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Two killed in firing incidents in Karachi
Karachi: Three injured in cracker attacks
Five injured in firing on Quetta Express
Baghdatis, Tipsarevic reach Malaysia Open final
Murray to face Young in Thailand final
Ogier leads after 2nd day of Rally France
Amla double ton boosts Dolphins
Australia, England, France in Rugby World Cup quarters
Roma impresses in 3-1 win over Atalanta in Serie A
Unconvincing Man United beats Norwich 2-0
Boxing: Japan's Murata stuns defending champion
Palestinians say US pressure over UN bid 'unfair'
Gaddafi hometown sees heavy fighting, civilian flee
3 men charged in UK hit-and-run riot deaths
US warns of retaliation following cleric's killing

Two killed in firing incidents in Karachi

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According to details, some unidentified motorcyclists shot dead a man in Rehmania Chowk in the jurisdiction of Napier Police Station. The deceased’s identity is still not known. In another incident in Abdullah Goth area of Shah Latif Town, accused Muhammad Rafiq shot dead 40-year-old Abdullah Jan. Meanwhile, Rangers and police have cordoned off Qasba Colony locality and started search operation after a cracker attack on a medial store. However, no arrest was reported so for.

Karachi: Three injured in cracker attacks

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According to police, some unidentified motorcyclists hurled a cracker on a medical store in Qasba Colony locality of Orangi Town, injuring one person. Two more people were injured in a home-made cracker attack at Kamila Stop in Lyari area. Panic gripped the area after the attack and shops and market were shut down. Large contingent of police reached the area and started investigation.

Five injured in firing on Quetta Express

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According to details, Quetta Express came under miscreants attack near Mangoli area of Dera Murad Jamali. At least five people, including FC official Fareed Ullah Khan and one railway official were injured in the incident. Law enforcement forces and police rushed to the site after the incident and cordon off the area and launched search operation. The injured were rushed to Civil Hospital, Dera Murad Jamali. The engine of the train failed after the armed attack, however, the train resumed its journey after a replace was provided.

Baghdatis, Tipsarevic reach Malaysia Open final

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Janko Tipsarevic saved Serbian pride on Saturday as he beat Japan s Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3 to set up a Malaysian Open final against Marcos Baghdatis. Cypriot Baghdatis, who was runner-up to Roger Federer in the 2006 Australian Open final, had earlier defeated Serbia s second seed Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1, leaving Tipsarevic with a mission on court at the Putra Stadium Tipsarevic has played -- and beaten -- Nishikori five times this season on hardcourt, clay, grass and now indoors. The Japanese number one made a run at another upset scenario in the wake of his semi-final defeat of top seed Nicolas Almagro, but Tiposarevic was having none of it. The Serb closed out the victory in just under two hours as he saved all six break points he faced to nullify the Nishikori attack. Baghdatis is turning around a disappointing 2011 season in which he has dropped from 20th to 60th, reaching his first final since Moscow a year ago. Baghdatis has put in a patchy effort since January but he has not lost a set this week in the Malaysian capital on his way to eliminating two seeds, number six Alex Bogomolov and number four Jurgen Melzer. Baghdatis, winner of four career titles, took just under 90 minutes for his semi-final victory, advancing to the title match on the first of two match points. The winner saved five of the seven break points he faced while cracking the Troicki serve six times to take a 2-1 lead in their series, with the previous matches played in 2010.

Murray to face Young in Thailand final

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Top-seeded Andy Murray survived a second-set scare to beat Gilles Simon at the Thailand Open on Saturday and set up a final against American Donald Young. Murray won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 against his French opponent while the 55th-ranked Young beat second-seeded Gael Monfils of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach his first career ATP final. The fourth-ranked Murray won 88 percent of points on his first serve in the opening set before stumbling in longer rallies during the second against the 2009 champion. Murray reached 3-0 and then 5-2 against Simon in the decider but needed six match points to clinch the tie. Murray, who lost to Roger Federer in the 2005 final, predicted Young will be a tough opponent. "It s his first final, he s going to be up for it," Murray said. "You never know how a guy will react in his first final ... He might be a bit nervous but he doesn t have anything to lose." The ninth-ranked Monfils  first break point put him ahead 5-4 and he clinched the first set after a forehand error by Young. Monfils saved one set point while trailing 6-5 in the second before allowing the American back into the match when his own forehand sailed wide as Young clinched the second set. Young trailed 4-1 in the third set before rallying to 4-4 and then recovering from 5-3 down in the tiebreaker to win after Monfils  eighth doublefault. "Lately in the big matches that I ve won, I ve been down," the 22-year-old Young said. "I just tried to fight and not give up."

