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Australia vs Spain, Netherlands vs Germany semis today

By AGHA AKBAR

BEIJING - As far as hockey is concerned, not an iota has changed in its hierarchy since Athens 2004. The same quartet - Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain - that fought for honours at Athens has again made it to the last four without so much as a decent challenge from the remaining field of eight. This quite clearly reflects that progress amongst the pretenders - and that includes once incredibly mighty Pakistan - has neither been sufficient nor satisfactory to make a

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Stunning Bolt sets 200m world record

BEIJING (AFP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt broke the 200-meter world record to complete the first Olympic golden sprint double in 24 years, surging ahead from the start to win Wednesday's final in 19.30 seconds. Just four days after shattering…
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First high-profile drugs case hits Games

BEIJING (AFP) - Ukraine's heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska has failed a drugs test, the IOC confirmed Wednesday as the first high-profile doping failure hit the Beijing Olympics on the 13th day. The 30-year-old had failed her A…
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ICC likely to decide on Champions Trophy on Sunday

KARACHI (AFP) - The International Cricket Council Wednesday said it is likely to make a final decision on the ill-fated Champions Trophy in Pakistan on Sunday. The eight-nation biennial event, scheduled for September, has run into serious…
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India level series with tense victory

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