PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for killing Reeva Steenkamp by a South African judge who cited the “gross negligence” the runner showed when he shot his girlfriend multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home. However, legal experts said the section of ...
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On the 11th day of 17th Asian games 2014 in Incheon China strengthen their top position on medal table with total 275 medals. China won 127 gold, 82 silver and 66 bronze medals in the mega event. Host South Korea retained their second position with 54 gold 57 silver and ...
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Hosts South Korea enjoyed a golden opening to the Asian Games in Incheon, with Lee Ha-sung triumphing in Wushu. Lee took out the men’s changquan with a score of 9.71 points, from Macau’s Jia Rui (9.69) and Japan’s Daisuke Ichikizaki (9.67). The win signalled South Korea’s first Wushu gold since ...
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KARACHI: Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) is unlikely to send the two medallists of the Commonwealth Games to South Korea for the Asian Games, it was learnt on Monday. An official of the PWF told this correspondent that the federation was likely to rest the silver medallist Qamar Abbas and bronze ...
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First para sport swimmer Erraid Davies, already the youngest competitor in Team Scotland history, became the youngest ever competitor – from any nation – to win a Commonwealth Games medal when she produced a storming comeback to take bronze in her 100m breaststroke race. Para sport swimmer Davies made history ...
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Pakistani swimmer Lianna Swan is aiming to set new national records when she competes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which get underway in Glasgow, Scotland today. The Dubai-based Lianna qualified for the Commonwealth Games after a string of record-breaking performances in the Pakistan National Championship in June where she won ...
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s Commonwealth karate champion and US Open title holder Saadi Abbas looks forward to maintaining his top-20 ranking in the world despite not being able to participate in the ongoing South Asian Championship. The 22-year-old had opted to represent Pakistan in the South Asian Karate Championship instead of competing ...
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LAHORE – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee (MC) chairman Najam Sethi Friday said that Pak-India cricket series would be revived in December next year. Talking to the reporters here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Sethi said: “I hope the agreement of six series with the Indian board will be signed ...
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