Ogier leads after 2nd day of Rally France

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The Frenchman leads Daniel Sordo of Spain by 9.5 seconds. Petter Solberg of Norway was in third place, 51.9 seconds off the pace. "The lead is still not comfortable, so we will have to drive well until the end," Ogier told the WRC website. "If it s foggy like it has been on all the mornings, then it can be difficult for everybody and maybe a small advantage for me." Ogier could cut defending champion Sebastien Loeb s lead in the overall standings to one point if he wins the rally and Sunday s power stage. Loeb retired on Friday because of an engine failure. Mikko Hirvonen of Finland was in fifth place but is likely to benefit from team orders on Sunday to leapfrog compatriot Jari-Matti Latvala into fourth place and boost his chances in the world title race. Solberg won stage 10 to take the top spot in the morning. But the Norwegian picked up a puncture in the next stage to surrender the lead to Ogier. Sordo clocked the fastest time in stage 12 to briefly recapture the lead but could not match Ogier in the last stages. Ford drivers have struggled to keep pace with their Citroen and Mini rivals. Latvala trails Ogier by 1 minute, 36.4 seconds, and will let teammate Hirvonen overtake him, according to Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson. Hirvonen would go level with Loeb in the standings if he finishes in fourth place and wins the power stage.

Amla double ton boosts Dolphins

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Crack South Africa batsman Hashim Amla scored the third double century of his career Saturday to put Coastal Dolphins in a strong position entering the final day of a SuperSport Series match. His 208 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg helped the Durban franchise declare at 567-9 and they were 181 runs ahead at the close after hosts Highveld Lions made 27 without loss in their second innings by the close. Preparing for Test, one-day and Twenty 20 series at home to Australia and Sri Lanka, Amla faced 281 balls in a 440-minute spell at the crease and struck 25 fours and one six in mixed weather conditions. Amla, who had previously hit one double century for the Dolphins and one for South Africa, was a tired batsman when he edged an Ethan O Reilly delivery and was caught behind by Thami Tsolekile. Vaughn van Jaarsveld weighed in with 103 runs for the Dolphins, including 22 boundaries, on a batting-friendly pitch with Lions skipper Alviro Petersen compiling 186 as his side made 359 in their first innings. Central Knights need 25 runs with seven wickets remaining to defeat Northern Titans, who were all out for 227 and 270 while the Bloemfontein side scored 400 and 73-3 at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Australia, England, France in Rugby World Cup quarters

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Australia and France paid a price for reaching the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. The Wallabies lost winger Drew Mitchell to another injury, while France lost its last shreds of dignity. England lost nothing in scraping past oldest rival Scotland 16-12 with a Chris Ashton try three minutes from fulltime, setting up the tournament s first quarterfinal against another old foe France. France was uninspired, clueless and borderline fearful in a 19-14 loss in Wellington that earned tiny Tonga its greatest rugby victory. But at least the Tricolores were advancing. There s no such certainty over New Zealand superstars Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, who withdrew with foot and groin injuries from the pool match against Canada on Sunday, sending a shudder through the host nation. The duo are the linchpins of New Zealand s chances of winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, and the worst-case scenario for All Blacks fans is that both should be unavailable for the knockout rounds starting next weekend. South Africa also expected to lose its versatile backline star Frans Steyn, one of the 2007 winners, to a shoulder injury sustained in the torrid win over Samoa on Friday. With five of the quarterfinal berths filled, three of Sunday s four matches will decide the rest: Argentina vs. Georgia, Wales vs. Fiji, and Italy vs. Ireland. Canada has been given little hope against New Zealand, but then Tonga wasn t given much hope against France, either. The French slipped into the quarters through the back door in losing to Tonga for the second time ever. Only Fiji in 1987 previously made the quarters with two pool losses. France should have been wiped out on the scoreboard, but Tonga bombed numerous try-scoring chances and usual dead-eye kicker Kurt Morath made only five of nine shots at goal. Even so, Morath set up Tonga s try, his crosskick taken on the bounce by winger Suka Hufanga in the right corner. Scotland rose to the occasion of rugby s oldest rivals meeting for the first time on neutral ground with its most passionate effort of the tournament. It led on kicks 12-3 after 56 minutes but couldn t hold back England s flair for the dramatic before more than 58,000 in Eden Park. The composed English rallied with a dropped goal and penalty from an off-key Jonny Wilkinson, who missed four shots at goal and two dropped goals. With a kickable penalty near the end, Lewis Moody opted for an attacking lineout. From there, the ball was spread wide and Ashton given an overlap to score in the right corner to break Scottish hearts. Ashton s tournament-leading sixth try earned England its first win on Eden Park in 38 years. Injury-plagued Australia cruised past Russia 68-22, but Mitchell pulled up with a left hamstring injury while racing toward what would have been his third try of the match at Nelson. The Wallabies earned the fourth bonus-point try they wanted inside 15 minutes, and fit-again flanker David Pocock proved his class before he was replaced at halftime while they led 47-5.

