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Jockey Shahid Rehman clinches Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup in style |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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KARACHI: Ace jockey Shahid Rehman rode the wind of fortune at the Karachi Races on Tuesday, shining in the saddle like a bright star. He participated in three Cup races during the day and on each occasion the honour of being the first to pass the post, was his |
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Pakistan banking on young short corner experts |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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KARACHI: Pakistan junior hockey team management is hoping that two of their fast-improving short corner experts will lift the colts in an eight-nation youth tournament to be held in Malaysia next month. |
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Milans dominate in Italy as violence spreads |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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ROME: Just as it was over the previous 12 months, it has been a year of extremes in Italy. In 2006, there was the infamous match-fixing scandal that threatened to bring Italian football to its knees. |
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Owen hoping for Christmas return |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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LONDON: England striker Michael Owen could return to action for Newcastle over the Christmas holiday after resuming full training. |
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‘It is always important to pick up wins’ |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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SUNDERLAND, England: Wayne Rooney admits the pressure is on Manchester United to maintain a 100 percent record through the Christmas period if they are to make progress in their bid to overhaul league leaders Arsenal. |
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Gunners will prove doubters wrong, says Cesc Fabregas |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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LONDON: Cesc Fabregas has warned that Arsenal are out to prove their doubters wrong by winning the Premier League title as they embark on an ambitious year. |
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Forgotten man Lauren plans to derail Arsenal |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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PORTSMOUTH, England: Portsmouth’s forgotten man Lauren is aiming to spike the Gunners’ title challenge and prevent Harry Redknapp from discarding him in January. |
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Carragher urges Liverpool not to concede title race |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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DERBY, England: Jamie Carragher has urged his Liverpool teammates to keep their nerve as Rafa Benitez’s side battle to stay in the title race.
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Ex-Japan coach Osim goes into rehab |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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TOKYO: Former Japan coach Ivica Osim has moved out of a hospital intensive care unit to start rehabilitation about five weeks after a major stroke that cost him his job, a football official said on Tuesday. |
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Grounds for optimism in Scottish football |
| Updated on:12/26/2007
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GLASGOW: Pessimism and Scottish football may have been convenient bedfellows for almost 30 years. But for the first time since Ally MacLeod promised the world in 1978 a huge wave of optimism is sweeping the country.
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