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News for Thursday, 31 May 2012

No fuss as Kvitova reaches last 32

Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova enjoyed a second comfortable outing at the French Open on Thursday, reaching the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Poland's Urszula Radwanska. Wimbledon...

Pakistan, India cricket revival need of hour: Misbah

Pakistan's Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq on Thursday want the reival of the Pakistan and Indian series as early as possible and called upon the teammates that there is...

Pakistan, Sri Lanka test their T20 strength today

Sri Lanka and Pakistan will test each other's strengths ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament later this year when they clash in a two-match series starting on Friday. The Twenty20...

Fixing agent’s appeal rejected

Mazhar Majeed, the agent behind the Pakistan cricket betting scam that rocked the sport, on Thursday lost a legal challenge against his conviction. British-based Majeed, 36, was sentenced in November...

‘Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket’

England star Kevin Pietersen retired from all forms of international limited overs cricket on Thursday, a decision which took the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) by surprise. Pietersen, who...

India beat Pakistan 2-1 in Azlan Shah Cup

India relied on a penultimate-minute goal by striker SV Sunil as they beat archrivals Pakistan 2-1 in a thrilling match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Thursday. Sunil...

Anti-smoking laws to ensure tabacoo-free Pakistan

In order to control the tobacco epidemic in Pakistan, the government needs to fully enforce anti-smoking laws to ensure that all public places are smoke-free. According to a report on PTV,...

Shifa urges complete ban on tobacco

As many as 5000 people in the country are admitted to hospitals everyday due to tobacco-related diseases. Some 274 die daily and more than 100,000 die every year due to...

Zardari vows end to power crisis as protests rage on

If it weren’t the sweltering heat, protests by the people enraged by load shedding of up to 20 hours a day have sure forced President Asif Ali Zardari to step...

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