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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI
Sri Lanka kept to 135 in shortened gamePallekele—For the third game in succession in this tour, setting a target turned into an arduous task for the team winning the toss. In a stop-start day, interrupted thrice by rain, Sri Lanka struggled to 135 in the face of incisive swing and seam bowling by Pakistan’s trio, led by the consistent Umar Gul. The ball nipped around, skidded, turned and bounced alarmingly and tested the technique and patience of the batsmen, with the cloudy conditions giving the bowlers an overwhelming advantage.Saleh in KP Peace Int’l Snooker semisPeshawar—Former World No 2 Saleh Muhammad took berth into the semi-finals of the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peace International Snooker Championship being played here at Green Snooker Club on Thursday. Born on February 24, 1973, Saleh Mohammed represented Pakistan in various international events and his list of achievements is innumerable, but now after spending more than a decade and a half representing his adopted country, he is back to the country (Afghanistan) he belongs.Shakeel, Wasim, Imran recalled in national hockey teamLahore—Former captains Shakeel Abbasi and Wasim Ahmad were re-called in the 18-member national hockey squad named for the tour of Europe after President, Pakistan Hockey Federation pardoned them and reduced their respective fines for taking part in an unsanctioned World Series Hockey in India.
Djokovic-Federer, Nadal-Ferrer in French Open SF
Errani upsets Stosur to reach French Open finalParis—Sara Errani of Italy beat sixth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 at the French Open on Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam singles final. The 21st-seeded Errani won for the second straight time against a top-10 opponent after starting her career 0-28 in such matches. She beat No. 10 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals. Errani never made it past the third round at any of her first 17 major tournaments before getting to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in January. She then surpassed that at Roland Garros.Modern facilities at POF Sports ComplexSports Reporter
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