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• COAS discusses countrys situation with President
• Youm-e-Shahdat of Hazrat Ali (RA) today
• Bolt seals legendary status with unique double
• Rudisha sets 800m world record for Olympic gold
• Taylor wins Olympic triple jump gold for US
• US tops Japan to win Olympic women's football gold
• Czech Spotakova retains women's Javelin gold
• Eaton wins Olympic decathlon gold for US
• Dutch crush Britain 9-2 to make field hockey final
• US women win 1st gold in Olympic water polo
• China's Chen wins women's 10m platform diving gold
• Vorobieva of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold
• Semenya advances to 800-meter final at Olympics
• Olympics: US relay runner Mitchell breaks leg in race
• Oil prices firm amid positive US, China data

COAS discusses countrys situation with President Posted: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Thursday called President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed the prevailing situation of the country with him.Army chief also discussed Pak-US ralations and Pakistan, Afghanistan border situation with the president.

Youm-e-Shahdat of Hazrat Ali (RA) today Posted: Marking the occasion, Majalis-e-Aza will be held and Taboot processions will be taken out from all big and small cities and towns of all the four provinces including Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas.The security personnel, including snipers, would be deployed at high-rise structures on the route of Youm-e-Ali (RA) procession.The main procession in Karachi will be taken out from Nishter Park which after passing through its conventional route culminate culminate at Hussainian Iranian Imambargah, Kharadar.In Lahore, the main procession will be taken out from Mubarik Havaili which after passing through its conventional route will culminate at the Karbala Gamay Shah.In Rawalpindi the main procession has been started from Mohanpura which will culminate before Magrib prayer at the Imam Bargha Col Maqbool.In Peshawar, the main procession will start from Imam Bargha Alam Shah, Kochi Bazaar and after passing through its conventional route will culminate at the Imam Bargha Alam Shah, Kochi Bazaar.Meanwhile, pillion riding in Karachi, Hyderabad, Pakpattan and Multan has been banned. Security has been put on high alert in all the sensitive areas.

Bolt seals legendary status with unique double Posted: Usain Bolt made history on Thursday when the Jamaican successfully defended his Olympic 200m crown to claim an unprecedented second successive sprint double.Bolt, who retained his 100m title on Saturday, crossed the line in the equal fourth fastest time of all time of 19.32sec to win in front of a delirious sell-out 80,000 crowd at the Olympic Stadium.The 25-year-olds victory meant he bettered the record of US track legend Carl Lewis, who won three golds and a silver in the sprints at the 1984 and 1988 Games.Bolt said: This is the one I wanted and I got it.It was also the first time two individual track titles were successfully defended at successive Games since Finlands Lasse Viren won the 5000m and 10,000m in the Munich and Montreal Games in 1972 and 1976.Bolt led a Jamaican clean sweep of the podium, with training partner Yohan Blake taking silver in 19.44sec and Warren Weir claiming a shock bronze in 19.84sec.The only thing missing from the race was a new world record for Bolt, but he revealed he had felt his back during the race.I could feel the straion on my back a little bit so all I did was try to keep my form, run home and when I saw where I was going I stopped running because I knew it wasnt going to be a world record.Running in lane seven, Bolt was up on Weir outside him within five paces after an explosive start.As he rounded the bend, Blake briefly threatened from lane four, but teeth clenched, eyes on the big screen and at full tilt, Bolt had enough to slow down a full 10 metres from the line, raising his finger to his lips as he did so.Whether that gesture was for title contender Blake or this seasons growing band of doubters, only Bolt knows, but his victory underlined his position as the greatest sprinter on the planet.The London Games are Bolts fourth global championship since 2008.He has won six titles in the seven individual events in which he has competed, his one blip coming when he was disqualifed from the Daegu world championship 100m final last year after a false start.Bolt, also the world record holder in both the 100 and 200m, was not quite his usual playful self in the moments before he settled, an air of seriousness permeating a silenced stadium as he offered a regal-like wave.Amid the tangible tension, Bolt briefly crossed himself and pointed skywards before setting himself.The starters gun signalled a dramatic change in mood as a determined Bolt pulled out all the stops to burn off his rivals from the off.Apart from Bolt, eight men (Archie Hahn (1904), Ralph Craig (1912), Percy Williams (1928), Eddie Tolan (1932), Jesse Owens (1936),Bobby Morrow (1956), Valeriy Borzov (1972), Carl Lewis (1984), have won the sprint double at the same Olympics, but only Hahn and Lewis have successfully defended the short sprint.Hahn missed out on his chance of a double-double when the 200m was not included in the 1906 Games and Lewis, after being upgraded to 100m champion in Seoul following Ben Johnsons disqualification, lost to US teammate Joe DeLoach in the 200m.

