 | Six Egyptians make it into semis
MAHESH Mangaonkar lost a glorious
chance to reach the semi-finals
in a memorable match at the Doha
WSF World Junior Squash
Championship on Tuesday. At the
Khalifa International Tennis and
Squash Complex, the Indian missed
out on the opportunity, bowing to
second seed and last ...
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| | Perera puts Sri Lanka at the top |  YOUNG all-rounder Thisara
Perera followed his four wickets
with 75 off 86 balls as Sri Lanka
seized control of the final Test
against Pakistan in Pallekele on
Tuesday.
Pakistan, seeking a series-levelling
win, paid for sloppy fielding
as Sri Lanka recovered from a
middle-order collapse to make
337 in their first innings on the
third day.The tourists, trailing by
111 runs, were 27-1 in their second
knock by stumps, losing opener
Taufeeq Umar for four, leg-before
to seamer Nuwan Kulasekara.
Mohammad Hafeez was
unbeaten on eight and Azhar Ali
was on six, with Pakistan trailing
by 84 runs with nine wickets in
hand. The resolute batting by the
hosts has given them a chance to
build on the 1-0 series lead. Sri
Lanka won the first... | | | Terry´s lawyers ask for
dismissal of abuse case |  JOHN TERRY´S lawyers
asked on Tuesday for the racial
abuse case against the former
England football captain to be
dismissed from court, calling it
"weak and tenuous."
The Chelsea captain is
accused of calling Queens Park
Rangers player Anton
Ferdinand a "fucking black
cunt" during a match between
Chelsea and QPR on October
23 last year. Terry, standing
trial at Westminster
Magistrates Court in London,
denies committing a racially
aggravated public order
offence.
The 31-year-old´s lawyer
George Carter-Stephenson
applied to judge Howard
Riddle to dismiss the case, saying
Ferdinand was an unreliable
witness.
Lip-reading experts agreed
it was impossible to clarify
what was said at the key
moment ... | | | Arabi unveils Morocco´s Hadji |  AFTER SPENDING his whole
career in France, Morocco´s
striker Youssouf Hadji was
unveiled, as a new Al Arabi
player on Monday by club officials.
The 32-year old striker,
which signed a two-year contract,
had previously played for
Nancy, Bastia and Stade
Rennais.
After consulting some
friends, I preferred to join Al-
Arabi in spite of having some
European offers. It is a vastly
popular club with big ambitions
and I hope I would contribute
to its success," Hadji told Al-
Kaas Sports Channel after signing
his contract in June. Hadji
is the second Moroccan player
to have signed for Al Arabi after
Hussien Kharja a fortnight ago.
The attacking midfielder has
left for France and will join the
club for the pre-season training
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