China’s global table tennis reach tests world talent
PARIS: China’s long-standing table tennis supremacy is nothing new to fans and administrators, but the threat of migrant Chinese players stifling opportunities for homegrown talent around th... more |
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Aisam-Rojer top seeds in Open de Nice
KARACHI: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer will face the pair of James Cerretani of the United States and Victor Hanesco of Romania in the first round of Open de Nice.
In the abse... more |
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SAA announces Sindh athletics squads
KARACHI: Sindh Athletics Association (SAA) has announced men and women squads for the 45th national athletic championship scheduled to be held in Jinnah Sports Complex, Islamabad, from May 2... more |
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