Rudisha sets 800m world record for Olympic gold Posted: David Rudisha predicted a world record and delivered with an overpowering show of front-running to win the Olympic 800-meter title.When many were hoping that Usain Bolt would set such a mark in the 200 later Thursday, the Kenyan stole some of the Jamaican sprinters thunder at the beginning of a balmy evening suited for setting great times.Rudisha set off with his giant strides from the starting gun, immediately took the lead and steadily built on it, as many of the years greatest middle distance runners could never even get close.He finished in 1 minute 40.91 seconds, shaving .10 of a second off the mark he set in 2010.Yes, hes the greatest runner, said Timothy Kitum, Rudishas teammate who took bronze. He told me hes going to run a word record today. Hes the best.Immediately, he lifted his arms in victory as the time flashed just next to him and the 80,000-capacity crowds at the Olympic Stadium erupted in wild cheers, celebrating the first world record of the track and field program.In the stands chief Olympic organizer Seb Coe and IAAF President Lamine Diack were shaking hands to celebrate the success.That was simply an unbelievable performance, Coe said. Rudisha showed supreme physical and mental confidence to run like that in an Olympic final.Instead of just doing enough to win the race he wanted to do something extraordinary, said Coe, a former middle-distance champion.Rudishas run will go down in history as one of the greatest Olympic victories.

Taylor wins Olympic triple jump gold for US Posted: Christian Taylor won the Olympic triple jump gold medal on Thursday night, overhauling U.S. teammate Will Claye with his fourth jump in the final.Taylor, the world champion, earned the Olympic title with a best jump of 17.81 meters.Claye, the world indoor champion who had already won a bronze medal in the long jump at the London Games, earned silver in 17.62.European champion Fabrizio Donato of Italy, 35, took bronze at 17.48.

US tops Japan to win Olympic women's football gold Posted: The US womens football team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan.Carli Lloyd scored in the eighth and 54th minutes for the Americans, who lost to the Japanese in penalty kicks at last years World Cup final.Yuki Ogimi scored in the 63rd for Japan.The U.S. team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since womens football was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.The match drew 80,203 to Wembley Stadium, breaking the record for a womens football game at the Olympics.Canada won the bronze earlier Thursday, beating France 1-0.

Czech Spotakova retains women's Javelin gold Posted: Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic retained her Olympic womens javelin title on Thursday with a throw of 69.55 metres.Christina Obergfoll of Germany took silver with 65.16m, while compatriot Linda Stahl won bronze with a throw of 64.91m.

Eaton wins Olympic decathlon gold for US Posted: Ashton Eaton won the Olympic decathlon gold medal by 198 points on Thursday night.Eaton set the decathlon world record at the U.S. trials in June and backed it up with an Olympic victory with 8,869 points.Two-time world champion Trey Hardee settled for silver with 8,671 points and Leonel Suarez of Cuba took the bronze, 346 points behind Eaton, at 8,523.Eaton had a 151-point lead going into the final event, the 1,500 meters, and is a better middle-distance runner than Hardee. But there were still some nerves in the field, with a rare false start in the 1,500.Eaton needed to slash six seconds off his fastest ever time in the 1,500 to break his world record, but ran a cautious race and finished well outside his personal best in 4 minutes, 33.59 seconds.

Dutch crush Britain 9-2 to make field hockey final Posted: The Netherlands will face Germany in the Olympic field hockey final for the first time after demolishing Britain 9-2 at the Riverbank Arena.The Dutch or the Germans have won four of the last five Olympics but Europes best teams have never met for the gold medal until now.Roderick Weusthof scored twice in the first 14 minutes, Britains Ashley Jackson halved the deficit, then the crowd of 16,000 sat back and watched as the Dutch put on a show of ruthless artistry.Billy Bakker scored a hat trick, Weusthof completed his, five-time Olympian Teun de Nooijer tapped in for one, and Mink van der Weerden and captain Floris Evers also scored. Robert Moore bagged a late field goal for Britain.

US women win 1st gold in Olympic water polo Posted: The U.S. won its first ever Olympic gold medal in womens water polo, getting five goals from Maggie Steffens and a sterling performance from goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong to cruise to an 8-5 win over Spain on Thursday.In a dominant performance, the Americans overpowered a young Spanish team on both ends of the pool to lead 5-2 by halftime, and they never looked back.The U.S. has long been a power in womens water polo, but the Americans had never been able to translate the success they had at other major competitions to the Olympics, taking bronze in 2004 and silver in 2000 and 2008.

