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Warne heads lucrative new tournament
192 hours ago
Source: The News
SINGAPORE: A lucrative new tournament, the iSixes World Series, was unveiled on Thursday featuring teams from all nine Test playing nations, with one ... more
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Henin suffers defeat in German Open Tennis
192 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
BERLIN: World number one Justine Henin was sent crashing out of the German Open by Russia''s Dinara Safina.
The Belgian, playing only her second match following a month off with a knee injury, went down 5-7 6-3 6-1.
There was another shock as third seed Kuznetsova lost 1-6 6-2 6-2 to Alona Bondarenko, but Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 6-1.
Second-seeded Ana Ivanovic won through 7-5 4-6 5-4 against Sybille Bammer, while Jelena Jankovic, the fourth seed, beat Martia Kirilenko 6-2 6-4 and seventh seed Elena Dementieva downed Vera Dushevina 7-5 6-3. ... more
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Javeria gives Pak Women first win
192 hours ago
Source: The News
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka: Pakistan won their first match of the Women’s Asia Cup in a bowler-dominated day in Dambulla on Thursday, where off-spinner Javer ... more
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MCC outlaws hi-tech bats
192 hours ago
Source: The News
LONDON: International cricket chiefs have banned hi-tech cricket bats that give an unfair advantage to batsmen, saying the move will help prevent the ... more
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PCB and the Senate playing cat and mouse?
192 hours ago
Source: The News
KARACHI: Senator Enver Baig, a member of the Senate’s sports committee that is currently probing the bank accounts of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ... more
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Federer, Djokovic reach quarterfinals in Rome Masters Tennis
194 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
ROME: Roger Federer picked his shots carefully to get by towering Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters.
Federer will next face Radek Stepanek, who defeated Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Also advancing was Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, who survived a mid-match scare from Igor Andreev before eliminating the Russian 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Two Americans also made the last eight for the first time in six years.
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick beat rising local favorite Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-6 (5), 6-3 and No. 8 James Blake rallied past Fernando Verdasco of Spain 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
The third-ranked Djokovic will now play Spanish clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro, who advanced with a walkover when No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez pulled out with a right leg injury. ... more
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Pakistan to face New Zealand in Azlan Shah Hockey
194 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
IPOH: Pakistan would play its second match against New Zealand in Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament today (Friday).
Canada would face Belgium whereas Argentina will play against India in others matches scheduled today.
On the inaugural day of the tournament, Pakistan defeated host Malaysia by 3-2. Pakistan’s match would begin at 3:h00 pm Pakistan Standard Time. ... more
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Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers to meet today in IPL encounter
196 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals would take on Deccan Chargers in Indian Premier League (IPL) match today (Friday).
Fast bowler Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal and star all rounder Shahid Khan Afridi are part of Rajasthan Royals whereas Younis Khan would also join Rajasthan Royals soon.
Geo Super will live telecast the match at 7:30 pm Pakistan Standard Time from Sawai Man Singh Stadium Jaipur. ... more
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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 5 runs
202 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
KOLKATA: In an exciting match of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 5 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders decided to bat first after winning the toss. Due to rain, the match was limited to only 16 overs. David Hussey scored 26; Ganguly 20 and Kartik scored 17 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders managed to score 129 thus setting 130 runs target for Bangalore Royal Challengers.
From Bangalore Royal Challengers, Dale Steyn got 3 wickets while Zaheer Khan and Kumar got one wicket each. In 4th over, Chanderpaul got out at the bowling of Ashant Sharma. In another over, Arun Kumar got run out by Hog, he made 22 runs out of 17 balls. Rahul Dravid was clean bowled by KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly in 10th over. Bangalore Royal Challengers managed to score 124 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 16 overs.
Sourav Ganguly was declared Man of the Match. Geo Super telecast the match live from India. ... more
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Climbers prepare for final assault
203 hours ago
Source: The News
EVEREST BASE CAMP, China: A total of 31 Chinese climbers, 22 of them ethnic Tibetans, are on Mount Everest fixing routes and repairing camps for the f ... more
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