Taylor hurts England with superb 154

Manchester—New Zealand dominated the second day’s play at Old Trafford with Ross Taylor’s magnificent 154 providing the backbone behind a solid first innings of 381. Taylor was given excellent lower-order assistance from Kyle Mills, whose Test-best 57 ensured New Zealand seized momentum in an enthralling seventh-wicket stand of 89. For England, the wheels hadn’t so much fallen off as rolled into a neighbouring village.

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Aisam vows to put up good show in French Open

Lahore—Pakistan’s tennis star,Aisam ul Haq, after failing into top 100 in world wide ranking, is hoping to get a wild card for turning his long standing dream into reality for playing in Beijing Olympics August this year.

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Sangnil ends Saleh’s fine run in Thai Pro Snooker semis

Karachi—Former World Number two Saleh Muhammad’s brilliant run in Thailand Professional Ranking Snooker Tournament finally come to a halt when he went down fighting 3-5 to Noppadol Sangnil of Thailand on Saturday, according to message received here.

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Sharapova pledges tip-top Olympics condition

Paris—Maria Sharapova hopes to battle through a wearying summer and still be in peak condition when she makes her Olympics debut in Beijing.

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Rajasthan beat Chennai by 10 runs in exciting finish

Chennai—Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by ten runs in an exciting finish here on Saturday in the 49th Twenty20 match of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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