A Pakistani tennis player may face a ban for teaming up with an Israeli. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Israel’s Amir Hadad advanced last Friday to the third round of the men’s doubles competition at Wimbledon. But the combination angered the Pakistan Sports Board, whose director said the player could face sanctions, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
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