Double-ton Sangakkara leads Sri Lankan run feast
KANDY: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara hit a second successive double century as he combined with captain Mahela Jayawardene to shred Bangladesh’s bowling in the final Test here on Friday.
Sangakkara followed his 200 not out in the previous Test with an unbeaten 222 and Jayawardene made 165 as... 
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England to play Scotland in one-day international
LONDON: England will play Scotland in a one day international for the first time next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday. The match has provisionally been scheduled for Aug. 18 and a further match has been arranged for 2012 depending on Scotland’s continued status as a one-day...
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Wimbledon semi-finalist Gasquet runs out of steam
GSTAAD (Switzerland): Richard Gasquet, who was a Wimbledon semi-finalist last weekend, paid the price for those efforts on Friday when he was knocked-out of the Gstaad quarter-finals.
Defending champion Gasquet joined compatriot Marc Gicquel on the sidelines here leaving Gael Monfils and Paul-Henri...
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China launches food safety checks in run-up to Olympics
BEIJING: China is launching a food safety monitoring system next month at test events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The system, to be launched on August 8, will monitor 10 categories including production, processing, sale and cooking, and daily reports...
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Gayle leads Windies to last over win
DUBLIN: West Indies captain Chris Gayle scored an unbeaten 85 as his side just did enough to beat Scotland in the last over of their quadrangular one-day international here on Thursday.
Gayle’s men survived a mid-inning slump to reach their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of 165 in 30 overs...
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Japan shine but dark days for Australia at Asian Cup
BANGKOK: Hapless Australia crumbled to a 3-1 defeat by Iraq at the Asian Cup Friday, but defending champions Japan got into their groove with a comfortable win over United Arab Emirates.
The Socceroos, pre-tournament favourites, were booed off the field in Bangkok after their star-studded side...
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Lahore High Court stays PFF elections
Staff Report
LAHORE: Justice Tariq Shamim of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday stayed the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) elections that were scheduled for Saturday (today). The judge has also issued notices to the respondents – PFF secretary general, ministry of culture, Pakistan...
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Faisal Saleh chairs PFF congress today
Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat will chair the federation’s congress at FIFA Football House here on Saturday (today), a spokesman for the PFF told Daily Times on Friday. “There will be no elections because of the stay orders of...
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Clijsters says ‘I do’
BREE: Belgian former world number one Kim Clijsters has married American basketball player Brian Lynch in a civil ceremony in her home town here on Friday morning, ahead of the religious ceremony on Saturday. “Kim Clijsters and Brian Lynch were married by mayor Jack Gabriels in the strictest privacy,...
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Zaheer wants Inzamam to leave honorably
KARACHI: Former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has said that it is the right time for Inzamamul Haq to quit international cricket with respect and dignity. “This is the best time for Inzamam to leave the arena and allow youngsters to replace him in the larger interest of the game,” Zaheer Abbas told...
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Three Mexicans, one Brazilian test positive for doping at Pan Am Games
RIO DE JANEIRO: Three Mexican athletes and a Brazilian volleyball player were suspended from the Pan American Games after testing positive for doping. The three Mexican athletes were not identified on Thursday, nor the substance for which they tested positive during an “internal” check of the delegation...
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Serena pulls out from Fed Cup
STOWE (Vermont): Serena Williams, who is still recovering from a hand injury suffered at Wimbledon, will not play for the United States in this weekend’s Fed Cup semi-final against Russia, the US team announced Thursday. Meilen Tu, who is ranked 41st in the world, will replace Williams.
Williams...
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Boonen wins sixth stage of Tour de France
BOURG-EN-BRESSE: Belgian Tom Boonen clinched his first win in two years on the Tour de France when he took the race’s sixth stage, a 199.5-km ride from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday.
The Quick Step rider, who had not raised his arms in triumph since winning in Tours in 2005, outsprinted...
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Coming to America: Beckhams arrive in LA
LOS ANGELES: Footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria were met by a crush of fans and photographers at Los Angeles International Airport as the celebrity couple embarked on a new chapter in the United States. The Beckhams, who travelled on Thursday from London with their three children...
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Europe topple Asia in Hong Kong team challenge
HONG KONG: Former world champion Ronnie O”Sullivan won both his matches as Europe toppled Asia 5-3 to win the team title at the Euro-Asia Master Challenge here on Thursday.
O”Sullivan clinched the tie for Europe when he defeated Hong Kong’s Marco Fu 80-8 in a playing format that had players...
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