China's Chen wins women's 10m platform diving gold Posted: Chen Ruolin of China won the womens 10-meter platform title at the London Olympics, easily defending her title from Beijing by a 55.80-point margin.Chen totaled 422.30 points during the five-dive final on Thursday night. She earlier won gold in the 10-meter synchro.Brittany Broben of Australia took the silver at 366.50. Pandelela Pamg of Malaysia earned the bronze at 359.20 for her countrys first Olympic medal in diving.China has won six of the seven diving gold medals so far with only the mens platform remaining.

Vorobieva of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold Posted: Natalia Vorobieva of Russia won the Olympic wrestling gold in the womens 72-kg freestyle, pinning Bulgaria veteran Stanka Zlateva Hristova in the second period.The 21-year-old Vorobieva, a three-time junior world champion, denied Hristova her first gold medal.Hristova is a five-time world champion who also settled for silver in Beijing four years ago.Vorobieva dropped the first period. But just 46 seconds into the second, she pinned her opponent for the win.

Semenya advances to 800-meter final at Olympics Posted: Closing in on an Olympic medal three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa won her 800-meter semifinal heat in 1 minute, 57.67 seconds on Thursday night.The final is Saturday and will include defending champion Pamela Jelimo of Kenya, who won her semifinal.Im very happy to get through to the finals, Semenya said. It was very hard, but I tried my best. I just have to go to my bed.Semenya is making her Olympic debut. She was sidelined for nearly a year while track and fields governing body decided whether to allow her to compete after she won the 2009 world title at age 18. She was tested and eventually cleared to return to action in 2010, then was the runner-up at last years world championships.Weve done a lot of training, and its a matter of time, Semenya said. Pumping the legs, put on the spikes, just run. Doesnt matter which result. So long as youre in the final. I think its very important.Semenya carried South Africas flag at the opening ceremony in London and is a leading medal contender in the 800.Its the right time, Semenya said. Now I have to go rest and think about the final. Nothing else. ... I think the time makes me very confident.Sometimes, if you want to run a good race, you just have to forget about everybody and think about your own race. It can disturb you, but you have to think of yourself. When you cross the line, its what matters.

Olympics: US relay runner Mitchell breaks leg in race Posted: US sprinter Manteo Mitchell suffered a broken leg when running for his team in Thursdays Olympic Games 4x400m relay semi-final, but still managed to finish his lap.The US team finished second to the Bahamas in the heat in identical times of 2:58.87, the fastest time ever run in the first round of the relay at the Olympics.The 25-year-old Mitchell had slipped on a stairway in the Olympic Village earlier this week, and that misfortune reared its head after just 100 metres of his one-lap run.Three days ago I was going up the stairs and I kind of missed one and landed awkwardly, Mitchell said.I got treatment and I was fine. I did workouts, and when I warmed up today I felt really well. I felt I could go 44 (seconds)-low.I got out pretty slow, but I picked it up and when I got to the 100m mark it felt weird. I was thinking I just didnt feel right. As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break.Mitchell added: I heard it. I even put out a little war cry, but the crowd was so loud you couldnt hear it. I wanted to just lie down. It felt like somebody literally just snapped my leg in half.I knew if I finished strong we could still get it (the baton) around. I saw Josh Mance motioning me in for me to hand it off to him, which lifted me. I didnt want to let those three guys down, or the team down, so I just ran on it. It hurt so bad. Im pretty amazed that I still split 45 seconds on a broken leg.After the race, Mitchell was taken to the Athlete Village medical area, where his leg was x-rayed and diagnosed by team doctor Bob Adams as a break of his left fibula bone.Team USA will announce the final line-up for the mens 4x400m final on Friday.

Oil prices firm amid positive US, China data Posted: US crude prices landed flat Thursday after getting an early lift from some slightly buoyant data on the US jobs market, raised demand forecasts from OPEC, and Chinese economic data as well.In New York the benchmark contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery, finished just one cent higher over Wednesday at $93.36 a barrel.In London, Brent North Sea crude gained $1.08 to $113.22, the highest closing price since May 7.Somewhat positive economic data underpinned crudes strength, analysts said.Official data Thursday showed US weekly jobless claims fell to 361,000 -- another sign of moderate strength in the biggest economys employment market despite a second-quarter lull in hiring.That kept a floor under the crude price, according to John Kilduff of Again Capital.Meanwhile Chinas inflation rate fell to 1.8 percent in July, the lowest since January 2010, providing authorities with more leeway to ease monetary policy to boost the economy.Obviously the fact that the inflations eased... has opened the door to stimulus, which will be good for all commodities, including oil, said Justin Harper, analyst at IG Markets Singapore trading group.The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) also came out more bullish on oil demand. The cartel raised its world oil demand forecast to 88.72 million barrels per day in 2012 and to 89.52 million barrels a day in 2013.

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