Roma impresses in 3-1 win over Atalanta in Serie A

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Newly signed forwards Bojan Krkic and Pablo Osvaldo scored in the 20th and 31st minutes on Saturday and surprise starter Fabio Simplicio sealed the match in the 81st after German Denis had pulled one back for Atalanta in the 48th. Eliminated from the Europa League by Slovan Bratislava to open the season, and then winless in its first three Serie A matches, Roma has now won two straight although it narrowly edged Parma 1-0 last week. "This is the football that I want with ball possession leading to shots and offensive action," Enrique said. The victory drew Roma level with league leaders Juventus and Udinese with eight points each, although Juventus still leads on goals scored. Atalanta is four points back, having begun the season with a six-point penalty from the latest match-fixing scandal, which also resulted in a 3½-year ban for its captain Cristiano Doni. Napoli was playing at Inter Milan later, while Juventus hosts AC Milan on Sunday and Udinese plays Bologna. Also Sunday, it s: Novara vs. Catania; Cesena vs. Chievo Verona; Fiorentina vs. Lazio; Lecce vs. Cagliari; Palermo vs. Siena; and Parma vs. Genoa. With Boston executive Thomas DiBenedetto on hand at the Stadio Olimpico for his first match since being named Roma president, Luis Enrique showed that his plans for an attacking squad along the lines of Barcelona with constantly changing lineups might have more potential than many critics first thought. The hosts took control when Bojan collected a pass from Daniele De Rossi and found the target with an angled shot. Osvaldo then scored for the third straight game by dribbling past the goalkeeper and kicking into an empty net. Roma captain Francesco Totti who turned 35 this week hit the post directly with a corner just before halftime. At the start of the second half, Argentine striker Denis tied Genoa s Rodrigo Palacio for the league scoring lead with his fourth goal this season by connecting on a header following a corner. After a tense stretch that could have resulted in an Atalanta equalizer, Simplicio took a pass from another new signing, Miralem Pjanic, and scored with a delicate shot.

Unconvincing Man United beats Norwich 2-0

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United leads rival Manchester City on goal difference after setting a club record 19th straight league victory at Old Trafford. "This was not a good performance but we were gritty and we never gave in," said United manager Alex Ferguson, whose team had not dropped points at home since a 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion nearly one year ago. "That is a fantastic quality to have." Rooney and Hernandez missed the midweek Champions League draw against Basel because of injury. Rooney was active throughout Saturday s match while Hernandez came off for Danny Welbeck in the 65th minute. Three minutes later, Ryan Giggs  corner took a touch off both Phil Jones and Rooney before falling to Anderson who scored with a powerful header. United s offense struggled without forward Ashley Young left out with an ankle injury while Anders Lindegaard played well in place of Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea. "It was an opportunity to play Anders he is going away with Denmark this week but probably won t play, whereas David is likely to play twice for Spain s under-21 team," Ferguson said. "It wasn t worth the risk with (Young) but he should be OK for England." Norwich was especially dangerous on the counterattack with Anthony Pilkington coming close on several occasions but unable to net the visitors a deserved goal. While Norwich rued missed chances, Welbeck sealed the victory by sliding in to finish Park Ji-sung s cutback with three minutes remaining. Welbeck took his goal tally to three this week after scoring twice against Basel when the English champions wasted a 2-0 lead and had to rally to draw 3-3. However, Norwich deserved at least a point, with Pilkington hitting the post just one of a succession of decent opportunities. "If you do not take your chances, they can come back to haunt you," Norwich manager Paul Lambert said. "Manchester United are one of the best sides in Europe. If you switch off for a millisecond they will punish you."

