Sports

By Agencies

For a nation devastated by floods and embarrassed over a cricket corruption scandal, Pakistanis are pinning their hopes on an unlikely sporting star to give the country something to cheer.

Read more: Qureshi on brink of tennis history

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Caroline Wozniacki cleared one of the major hurdles in her bid to win the women's US Open title when she downed an error-prone Maria Sharapova, who is still battling to regain her best form after struggling with injuries for the past two seasons.

Read more: Wozniacki downs Sharapova

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Two of Europe's most successful club coaches meeting on the international stage should be an interesting enough prospect but the problems mounting for Ottmar Hitzfeld and Fabio Capello make England's trip to Switzerland still more intriguing.

Read more: No respite as England take on Swiss

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A teammate of the three Pakistan cricketers suspended on corruption charges earlier in the week has reportedly claimed that players on his team have been fixing "almost every match".

Read more: New Pakistan allegations surface

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Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa was killed when he came off his motorbike and hit by two other machines in the Moto2 race at the San Marino MotoGP.

Read more: Tomizawa killed at San Marino GP