Boxing: Japan's Murata stuns defending champion

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Japan s Ryota Murata stunned reigning champion Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan at the World Boxing Championships on Saturday with a shock 16-1 win in the first round of the middleweight competition. The 25-year-old Japanese will now face Mohammad Sattarpour of Iran, a 15-9 winner over Morocco s Badreddine Haddioui. Qiang Liu and Jianting Zhang led China s charge at the championships to keep alive their country s hopes in the lightweight and middleweight divisions. Qiang, this year s Asian championship silver medallist, outscored Turkey s Fatih Keles 16-10 and next meets Mohamed Eliwa of Egypt, who defeated Dutchman Duljano Westhinger, 18-8. Last year s Asian Games bronze medal winner Han Soon-Chul of South Korea also went into the second round beating Ivan Barankchyk of Belarus 19-12 and will next meet Kyrgyz Syimyk Abdyldabek, who overcame Denmark s Rashid Kassem. Uzbekistan s Fazliddin Gaibnazarov enjoyed a crushing 31-6 win over Taiwan s Yuan Chin Kao. Reigning world lightweight champion Domenico Valentino of Italy demonstrated his top-seeded status by easing into the second round with a confident 15-10 win over Ayrin Ismetov of Bulgaria. The 27-year-old will next face Morocco s Mahdi Ouatine, who outclassed Kendall Ebanks of Cayman Islands 21-5. In the middleweight category, former Asian champion and World Combat Games winner  Jianting edged a 14-13 decision over Peter Mullenberg of Netherlands. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Emilio Correa of Cuba had few problems in his opening round bout against India s Vijender Kumar, winning 16-9. Guangzhou Asian Games bronze medal winners, Iran s Mohammad Sattarpour and Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan, also clinched their second round passes, beating Badreddine Haddioui of Morocco 15-9, and Yu Ting Yang of Taiwan respectively.

Palestinians say US pressure over UN bid 'unfair'

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A senior Palestinian official has criticized the US for what he says is pressure on Security Council members not to approve a Palestinian request for full UN membership. The US has said it would veto the request, if needed, despite the high political cost, especially in the Arab world. However, Washington would not need to use its veto if the Palestinians fail to get the support of at least nine of 15 council members. Palestinian officials have said they believe they have eight yes votes, and are lobbying for more support. Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian official, said Saturday that nine council members recognized Palestine in the past and that "it is unfair, unfriendly to go put pressure on these countries" not to vote for the membership request.

Gaddafi hometown sees heavy fighting, civilian flee

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Moammar Gaddafi s hometown of Sirte saw some of the heaviest fighting in a week on Saturday, as new regime forces pressed their campaign to capture it from fiercely determined loyalists of Libya s former strongman. As military casualties mounted, a rocket killed two children when their family joined the desperate exodus of thousands who have already fled a city suffering from a growing humanitarian crisis. The focus of the latest fighting was the Ouagadougou Conference Centre, a showpiece venue where Gaddafi hosted the launch of the African Union, near where a hospital was brought badly needed supplies by the Red Cross. A large force of some 100 National Transitional Council (NTC) vehicles, including anti-tank guns and multiple missile launchers, entered the city from the south at around midday (1000 GMT) and circled the compound. "We are surrounding the Ouagadougou Centre," fighter Osama Blao told AFP as he returned from the front line. Several NTC fighters said the Red Crescent had asked them to stop firing because Red Cross officials were inspecting the nearby hospital. Some of the fighters pulled back after two hours of intense clashes, during which loyalist forces used snipers and mortar fire. In Geneva, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said a team had spent about two hours delivering medical supplies and fuel for a generator to the hospital near the Ouagadougou complex before leaving the city. The spokesman said hospital officials said there were around 200 wounded people inside, and more were expected. Some of the hundreds of people escaping Sirte said there had been civilian casualties there when residential buildings were hit, either by artillery fire from besieging new regime forces or by NATO air strikes. "I left with my family as we are caught between NATO bombings and shelling by rebels. NATO, in particular, is bombing at random and is often hitting civilian buildings," said a man who only gave his first name, Ali. The coast road west to Libya s third-largest city of Misrata was clogged with convoys of fleeing civilians, an eye-witness said. The two children killed "were torn to pieces," said Ahmed Abu AUD, a field medic on the western side of Sirte. "They collected the body parts in bags." NTC chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil said that civilians were being given a chance to leave Sirte.

3 men charged in UK hit-and-run riot deaths

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British police have charged three more suspects with the murder of three men run over by a car as they protected their neighborhood from looters during summer riots. The charges bring to eight the number of people accused of killing 20-year-old Haroon Jahan and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31. They were killed after a car, allegedly containing several looters, struck them at high speed as they stood guard in front of a row of shops in Birmingham, central England, on Aug. 10. West Midlands Police said Saturday they had charged three local men aged 20, 25 and 30. Their names were not released. Five other men, aged 17 to 30, remain in custody awaiting trial.

US warns of retaliation following cleric's killing

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The Obama administration says the killing of a US-born cleric in Yemen has raised the risk of anti-American violence worldwide. The State Department says the death of Anwar al-Awlaki would provide motivation for individuals or groups to retaliate against US citizens or American interests. A department warning issued Saturday notes that al-Awlaki and other members of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula previously called for attacks against the US, and the warning says his supporters could seek to avenge his death. Al-Awlaki was killed during an attack on his convoy early Friday. The State Department issued a similar alert after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. This latest alert is set to expire at the end of November.

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